Tuesday, July 10, 2012

General Convention Day Six

Things are starting to slow down here at General Convention.  Committees have largely wrapped up their work so the days focus more on the legislative sessions.

My walking for Monday was "only"  10,455 steps or right about 5 miles.

It was back to a pretty straightforward day.  No special events or anything.  Worship in the morning was wonderful featuring Native American language readings and music.  Really enjoyed that quite a lot.  I could follow along with where they were in the printed reading material for all the languages except the Dineh.

The biggest challenge facing us today was tiredness.  Several of the young people are feeling under the weather still but most of us, adults and youth, are just flat tired.  I also talked to some of the WNY delegation who noted that they were tired as well.  We're trying to care for one another, letting folks grab naps, go to bed early, skip unnecessary meetings and things like that to help us get to the finish line.

The one exciting thing is that one of our youth has written a resolution that was then sponsored by a deputy (the GCOYP can't sponsor legislation) that has passed the committee process and we hope will reach the floor before GC ends.  Check out the link HERE to see one of the GCOYP testifying on the DREAM Act Resolution.

You can find more photos and interviews and videos about GCOYP  at the EpiscoYouth blog

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