Our Regions CZ - Most
Atlantic Bridge in MostSince 1996 Atlantic Bridge has organised activities in Most, an ideal place for us to develop youth work, particularly as Most means “bridge” in English! Various Expression teams have been in different schools in the Most region and in 1997 our first IYF in the Czech Republic took place in the nearby town of Louny. In 2001 the first Marco Polo Team researched the region to discover the youth culture. They found that young people were disillusioned about their city and depressed about their possibilities. Since then, Atlantic Bridge has been anxious to increase the presence of our staff and interns in the region so we can build ongoing youth work. In 2005 we started with two enthusiastic English BB interns, Phil and Simeon, under the supervision of two part-time staff. They established contacts with the churches and built up a continuing presence in the schools. The highlight of that year was a concert in the Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary with the Angels of Harmony, a black gospel choir from Philadelphia (USA). Phill and a new intern, Tamas from Hungary, continued the work in 2006. And in 2007 Sam, from Connecticut (USA), continued to build contacts in more schools. After twelve years of various efforts and activities in the Most region, 2008 is a year of evaluation and planning while we decide how to proceed with a strong effort. Lenka Fritschova (Regional Coordinator) and Kendra Hoover (Youth Leader and Flying English Teacher) are coordinating a group of students from Lenka’s school who will host a youth group from Portland, OR (USA) in July 2008. As of 2009 we will begin to implement a Regional Youth Contact while at the same time start BB Clubs in schools. To accomplish this we are planning for a group of young adults to be in Most as of September 2009. This group will be the Most Dream Team for which we are presently recruiting members. A RST will be guiding this work with support from the partner regions, which are now being developed.
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