Coast Division Hosts a Wonderful Youth Seminar!

On the weekend of August 7th, 8th, and 9th over 275 youth from all over Coast Division came together in Mombassa to enjoy a great weekend youth semiar full of fun and excitment. We all came expecting to meet new friends, learn new things about God and being a Christian, and to enjoy some impressive performances. No one was disappointed!

Things got started Friday as delegates from many different Corps arrived from far and wide (especially Nzukini Corps!) to Likone Corps in Mombassa. Everyone was excited to see that so many youth were coming (although the cooks were getting nervous :) ). By the time lessons started on Saturday, all the youth had arrived and were ready to go!

TYS Captain Khayumbi started things off with a message about Jesus' attitude towards youth and how we should have the same attitude and realize he loves us too. Then the youth broke up by ages into their different lessons. Among other things they learned about being a soldier in The Salvation Army, Corps Cadets, scouts, discipleship, being a full body witness, leadership, purity, and stress managment. We love teaching the lessons and we know that God will use them to form the youth into the people He wants them to be.

One of the exciting things about this seminar was it was the first place that the new "Kenya East Youth" t-shirts were being sold. The kids were excited to purchase them and show off with pride that they are a part of The Salvation Army!

As the lessons ended the dancing, singing, and acting began! Many different Corps presented gospel dances, choir selections, and poems. Some of the dances even had acting incorporated into them! Everyone enjoyed seeing the different groups perform and the applause was loud after each presentation. Each Corps even got tips from an adjudicator on their performance. It was a packed, busy day and everyone was ready to get some rest by nightfall.

Sunday featured a march and open air meeting where the ferries from Mombassa Island load and unload thousands of people each day. We then had a meeting with Likone Corps and people from other Corps, including all the delegates. It was a great service highlighted by a gospel dance that had three members from each Corps doing their version of the same song together! If you are confused, go to the videos section and see it for yourself!

After the meeting concluded we all had to say goodbye and go our seperate ways. Likone Corps did such a great job hosting the event and everyone was so appreciative of the job they did. Our prayer is that the kids from Coast Division will go home with a deeper relationship with Christ and a better idea of what he wants for them. We pray that they will all become Godly, active disciples of Christ!