Jesus Encounter Youth

The Beginning of Jesus Encounter

A retreat was organised by Fr Daniel Poovannathil from May 25, 2016 at the renewal centre Mar Ivanios Vidya Nagar Campus. During the retreat the Holy Spirit inspired many to begin a youth follow up programme and Jobin John got inspired to invite a few of the inspiring youth who are fervid about Jesus for a small gathering at St Thomas Hostel. Fr. Daniel Poovannathil and Br. Bonny addressed the gathering and prayer for the youth. It was revealed that the Holy Spirit is inviting the youth to come together every week and pray for the youth.

The Mission

Holy Spirit revealed through Fr. Daniel Poovannathil that the mission is to live the gospel and share Jesus to others and gather and share the testimony of sharing Jesus every week. The youth gathered at Mar Ivanios Chapel and shared their testimonies next Wednesday. Since Mar Theophilus Training College was more accessible to the students the venue was shifted to Mar Theophilus Training College Chapel. The participants were mainly youth from the hostels and from the outskirts of Trivandrum. A few elderly people including Rev. Sisters from hostels and college teachers from Mar Ivanios, Mar Baselios, Mar Gregorios Law college and Mar Theophilus College used to attend the weekly Prayer meeting.

The programme

The programme comprised of Holy Rosary, praise and worship, word of God sharing, action songs, small group discussions, sharing testimonies and concluding deliverance prayer. The time was from 3.30 to 5 pm. Participants were given song sheets. The prayer intentions were noted down by participants in a notebook for continuous prayer support.

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