But these things are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
John 20:31
The LCMS National Youth Gathering was held on July 17- 21, 2010 in New Orleans. The theme of the Gathering was We Believe. At the 2010 National LCMS Youth Gathering,we focused on these words. What an awesome experience to see over 25,000 youth and adults who shared this faith. We asked each youth three questions regarding the Gathering and here is a sampling of their responses:
MEET: SARAH
WHAT IS SOMETHING NEW YOU LEARNED ATTHE GATHERING? I learned that it is not about you. It is about Jesus. We are not the HERO of the story, HE (JESUS) is.
MEET: KATIE
WHAT WAS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE PARTS OFTHE GATHERING? My favorite part of the Gathering was that there were 25,000 other people celebrating and praising JESUS.
MEET: EMILY
HOW DID THE GATHERING STRENGTHEN YOUR FAITH? Just seeing so many kids my age who believe the same thing I do is so reassuring and impactful.
MEET: TRICIA
WHAT WAS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE PARTS OFTHE GATHERING? My favorite part of the Gathering was when we all helped out in the school for our servant event. I like to help people and it was a kind thing to do for othersthat were truly in need. (Our servant event involved our youth going to a school in downtown New Orleans that had been failing for the last 5 years. A new charter school and group of teachers were taking it over and the school was in desperate need of organization, paint, clean up and more.)
MEET: SYDNEY
HOW DID THE GATHERING STRENGTHEN YOUR FAITH? The Gathering impacted my faith by making me feel really connected to God. It strengthened my faith and expanded it.
MEET: KRYSTA
WHAT IS SOMETHING NEW YOU LEARNED ATTHE GATHERING? I learned that a lot of peoplebelieve and there are many things that I can do to spread the Word and I also learned that God has a plan for everyone and that He loves every single one of us.
MEET: BRIANA
WHAT WAS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE PARTS OFTHE GATHERING? The mass event because it was cool to see thousands of Lutherans gathered and having fun hearing God’s Word and what Jesus did for us.
MEET: BAILEY
HOW DID THE GATHERING STRENGTHEN YOUR FAITH? The Gathering impacted my faith by knowing that there are many others Lutherans out there praising the same God and that you can praise him with whomever and wherever you are.
