2009

November’s activity organised by ‘SPYS and Friends’ took us a few minutes walk outside of Manikata on the picturesque cliffs overlooking Golden Bay. Our prayers were answered as we couldn’t have asked for better weather on a lovely Sunday afternoon! A few hours before the activity, some of us where on the cliffs, making the final preparations. The activity involved hiking, team building tasks, getting to know each other better and also collecting ‘ammunition’ for a final skirmish!!! Forty of our friends decided to join us on this little adventure.

In life we experience things but how do you go about talking about your experience? How do you go about sharing your experience? Things that have caused heartache and pain, things that have made us cry, that have made us happy, things that have also affected our life patterns. We share many of our experiences. Indeed, making the most and sharing an experience might be difficult in the beginning but once you are willing to share it than people will be willing to share it with you too.

An international youth congress was held on 15th to 18th October in Oasecentrum, Dilbeek, Belgium where over 50 youths from around Europe contributed views and experiences related to Human Rights. All these were done in relation to the Preventive System.

Four Maltese participants had the opportunity to be part of this congress. Christina and Dawn from SPYS, and Claudia and Robert from DBVS represented the Maltese Salesian Community. Throughout the congress different workshops, international markets and information meetings were held where the participants gathered further knowledge regarding the topic.

October's SPYS & Friends Session had a different feel as the team aimed to bring forward the topic of 'self-discovery'. The session named 'Will the true you please step forward?' consisted of several stages, through which the youth in attendance had the chance to explore more their inner-selfs & come more into contact with what makes them who they are. Each stage gave the attendees a chance for self-reflection using different mediums, mainly: music, colours, pictures & videos. The evening ended on a positive note as the message brought forward was that whoever we are we are precious and have purpose - "When we strive to become better than we are - everything around us becomes better too!"

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