What happens when a person returns from a great youth group
event, a camp experience, or an exciting conference? We have yet to find out,
as Danish youth from all over the country return to their everyday lives
following the Brighter four-day youth conference, held last month in Mariager.
Brighter is a cooperative effort between groups like Youth
for Christ, Vineyard Danmark, the Baptists, and the Lutheran Oasis renewal
movement.
“Brighter is a cross-church youth event for the entire
country,” said conference organizer Rasmus Jonstrup, “where you’re welcome just
as you are. We live in a culture where so much revolves around things that have
to be beautiful. There has to be a good presentation. It has to be impressive.
The problem with that is it often becomes too shallow. And that’s not what we
want at Brighter. In contrast, we want a conference that’s authentic. Where
there’s room for all our humanity. All our mistakes, and all our doubts. We
want a conference where there’s room for all, just as we are. Where we can be
real in all that we do. Our songs, and our teaching. And in our fellowship. Brighter
is for everyone.”
For many Danish youth, it’s been a mountaintop experience.
And why not? The teaching, music, fun, and fellowship… everything they enjoyed
at Brighter must have seemed larger than life. Especially if they returned to school
assignments and family tensions. To small towns and small churches.
Let’s pray for these young Danes now, that the glow of this
special time will remain, and that what they learned will carry through to the
next few months… before it’s time to return to the Brighter mountaintop next
fall!
PRAY for all the young
Danes who attended this national youth conference, that God would help them apply
and live what they learned and experienced.
PRAY for youth
leaders across Denmark, that they would be sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s
leading as they face the coming year.
PRAY for more
workers to be inspired as they follow up and return to their daily routines.
PRAY for revival
among Denmark’s young people, that God would move through their lives and their
examples to bring a whole new generation to Jesus Christ.