My trip to
Mexico is one I know I’ll never forget ever in my life. It was a trip filled
with excitement, joy and learning. A journey to remember.
I have to
say first of all World Assembly was completely different from what I thought.
It is a gathering of the I.S.C.F. groups around the world. It only takes place
every four years and next time it will be held in South Africa.
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| Praying in small groups at Student Gathering |
During the
first couple of days a Student Gathering was held where we got to talk about
our different I.S.C.F. groups. Can you believe that most people don’t even know
where Grenada is located, or what a nutmeg even is?
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| Sharing about Grenada at Meet the Regions |
At first a
thought occurred to me that everyone here seemed somewhat older than me. This
suspicion was soon confirmed when I realised that I was indeed the youngest
person at World Assembly. There were over 1,500 people here at Mexico and I was
the only one in secondary school. You could just imagine how I felt:
overwhelmed and scared. I even felt like I wanted to return back home, because
I was certain that I would not make friends with anyone.
But that
changed when I met the other delegates from my region. My lasting impression
will be the friendliness of the different Caribbean people. The way they
greeted and accepted everybody. The way they made me feel like part of their
family like a long lost cousin or something.
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| Meal time with Caribbean friends |
Every day
we had a schedule of different activities we were to attend. There was worship
every morning and it was really good. It felt like God was right next to you.
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| Time of worship at Student Gathering |
We had
small groups, scripture readings, and since the meeting was held at a hotel, we
of course had time to go swimming in the pools! J
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| Chilling in the pool during free time |
I met so
many people from places I didn’t even know existed like Germany,
Singapore, Brazil, Venezuela, Japan, Suriname, Martinique, Antigua and Barbuda…
almost 150 countries were represented.
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| Some of my new friends |
Some of
the things I learnt were:
- We are blessed as a country to be able to pray and read the Word of God without fear of persecution and rejection from family and friends. Some of the countries represented at World Assembly weren’t so fortunate. Some of the representatives actually snuck away to be able to attend.
- I learnt about different cultures and backgrounds
- I learnt about standing up for God, no matter how small or weak I may seem
- I learnt that through challenges and bad times, God is there too. He promises to be there even though He may not always deliver us.
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| Helping set up the prayer room |
How I have
been changed:
- I now have more confidence in myself and what I have to say because, although I am young, my opinions and views do matter
- I am more thankful to God and appreciative of what our country and people have
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| Playing a flute solo during worship |
In conclusion,
I’d like to say a very heart felt thank you to everyone who donated in one way
or another. Without your help this trip would not have been possible. Thank you
so much and may God bless each one of you J
