CHRISTIAN YOUTHS AND DIGNITY IN SERVICE
The Anglican youths of St. Philips Efut Parish in Calabar South of Cross River State Nigeria had her youth seminar which is tagged âChristian youths and dignity in serviceâ on Saturday the 1st of March, 2008 and WYAA Cross River state chapter was invited to do an introduction of WYA.
The introductory session started with an overall explanation of the ideas that animate WYA. These include how WYA came to be and the significance of its formation in relation to the many challenging issues that threaten the dignity of the person, reading of the WYA charter to the youths and encouraging them to give it effect in whatever field they are working vis-Ã -vis sharing the ideas embedded in the declaration on responsible stewardship and the declaration on dignity of the human person. The youths were admonished to recognize their dignity with view to their talents and put same in service for the common good of society.
Reaction from the few youths was enormous as most of them were moved by the story of the solidarity decade, what they stood for and how in many ways we still need to continue from where it stopped given the challenging situations of our time. In recognition to the above, the youths pledged to lead a truthful and exemplary life as they are the leaders of today for tomorrow. Most of them signed the charter read to them and complained of not being able to use the computer system, however some indicated interest in Track A training.