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Palmerston North Youth to Melbourne & World Youth Day

Nic Alsford

One of my greatest moments of World Youth Day was visiting St Mary’s Cathedral and praying by the relics of Blessed Pier Giorgio. For me, this was a very moving experience just to see how even a young man can make such a difference. It was also quite saddening to see how such a good man could die at such an early age.

World Youth Day was such a powerful experience. Just seeing how many young people were gathered is Sydney was very moving indeed. It was a great thing seeing people from all corners of the earth gathered together in one place, all there for Jesus.

The concerts and events that were held were a lot of fun and it was great to see such a range of different nationalities performing, I especially enjoyed the Italian dance party we went to, after not knowing what to expect from it I found it to be very entertaining and I had a great time!!

I found the hospitality of all the people in Sydney and the compassion of the volunteers absolutely amazing. One day at the school we were staying at, the fathers of the children that attended the school came and cooked us breakfast before going off to work. This simple act of kindness was greatly appreciated by us all and just the thoughtfulness of the fathers was outstanding gesture of service.

Overall I thought WYD was possibly the most amazing experience of my life and I can’t wait till Spain in 2011!!!