Hopewell Youth Conference
It's been a long time since I've been called to do an engagement specifically for young people. The invitation to be the Keynote speaker at the Hopewell Youth Conference otherwise known as the HYC broke the monotony of not doing a youth event for a season. Brother Leu Gilbert, who is the minister of the Arlington Road church and the host of this great conference extended to Carole and I the invitation to come and keynote the event. He and his wife Lea worked diligently together with the team of people from the organizing committee. Hamilton Landrum was the guest song leader doing an excellent job motivating the youth.
There were over 200 youth in attendance ranging from toddlers to teenagers. The young people, bursting with youthful energy yet full of curiosity for the word of God were very receptive to all of the presentations following along with tip toe anticipation. The event took place on the campus of the Historically black Virginia State university. Young people were represented from Baltimore, Philly, New York, and several areas throughout Virginia. There was one young person who decided to give his life to Jesus on Sunday which of course was very exciting. I was pleasantly surprised when my mother drove down from Brooklyn with a family friend to be at this event and to see her baby son. This trip was certainly a refreshing engagement. I got an opportunity to meet some of the other ministers in the area along with the youth counselors who dedicate themselves to guiding and positively influencing youth to pattern themselves after the prince of peace. My prayer is that every young person is perpetually impacted by conferences and rallies such as the HYC. Go Hopewell!!
Posted June 27, 2010
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