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GYC Retrospective

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I spent December 19-23 at the Generation of Youth for Christ (GYC) convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I have attended each year since the first one, and as usual GYC was very good.

I arranged my own hotel through Priceline this year, and that saved me a little money (it was $60/night). The hotel I got was the Hyatt, right next to the convention center, and one of the main hotels other GYC attendees were using. My room was nice, with a king size bed, and a nice 15th-story view of downtown Minneapolis. For some reason the thermostat was a little flaky, and the wireless internet ($10 extra per night) was very poor — worse than dial-up. But I had a comfortable place to rest, and everything else worked well. Nothing I couldn’t live with.

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GYC

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This week I’ll be up in Minneapolis, MN, for the Generation of Youth for Christ (GYC) convention. My flight leaves at 6:07 a.m.! I should be there sometime in the early afternoon. Looks like we are in for a cool and snowy GYC … the third such GYC, I believe (Pine Springs Ranch and the one in MI were also snowy). For all of you that will be there, too … see you soon!

I’ll be back home on the 23rd, just in time for Christmas.

Holiday Travel Plans

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For Thanksgiving I will be joining my mom at Eugene and Heidi’s home in Arkansas (at OHA/OHC). I’ll be there November 22-25. It’s always nice to be with family during the holidays, and there is a chance I may see some other friends there as well.

In December I am planning to attend the GYC conference, December 19-23. Just yesterday I finalized by airfare and hotel reservations. Glad to have all of that out of the way. I’m still not sure where I will actually spend Christmas, but there is a good chance it will be here at my home unless I have a new car before then. The same holds true for New Year’s Day. It will be the first time I’ve been here at my home for those holidays in a number of years, maybe five years or more.

General Youth Conference (GYC) 2006

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I attended the General Youth Conference (GYC), December 27–30, in Baltimore, Maryland. According to official and unofficial estimates, there were about 3000 young people and others attending during the week, swelling to around 5000 attendees on Sabbath. The main emphasis of this conference seemed to be on missions, much like the focus of previous GYC events. Overall the conference was a great source of inspiration, while being at times tiring and challenging as well.

The highlight of this year’s conference, judging by most accounts, was the messages by David Asscherick, although there were also great messages by Samuel Korangteng-Pipim, Peter Gregory, Gerard Hasel, C. D. Brooks, and others. David seems to be an unusually gifted speaker, someone who has mastered the art of communicating truth to this generation. He has a powerful style of delivery, one that is articulate, entertaining, Biblical, hard-hitting, and well paced. He is one of my favorite presenters, and judging from the audience responses, he is on the right track with lots of other people as well. I learned a lot just by observing him. I think I have the knowledge and refinement to be a good speaker (and have been told I am a gifted teacher), but unfortunately my brain doesn’t work as fast as his does! Still, the experience of hearing him at GYC has prodded me to have more boldness and drive.

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