{"id":7733,"date":"2020-06-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/a-bridge-for-connecting-people-2\/"},"modified":"2025-01-21T18:52:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T18:52:24","slug":"a-bridge-for-connecting-people-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/a-bridge-for-connecting-people-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A bridge for connecting people"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A number of years have passed since the last GYS encounter in 2015. Without question it was a unique experience that radically affected how I see the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GYS provides one with the opportunity to really open our eyes to the fact that behind all those countries that appear on the map there are brothers and sisters in faith living in diverse social, economic and political contexts. These contexts are the backdrop for specific challenges in each region to which God is responding in unique ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GYS has challenged me as a leader in my country to transmit what it really means to be an Anabaptist youth, and how to be the hands and feet of Jesus in our communities by identifying the needs around us rather than looking the other way. We are challenged to be part of the transformation by carrying out projects that contribute to a solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gys-katarin-bogarin-gys-delegate-praying-in-streets.jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100015 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gys-katarin-bogarin-gys-delegate-praying-in-streets.jpeg.jpg 960w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gys-katarin-bogarin-gys-delegate-praying-in-streets.jpeg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gys-katarin-bogarin-gys-delegate-praying-in-streets.jpeg-768x576.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/720;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Church volunteers offer to pray for people<\/em><br><em>waiting at traffic lights. If\u00a0desired, they leave an<\/em><br><em>informational booklet about<\/em><br><em>church and take contact information.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My prayer life has also been affected by the urgency of the cries of our brothers and sisters around the world. With more fervour than ever, we create spaces in our local churches where we pray for the nations. God has set my heart alight with a passion for the people who have not yet been reached and also for mission in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the moment, I am actively involved in my local church as a leader to the youth and adolescents. I also serve in outreach to native peoples in my country, and I have a desire to enter the international mission field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GYS has been a bridge that has connected me to other people who have been a great blessing in my life. It has also connected me to projects and experiences that have enriched my life and my faith community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to what I learned from being a GYS delegate, I want to motivate churches to encourage and support youth that wish to participate in YABs activities. They really are one of a kind spaces that can mark our lives, enabling us to connect with the richness and diversity present in our global family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this way, we complement one another and become the body of Christ. As Paul says in 1 Corinthians 12:12: \u201cFor just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gys-katarin-bogarin-native-church.jpeg-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100029 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gys-katarin-bogarin-native-church.jpeg-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gys-katarin-bogarin-native-church.jpeg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gys-katarin-bogarin-native-church.jpeg-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gys-katarin-bogarin-native-church.jpeg.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A ministry team working with JAHA,<\/em><br><em>led by Dahiana Cornet, participates in a church service<\/em><br><em>with people from the Ach\u00e9 Indigenous group<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also want to leave the youth with a special message: do not grow weary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let us remain united and strong in the midst of this pandemic that we are forced to live through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s get involved and work with our communities to respond to today\u2019s challenges to \u201cbe the church\u201d now, and also think anew about how we will do this in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Young AnaBaptists (YABs) Committee connects with young Anabaptists (ages 18\u201330) through Bible discussion, worship, prayer and the sharing of stories \u2013 and once every six years through the Global Youth Summit (GYS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/global-youth-summit-gys\/\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about GYS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>5th annual YABs Fellowship Week&nbsp;<\/strong>is&nbsp;<strong>14<\/strong>\u2013<strong>21 June 2020.&nbsp;<\/strong>During this week, youth and young adult groups from all over the world encourage each other and celebrate as one young adult Anabaptist community. We do this together by sharing prayer requests and praise with each other, as well as discussing Scripture based on our theme: \u201cPurpose: God\u2019s and ours\u201d (2&nbsp;Timothy 1:6\u201314).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/resources\/?_resource_category=worship-resource\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to download the worship resource package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How did you celebrate YABs Fellowship Week?\u00a0Click here\u00a0to submit your story and photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-adc57f8e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gys-katarin-bogarin-gys-delegate-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100043 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gys-katarin-bogarin-gys-delegate-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gys-katarin-bogarin-gys-delegate-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gys-katarin-bogarin-gys-delegate-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gys-katarin-bogarin-gys-delegate.jpeg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/682;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2014Karina\u00a0Bogarin\u00a0is a member of\u00a0<\/em>Iglesia\u00a0Maranata\u00a0de los\u00a0Hermanos\u00a0Menonitas.<em>\u00a0She was a delegate for<\/em>\u00a0Convencion\u00a0Evangelica\u00a0de Iglesias\u00a0Paraguayas\u00a0Hermanos\u00a0Menonitas<em>\u00a0at the Global Youth Summit in Pennsylvania in 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A number of years have passed since the last GYS encounter in 2015. 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