華人行動合肥

 華人行動田野服務展開，5月20日跟大團體道別，和南寧組一起來到上海虹橋，我們是坐火車來合肥。坐火車，還算舒服，一路上不知為何特別昏睡，在睡睡醒醒中抵達合肥，來接我們的是華琳姊(我前年來合肥認識的朋友)的朋友，謝謝他一路送我們到酒店，當天晚上還幫我們接風。

    再次回到合肥挺開心的，最主要還是因為「人」的關係，兩年前來合肥服務，結識許多朋友，離開後多少還有一點再聯繫，這次來就很期待再次見到他們。兩年，大家的變化都好大，有結婚的，有生孩子的，還有升官的，最開心的是看到他們的生命力依舊旺盛，也有人的生命裡比之前我印象中的強大許多。

    在合肥的行程滿檔，謝謝這邊朋友的信任與安排。抵達後第二天在毫無預警的狀況下，直接被接送到電台錄節目，談家庭成長與自己的經驗分享，隔天本來以為可以休閒一下，上午去看包公祠，結果下午又應朋友的邀約，認識一位初中生還一起去爬山，第四天有整天的敏感度訓練，第五天在安徽大學有場講座，台下坐著約100位的學生聽我們分享志願者之路與生涯規劃，第六天在安徽圖書館跟一群殘疾朋友有個分享會，晚上在「春芽」跟一些老師們談情緒管理與壓力調適，今天第七天，又有一個下午的敏感度訓練。短短一個禮拜東奔西跑，謝謝合肥朋友們的招待與照顧，讓我們這一個禮拜過的超級無敵充實。

合肥之旅之出外靠朋友：

    2009年第一次來合肥，那時候是跟著我爸媽一起來的，有爸爸媽媽在場，好像不管發生什麼事情都有人頂著，那年認識了「春芽」，一個由殘疾人發起的機構，照顧自閉症小孩，也是我第一次跟殘疾人做朋友，被他們的生命力感動著。2011年第二次來到合肥，爸爸媽媽沒來，我是跟姑姑和表妹一起到合肥進行華人行動的服務，那時候也還有一位上海的熊明玲，有姑姑有明玲，我一點都不擔心，還是想著天塌下來還有人頂的著，那年除了跟「春芽」的朋友繼續建立友誼，也認識一些在公益界和心理界的朋友。

    今年再次跟著華人行動的服務來到合肥，但是我變成那一個團隊的支柱，需要帶領著其他三個人在合肥闖蕩。這次來就特別感受到被朋友照顧的溫暖，我們的吃飯問題被照顧著，我們的交通問題也被照顧著，而我們能在合肥貢獻的服務，也在他們辛苦的聯絡安排下一一展開，真的很感謝。

合肥之旅之充分被利用與運用：

    才來到合肥一個禮拜，從第二天開始行程滿滿滿，今天雅之才說我們有像明星的感覺，每天都是一個行程接著一個行程，從一個點被專車接送到下一個點，有的時候還要趕一下，不然會來不及。

    我很高興自己的能力可以被肯定，特別是公眾演講的能力，也很高興自己的生命可以充分被利用，雖然回到酒店很多時候好累，一躺在床上不到5分鐘就陣亡，但是能透過演講、敏感度訓練、一對一的接觸去認識、關心到不同的生命，看到他們收穫多多，對自己的生命有更進一步的認識，我就覺得這樣的感覺好好。

    我在合肥只剩兩天，明天還有一場講座，禮拜二一大早就回台灣，每次來合肥都會覺得停留的時間太短暫，感到可惜，但是我還是很感謝有這短暫的合肥之旅。接下來的時間，合肥組的加油啦!!

補充

現在，我人已經回到台灣啦！禮拜二早上6點開始旅行，到下午4點才到家，感謝親愛的弟弟來接機，一路平安。

話說回來之前的那場講座，本來也是一副平常心準備，結果被聯絡的朋友一封一封的簡訊消息，搞得好像非常的盛大，又有布條，又有錄影，那天底下坐著約80位聽眾，聽說也些人都還是領導耶!光是「領導」這個詞就讓我覺得好嚴肅。我分享自己的生命故事，講到國中被排擠的事情，還是覺得小辛酸的哽咽一下。那天我對自己的表現還算滿意，隊友也因為一次次的經驗和磨練，都呈現出很不錯的表現，當然可以檢討改進的部分還很多。

現在就等著華人行動的人來台灣服務啦~~

華人行動 出發去服務

   5月15日帶著30公斤的行李，千里迢迢來到了上海崇明島，加入華人行動的行列。一早出門抵達高雄小港機場，順利的將行李托運，來到香港等待馬來西亞的薇妮姊，我們要一起前往上海。總算到了下午3點登機時間，上了飛機，放好隨身行李等待起飛，等著等著，機艙門一直沒有關，時間一點一滴的過，空服員開始給餅乾和飲料，40分鐘後我們被請下飛機，回到候機室等待，因為上海的氣候不佳，無法降落，就這樣一等，原本3點的飛機等到晚上7點半才飛。幸好有薇妮姊的陪伴，所以等待的時間不會太無聊，還有吃到一餐免費的晚餐，只是抵達華人行動的培訓場地時已經半夜12點，有累到!!

    短短幾天跟著華人行動的行程，感覺一點都不陌生，喜歡那種專注活在當下，生活簡單又輕鬆。這次來身分不一樣，我竟然晉升為老師耶，幫大家上了一堂情緒管理的課，也分享了自己的生命故事。

    這次來另一個主要的任務是帶領合肥南京小組前往合肥做服務，因為先前我是在合肥服務，有一些人脈。在來之前我有先跟合肥的朋友打招呼，抵達之後也都給這些朋友傳了個訊息，很高興都有聯繫上，陸陸續續協調安排著我們去合肥可以做的服務，可以感覺得出來合肥朋友的熱情，但另一方面也開始期待、擔心抵達合肥的行程安排，好像非常的刺激。

    來到這很開心見到許多熟悉的面孔，華人行動的成員大半我都認識，之前雖然人沒在這裡，但是有許多小道消息還是會傳到我的耳裡，所以見到這邊的每個人都有熟悉的親切感，也很期待看每一位成員經過40天的培訓後，在服務期間能夠給予多少。

    華人行動雖然表面上是約20人的活動，但是無形中感染著許許多多的人一同動員加入這個活動。這40天中從內地不同地方都有朋友來探親，有些人停留一天，有些人陪伴一段時間；住的地方囡囡農家樂的一家，40天的相處，家裡的小狗「阿汪」從陌生到熟悉，每當去散步牠都會出來陪伴，4歲的小女孩「佳夠」，跟大家玩成一片，知道大家快要去田野服務，已經幾天沒去上幼稚園，還有女主人「囡囡」只要一有時間就會加入我們的活動，聆聽大家的分享；這趟華人行動，活動地點雖然在上海，但是也動員著台灣跟馬來西亞，台灣龔萬侯老師來協助帶領心理劇，馬來西亞林潤崧老師陪伴著活動30天，我從台灣幫忙製作小卡、T恤，薇妮姊也從馬來西亞背了2000張的文宣品前來，還有許許多多的捐款人支持著華人行動，看到這麼多生命的參與，就充滿了感動。

    明天大家就要各奔東西，祝福每一組的人員平安順利，有個豐富的探索與服務。

2013 CinA in Hefei

Greeting from Taiwan after long time. I just came back from China. I was with the Chinese in Action program.

Chinese in Action started in April this year. My parents the same full time participated. My brother, Yue and I were kind of support from outside. I was helping with the administration work and went to join the team in China for around two weeks. And then I will wait for the team to come to Taiwan for the second outreach in July and August.

In the first CinA I went to the city Hefei for my outreach. We spent around two weeks and by the end of the outreach I got a chance to meet a lady who was interested in psychology and was feeling depress and low in her life. I couldn’t spend much time with her because the group was moving to the next city after few days. But the lady came to our place every day and shared with me a lot of her difficult. After CinA I was back in Taiwan we still talk on the internet quite often, I even sent some books for her to read. I was trying to give her some support from Taiwan so that she can have strength to face her life.

This time I took the team to the same city to do our outreach. The lady developed herself quite well and now she had form a learning group, there are around 30 people and they met every two week to study and grow together. When we arrived in Hefei train station she asked one of her friends came to pick us and took us to the place we stay. Time in Hefei because of her, our transportation was been looking after and all the meals we had was pay by her and her friends. This time I can see she had more strength in her life and even can influence the people around her. She said she was really grateful for my support. Because her parents and only sister now staying in the USA, when she faced difficulties most of the time she felt along and helpless. But by me sending books to her, sharing with her and sometimes chat through internet, she felt there was a support.

By her and her friends, our group in Hefei was busy. The first day as soon as we arrived they took us for a big dinner. The second day we visited a NGO that set up by some disabled people to help with the Autism kids. Afternoon we went to the library to meet more disabled people and thinking what kind of serves we can do for them. After we finish there was a friend came to pick us and right away we been took into a radio recording place for an interview recorded which will play on air every Monday talking about family relationships. Just in a week we had spent most of our meal time doing one to one with different people. We had finished two times one day sensitivity workshop and four public speeches.

I feel comfortable doing one to one talk and the sensitivity workshop. With the public speech I still had some fear. Small number was fine but this time there were two public speeches around 100 people. And one of it was a speech to the government leaders.             

I try my best. Not all the speeches went really well but the government one was good. When we finished the speech there were a lot of people came to us asking questions and inviting us to do workshop in their department. I slow can see CinA making some impact inside China.

So now I am back to Taiwan back to my work.

H.Y

2012 充實的過一年

新年快樂!!小青蛙來拜年啦，2012沒有世界末日，大家2013一起繼續努力生活吧!!

小青蛙的2012年也是精彩的一年，今年很明顯的是分享信越寫越少，年初的時候發生一件讓我很被打擊的事情，我發現從那之後要提筆寫東西的動力有降低，另一個更大的原因是從去年11月我接了EQ協會秘書的位置，霸佔了我大部分的思緒與時間，至今秘書長也坐滿一年了。

當秘書長  (全年)

生活型態有所改變，跟以前最大的不一樣是我不能再趴趴走了，因為要照顧一個辦公室，所以得讓自己穩下來，定在一個地方。很挑戰的一個學習是去面對不同的人，特別是像EQ協會這樣的地方，進進出出的人更是多樣，協會是一個給愛的地方，希望每個跟協會接觸的朋友都可以感受到生命中的溫暖，但是做事的畢竟只是「人」，人有極限跟能力的限制。因為秘書長這個職位，我還真的被好好訓練說話表達這一塊，特別是要站在協會的立場去說一些醜話，聽的人不好受，但說的人也不容易，這樣的經驗讓我發現，在人際相處上很多事情如果在一開始有不舒服的感覺時就能明講，相處上其實會比較輕鬆容易。這個職位給我的生活另一個很不一樣的感覺，是我的頭腦很少活在「當下」，常常要策劃未來的活動，所以頭腦思考的都是未來式。但是也因為這個位置，學習怎麼圓融的處理事情，怎麼全面性的考量一件事情，也接觸到許多有趣的生命，特別是在年尾的候老天爺送來了兩個新秘書，兩位都是很有活力的人，整個辦公室也因此熱鬧起來。雖然秘書長是很挑戰的一個職位，但是目前小青蛙還存活著，今年也會努力繼續讓自己活著。

青年工作的繼續  (全年)

國內手邊除了擔任秘書長，協助處理辦公室的文書工作外，長年持續進行的高中志工隊依舊存在，一年兩次的少年營活動也還在。高中志工隊這樣帶下來，也進入第六年了，看見一批一批青年的成長，自己是很有成就感。去年也成立了Anima苗子團(大專志工隊)，嘗試不一樣的帶領運作方式，另外我也幫忙帶領協會的飛夢裡志工(成人志工團)，同時間忙三個志工隊，不由得也佩服起自己。

瑞士柯峰度假    (7月)

開的支票要兌現，曾經跟我那批志工們說只要2012年有人申請上去瑞士當實習生，我就會跟著去。去年果真有一位，陪她去，我也順便給自己一個假期，去瑞士約2個禮拜，享受美景也享受沒有電話的寧靜生活，跟不同的老朋友敘舊，聽聽實習生的抱怨，陪伴不同的生命，天天睡飽飽也吃飽飽，感謝老天給了這麼一個假期。

日本亞太青年營   (8月)

已經好幾年沒參加亞太青年營，今年應日本的邀請再次下海，轉換了身分，從周圍協助的人進入核心小組內，感受到很棒的團隊工作，特別是跟我弟還有翠菁的合作，彼此間有默契的相處，讓工作也變得很有趣。這趟去日本的經驗，也在在證明生命的工作常常是需要天時、地利、人和，要學習尋找老天爺手中的適當的時機點來做事情，才不會事倍功半。

進校園上課分享    (下半年)

暑假從日本回來後，陸續接到學校老師的邀約，希望我能去他們的班級跟學生分享自己的生命經驗。以前從來不覺得自己的生命有什麼特別，比起別人的故事，我的故事平凡許多，但是當我仔細去體會老天爺給我的生命，我又覺得其實自己的生命也挺特別的，因為不同的際遇讓我遇見不同的人，參與不同的事情，也因此建立起自己的人生觀和生活態度。前前後後我去了台北台灣大學、高雄中山大學分享自己的經驗，就這麼一次的機會，也不知道我的分享對學生的幫助有多少，但還是很感謝，另外我也去台南大灣高中帶領兩整天共14小時的領導能力訓練工作坊，這是我第一次獨挑大樑帶領這麼久的工作坊，看見自己的能力，也是一件開心的事。

第一次當伴娘    (11月)

到了適婚的年紀，身邊好友也陸續結婚，我第一次的伴娘經驗獻給我的高中室友，謝謝她的邀約與信任，因為是第一次，我超怕把婚禮搞砸。能這樣陪伴她出嫁，我很開心，回想我們之間的友誼，一直有一種不可思議的感覺，從未成年到成年，從單身到遇見另一伴，不但參與到她的生日慶生，還能參與她的人生大事，謝謝緣分也謝謝老天爺。那天也是我第一次實際參與結婚的大大小小禮節儀式，印象最深刻的是蹬著高跟鞋爬一堆的樓梯，其他事情都不辛苦，爬樓梯最辛苦，南部的透天厝真的很夭壽。不過我很慶幸的是伴娘服我們選擇短的，所以那天不需要拉自己的裙子，專心幫她拉裙子就好。

馬來西亞種籽工程    (12月)

第三年參加種籽工程，喜歡回去最主要也是因為「人」，跟不同的人一起工作一起玩樂，看見不同的生命在成長著，也去看看自己可以怎麼貢獻自己的能力，當然也是去給予支持，肯定活動的必要性。

接下來的2013年也請多多指教啦!!

小青蛙(曉芸)

2013.01.03

2012 HY's fruit full year!!

Happy New Year! Greeting from Taiwan. Year 2012 had finished and year 2013 is going to start. Wish you all the best in the coming year.

My year 2012 was a fruit full year. In 2012 I was kind of stop writing about my life. Of course there was something happened but I guess the biggest reason was because my new role, the secretary general in the EQ office. With this new role, it took most of my time working in the office and my brain thinking + planning different activities.

The Secretary General in EQ Office (whole year)

My life changed after taking this role. The biggest change I guess was that I can’t run around freely. I have an office need to take care so most of the time I need to base at Taiwan, Tainan. One of the challenges I was facing was to work with different people with different personalities. EQ office is a place trying to give Love to whoever came. But still were the human being worked in the office and we had limit. Because of this role it really gave me training in how to communicate with people, especially how to talk to people on an uncomfortable topic. Another difference I found in my life was I can’t live at present. Most of the time I was planned the future activities. But also because of this role I learnt how to deal with different situations, how to see thing in a whole picture, as well as met many interesting life. At the moment I survived a year and hopefully can survive the come year as well.

Senior high school volunteers group keeps going (whole year)

The senior high school volunteers group continued. At the moment I have 17senior high school students in the team. The kids’ camp also continued two times a year for the primary school kids. Since last September I had another university volunteers group. They are going to take the junior high school students camp. And I was also helping to run the adult volunteers group in EQ office. So in total I am running three volunteers groups at the same time. That made my life busier.

Holiday in Caux (July)

Last year I had 9 young people applied for Caux intern program and at the end only one can go. But I promised them if one of them were going then I will go as well. So I went to Caux for 2 weeks and gave myself a nice holiday there. Catching up with old friends, reading books, accompany my student, eating and sleeping most of the time, I enjoyed a lot.

APYC in Japan (August)

Last year I went to Japan to help with the Asia Pacific Youth Conference (APYC). It had been some time I didn’t attend APYC. This time I was in the core planning team working with the international team + Japanese team. I experienced a nice team work especially with my brother taking on family workshop and with Cheng from Malaysia, Siddharth and Rhea from India on morning quiet time. I enjoyed seeing the participants searching their life, trying to understand who they are. And through deep understanding change can happen naturally.

Sharing with students in school

After coming back from APYC I wrote a sharing letter, I shared them with my friends, and some of my parents’ friends. And there were two universities professors wrote me back and said they were touch by my sharing and whether I can go to their class to share with their students about what I am doing and my life. So I went to Kaohsiung National Sun Yat-Sen university sharing with the Political and Economic Department’s students about my experience, especially how to make friends with different culture people and my value in life. Another uni I went was the best uni in Taiwan, the Taiwan National University. Also sharing what I am doing and how I become to the person I am. And I also had a chance enter a senior high school to lead a 14 hours leadership training workshop.

First time being bridesmaid (November)

My first bridesmaid experience was for my senior high school roommate. I was happy to accompany her to get married. It was a wonderful feeling to know we been knowing each other for more than 10 years. From teenager to growing up, from single to she found her life partner. But wearing in a nice dress with the high heel shoes really made me suffer. Especially I was wearing the high heel claim up and down the stairs.

Malaysia Seed Initiatives Youth Program (December)

This was my third time went to help with the youth program. It was tiring but I enjoy mix in with the young people. This year we had 40 participants from age 15 to age 64. This time I was helping morning Quiet Time and in the afternoon I did a body workshop, getting to know how to get alone with our emotion. Another help I was doing was taking care for the small group leaders. Most of them were the first time leading a small group. Many interesting and touching stories happened during these eight days and seven nights.

For the countdown I went to an island near the south part of Taiwan, Xiao liu qiu with my dance group senior and junior. It was cold on the last day but the first day of 2013 the weather was so nice. And we went up early to see the sunrise. So I had a nice New Year countdown. Hope you also had a nice one.

 

Best wishes

H.Y  2013.Jan.3^rd

種 籽 再 發 芽

種 籽 再 發 芽

種籽工程參加心得

劉曉芸

　　2009年馬來西亞林潤崧(松哥)邀請我參加Akasha每年12月舉辦的青年活動「種籽工程」，在我還在猶豫的時候，他又補了一句話：「我只會邀請你三次，去年一次你沒來，今年是第二次，如果你再不來，明年是我最後一次邀請你嘍~~」不知道是因為這句話還是怎麼了，2009年我第一次去參加「種籽工程」，從此也跟「種籽工程」結下不解之緣。

　　「種籽工程」是個生活體驗營，歡迎滿15歲以上的青少年來參加。因為是要讓年輕人體驗生活，營隊時間至少有一個禮拜，在這禮拜中，生活作息由學員決定，三餐菜色由學員自己張羅，環境整潔與布置也讓學員腦力激盪，透過實際的做事情，大家學習獨立、自我管理、團體生活。

生命的進步，生活的動力

　　今年是我第三次赴馬來西亞協助「種籽工程」，每年很大的一個動力前去是看到生命的進步。好多面孔都是一而再再而三出現在「種籽工程」，這個活動真的很有魅力，好些人都連續參加好幾年，年年活動內容大同小異，但是大家還是願意來。

　　買菜是學員的工作，煮飯小組派一個人為代表去買菜，買菜時間是早上6:40，買菜車不會等人，爬不起來車子就走了，連帶影響到的是整個營隊的人都沒東西吃。我第一年參加的時候還在想說：「不會隔天就沒飯吃吧！」那些參加過種籽很多次的人都跟我拍胸脯保證：「不會啦，從沒發生過」，我真的很烏鴉嘴，隔天早上買菜的人真的沒起床，那天中午我們吃罐頭餐。

　　

　　今年看到學員抵達，我見到這個熟悉的面孔，2009年爬不起來的買菜人，今年又來了。活動頭幾天又再次發生另一組的買菜人沒爬起來的狀況，這一位很勇敢的承擔自己的責任跟小組道歉，而他那一組也很有義氣的整組一起扛責任，雖然還是吃罐頭餐，但是感動的是看見他們負責的態度，看見大家有福同享有難也願意同當的精神。某天的早上更讓我感動的是看見這兩位買菜人再次挑戰自己起個大早要去買菜，在哪裡跌倒，就從哪站起來。

從帶課程活動中，看見自己的能力

　　今年依舊拿著靜默工場(帶領介紹聆聽內心的良知聲音)以及肢體工場(本來是舞蹈工場，但是我發現我玩舞蹈的成分越來越少，所以臨時改名)。感覺上現在只要出國去帶活動，常常都是帶領「靜默」，我喜歡「靜默」這一個習慣，透過「靜默」我們可以看見自己、尋找自己，我自己的生命也因為「靜默」成長改變，所以我很樂意將這習慣跟越多人分享。帶領「靜默」的挑戰，是要把抽象的東西講的具體，好讓大家了解，我發現自己漸漸養成的一個壞習慣，就是臨時抱佛腳，因為我希望「靜默」是可以融入個人生活中，所以我時常在感受團體的氣氛、大家的需要，也因此我自己天天都得早起「靜默」，尋找等一下靜默工場的靈感，這次也運用比較多次的戲劇來表達想說的主題。

　　另一個嘗試是肢體工場，不知道哪來的靈感突然想玩「情緒」，四天的工作坊，一天個玩一個情緒「開心」、「生氣」、「悲傷」、「恐懼」，第一天才玩「開心」就把一個學員搞到崩潰，因為他心中有很多的恐懼，過去一年他也一直把情緒深深壓在心底，所以當他知道我要玩「情緒」，他有很多的不安，第一天晚餐時間就崩潰，我陪他在房間裡哭了4個小時，我不斷地在心裡問：「老天爺，請告訴我可以該怎麼陪伴這一個受傷的生命？」

在玩「生氣」那一天，從冥想裡帶領大家去感受生氣在體內的感覺，接著我讓他們試著表達出來，大家很努力地在醞釀，一直到有個學員尖叫的喊了出來，大家開始試著罵出心中的憤怒，漸漸的動作也出來了，捶枕頭、丟枕頭、打牆壁，我那天還特別申請保鑣來護航，以防有人情緒大到我不能掌握，那天看到大家的發洩有喜有憂，喜的是他們有機會這樣發洩，從生命角度來說是好事，憂的是我等等要怎麼收尾，讓大家心平氣和的下課，還好，還收的回來。

生命工作，神聖又嚴肅

　　「種籽工程」期間，我們每位工作人員都是一個生命工作者，關心這一群前來的學員們，這次一個很特別的經驗是在「生命工場」的那一天。生命工場我們探討生與死，一早體驗生命到來的辛苦，每個生命都是獨一無二、珍貴、美好，前幾屆「種籽工程」的晚上我們會將教室布置，讓學員實際體驗一場葬禮或是追思禮。今年在準備布置晚上的活動諸事不順，主持人薇妮姊跟我說她不覺得今天可以做追思禮，我跟她說還是相信直覺，我們找松哥討論看看吧。

　　那天我們有5個人在準備與布置，我不知道在我打掃教室的時候發生了什麼事情，我只知道有狀況發生，然後是決定不做追思禮，一直到其他人都出現在教室，看見不同的情緒反應，我一直納悶著「到底剛剛有發生啥事？」松哥環顧整個教室，說我們有疏忽，這次我們做錯了，然後帶著我們大家到牆前面。

　　這次「種籽工程」的小組名稱是德高望重的人物們：德瑞莎修女、孔子、卜克曼博士、史懷哲等人，我們用這些名字是希望學員們能從他們的生命中學習，牆壁上我們用他們幾位做布置，印出大大的人頭照，也將生平事蹟一一張貼出來，只是我們忘了年輕人的創意與無厘頭，在想口號的過程中，每一組都拿著他們的名字開玩笑，對他們每一位都曾存在過的人物，我們沒有好好尊重。

　　我有閃過這想法，我有發現整個營隊期間我們沒有安排時間讓學員好好認識這些偉大的人物。生命工場那天晚上，我們五個人站在牆前，我的腳底發涼沿著脊椎而上，發毛的感覺一直到行完三鞠躬禮才安定些。

　　這個特別的經驗，讓我更加提醒自己去尊重每個生命，在做這個工作的時候，隨時都要有著敬重的心，因為我們是在跟「生命」工作。

　　整個活動下來，累，但是看得到「種籽工程」發生的必要和意義，所以累得很開心，很值得，再次感謝種種的發生，我們又再一次完成「種籽工程」。

2012 Japan APYC

2012  Japan  APYC

This was my fifth time to attend APYC but was my first time to be invited in the preparation committee. I guessed maybe because I was in the committee so that I felt more connected with this APYC than the previous ones. Or the simple reason was because of the theme “Kizuna” (Bonds).

There were so many things going on during this APYC. I would like to share some of the things what I felt and learned.

Firstly, confused. The three Japanese ladies who are responsible for APYC are very new to organize such a big conference. They tried very hard and carried so much administration work, but the information didn’t pass on well enough so that most of the time I was confused about when to meet, where should we go and how the things were arranged.

Secondly, enjoy. During APYC I had so much enjoy moment. I enjoyed the culture night and workshops presentation a lot. This time we worked with a group called “A Common Beat”. They are professional performing group in acting, singing, and dancing. Half of the Japanese participants came from this group. They have people helped with the evening programs. The way they held the evening programs made everybody enjoy the evening so much.

I enjoyed the morning exercise too. Every morning we had some stretching and then we did different activities. The person who led the morning exercise really made everyone looking forward to waking up in the morning.

I also enjoyed the friendship I made during APYC. Especially working with Cheng again and got to know Siddharth and Rhea. Four of us had planning meeting every night, I enjoyed the friendship and the team work even I only slept 4 hours per day.

Thirdly, I was proud of myself and the team. This time I was responsible for the session of “Morning Quiet Time” with Cheng, and the “Family Workshop” with my brother Chine Che. Thanks for help from Siddharth and Rhea with whom we had brainstorming every night. Also I was grateful to those who shared their stories during Quiet Time input, especially some of them were invited to share just before the Quiet Time started. This time I could see most of the new people really took the idea of Quiet Time. On the last day all of us (around 80 people) had a two hours quiet afternoon together. I was sorry that we didn’t have enough time to share.

Taking on the sessions of “Quiet Time” and “Family Workshop” was a new experience for me. Before coming to APYC I had a rough idea of what I should touch yet I was open for any other thoughts to come in. Then the inspirations come in when I had my own Quiet Time in the morning. It was just like God’s voice leading me through the time when I was talking to the group. And the feedbacks from the participants were so positive which encouraged me very much.

Lastly, the touching moment during APYC. There was one young man in my family group who came from the earthquake place and was invited to share his experience in one of the main sessions. He was the youngest participant, 18 years old, and hardly spoke any English. In family group he only spoke Japanese and asked someone to translate for him yet he prepared his speech in English. The night before he was speaking, around midnight I saw him practicing his speech outside his room. Later on I realized he didn’t go back to his room to sleep because he was practicing so hard that he felt asleep outside. While he was sharing in the main session none of us could understand his English, but I was touched by his hard working and sincerity. Looking at him I can see the hope.

During APYC the issues among different countries was brought up as well. There were mixed relationship among Japan, Korea, and China. Many nights there were different small groups going on talks about different parts of the history. It was painful for the young Japanese to know what Japan had done to Korea and China since their text book never taught. On the closing I was touched to see Korean, Japanese, and Chinese sat together building up the friendships.

There is much more to share but I will stop here.

Thank you for reading.

H.Y