On 9th Aug to 10th Aug our church had our annual church camp at Damai Puri, a seaside resort about 35 KM from Kuching. On the morning of 9th Aug 2013, all partcipants gathered at our chruch building to start the event. From our church many of us participated in a treasure hunt going from Kuching to Damai beach where the hotel is located. On the way we had to stop in various spots to locate what we were suppose to locate as instructed in the rules of the treasure hunt. Thank God that the weather was fine and there was no rain. On the way there we passed by Pasir Panjang beach resort which is very beautiful. Many of our members have not been there before, so that was an adventure for us. Most participants reached the hotel around 1 pm.
By 1.30 pm our first seminar started. This year we had Bro. Bernard Chan from Sinapore. He is into family mentoring and discipleship training. Our camp main theme was "Discipleship" so his talks were appropriate. The first session lasted until 4.00pm. At 4.30pm four members of our church were baptised in the hotel pool. Bro.Neslon, his wife Sis. Hwei Choo, Bro. Andy, and Sis. Nancy were baptised in the pool witnessed by members of our church. Bro. Nelson and Sis Hwei Choo attended Senior Alpha last year. Thank God for their salvation!
We had our dinner just outside the resort. There is a commercial building just outside the hotel where we had our dinner. This place is also near to the beach, and its surrounding was very pleasant.
The the evening we had another session starting from 7.30pm to 10pm. By then many were exhausted, but some fellowshiped till the early morning.
The following day our last session started at 10am and ended at 12 noon.
the message from Bro Bernard was encouraging especially the subject of community in a church and how we can foster closer relationships with one another in our church. Praise God for a fruitful church champ! Hallelujah! Praise God!
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Monday, August 12, 2013
Friday, July 12, 2013
Pilgrimage to Holy Land 6 - Baptism of Bro. Austin Neo, FBC
Our Bro. Austin Neo was baptized in river Jordan, Israel during our pilgrimage to Israel. It was a very significant event for him and his wife as they have been waiting for this very moment for a while. As a church we are happy for him and we praise God for his baptism in river Jordan, Israel.
A few weeks ago Bro. Austin shared in church his testimony and prayers about his baptism. Bro.Austin shared that he was afraid of the cold, so since arriving in Israel on 17 th April 2013 he had been praying for warm weather. When we were in Israel, the day temperature range from 17 degree centigrade to about 19 degrees centigrade. To many it may not be cold but to Austin it was cold beside he has to be submerged in the river during baptism. Each morning when he awake he prayed for warm weather and he will look out of the hotel window to check on the weather outside. He was supposed to be scheduled for baptism as soon as we reached Israel, but the tour guide said he has to postpone it as he had other arrangements. Austin was relieved when he heard that because at that time the weather was cold. He continued to pray for warm weather everyday. Finally his time to be baptized came a few days after we arrived in Israel. As the bus approached the river Jordan we noted the hot weather. At that time we did not know Austin's reservation about the cold weather. When we arrived by the river Jordan, the weather was hot, it was about 32 degree centigrade. But Austin shared that although he noted the sunny weather he did not know whether it was cold in the river. He went to the shower in the shower room, and found that the water was hot because of the heat on the water pipes. He thought to himself, "Well, the water is warm here wonder whether it is the same in the river". He got ready and stepped into the water and felt that the river water was not cold. From then one he had full confidant and went through the baptism ceremony without any issue. Praise God that He had answered Austin's prayers! Hallelujah! Praise God!
Here is a short video of Austin baptism.
A few weeks ago Bro. Austin shared in church his testimony and prayers about his baptism. Bro.Austin shared that he was afraid of the cold, so since arriving in Israel on 17 th April 2013 he had been praying for warm weather. When we were in Israel, the day temperature range from 17 degree centigrade to about 19 degrees centigrade. To many it may not be cold but to Austin it was cold beside he has to be submerged in the river during baptism. Each morning when he awake he prayed for warm weather and he will look out of the hotel window to check on the weather outside. He was supposed to be scheduled for baptism as soon as we reached Israel, but the tour guide said he has to postpone it as he had other arrangements. Austin was relieved when he heard that because at that time the weather was cold. He continued to pray for warm weather everyday. Finally his time to be baptized came a few days after we arrived in Israel. As the bus approached the river Jordan we noted the hot weather. At that time we did not know Austin's reservation about the cold weather. When we arrived by the river Jordan, the weather was hot, it was about 32 degree centigrade. But Austin shared that although he noted the sunny weather he did not know whether it was cold in the river. He went to the shower in the shower room, and found that the water was hot because of the heat on the water pipes. He thought to himself, "Well, the water is warm here wonder whether it is the same in the river". He got ready and stepped into the water and felt that the river water was not cold. From then one he had full confidant and went through the baptism ceremony without any issue. Praise God that He had answered Austin's prayers! Hallelujah! Praise God!
Here is a short video of Austin baptism.
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