Nairobi, 11 February, 2021 / 8:14 pm (ACI Africa).
At the upcoming Youth Chastity Conference in Kenya, young people are expected to share their experiences of living chaste lives amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the convener of the event has told ACI Africa.
In the Thursday, February 11 interview, Sr. Rose Macharia told ACI Africa that the Saturday, February 13 virtual Youth Chastity Conference will be held under the theme, “Living Chastity During COVID-19.”
“These are COVID times and we would like to hear from the young people how they have managed to live chastely, their own experiences and how as young people they can continue to live chaste lives in the midst of the pandemic,” Sr. Macharia said.
The member of the Sisters of Mercy went on to highlight the purpose of the annual event that usually takes place the Saturday before Valentine’s Day saying that the initiative seeks to inform young people that “Valentine does not mean messing their lives.”
“We see that Valentine, whose intention might have been good from the onset, has been corrupted. There will be hype in the media about Valentine,” the Kenyan-born Nun remarked, adding that by advocating for chastity and “a chaste Valentine,” young people “can confidently become role models as opposed to what the media is trying to tell us.”
