Naomi and I spent most of our time with the Benei Aor. A dance an drama team from Brazil and Alabama. We learned a dance called Flames that we performed in the Thursday night service. Special thanks to Gabriella who cut into her free time to give me some extra help with the choreography.
On Friday we (we being the Benei Aor and any other youth that wanted to come, I think that it came to a total of 150 youth) went to a YMCA and the Benei Aor performed there also. The Brazil team had a few dances and a drama called "don't touch". (Much to the delight of one of the girls at the Y who is from Brazil her self) The US team also performed some dances that they had worked on, and then both teams and the kids from the convocation who had joined them performed Flames together.
We went from there to protest at an abortion clinic. (carefully keeping within our rights to a peaceful protest) We did the liturgy for the unborn.
The most amazing part of the whole day was when the Benei Aor started their dance called Father of Life. We were at the clinic and it was a very hot day, only about half of us had any shade, it was getting rough on some of the younger kids. After the liturgy the Benei Aor started dancing...
Father of life draw me closer
Lord, my heart is set on you
Let me run the race of time
With you life unfolding mine
And let the peace of God
Let it reign
Oh Holy Spirit Lord my comfort
Strengthen me hold my head up high
And I stand upon your truth
Bringing glory unto you
And let the peace of God
Let it reign
(Chorus)
Oh Lord I hunger for more of you
Rise up within me let me know your truth
Oh Holy Spirit, saturate my soul
And let the life of God
Fill me now
Let your healing power
Breathe life and make me whole
And let the peace of God
Let it reign
Oh Holy Spirit Lord my comfort
Strengthen me hold my head up high
And I stand upon your truth
Bringing glory unto you
And let the peace of God
Let it reign
(Repeat chorus twice)
And let the life of God
Fill me now
Let your healing power
Breathe life and make me whole
And the peace of God
Let it reign
(repeat)
We did not have a very reliable camera and with each of us usually being in a different place it was difficult to get very many pictures of all of us. I don't even know what we did get yet (I should go track them down). But there were lots of others taking pictures and many of them have been posted on the ICCEC website.
Some of the sermons and speeches have been recorded and you can listen to them here.
Our newest priest and chaplain received his orders while at the convocation and was able to have Dad swear him in as a First Lieutenant at the Friday night service, the stories are here and here.
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