Lausanne YLG2016
3-10 August 2016
Recently, Billy had the privilege of joining 1000 participants and 200 mentors from over 150 nations for the Lausanne Young Leaders Gathering (YLG) in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was a holy experience to be able to join so many from all over the globe in worship and praise to the Lord Jesus Christ. The theme of the conference was "United in the Great Story," which of course resonates with our interest in orality. The planning team intentionally emphasized connections: connecting our stories with God's Grand Story and connecting our stories with each other's stories.
Certainly the best part about YLG for me was establishing and building connections - those relationships. My roommate was A. from India who has lived in Scotland while pursuing his PhD! He is a saint who carries the presence of Jesus.
My connect group included new friends from Indonesia, Jamaica, Denmark, India, and Ghana. What impacted my heart was their availability to sacrifice for Jesus and their sensitivity to God in prayer... specifically for one another. I do not exaggerate in saying they are quietly (and even at times, not so quietly) impacting their entire nations with the Gospel of Jesus.
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| Daniel from Jamica/thumps up; Billy; Mona Grace from Indonesia; Collins from Ghana; Lisa from Denmark; Stanley from India |
The workshops and labs included some challenging dynamics and yet God showed up. The joy of orality is getting people to discuss how God has impacted their lives through His Word and how He is impacting the lives of other people.
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| There is something hysterical about a workshop title on "orality" being written in seven languages! |
The Lausanne Team created daily video clips as well as made other pictures and reports available on their FB page. For those interested, I highly recommend the "Summary Video YLG2016." See:
We thank Jesus for those that were praying for us during these last weeks and for such an opportunity. Hallelujah! Praise God Forever!
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