Jeff and I were among many YISS teachers who attended the concluding worship service of the "God of This City" Youth Event, at our school in September. It was held at the end of a full day of activities for Christian high school youth from English-speaking congregations and schools in Seoul. The YISS Praise Team led worship and did an excellent job. Afterwards, a team of youth leaders from the U.S. called Axis, led a tag-team discussion about how to read the Bible - a practical message to inspire us all to read our bibles as a story, not just as isolated passages. I was impressed that the message delivery appealed to the youth, but was not "dummed-down" for them - it challenged their thinking, as it did mine.
There are police, and barriers, in Beirut. Our first 2 days in one neighborhood were quite peaceful. Yesterday we walked further, to see more typical signs of concrete barriers and razor wire and military guards around the former President's house, and then today around the Saudi Arabian embassy. We also note the flurry of construction activity, both buildings and roads; yet in amongst the renovated sleek apartment buildings and shopping malls are old walls pockmarked with bullet-holes, and empty shells of buildings including the bizarre alien-looking building in the center of town. Cole and I attended a lecture by Tariq Ramadan at the American University of Beirut -- educational, fascinating even though Prof.Ramadan was speaking quite academically and not wanting to get tied down. The question-and-answer session was even more enlightening, to hear the emotional and articulate ripostes and sallies. About 400 people attended. ...
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