DBTI students hold three-day camp

A three-day camp for Don Bosco Technological Institute (DBTI) students held in Port Moresby last weekend attracted nearly 500 students, staff, and selected student-facilitators.
The camp, which was held at the DBTI school premises, focused on the elements of Salesian Youth Spirituality and had the theme of: ‘Dream, Live, Love like Don Bosco’.
The special event was conceptualised by the Salesians and the FMA Sisters together with the pastoral team as the institute celebrated its Silver Jubilee of Foundation and coincided with the Bicentenary of Don Bosco’s dream.
The camp was divided into two batches, where the first batch was held from March 1-3 for the first and fourth-year students, while the second batch will be held from March 8-10 for the second and third-year students.
Several invited speakers, namely Godfrey Morisa, Sr Alice Fulgencio, and Fr Angel Sanchez shared on the dream of Don Bosco at nine and how the participants themselves can dream, live and love like Don Bosco.
Fr Juna Amang deepened the participants’ knowledge of Salesian Youth Spirituality alongside the SYS Amazing Race as a means to help them set their goals and dreams before leaving DBTI.
Students were divided into 15 groups to battle it out in team-building activities like mirror of life, every drop counts, hamster roll, escape the web, and connector, strengthening their friendship, communication, personal, and social values that would make them ‘like Don Bosco’ in friendship with Jesus.
At the end of the celebrations, selected students expressed their satisfaction and happiness over the course of the three-day camp.
Benildus Gambu, a fourth-year electrical student, said: “This event is the best time and the best moment of my life that allows me to recollect myself and define my relationship with man and with Christ.”
Noelyn Masia, a first-year information technology student, reflected: “One thing that sank deeply into my heart is that life is full of struggles, but we can overcome them, if we cooperate with each other, communicate well, and be optimistic regardless of whatever the outcome will be.”
Soms David, a first-year welding student, recalled: “I was really impressed with the bonfire because I could feel the spirit of God when I burnt the things that disturb my life that I wrote on the paper.
“Now with God, I feel free.”
On behalf of all the campers, Manasseh Hauseng, a first-year automotive student, expressed:
“Our heartfelt thanks for shaping our physical, spiritual, and social aspects for these three days and two nights of a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”