M2016 Firas
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My name is Firas Al Shomali,
I'm from Beit Sahour (Palestine) and I'm 25 years old,
I am from “Our Lady of Fatima” Parish,
and I own a shop that sells phones,
tablets, and computers.
I heard about the event (WYD) from
our parish during Sunday mass,
Father Bashar talked
about the event during the mass…
I chose to participate in World Youth Day
because this year is the year of mercy,
and recently I've been closer to God
and I'd love to meet the pope…
I wanted to experience something great
a spiritual experience
especially in the year of mercy…
I ask the people there to help us,
to pray with us for our land, for Palestine…
for the land of mercy and the land of peace.
I am a leader in the scouts
and a leader of the bagpipes group…
I coach the group and I lead meetings for them…
and also I offer them my experience in the scouts.
Recently I've been feeling that I am closer to God
and I feel that this trip will close the
gap between me and God even more so
and this might help me
as a leader in the scouts
and as a member of the youth group
so that I can help the members
grow spiritually.