Live the vision

Ack! I've got a sore throat which I think happened as a result of the busy weekend I had.

Execom retreat. I had a really really good time on the weekend. Seriously, I learnt so much and had so much fun. We had guest speakers and they were really effective in the messages they were trying to convey and the fact that they were from the previous generation only reaffirmed that. We could really see the vision that God entrusted on us is being passed on the way it should be. Our vision is "A society renewed in Christ through the campuses" so that's what we're trying to uphold.

We heard talks about the importance of our vision, serving with love, the correct attitudes to leading and despite everything that's going on in our lives - we have to be still and surrender it all up to God because He is the one who created this plan for us. There was this really special session where we got to wash each others feet like Jesus did to his disciples and it was really humbling.

UNSW had all these crazy dreams and I believe that it is only a matter of time that they will be reality. I'm so proud to be part of such a great team.

WYD Cross and Icon. To top off an already very inspiring and eventful weekend, a bunch of us went to the city to welcome the WYD Cross and Icon to Australia since it arrived yesterday morning from New Zealand. It was impressive to see the amount of youth from Australia gathering in that one place at Darling Harbour to greet the symbols which have been travelling the world since 1984. Makes me really excited for the actual WYD event which I know will be even more overwhelming. We're expecting over 600000 youth from all over the world and I believe that this is what the world needs. It's going to be massive and the hype is going to last us at least another ten years.

Guy Sebastian and Paulini sang the WYD theme song and it was great to really see them singing and praying at the same time. Our group ended up in the middle near the front - we travelled from all the way at the back and squeezed through crowds to get there but it was all worth it.

 
After greeting the WYD Cross and Icon at the park, we had dinner and then proceeded to walk towards St. Mary's Cathedral. I love that place, its just so beautiful. The mass was said and the choir was impressive. After mass, the public got the chance to venerate the Cross and Icon and I was touched by thought of these symbols changing many lives. I was fortunate enough to touch the cross - something I will never ever forget.

Unfortunately my camera is not being recognised by my computer at the moment so I'll upload photos as soon as I get it to cooperate with me. (All done!) Such a truly inspiring weekend I had a good one.