 Sharing and Friendship Prominent in First National Lasallian Youth Assembly Held in Nigeria: The sector of Nigeria had its first National Lasallian Youth Assembly from the 24th to the 27th of November. The workshop, originally organized by our district shared mission coordinator, was well attended by all of our schools. Each school sent delegates down to Naka and I went with eight of our students from Yola. The workshop lasted for three unbelievable days.
There were different presentations on topics such as My Lasallian Identity, You belong, You Are Not Alone, The Dignity of the Human Person, The Lasallian Educational Mission, The Values of Being a Young Lasallian, and many others. In total, thirty-five of our students attended.
I was amazed at the amount of sharing and friendship that evolved during the course of just three days. The young people were very active and passionate about what had brought them together but above all they were highly impressed with one another and their Lasallian identity. It was a joy for me particularly to be involved in these presentations, discussions and creative prayers organized by these young people.
As many of the young people mentioned, they felt a pain and sense of loss in their hearts when the program finished and they had to return because they felt like making a permanent community. At the end of the assembly there was a commissioning ceremony where participants pledged to remain Lasallian wherever they go or find themselves. I then used the opportunity to announce the next Lasallian Youth Symposium to be held in February 2006 in Yola, Nigeria.
We continue to plant the seeds of young Lasallians wherever we find ourselves, and it continues to be a joy for young Brothers like me.
(Br. Moses Abunya, Lwang District of Africa) |
lasallew@lasalle.org