Power of being little - continuing the message preached in church on Aug 7 2016

Just as in David's time, the problems faced by our youth's today is the same as those faced by David during his time.

Young people generally experience the following:

1. Low self-image - Saul had  a low self-image of himself. We know this from Samuel in 1 Sam 15:17 "So Samuel said (to Saul) "When you were little in your own eyes, were you not the head of the tribes of Israel? And did not the Lord anoint you king over Israel"

2. Misunderstood by the older generation/others

3. Rejected by peers/others

4. Despised

5. Peer pressure - facebook, twitter, friends

6. Parental expectations

7. Isolation or loneliness

Good things about the youths today:

1. Digitally savvy

2. Need a mission/purpose

That's why during the WYPA the organizers arranged for a 6-hour prayer rally in the heat, rain and cold at the DMZ to pray for North Korea and the nations. This was to give the youths a mission and a purpose for coming all the way to North Korea from so many countries around the world.

Some came with hardly any money in their pockets. Some just sleep on the wooden floor in the Ilsan Kwanglim church in Seoul. The church graciously paid for them to use the washing facilities at the public wash houses.

At the last day as we geared ourselves to go to the DMZ where a huge stage has been set up for this purpose, Jerome Ocampo said "We have come all the way for this purpose. Let us prepare ourselves in fasting and prayer fr this occasion". 

In small groups we made our way around the vast area gathering to pray for North Korea praying in different languages.

Finally at 9 am we lighted candles and passed on to each other the light on our candles. A very significant and symbolic time for all of us! People were on the grass, standing, kneeling and sitting all over the place!

Young people came forward to pray for different prayer focus - families, children, youths, adults, governments, North Korea (among others). Different worship teams from Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore took time to lead us in phases of worship.

Unforgettable and a day to remember!