{"id":7093,"date":"2017-07-27T07:56:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T07:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/2017\/07\/27\/for-4-000-european-youth-a-spanish-spiritual-adventure-starts-next-week\/"},"modified":"2017-07-27T07:56:52","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T07:56:52","slug":"for-4-000-european-youth-a-spanish-spiritual-adventure-starts-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/for-4-000-european-youth-a-spanish-spiritual-adventure-starts-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"For 4,000 European Youth, a Spanish Spiritual Adventure starts next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>27 July 2017 | Valencia, Spain [Victor Hulbert] There is a palpable sense of excitement across Europe as 4,000 youth are packing bags to descend on Valencia, Spain, not for a beach holiday or the night clubs, but rather to learn and network from a choice of over 60 different seminars, lectures, Bible studies and workshops. It is the Pan-European Youth Congress, running 1 \u2013 5 August.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_news-2017_TheJourney.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-7091\" src=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_news-2017_TheJourney.jpg\" alt=\"TheJourney\" width=\"250\" height=\"177\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_news-2017_TheJourney.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_news-2017_TheJourney-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_news-2017_TheJourney-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_news-2017_TheJourney-350x247.jpg 350w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_news-2017_TheJourney-700x494.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_news-2017_TheJourney-900x636.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_news-2017_TheJourney-560x396.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Zlatko Musija, Trans-European Division Youth director, believes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aycongress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018The Journey\u2019<\/a>, AYC2017, will be one of the most important and unforgettable spiritual moments in the lives of many young people. &nbsp;He states, \u201cThe youth congress is the time when they get to know God more deeply and are encouraged to love and serve Him even more intensely. This congress will bring together the best presenters who can share with youth in a relevant way about many practical aspects of contemporary life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F0SiaurFT24\">Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Those <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aycongress.org\/index.php?id=13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">presenters<\/a> include the likes of Pako Mokgwane, Sam Leonor, Marjukka Ostrovljanovic, Ty Gibson, and Jeffrey Rosario. Coming from varied backgrounds, but passionate for Christ, they each come with a message of hope and challenge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aycongress.org\/index.php?id=26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Workshops<\/a> cover a whole range of topics from deep theological issues through relationships, health, science and ecology, to practical ideas on how to witness more powerfully in the modern context of secularised Europe. &nbsp;There will also be opportunities to put that witness into practice on the beaches and streets of Valencia. &nbsp;\u201cI am looking forward to seeing God&#8217;s Spirit at work helping young people to make important decisions that will have great impact on the mission of the Church in Europe,\u201d Musija says.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_Valencia.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-7092\" src=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_Valencia.jpg\" alt=\"Valencia\" width=\"250\" height=\"155\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: right;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_Valencia.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_Valencia-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_Valencia-1024x633.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_Valencia-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_Valencia-800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_Valencia-350x216.jpg 350w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_Valencia-700x433.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_Valencia-900x557.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_Valencia-1100x680.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/images_Valencia-560x346.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>While 4,000 youth will get the experience first-hand, camping in large halls in the congress building, others will be able to view the main presentations on-line thanks to the combined services of the German Voice of Hope (Stimme-der-Hoffnung) and Hope Channel Spain. &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLOGSrwS5xR71GO1ZoQOZdvVri-XSOkqan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Follow the live-stream on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What will be the best thing about \u2018The Journey\u2019? &nbsp;\u201cIt is difficult to say because everything will be great. It will be a spiritual feast with inspiring talks, beautiful music, profound workshops and lectures, transforming prayer time, great impact activities, a unique experience of getting to know many new wonderful people with the same purpose of life,\u201d Musija says. &nbsp;However, he does manage to make a choice! &nbsp;\u201cBut through all these, the best thing will be getting to know our beautiful God in more powerful way and allowing Him to change us so that we can go home changing the world around us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To find out more, download the congress Guide available in the Guidebook app, available for iOS and Android. All congress information is available there, and will be updated if there are any changes. Download here: <a href=\"http:\/\/guidebook.com\/g\/ayc2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guidebook.com\/g\/ayc2017<\/a>. Create an account there and you will receive congress updates and important announcements right on your phone. &nbsp;You can also visit the congress <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aycongress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> and dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ayceurope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook page<\/a> \u2013 and, if you are posting your congress experience, then please use the hashtags #AYC2017 and #TheJourney. [<em>ted<\/em>NEWS]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<em>ted<\/em>NEWS Staff: Victor Hulbert, editor; Deana Stojkovic, associate editor<br \/>119 St Peter&#8217;s Street, St Albans, Herts, AL1 3EY, England<br \/>E-mail:&nbsp;<span id=\"cloak1c6082dd5c87472bbc711a29faff2a9b\"><span id=\"cloak9104de432f8c33bf066dc06fdea34021\"><span id=\"cloak358cf9f50b7de1531be507ca8b1b4fb0\"><span id=\"cloak26dd4548b6fcc49a1a6b1d2840d8842d\"><a href=\"mailto:tedNEWS@ted.adventist.org?subject=tedNEWS\">tednews@ted.adventist.org<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>Website: www.ted.adventist.org<br \/><em>ted<\/em>NEWS is an information bulletin issued by the communication department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Trans-European Division.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>27 July 2017 | Valencia, Spain [Victor Hulbert] There is a palpable sense of excitement across Europe as 4,000 youth are packing bags to descend on Valencia, Spain, not for a beach holiday or the night clubs, but rather to learn and network from a choice of over 60 different seminars, lectures, Bible studies and workshops. 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