Over the course of six days at National Youth Conference, July 19-24, Brethren youth heard from 10 outstanding speakers who brought messages for morning and evening worship services each day. Here is an review of the messages for NYC 2014, written by NYC News Team volunteer Frank Ramirez:
NYC
Newsline for July 30, 2014
NYC 2014: 1) That youth would encounter Christ: A conversation with the NYC coordinators. 2) NYC speakers encourage youth to seek their calling in Christ. 3) NYC enjoys a Brethren Block Party. 4) Reception welcomes international guests and NYC scholarship recipients. 5) Service projects take youth beyond campus borders to share with others. 6) Hiking trips take youth into Rocky Mountain National Park. 7) Blessed on the journey to NYC. 8) NYC bits and pieces. OTHER NEWS: 9) CWS announces efforts for unaccompanied child refugees, faith leaders and immigrant activists to protest deportations.
10) Brethren bits.
Thursday at NYC – ‘Journey’
Thursday at NYC – ‘Journey’: A review of the closing day of National Youth Conference 2014
Wednesday at NYC – ‘Live’
Wednesday at NYC – ‘Live’: An overview of the day at National Youth Conference, July 23, 2014
Hiking Trips Take Youth into Rocky Mountain National Park
The sweat was real, the views were spectacular, and the heat wasn’t nearly as bad as it was back in Fort Collins, as youth took part in the hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Tuesday at NYC – ‘Claim’
Tuesday at NYC – ‘Claim’: An overview of the day at National Youth Conference
Monday at NYC – ‘Struggle’
Monday at NYC – ‘Struggle’: An overview of the day at National Youth Conference
Sunday at NYC – ‘Called’
A review of the day, Sunday, July 20, at National Youth Conference 2014.
More Than 160 Turn out for 5k Fun Run
More than 160 NYCers turned out early on Sunday morning for the 5K fun run around the CSU campus.
NYC Enjoys a Brethren Block Party
“We were all brainstorming with the coordinators,” said Rhonda Pittman Gingrich, a former NYC coordinator herself, “to think of an event that would help people mix together, get to know each other while having a great time, while letting the agencies tell a little of their story.”