Singapore Genfest preparations - U:NITE

Many warm greetings from all of us here in Singapore!!!

We would like to update you a little about what we have during this year. Actually, it has been a very special year.

During the first months, we were invited by a parish to animate a youth group. We decided to present Chiara Luce’s life, an Italian young girl who passed away in 1990, leaving behind a trail of light due to her radical witness of the Gospel. It was a success!! Many young people were touched by her life. After that, we started meeting each month in order to follow her example in putting the Gospel into practice and share our experiences taking one phrase of the Gospel at a time. In fact, each meeting turned out to be a powerful moment! It did not matter whether we were four or fifteen; what mattered was that we were slowly slowly learning to live the Gospel. We hope we can all come together to the Genfest in Budapest! 

Last June, we had our three-day meeting where many youth attended. Since we were all very enthusiastic after that meeting, the first thing we did was to set up a “group page” on Facebook where each one could maintain contact and be updated.

Secondly, in view of the upcoming Genfest, we started rehearsing in order to compose two songs for this international event. The musical band is made up of young people of different ages: from teenagers to young adults. We meet once a week and during these practice sessions we try to maintain an atmosphere of mutual love, listening to one another in depth during the sharing of ideas.

Last month, we held a mini-concert called U:nite. It was really a great moment due to the family environment we all experienced and each one presented his or her musical piece. We intend to hold this event at least once every 2 months, to attract more people to join us through the gift of music. The U:nite is also a great a chance to involve other youth.

The Youth for a United World have also opted to produce our own T-Shirts that will be used by youth from Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia.

All our unity for the preparations for the Genfest!

Amelia, Luciana, Hayley, Marie-Ella, Michelle, Philomena, Johnathan and AJ