{"id":41370,"date":"2024-08-20T04:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T03:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&#038;p=41370"},"modified":"2024-08-20T14:43:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T13:43:56","slug":"a-life-changing-choice-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/a-life-changing-choice-caribbean\/","title":{"rendered":"A life-changing choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block block-core-html\">\n<iframe title=\"A life-changing choice\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=8cjyt-16a8882-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=654771&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=60a0c8\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-md-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">It must have felt ironic for Yahel, a young student in French Guiana.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019d been looking forward to joining the IFES Caribbean camp in Martinique, with its theme \u201cResist or succumb? The choice is yours\u201d. But his flight was cancelled. Twice. With the camp now already underway, he was facing a difficult decision: was there any point still going?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-cd979d615a5572182e215e53ce63a181\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-caribbean-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cd979d615a5572182e215e53ce63a181\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFE81A\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\"> <strong>The Immediate Choice<\/strong> <\/mark><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As he stood at the airport desk, he was offered two options. He could wait two days for the next direct flight, leaving him with just two days at the five-day camp. Or he could fly that day via Paris, with an eight-hour layover, giving him three days at camp. He resisted the temptation to despair and give up; he chose to leave immediately, even though it meant travelling thousands of miles:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-quote is-style-large is-style-plain\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-style-plain is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph wp-elements-d5fc2e7c61594b8874f02974822229be\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-sm-font-size wp-elements-d5fc2e7c61594b8874f02974822229be wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was very hard \u2013 physically and mentally. My patience was stretched to its limit. But I held out. I was convinced that it would be worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the main attractions for Yahel was to meet other students from the French-speaking Caribbean. Due to the region\u2019s geography and limited transport links, they have few opportunities to connect with each other. The camp brought together 57 high school and university students from IFES movements in Martinique, French Guiana, and Guadeloupe. Yahel wasn\u2019t disappointed:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-quote is-style-large is-style-plain\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-style-plain is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph wp-elements-a9d576ea8c79695d46b009c968928909\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-sm-font-size wp-elements-a9d576ea8c79695d46b009c968928909 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cArriving two days late, I was quite apprehensive. But as soon as I met the guys in my room, we bonded.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-163b7bbff3f35453615a90a64fc76e03\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-caribbean-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-163b7bbff3f35453615a90a64fc76e03\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFE81A\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\"> <strong>Ongoing Choices<\/strong> <\/mark><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another reason Yahel wanted to take part in the camp was its theme: \u201cit speaks to our generation!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jean-Davy Frair, IFES Coordinator for the French-Speaking Caribbean<\/strong>, was one of the main organisers of the camp. He says they picked the theme of resisting or succumbing to temptation because it was so relevant to the needs of their young people, many of whom face pressures related to drugs, sex, alcohol, and social trends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By engaging with Scripture, the students considered the origins of temptation (James 1), examples of succumbing to it (Genesis 3) and resisting it (Matthew 4), as well as the choice involved (Genesis 4). They heard talks, inductively studied the texts, and explored the Word through acting and drawing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-14f6363f17c6aac073e49b73dab4c1f7\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-caribbean-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14f6363f17c6aac073e49b73dab4c1f7\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#FFE81A\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">The Greatest Choice<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-quote is-style-large is-style-plain\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-style-plain is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph wp-elements-964eb840878cd9984ad65c55b34f88d2\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-sm-font-size wp-elements-964eb840878cd9984ad65c55b34f88d2 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEven though I arrived late, the camp gave me so much \u2013 meeting other young Christians, studying the Word. And I also chose to accept Christ into my life! This is the start of something big.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yahel\u2019s brave choice at the airport desk changed his life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#FFE81A\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Pray<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li><strong>Give thanks<\/strong> for the French-speaking camp in Martinique \u2013 for the friendships forged among the three movements and for the deeper understanding of Scripture. Pray that God will strengthen Yahel and his peers, helping them to choose to resist the temptations they face.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li><strong>Pray<\/strong> for those at the camp who learned how to run Bible studies \u2013 that they will know the Holy Spirit\u2019s guidance as they lead groups in their schools and universities in September.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li><strong>Give thanks<\/strong> that despite the destruction caused by Hurricane Beryl in June, the in-person element of this year\u2019s inaugural IFES Caribbean Academy could go ahead (10-16 August in Trinidad). Pray that this leadership training program will prove instrumental in equipping godly students and staff across the region\u2019s 20 movements.<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":41365,"template":"","area":[454],"theme":[],"class_list":["post-41370","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-caribbean"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A life-changing choice &#183; IFES Prayerline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It must have felt ironic for Yahel, a young student in French Guiana. 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