Uh-Hoy! (Hello in Czech)
It's the second full day for our team and it has been
quite a day! It has been record temperatures here and we have been doing our
best to stay cool and drink lots of water! The first performance of the
festival was an amazing show which highlighted the impact on the YMCA's global
movement.
The message of the night was leading through compassion,
empathy, and faith. Our leadership, as young people, is being guided toward
inspiring ourselves and others to be "change agents" for positive
change. I heard one of our teens, Jordan, say an inspiring quite last night
when she said "the burden of the future is on us because we are the
future...we have to be driven to inspire ourselves and others." I was
amazed at how eloquent she was after only the first day!
Today's workshops were "Find your spark" and
"Leading tween programs," both of which were geared around
intentional goal setting, understanding our community's needs, and learning
from other ymca's around the world. Our new friends today were Shaun from New
Zealand, Tom from England, Roope from Finland, and Alicia from Australia.
Lastly, we are so very inspired to learn more about
Norway's "Stop Poverty Now" program, aimed at teens being engaged in
eradicating poverty in their communities. More info to come about this soon!
Thank you all so much for affording us this amazing opportunity!
-Adam Esmaeel
Harris YMCA Teen Director
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