Columban Fr. Kurt Zion Pala works in youth ministry in Myanmar (formerly Burma). He recently sent me this update how the parish youth are embracing hope and light even though the situation in Myanmar is dire.
It has been a while since the parish youth ministry prepared for a big event. After returning from my home vacation, the youth ministry team decided to hold its own celebration of the World Youth Day last August. Young people these days yearn for hope and light at a time when many of them do not know what to do, where to go. The youth ministry team got so excited in ..."