There’s something intrinsically uplifting about a group of youth singing at the tops of their voices with joy and fervour.
And that’s how the Karen Youth Camp 2009 started. 110 youth from Werribee, Geelong and further a field gathered at Queenscliff in the first week of October. They shared the traditions of their culture, their experiences of relocation and their Christian Faith.
Funded by the Melbourne Anglican Foundation Penman Fund and the North West Region Youth program, the campers learnt about self-discipline, Karen history and how to plan for their future in a new country. Recreation included games nights, a visit to the historic fort and walks on the beach. The sounds of laughter, the joy of song and the musicality of prayer are all the same in any language but for these youngsters being in each others presence was the best part of the camp.