girltheology

Today we spent the day getting to know each other as youth stewards and youth delegates (those elected by their churches as voting delegates). It was a full day, with breakfast at 6:30am, bus to the University Campus at 7:40am, and meetings started at 8:30 am and ran through to 7:30pm. The highlights of the day were getting to know other youth from all over the world, as well as an address and question period with the Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches in Geneva.

One of the things that has happened to put my world into perspective is sitting among the African delegates. Whereas my North American colleagues and I talk about plans for doctoral studies and church politics, my African sisters and brother in Christ meet each other with questions like "Are your people surviving?" "You have no jobs, just like us, eh?" "Has the famine reached you yet?"

It sort of puts my privilege into new light for me.

Anyways - off to bed. Breakfast is in 6 1/2 hours.

Peace to all.