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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nCuenta la sorpresa y el escalofr\u00edo que le supuso la petici\u00f3n del H. Guillermo de dar testimonio sobre su fe y creencia en la religi\u00f3n anglicana entre los diferentes j\u00f3venes presentes en la casa durante esos d\u00edas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Destaca la riqueza de la oportunidad vivida, incluido el concierto con la Hermana Glenda o algunas de las sesiones compartidas con el H. Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lee a continuaci\u00f3n todo su relato en ingl\u00e9s:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Retreat in Northern Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was invited to take part in a Young people\u2019s retreat run by the De La Salle brothers in the north of Spain. It was immediately after Christmas \u2013 26 th -28 th December \u2013 and was held in a beautiful monastery in Bujedo in the Province of Burgos.
I knew the brother organising it, Guillermo Moreno Barrero, from one of the Godly Play courses I had run with David Pritchard and I was asked to help Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s S\u00e1nchez Abarrio run the Biblical \u2018Itinerary\u2019. He had chosen the theme of Abraham and we used several Godly Play stories among other things over the two days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s is a Biblical Scholar, who teaches at the De La Salle University near Madrid and has run some Godly Play courses with me, along with a nun, Mercedes M\u00e9ndez Siliuto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were around 130 of us at the retreat. We had some 18 people in our group. The number varied as people could go and see other itineraries and several wanted to see what Godly Play was! Most of our group were in their twenties, with two or three older people, including Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s\u2019s secondary school headmaster! They were a lovely group of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was also asked to give a \u2018Testimony\u2019. I found the idea quite scary, but agreed to do it. I had to talk a bit about my life and faith, my role in the church and especially about Anglicanism. Then the people could ask questions. There were some 40 to 50 people and I had a mixture of
questions from the young people and de La Salle Brothers. I was worried I might get a deep theological question from one of the older de La Salle Brothers, but I managed to answer all the questions and anyway had Guillermo and Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s either side of me as my guardians!! I found it very encouraging that so many people wanted to find out about the Anglican Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think I was probably the only person on the retreat who was not Roman Catholic. There was a concert the last evening given by Sister Glenda, a Chilean nun who evangelizes through her singing, which was very good. We also had a variety of worship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two days were fantastic. The atmosphere was wonderful. I also learned a lot from Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s over the two days. The people came from all over Spain and many from Portugal and were so enthusiastic. I had met a few brothers through Godly Play courses, but now know a lot more. I felt very privileged indeed to have been part of the retreat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
En el pasado encuentro Natus, vivido en Bujedo, contamos con la presencia de Celia Paterson, formadora internacional del programa GodlyPlay que La Salle est\u00e1 aplicando en la actualidad en sus centros educativos y que sirvi\u00f3 como herramienta para los participantes en el itinerario b\u00edblico del encuentro. Pasado m\u00e1s de un…<\/p>\n