20 Youths and Youth Leaders from TCI Baptist Union Churches traveled to Jamaica for the Caribbean Baptist Fellowship 9th Youth Festival. This Festival is being held from July 25th to July 29th, 2012 under the Them “Sold Out: Fully His”. This Festival happens every three years and was last held in the Bahamas in 2009. TCI enjoyed a representation of 42 strong.
The delegation is again led by Sharlene Cartwright Robinson, Director of the TCI Baptist Union’s Youth Department and CBF Youth Department’s Northern Youth Director. Robinson says that “we will be leading and participating a number of the activities on Program including leading family groups, Bible Studies and Workshops. The delegates will participate in the Festival Choir and showcase TCI Culture. We are half the size of our delegation that attended three years ago but we will represent God, our Union and our country well”.
Of great excitement this time for TCI’s delegation is the fact that for the first time a TCI Pastor would be conducting the daily Bible Studies. Rev Pedro Williams, Immediate Past President for the Baptist Union of Churches has been charged with this responsibilty. “We are proud of this opportunity to have TCI showcased in this manner. I know that Rev Williams will connect with the hundreds of delegates and they will be blessed”.
The Festival will end of Sunday and Robinson’s three year Directorship would end but she has been officially nominated for President and expects to be named into this office during the Closing Ceremony.
