OPENING CEREMONY AND PRAY FOR MARAWI

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OPENING CEREMONY AND PRAY FOR MARAWI
On 20th July we held the Opening Ceremony for School of Peace 2017. The cosy ceremony were in Omah Petroek where we together learn and live during 3 months. Even though the couples previous days were a little tiring for us, we also prepared well for performances, praying, dramas, dancing and decoration as well.



It was drizzling a bit, however the guests came earler than we expected. We lighted all the candles put inside the colorful lanterns. The song “Imagine” started was the moment we lighted our own candles one by one, formed a line by country’s alphabets. We went down to light the candle in the peace tree, sparkling and hopeful.




We talked to the guests and dancing with them. Many traditional dancing from Timor Leste, Indonesia, Cmbodia, Myanmar… Terima kasih for joining the ceremony. And hope we can do better in the next time.



We took some photos and sang “Pray for the Peace” for the villagers in Marawi, The Philippines. A lot of messages did we want to send. Stop bombing. Take care the refugees. We prayed for Marawi and expressed our love and concerns to people there too. From the bottom of the heart, everyone wants calm and peace, so do not treat unfairly. Let human live in a harmony and happy life.




29th July, 2017



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