United World Project

Workshop

On air in Ciudad Juarez

 
12 August 2013   |   , ,
 
El Paso y-radio

 

For more than a year, we crossed the border into Mexico each week to go on air. At first the program was dedicated to teens, but as the months went by, we decided to open our message to everyone. We would get feedback from listeners who called in or sent messages on the radio station website. Once we actually hosted a live event. Our youth group went to a restaurant in El Paso, where the radio station was broadcasting live. They gave us an hour of the program. The night consisted of fun games, sharing the word of God and sharing our experiences on how we loved our neighbors.

All of these activities may seem like a lot of fun and you might think, «Wow, I would certainly take my family members or friends.» But it wasn’t always that easy. There was a time when there were basically two friends and my siblings in the group. It was disappointing because we did not get members quickly, but we would not stop. Even though our group became smaller, we still kept the principle of loving one another alive. Eventually, after about half a year we received more members and our events began to grow again!”

 

Freely adapted from: http://www.livingcitymagazine.com

 


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