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So, another AMYC is over, and what have we got to show for it? Was it all about sunburn, strange catchphrases and 200 new friend requests on Facebook? As much fun as the events leading to those outcomes may have been, for those of you who didn't go - yes, AMYC is about something more.
The theme: Called to Lead. The speaker: Rev. Dr Brian Harris, Principal of Vose Seminary (that's right, a Bible college principal!) ...for the English side anyway. A snapshot: different examples of leadership in the Bible... from characters such as Moses, who didn't have any direction in his life for 40 years until he stumbled across a certain bush; to Jesus, the ultimate servant leader; to Paul, whose missionary influence spread far and wide, yet who often felt weak and a failure. The conclusion: no matter who or where you are in life, there is something here about Christian leadership that applies to you!
Apart from the talks, there was also one other particularly serious (but exciting) side to AMYC, and that was the election and installation of the new national MYF committee, which only happens every two years. This AMYF committee is a group of local MYF committee members who each represent their own respective MYFs around Australia. It's really important that we foster and build relationships with our sister MYFs all around Australia, because there are so many things that we can learn from each other and do to help each other. Oh, and did I mention? Our new AMYF President is Crosby Chang, from Grace Methodist Church in Perth. Frances is our EMP representative and now holds the position of Citizenship officer on the AMYF committee.
There were also a bunch of activities and games for us to enjoy and to bond with new friends... from ice-breakers, to interesting aerobics moves, to beach trips and Talent Night (i.e. group skits)... all in all, the convention was balanced with a whole lot of fun (I particularly liked the part where I got to throw flour and water on my sister >=D ).
The thing about AMYC is that although it officially ends after 4 days, the craziness doesn't end there... if you should so desire. Many of us chose to stay longer and experience the sights and sounds of Perth in true tourist manner... and once again played catch-up with friends from other states that we had just seen days ago.
So in some ways, AMYC is like one of our own youth camps, yet completely different. If you have the chance, it's something you should really take the opportunity to experience yourself while you still can (the only way you can properly get into AMYC if you regret when you're old and grey is to become a pastor...)! Luckily for most of you, next year, AMYC is being hosted by none other than our very own EMP church. While this also means a great deal of planning and running around wondering how we're going to cope with all the interstate delegates, it's pretty much the once-in-your-MYF(-and maybe JMYF)-lifetime occasion that you're going to get to have this huge event run on HOME GROUND. To sum up, here's a plug for AMYC 2010. Go to the website that has nothing on it yet (but hopefully will soon). http://www.amyc2010.cmca.ws
P.S. If you want photos or less formal, more crazy-sounding posts from AMYC 2009, go check out Facebook or someone's blog. teehee
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