G.Y.M. Cebu: Unmasked

         

          G.Y.M. Cebu officially welcomed the youth to its first Youth Huddle with a masquerade-themed “acquaintance” party last July 1, 2017. The Youth Huddle was held at the Divine Grace Fellowship church hall in Mactan, Cebu and was participated by 34 young teens and 14 ates and kuyas from different areas in Cebu. It was the first time for 24 of the teens to join the Youth Huddle. The event started off with a Just Dance video where everyone tried to mirror the dance moves on the screen. Everyone had fun following and sometimes making their own, dance moves. After that, they got to know each other more through a game where questions were asked depending on the dominant color of their masks.

            After everyone was done laughing and was well warmed up, Kuya Mark Geonzon led the group with a prayer and worship songs that were familiar and relatable to the youth. The youth and staff praised God together through songs of worship. Kuya Andrew Rota also gave a brief introduction to GYM (God, You and Me) while Ate Ayin Visitacion gave a short talk about God and masks. She talked about how man wears masks figuratively and literally and how it affects not only our relationship with others but with God as well. There are many reasons why we wear masks and often, we lose ourselves in the masks we made that we find it difficult to know who we are behind it. She also mentions how important it is to find our identity in Christ and removing our masks to help us find genuine relationships with others.

            Everyone enjoyed the delicious meal after all the activities and went home not only with new friends but with a reminder to find their identities in Christ. Looking forward to the next G.Y.M. event! – Niki Reynes