Sunday Service - 27th June 2010

On Sunday Brother James Lee of "Breakthrough" came to share with our Church the work of this Christian volunteer organisation. The main aim of Breakthrough is to help the marginalised especially the poor regardless of race. Brother Lee showed our congregation some slides of those whom they have helped. Some of these people were really poor and some were old who could not take care of themselves. He showed a case of an oldlady of 73 years old, dispite having 12 children none took care of her, she lives alone. Some of our Church members are involved in this organisation. In fact our elder Dr.Tiong is helping the organisation in examining the eyes of the elderly and give them glasses where necessary.

Here is a case of The Three Boys.( See pictures )

The three boys whose parents were divorced had left them to fend for themselves. The youngest is 11, hope to go to school some day. The other brothers are 17 and 15 both working part-time to survive the family.

Note: Pictures and textabout the three boys is from Breakthrough website )

You can read more about their work from their website : www.breakthrough.org.my

The Hippopotamus and the Tortoise

This is a very interesting real story about a baby hippo and a 100 year old tortoise. Thanks to Sister Sarah sharing with me, it is here for you. We human can learn a thing or two about love from the animal kingdom. Read on....


'Much of life can never be explained but only witnessed'
Rachel Naomi Remen, MD

NAIROBI (AFP) - A baby hippopotamus that survived the tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong bond with a giant male century-old tortoise in an animal facility in the port city of Mombassa, officials said

The hippopotamus, nicknamed Owen and weighing about 300 kilograms (650 pounds), was swept down Sabaki River into the Indian Ocean , then forced back to shore when tsunami waves struck the Kenyan coast on December 26, before wildlife rangers rescue him

'It is incredible. A-less-than-a-year-old hippo has adopted a male tortoise, about a century old, and the tortoise seems to

be very happy with being a 'mother',' ecologist Paula Kahumbu, who is in charge of Lafarge Park , told AFP.

'After it was swept away and lost its mother, the hippo was traumatized. It had to look for something to be a surrogate mother. Fortunately , it landed on the tortoise and established a strong bond. They swim, eat and sleep together,' the ecologist added. 'The hippo follows the tortoise exactly the way it followed its mother. If somebody approaches the tortoise, the hippo becomes aggressive, as if protecting its biological mother,' Kahumbu added.
'The hippo is a young baby, he was left at a very tender age and by nature, hippos are social animals that like to stay with their mothers for four years,' he explained.

'Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.'

This is a real story that shows that our differences don't matter
much when we need the comfort of another.

We could all learn a lesson from these two creatures of God,
'Look beyond the differences and find a way to walk the path together.'

'Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves.'

A Tribute to Mommies

Father's Day just passed. Now we honour mothers everywhere. Here is a video of mothers singing to the tune of Rhapsody ( Song by rock group Queen ).

What is a Mother?

It takes a mother's love
to make a house a home
A place to be remembered
no matter where we roam.
It takes a mother's patience
to bring a child up right
And her courage and her cheerfulness
to make a dark day bright.
It takes's a mother's thoughfullness
to mend the heart's deep hurts
And her skill and her endurance
to mend little socks and shirts.
It takes a mother's kindness
to forgive us when we err,
To sympathize in trouble
and to bow her head in prayer,
It takes a mother;s wisdom
to recognise our needs
And to give us reassurance
by her loving words and deeds.

Helen Steiner Rice

That's My King-Dr.S.M Lockridge

Indeed, Hallelujah, to our King!

Thanks to Sister Sarah who directed me to this video and suggested that it be uploaded onto this blog.

Pray that you are blessed by it. Amen!

Sunday Service - Father's Day

This Sunday is special because it is Father's Day. The youths of FBC made a presentation. The presenter was Aaron Poh, Bro.Teck Lim's son. He started with a video "Tribute to Parents"(Watch below) followed by the youth singing "You Raise Me Up". Despite the minor hiccup in the singing presentation, all of us appreciated the efforts of the young people. All parents were also given each a token gift, mothers included.


A power point presentation

In this powerpoint, the backgrounds are pictures of our youths who went kayaking on Saturday.(Plus other pictures). The youths of FBC is led by Bro.Chung Chek, Sis Piak Imm,assisted by elders Bro Soon King and Sis Sarah. Some other elders also went along. All had a blessed trip.

You raise me up

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Nehemiah International

Our Church had the previlege of having Dr.Han of Nehemiah from Germany to speak to us. He just came from Kalimantan where his organisation is helping a village with medical facilities and other amendities beside sharing the Gospel there.

Dr.Han is a social scientist, involving in helping drug addicts, the poor, homeless in Germany. Nehemiah was set up about 20 years ago to build bridges amongst the Churches in Germany. Traditionally, Churches there did not communicated with each other well.

Dr.Han also shared with us about reaching out to others, and how he has been sharing his live with non-Christians all over the world. He is a marathoner and he associated himself with fellow runners and after gaining their trust he introduced the gospel to them. His sharing is helpful as our Church is also reaching out to others through the Alpha course, and his ideas certainly helped.

He said he is ordinary like all of us. Jesus used the ordinary to teach the gospel to others, and we all can do it too.

He urged those who were not sure to pray to God to give them oportunity to serve Him. We all can start with befriending someone, or people whom we share particular interest. Like him he likes running, perhaps you may be interested in art, photography and many other things. Associate with people of similar interests, slowly gain their trust, and put the gospel into actions.

Personally, I think this is a powerful message. The important thing is to gain the trust of people and show them genuine love of Jesus.

Father's Day Video

Godly Dad's


Proverb 22:6 "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it."

To all fathers, "A Happy Father's Day!"

Food Galore in Kuala Lumpur

We Malaysians like our foods. You get plenty of varieties in Kuala Lumpur (KL).

Slide No. 1 - Fried dumpling from O & S Coffee shop at Paramount Garden, Petaling Jaya, K.L. These tasty dumplings are sold by a Yong Tau Fu stall there. If you have a chance try it. No, I am not a marketing agent of this stall! Just that my family and I enjoyed these dumplings. We frequented this stall when we were staying in KL some years ago.

Slide N0. 2 - Curry Laksa also from O & S Coffee shop. Tasty but not too spicy hot. I have tried many stalls, this one is the best. Mou Tak Then! (If you know Cantonese)

Slide No. 3 - Old style peanut pancake. Sorry I did not have a picture of the cake. It is like the Malay "Apon Balik" (spelling ?) This type is cooked in probably 20 inches pan and cut into pieces. Brings back memories of the old days.

Slide No. 4 - Sushi, popular Japanese foods. These were from Jusco supermarket at I Utama Shopping complex. Those who like Japanese foods, you can get these at Jusco priced reasonably.

Slide No. 5 -Carl Junior burger. This is American. The resturant came to KL few years ago. Their burgers are charcoal boiled, so they taste much nicer than the usual pan fried varieties. It is filling, could not finish a burger in one sitting! At lease for "old" person like me!

Slide No. 6 - Beef noodle from Petaling street. Taste is average.

Slide No. 7 - Cantonese fried kueh tiaw ( flat white noodle ). This is from Manhattan Restuarant at Berjaya Building. It is tasty, the texture of the noodle is just right.

Slide No. 8 - Fried Kueh Tiaw from Pavillion Mall food court. Tasted very good. The presentation is nice, with the natural leaf container.

Slide No. 9 - Lai Foong Beef Noodle. This is the most tasty beef noodle in KL! The owner started this stall 56 years ago at the same location! (now second generation serving). You can eat this at Lai Foong Retaurant near to Petaling Street.

Slide No.10 - Hainanese Chicken Rice from Manhattan Restaurant. Very authentic and traditional tasting chicken rice. Very tasty.

Slide No. 11 - Korean noodles soup served with kimchi and pickled carrot. It has its own unique taste, good. Found in a small korean restaurant at Berjaya Time Square.

The Bible said our soul can be satisfied with richest of foods. Foods are necessary for sustaining our health if eaten in appropriate amount. This Psalm says they even feed our souls and we praise God.

Psalm 63:5
My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.