Youth Unify - Poland, 2015
Well...24 hours into our adventures in Lublin, Poland, for the first ever Youth Unify conference, and we're having a ball. I've had the privilege of travelling to Sweden and Germany with the ymca over the past few years, and I've always been staggered by the diversity within the movement - and it's struck me again here in Poland.
For those of you don't know, Unify is a grassroots movement within the ymca which started a few years back after a conversation between a couple of CEOs at the world conference in Hong Kong. From there, there has been a couple of unify events in England and in Europe, but mainly for staff and volunteers. This is the first event aimed specifically at young people.
The heart of Unify is to create a space to discuss and explore how the Christian mission of the organisation is played out in practice today. The YMCA was founded on strong Christian basis, and if we're to continue then the Christian basis of our organisation has to remain strong. That's not to say that anyone has an ownership of what that looks like - but the beauty of unify is that it's creating a safe environment for those discussions to take place.
So...were having a great time here in Poland. God is here - as He is everywhere - and good things are taking place. The next UK unify is taking place at Regents College in Malvern in September - it would be great to see you there. Check out ymcaunify.wordpress.com or follow #youthunify on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to find out what we're up to :)
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