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Official Newsletter of Peninsular Malaysia Mission | Issue 30 | Sep 2011
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels,
but have not love, I am only a resounding gong
or a clanging cymbal.
1 Corinthians 13:1, NIV.
៥ 㢹 㛑䇈 ϛ Ҏ ⱘᮍ 㿔, ᑊ ໽ Փⱘ 䆱䇁
ै≵ ᳝ ⠅ , ៥ ህ៤ њ 号 ⱘ䫷 , ડᕫ 䪍 ϔ㠀 .
હᵫ໮ࠡк 13:1
PENINSULAR MALAYSIA MISSION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
ADD 22-1, Jalan 2/114, Kuchai Business Centre, Jalan Kuchai Lama, 58200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
TEL (603) 7984 7795 | FAX (603) 7984 4600
EMAIL pem@adventist.org.my | WEBSITE www.adventist.org.my
| Free Internal Circulation
~ Message ~
MISSION STATEMENT
We, the Seventh-day Adventist
Church exist to preach the gospel
to
prepare
the
people
in
Peninsular Malaysia for Jesus
Christ’s
second
coming,
by
ministering to their physical, mental,
social and spiritual needs through
in-reach
and
outreach
programmes of the Church.
VISION STATEMENT
To prepare our members for Jesus’
soon return and with united spirit
evangelize the whole of Peninsular
Malaysia.
PEM DIRECTORY
President
Leong Fai
Executive Secretary
Terrance Sim
Treasurer
Adventist
Jayce Gooi
Laymen
Industries
Chaplaincy
Services
&
Jayce Gooi
Francis Amer (HON)
Children
Ministry,
Community
Service, Women Ministry
Tam Man Lin
Communication, Public Affairs &
Religious Liberty
Terrance Sim
Education
Matthew Mambu
Family Ministry Petrik Andrews
Message
from the President of
Peninsular Malaysia Mission (PEM), Pr Leong Fai
Bringing Hope to Every Family
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these
is love.” (I Cor 13:13).
Faith, hope and love are three pillars of Christianity. Hope carries us through
all pains and sufferings in our Christian journey. Hope is the element that gives
us joy while we are still in this sinful world. Hope will be in history as we settle in
the paradise, but not the faith and love.
The Publishing Department of the world church adopted a slogan “bringing
hope to every family”. This is not just in words. The world church is setting up
plans, and mobilizes every Seventh-day Adventist to fulfill this slogan.
Peninsular Malaysia Mission is without exception. We plan to scatter the Great
Hope like autumn leaves as Ellen White referred to this plan. (The Great Hope
is a new title given to the Great Controversy which contains the timely
message and hope for the world).
There are more than 22 million in population within our mission territory. By
law, 40% of these populations are reachable with the gospel, that is about 8.8
million. If we estimate 8 persons form a family unit, we have 1.1 million families
to share our hope. Owing to the limited resources, we plan to distribute
110,000 copies (10% of the families) in 2012 and 2013. Hopefully, by God’s
grace, we can share with the other 90% of the reachable families in 2014 and
2015. In the human point of view, it does not seem possible, but in God, there
is nothing impossible if we choose to work with Him.
In order to let God ordain and commission the Great Hope Project’s success
accordingly, I would like to encourage every children of God be blessed by
reading through the Great Controversy (at least the last 14 chapters of the
book) this year so that we can be a channel to bless others in 2012 and
2013.>
Health Ministry Jane Yap
Leadership
Development
Mission
Ministerial
Education
And
(LEAD), Adventist
Leong Fai
Lawrence Randig
Personal Ministry, Sabbath School
Ministry, Voice of Prophecy
Tan Meng Cheng
Philanthropic
Goh Cheng Siew
Shepherdess International
Tam Man Lin
Spirit of Prophecy
Dennis Ng
Stewardship & Trust Services
Alex Rajakumar
Youth, Pathfinder, AMiCUS
James Edward A
Vision 2
CONGRATULATIONS to Lawrence, Joanne and Benjamin Teoh on their
baptisms by Pr Simon Siew in Kuantan during the Petaling Jaya English Church
Camp from Jun 10-12. Left to right: Pr Petrik Andrews, Lawrence, Joanne,
Benjamin, Pr Simon Siew.>
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2, NIV.
~ PEM President’s Message & Good News from PEM Churches ~
ᇚ Ⳑ ᳯ ᏺ㒭 ↣ Ͼ ᆊ ᒁ ĀབҞᐌᄬⱘֵ᳝ˈ᳝ᳯˈ᳝⠅䖭ϝḋˈ݊Ё᳔
໻ⱘᰃ⠅DŽā˄ᵫࠡ ˖˅
ֵǃᳯ੠⠅ᰃ෎ⴷᬭֵӄϝ໻ᬃ᷅DŽⳐᳯᏺ៥Ӏ
䍄䖛㢺䲒ⱘ෎ⴷᕦᮙ⿟DŽⳐᳯՓ៥Ӏ⌏೼䖭㔾ᙊ
Ϫ⬠ҡ✊ৃҹ᳝୰ФDŽ೼໽೑䞠ˈֵᖗ੠⠅ᖗҡ
✊ֱᄬˈԚⳐᳯᇚ៤Ўग़৆DŽ
ܼ⧗ᬭӮⱘ᭛ᄫᏗ䘧䚼䮼প㒇њϔϾᷛ䇁ˈህᰃ
ĀᇚⳐᳯᏺ㒭↣ϔϾᆊᒁāDŽ䖭ϡऩऩᰃϔϾষ
োDŽܼ⧗ᬭӮᏆ㒣䅶ゟњ໮乍䅵ߦˈᑊ⿃ᵕⱘࡼ
ਬܼԧ໡ЈֵᕦˈՓ䆹ষো៤Ўᅲ䰙ⱘ㸠ࡼDŽ偀
ᴹ㽓ѮञቯऎӮгϡ՟໪DŽḍ᥂ᗔ⠅ӺᏜ↡᠔䇈
ⱘ ˈ ៥Ӏᔧ ᇚ ӳ໻Ⳑ ᳯ བ⾟໽ ⱘ ৊ᄤ㠀 Ꮧ ⒵ ഄ
䴶DŽ˄೼䖭ᇚⳐᳯᏺ㒭↣Ͼᆊᒁ䅵ߦЁˈӳ໻Ⳑ
ᳯᰃ୘ᙊПѝⱘᮄৡ⿄DŽℸкࣙ৿њ㒭⦄ҷϪ⬠
ⱘֵᙃঞӳ໻ⳐᳯDŽ˅
೼៥ӀऎӮⱘ㣗ೈ‫ݙ‬᳝䍙䖛ϸगϸⱒϛҎষDŽḍ
᥂⊩ᕟˈ៥Ӏৃҹ৥ⱒߚПಯकⱘҎӴᡀ⽣䷇ˈ
гህᰃܿⱒܿकϛҎষDŽབᵰ៥ӀԄ䅵ᑇഛܿϾ
Ҏ㒘៤ϔϾᆊᒁऩԡˈ៥Ӏህ᳝ϔⱒϔकϛⱘᆊ
ᒁⱘᎹ԰ᇍ䈵DŽ಴ЎⳂࠡऎӮⱘ䌘⑤᳝䰤ˈ៥Ӏ
䅵ߦ೼ ঞ ϸᑈ‫ߚݙ‬থकϔϛᴀ˄˅
ӳ ໻ ⳐᳯDŽ Ꮰ ᳯ䴴ⴔ Ϟ Ᏹⱘᘽ ‫ˈ ݌‬៥Ӏ ৃ ҹ ೼
ঞ ᑈ‫ݙ‬৥঺໪ ⱘᆊᒁࡾ࡯DŽҹҎⱘ
ⳟ⊩䖭ᰃϡৃ㛑ⱘˈԚ೼ϞᏱ޵џ䛑㛑ˈা㽕៥
Ӏ䗝ᢽϢ⼖ৠᎹDŽ
㽕ՓϞᏱ᠔䅶ゟ੠৽੤ⱘӳ໻Ⳑᳯ䅵ߦ៤ࡳˈ៥
哧ࢅ↣ϔԡϞᏱⱘᄤ⇥೼Ҟᑈ‫ݙ‬䇏ᅠ୘ᙊПѝϔ
䘡˄㟇ᇥᇚ᳔ৢकಯゴ䇏ϔ䘡˅ҹԧ偠ҢЁ᠔ᕫ
ࠄⱘ⽣⇨ˈབℸˈ៥Ӏ೼ ঞ ᑈৃҹ៤
Ўㅵ䘧ˈՓ߿Ҏг㩭⽣>
BAPTISMS SHARED BY PR SAMUEL MONEY: On Aug 6,
Pr Samuel Money baptized six souls in Seremban after
a series of evangelistic meetings. Pr and Mrs Minsun
are doing a great job in Seremban. They are also
branching out their work into Nilai, 24 kilometers
away, and in another town, Gemas, 100 kilometers
away from Seremban. Pr Minsun is also specialized in
working for the orang asli people near Nilai. Please
pray for their work.>
SPONSORSHIP
available
for
Seventh-day
Adventists who are interested in the Medical
Ministry. For details, please contact:-Dr Edward Nathan (Penang Adventist Hospital)
Add: 465 Burmah Road. 10350 Penang, Malaysia.
Tel: 04-2227200
Email: edwardnathan@pah.com.my
The Registrar (Christian Medical College)
Add: Bagayam, Vellore--632002,
Tamil Nadu, South India.
Telefax: 00-91-416-232788
BAPTISMS SHARED BY MRS LEONG FAI (LEFT PICTURE):
Congratulations to Chan Yut Lin, Melvyn Poh Ern
Meng, Micholas Poh Ern Sheng, Priscilla Poh Ern Huey,
Christopher Teh Kai Yao and Crystal Teh Hui Yin (ٙᘽ
᜻ˈ ٙᘽ㚰ˈٙᘽᯢˈ䚥߃㗔ˈ䚥ᚴል) (kids from KIDs
Club) on their baptisms on Jul 30, conducted by Pr
Chan Chong Kee.
The five children are the second batch of Vacation
Bible School attendees being baptized in Penang.
During this baptism service, their parents put on their
baptismal robes for them.
Welcome to the Penang Chinese Church!>
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:8, NIV.
Vision 3
~ Good News from PEM Churches ~
s
NEWSTART Charity Bazaar
(International Vegetarian Food Fair & Games)
Venue:
Date:
Time:
NEWSTART SHARED BY PR TAN MENG CHENG: From Jul
3-8, the Petaling Jaya (PJ) Chinese Church organized
a "NEWSTART Week Community Service Programme"
together with the help of Aenon Health Care, a
project sponsored by Pejabat ADUN Selangor,
Kawasan Bukit Gasing.
Taman Bandar SS2
(Petaling Jaya, Selangor)
Oct 16, 2011 (Sun)
9:00am – 4:00pm
ALL proceeds go towards
charitable organizations.
For more information, contributions or
setting up of stalls, please contact:ͲͲ
Lip Sin at 016Ͳ3336698
Siew Mei at 016Ͳ2136998
Edmund at 012Ͳ3338656
Jessica at 013Ͳ4210119
On Jul 3 (Sunday), there was an opening ceremony
at the PJ Old Town Bus Station. We provided free
health screening, assisted by the Adventist
Community Health Centre (ACC) staff, free massage
therapy, healthy cooking demonstration and free
vegetarian lunch for all the participants.
Every morning from Jul 4-8, we conducted the
CHAROBIX exercise for the PJ Old Town residents at
the field. In the afternoons, Aenon Health Care
medical missionaries and volunteers, together with
our church members went from house to house for
visitation and provided health services.
In the
evening, we conducted health talks on NEWSTART
and cooking demonstrations.
It was a wonderful experience and a great
opportunity to witness to the residents in PJ Old Town.
Some residents indicated their interest to join our
church health activities in the future. Some even
attended our church services on Sabbath. Praise
God and may all the glory be to our Savior Jesus
Christ.
We want to thank all the volunteers from ACC and
Aenon Health Care, especially our dedicated
community service leaders (Yew Lip Sin and his team)
and programme chairman (Dr Lai).>
Vision 4
HAPPY HEALTHY COMMUNITY SHARED BY SIA EU GIN:
Celebrating a Happy, Healthy Community was the
theme for the health programme held by Malacca
Church on Jul 31. Church members cooperated and
worked as one to prepare for this day. Flyers, leaflets
and other materials were distributed to the surrounding
community and beyond. Several counters were put up
to aid with the measurements of height, weight, Body
Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure and glucose level,
body fat percentage and health age.
These
measurements are essential in helping people realize
their health conditions. After the various tests, members
of the public were then counselled by qualified doctor
and nurses as to how they can obtain optimum health.
Lectures on “Diabetes, and Its Management” along with
“Understanding Health Age,” were conducted. An
interactive lecture on calories was held to help
participants realize the caloric content of their food
intake. On the whole, the programme was informative
and an eye opener for many including many church
members. While the adults were engrossed in the
lectures, the children participated in the “NEWSTART” for
Kids programme. Health food and books were also on
sale. The event went smoothly and at the same time
served the community well.>
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge. Proverbs 23:12, NIV.
~ Good News from PEM Churches ~
BAPTISM SHARED BY PR DENNIS NG: Malacca Church baptisms on Jul 9 at the beach front. Photo courtesy of
Miron Gakim showing some of the Malacca Church members and the baptismal candidates.>
PARENT’S DAY PROGRAMME SHARED BY DORET AGNEL: Penang Indian Church organized a Parent’s Day
programme on Jul 9. It was attended by church members, Vacation Bible School graduates’ parents and some
new interests. We had several special programmes to raise awareness on family values, parenting and children
enrichment. There was also a skit as the main highlight, casted by the Penang Indian Youths.>
MOTHER’S DAY SHARED BY DANIEL VICTOR: Everyone loves his/her mother, and all of us love the mothers in our
church. On May 14, we celebrated Mother's Day in our church. During the Sabbath School programme, we
had a few mothers shared about their experiences as young and working mothers, as well as young
grandmothers. Some of their experiences were hilarious for us while some left tears in our eyes. We truly love you
all mothers.>
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation…1 Peter 2:9, NIV.
Vision 5
~ Good news from PEM Churches ~
26TH ANNUAL INDIAN CHURCH CAMP SHARED BY DORET AGNEL: This year, all the PEM Indian churches, had the 26th
Annual Indian Church Camp from Jun 2–5 at Sungai Petani, Kedah. The camp meeting was organized at the
Cinta Sayang Resort. The guest speaker was Dr Maywald Jesudass (Ministerial and Education Director in the
Middle East Union). This is the first time we had someone from that part of the world to be the guest speaker for
the camp.
PEM Treasurer, Jayce Gooi, officiated the opening of the camp and about 248 members from all the PEM Indian
churches participated in this 26th annual camp. Quite a number of non-Adventists also participated in this camp.
Two new interests, Simon and Matthew, testified that they were impressed by the Adventist messages, the
Sabbath truth and not forgetting the warm Christian fellowship.
All the campers were blessed by Dr Maywald’s inspiring messages, mainly on the Later Rain and Holy Spirit. All the
8 messages presented by the guest speaker had captured all the participants’ attention. It was a wonderful
camp and members are looking forward to the next 2 th Annual Indian Church camp in Bagan Datok (hosted by
Teluk Intan Church), in 2012. Praise God for blessing this camp!
Vision 6
An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips. Proverbs 24:26, NIV.
~Good News from PEM Churches ~
FATHER’S DAY AT SUNGAI WAY CHURCH SHARED BY
DANIEL VICTOR: On Jun 25, all the fathers in Sungai
Wai Church had a big smile on their faces as the
youths gathered together in planning the Father’s Day
programme. We had some fathers shared about their
experiences of being young fathers, as well as young
grandfathers. Most of the time, fathers are very quiet,
but we were delighted with their open sharings on that
day. We are grateful to our earthly fathers, and also
our Heavenly Father.>
PRAISE & WORSHIP, MUSICAL NIGHT IN SUNGAI WAY
CHURCH SHARED BY DANIEL VICTOR: On Jul 20, we
were blessed with the musical presentation by Pr
Rajaratnam Jones and his group. The church was filled
with both family and friends who were blessed by the
event.>
MOTHER’S DAY AT SUNGAI WAY CHURCH SHARED BY
DANIEL VICTOR: Everyone loves their mother, and all
of us love the mothers in our church. On May 14, we
celebrated Mother's Day in our church. During the
Sabbath School programme, we had a few mothers
shared their experience as young and working
mothers as well as young grandmothers. Some of their
experiences were hilarious for us, while some left tears
in our eyes. We truly love you all mothers.>
EVANGELISTIC MEETING SHARED BY PR ROBERT J
AGUSTIN: The Lord is Good, and His Mercies Endures
Forever. By the leading of the Holy Spirit, the Sungai
Way Church organized an evangelistic meeting from
Jul 15-17. The theme of the meeting was "Amazing
Truths!". Throughout the meeting, new friends and
guests attended each day. Please keep praying for
the gospel work and the new interests.>
HEALTHY FOOD COOKING DEMO SHARED BY YOSELYN
YOHAN:
CELEBRATION!
Sungai Way, Puchong
Women Ministry and Health Ministry joined together in
organizing a healthy food cooking demo in Puchong
Indian Church on Jul 3. Mrs Meena Sam, Mrs Evelynn,
Ms Yoselynn and Mrs Rebecca Agustin taught us to
bake, cook and make healthy food. Our neighbours
and friends joined us in this event.>
SHARED BY MRS LEONG FAI: In response to the request
by the Puchong Indian Group’s Community
Department, dialysis patient, Mr Ramachandran, was
presented a cheque of RM300.00 by Goh Cheng Siew,
representing PEM’s Philanthropy Department on Jul 9.
Mr Ramachandran is currently having Bible studies
under Pr Robert J Agustin.>
Praise be to the Lord, to God our Saviour, who daily bears our burdens. Psalm 68:19, NIV.
Vision 7
~ Good News from PEM Churches ~
坁䱜㟨↩䤓㠿䞮✌ Puchong Newly Baptized Members (䟀煓㧿噈⒕℺ Shared by Kit Nyin): ⦷ 2011
㄃ 7 㦗 23 㡴䤓⸘㋾㡴㡸ₙ᧨坁䱜䤓㟨♚掌⦷⏺才䌄₼㠖⪑勩↩ㄅ屐幐ₘ⇜坁䱜䤓㏤拢♚♦㾦┯⏴ₙガ䤓
⮶⹅ㄼ.
㇢⮸㡌嫛♦㾦䤓㢾㬐␅㄁䓶゗᧨力ₘ⇜♦㾦䤓ㆮ⏓ⱟⱈ⒕Ⓔ㦘棗䀆㭽ㆮ⏓ᇬ䞧⷟⽿ㆮ⏓✛煓㣢楾ⱟⱈ. Ⅵ
ⅻ掌⦷↦ⅉ槱ⓜ㔎帳✛㘴♦勅䲲⃉Ⅵⅻ₹ⅉ䤓㟠⃊᧨ㄅ⑂㉦₏䞮恮⅝⃊勅䲲᧨㒟⃉ₙガ䤓⏎Ⰲ. ⦷♦㾦䤓
扖䲚᧨扨ₘ⇜ㆮ⏓ⱟⱈ叇ₙサ䧏⠫㌵✛㄂⸘䤓㉒㍔᧨⦷ㄶ䤓ㆮ⏓ⱟⱈ✛⮸ₙ䤓↦⮸∎掌⃉Ⅵⅻ㎮Ⓙㄕ␃.
㇢⮸㣩ₙ᧨⦷坁䱜㟨↩㒠ⅻ㦘㎮㋸勩殟㣩↩. ␅₼棗䀆㭽ㆮ⏓✛煓㣢楾ⱟⱈ⒕℺ℕⅥⅻ帳幕⃊䤓兞☕. Ⅵ
ⅻ䤓屐幐掌䂀䂀⦿㎮┷ℕ⦷ㄶ⒉ゼ䤓㹞₏⇜. ⅝Ⅵⅻ䤓屐幐♾ⅴ䦚Ⓙ夌䏅㧴呹ₜ⚛䤓䞮㿊卛㣾᧨ₙガ䤓㏗
䓀₏恾掌⦷ㆤ欕䧏㒠ⅻ᧨∎㒠ⅻ㦘㧉↩帳幕䯑ㄅ㒟⃉䯑䤓䤓⏎Ⰲ. 㦏⚝᧨㎮庱⃊₏恾サ欕扨ₘ⇜ㆮ⏓ⱟ
ⱈ᧨常Ⅵⅻ厌⮮┯⏴ₙガ䓀䤓⮶⹅ㄼᇭ㏎坁䱜䤓ㆮ⏓ⱟⱈ厌⦷⃊摛℡䦇㔅㖐᧨槯䧏⃊䤓䓀✛㋸␇᧨₏怆
㒟栎♙⯣忿⮸⦌䤓拢恾.>
>
㘱幎㋸㍯⃚⹅ⷳ⏎棱 Love in Action – Visiting Rumah
Charis (䟀処商㤃✛⛷侺⚪ Shared by Zhi Chen & Che
Chiun): 2011 ㄃ 7 㦗 10 㡴㢾㒠ⅻⓜ枚↩⛧ⅻⒿ㋸㍯⃚⹅
㘱幎䤓㡴⷟. ㇢㒠ⅻⒿ才㋸㍯⃚⹅㢅᧨挲摛㦘㈗⮩㿊㾋䤓⺞
㦚♚. 㒠ⅻ⑕⮖ℕ⑯氥幦㷛全Ⅵⅻ⚻᧨执㟨Ⅵⅻ幦㷛摛䤓┷
⇫. 棳㷳⃚⮥᧨㒠ⅻ执₝挲K⺞㦚♚䘸䃇㒞᧨㦘Ⱁ᧶䘸槱
优᧨劐烿㗘⺞炰䷘䷘ᇭ䃇㒞夌䏅丏◤᧨⇕㹞₹⺞㦚♚掌䘸
㈦㈗㆏㉒. 䦚屐挲K⺞㦚♚挲⃗㆏㉒᧨㒠ⅻ䤓㉒掌㈗䅰恂.
㷳㶰᧨㒠ⅻ 㟨↩⃮サℕ㈗⮩㡴デ歮❐㗟全挲K⺞㦚♚ⅻᇭ
␅⸭᧨扨㶰䤓㘱幎常㒠ⅻⓜ枚↩⛧ⅻ掌㦘㈗⮶䤓㟅噆₝㢝
䤌⋩ⅉ䤓拢䚕ᇭ㒠ⅻ掌䂀䂀⦿⇢↩ℕ“㡌㹣♦㦃⃉㦘䰞”⦲
兞₼䤓拢䚕ᇭ⚛㢅᧨㒠 ⅻ执ⷵ↩ℕ䙜㍫愺扈䤓ⅉ✛ℚ䓸.
⦷㷳㏎ₙガ其兼忟䰞Ⅵⅻㄅ₝Ⅵⅻ⚛⦷᧨⃮㎮庱ₙガ常㒠
ⅻ䤓㘱幎厌欉Ⓒ⦿扪嫛.>
>
Vision 8
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5, NIV.
~ Good News from PEM Churches ~
BAPTISMS SHARED BY PR RS PHILIP: Thank the Lord Almighty for hearing and answering our prayers. Karthiyeenij,
from the Hindu background, is the youngest in her family. She has been hearing the truth for about 10 years
through Seselia Poobalan, Kulim church member, but she could not step forward for the truth due to her family
members. During Pr Edwin’s ministering in Kulim Church, her husband baptized into our church. The believers of
Kulim church would get together every Friday evenings, under the leadership of church elder Poobalan and
Seselia, to pray for this family particularly. After tireless prayers, the Holy Spirit touched Karthiyeenji’s heart, and
together with her two children, they baptized on Jul 2 at Ulu Paip, Kulim, by Pr Thevarajulu. We believe that
through this family, the Lord would touch her sister's and brother's families as well. Please pray for these precious
souls.>
HEALTH SCREENING SHARED BY PR ROBERT J AGUSTIN: By the leading of the Lord, the Sungai Way Health Team
organized a health screening at Desa Mentari on May 22.>
GOSPEL MUSICAL NIGHT SHARED BY PR ROBERT J AGUSTIN: After the evangelistic meeting, on Jul 20, we were
blessed again by a group of pastors and teachers from India. We were blessed by their gospel songs and
messages. All glory and honour to the Lord. Praise HIM always.>
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Matthew 5:8, NIV.
Vision 9
~ Good News from PEM Churches ~
SHARED BY PR RUBIL PAMAJAH: KKR- SDA Pandamaran
BM / SDA Klang BM pada 22-23 July 2011.
KKR-(Kumpulan Kebangunan Rohani) gabungan antara
gereja SDA Pandamaran dan SDA Klang telah
diadakan pada 22-23 July 2011. Tema perkumpulan
tersebut adalah: BAGAIMANA SUPAYA SUKSES. Ada
lima sesi kotbah yang telah disampaikan berlandaskan
dari tema tersebut:
1. Sukses dalam Berpacaran
2. Sukses dalam Hubungan Suami-Isteri
3. Sukses dalam Mendidik Anak- anak
4. Sukses dalam Kerjaya
5. Sukes dalam Keimanan / Kerohanian
Gereja Pandamaran telah menjemput Pr Stimson
Hutagalung dan Mrs Pastor, Rolyana Febriana dari UNAI
Bandung
Indonesia
sebagai
pembicara
khas
perkumpulan ini. Selain mendengar kotbah, lagu-lagu
Istimewa turut dipersembahkan dari kumpulan koir / solo
dari gereja Klang dan Pandamaran. Suasana bagitu
indah sekali dengan kehadiran para anggota gereja
setempat dan juga tetamu tetamu yang datang turut
serta menjayakan perkumpulan ini. Sebagai tanda
penghargaan kepada pembicara undangan kami,
gereja
Pandamaran
telah
memberikan
Sijil
penghargaan kepada mereka dan juga cenderahati
berupa foto yang diambil semasa sesi bergambar
sebahagian daripada peserta perkumpulan ini. Tidak
dilupakan juga kepada semua para anggota gereja
Pandamaran dan Klang terutama sekali para tetamu
yang telah datang…terima kasih kerana tanpa anda
semua KKR ini tidak akan terlaksana dengan jayanya.
Terima kasih juga kepada PEM yang sentiasa memberi
dorongan dan bantuan sehingga kami dapat
laksanakan acara ini dengan baik. Semoga Tuhan
memberkati.>
SERMONS RECORD PROJECT SHARED BY MRS LEONG
FAI: Two teenagers from Puchong Chinese Church,
㔫㢋᱈ and 㔫ṧᡀ, were awarded gifts from the PEM
Children's Ministries Department, for their faithfulness
in listening and recording of sermons notes during
the last quarter from Apr to Jun.
Sermons Record Project is one of the projects from
the PEM Children's Ministries Department to
encourage the children to pay attention during
worship services and thus enrich their spiritual life.
If your children are interested in joining this project,
kindly contact Ms Christine Tan at PEM (03-79847795)
to get the free sermon notebooks available in 4
languages: English, Chinese, Tamil and Bahasa.>
UNIQUE ADVENTIST HEALTH MESSAGE SHARED BY DR
DICKY NG (LEFT PICTURES):
Mr Steven Chee, a
volunteer with Penang Adventist Hospital, went to Bukit
Mertajam Chinese Methodist Church (BM CMC) with Dr
Dicky Ng and Dr Wesley Toh on Jun 8 evening. The
three joined in the church mid week evening worship
service organized by the Women's Ministry. While Dr
Dicky Ng shared the unique Adventist Health Message
with about 100 in attendance, Mr Steven Chee
conducted the glucose tests. BM CMC expressed their
great appreciation to Penang Adventist Hospital
Wellness Doctor and Chief Operating Officer for sharing
their expertise to help the Bukit Mertajam c-ommunity in
preventive health.>
Vision 10
Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and understanding. Proverbs 23:23, NIV.
~ Good News from PEM Churches ~
MEDICAL AND DENTAL OUTREACH FOR ORANG ASLI IN KUANTAN SHARED BY MRS JANE B YAP: From Aug 20-21, a
5-member medical team from Penang consist of a medical doctor, 2 dentists, a nurse and a dental assistant,
together with Adventist Community Health Centre staff, PEM staff and Kuantan Adventist Church pastor and
some members, dedicated their weekend for the Orang Asli Medical and Dental outreach which started on
Saturday afternoon until Sunday afternoon.
A total of 74 orang asli people both young and old, from two nearby orang asli villages, benefited from this
event. Free medications, medical consultation, dental extraction, dental filling and a health talk were among
the services that were given free of charge. A big thank you to those who spent their weekend serving the
community! Praise the Lord indeed!>
PATHFINDER SHARED BY PR SAMUEL MONEY (BOTTOM LEFT): The JB English Church hosted a training for Master
Guides and Master Guides-in-Training in the church during the weekend of Jul 22- 24.
A new award known as, "Pathfinder Leadership Award," has been devised by the General Conference and Part 1
of the training began in the Johor Bahru Church during that weekend.
Those participated in Part 1 of the training included, Pastors, Master Guides, and Master Guides-in-training from
the JB English, JB Bahasa, JB Tamil, Ulu Tiram, Kulai and the Skudai Church groups. The following people served as
instructors for the training: Pr James Edward, MG Elba Lee and MG Art Chew. Parts 2 and 3 of the training will be
followed up in the coming months. This new award is to rejuvenate the leaders with new skills as Master Guides.>
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness…Matthew 5:8, NIV.
Vision 11
~ Good News from PEM Churches ~
TALK ON “MICROPHONE AND ITS PLACEMENT” SHARED BY IR CHUAH CHIN HOON, AMN: A talk containing about
135 slides on sound reinforcement system was held at the Petaling Jaya Chinese Church (PJCC) Aug 6 at 2pm.
The talk was given by Ir Chuah Chin Hoon, AMN, of PJCC, to more than 30 attendees. About 1/3 of the attendees
were non-Adventists. The talk ended at about 4pm with a question and answer session.
The talk was opened by a prayer by Elder
Chan Oi Hee, and followed by church
songs by a church youth, Wang Zi Bin. He
was then introduced by the church pastor,
Pr Tan Meng Cheng before the talk.
In opening his talk, Ir Chuah thanked God.
He said that without Him, he would not be
what he is now. He told the audience that
in 1961, before returning from the National
Taiwan University, Taipei, after graduating
Attendees of the talk.
in the field of Electrical Engineering, the
headmaster of his former secondary school
asked him whether he could get a job when returning home. The headmaster told him to tighten his waist belt as
the Taiwanese degree then was not recognized by the Government. Ir Chuah then prayed to God, and what a
surprise, he got a job the next day on his return to Penang, a teaching job at the Poh Tay High School. This
indicated that God had answered his prayers. Later, he joined Radio Malaya (RTM) and continued to work there
for 30 years until 1992 which he retired.
Prior to his retirement, he was the Director of Engineering in the Design and Development Division, the second
highest engineering post in RTM then, and was responsible for the designs and construction of all the new RTM
stations, both radio and TV, throughout the whole country. After his retirement, he set up his own company, and
in Dec 2008, he was invited by a Malay consulting firm (C & S and M & E), based in Shah Alam, to join their firm as
their Non-Executive Director until present. Despite this, in the meantime, he is still allowed to run his own company.
So far, Ir Chuah had completed about 100 AV, acoustics and broadcasting projects and published about 22
articles concerning his works in the local and overseas engineering magazines. He frequently gave lectures in
Acoustics, Noise Control Room and AV systems.
The first series of the talks were on the sound reinforcement
system. This talk was conducted free to the public, and
was presented in Chinese, and with the text and terms in
English. Other talks concerning the sound reinforcement
system will be followed soon as follows:-(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(i)
(j)
Mixing console and audio processors
Power amplifiers
Loudspeakers and its placement
Wiring and connection
Haas effects
Equalization
Opening by Elder Chan Oi Hee.
Music VS speech
% ALcons
Running and operation of sound reinforcement system.>
EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS SHARED BY PR RS PHILIP
(LEFT PICTURE): We thank the Lord for the new
members added to the Kulim and Nibong Tebal
Churches recently. From Jul 21-23, we had a
series of evangelistic meetings conducted by Pr
Jonesrajaratham, Pr Muthiah and a group of
pastors and laymen from India.
The daily
attendance was about 25 people. On the night
of Jul 23, the Kulim Church celebrated Parents’
Day organized by the youths and children. Please
remember Kulim and Nibong Tebal churches in
your prayers.>
Vision 12
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord. Psalm 134:2, NIV.
~ Good News from PEM Churches ~
ONE HEART SHARED BY PR SAMUEL MONEY: On Aug 13, the JB English Church had a rare treat by the ONE HEART
singers, 22 of them, from the Thomson Chinese Church in Singapore. This group came to our church to sing and
preached during the Divine Service. The church was packed full with people, and the attendance was believed
to have exceeded 120 people. The ONE HEART singers were led by Fam Saw Ching, who teaches at the San Yu
Adventist School in Singapore. He also gave a short sermon after the choir sang their special numbers. After the
worship service, we had a lunch fellowship at the Lamb Shelter and there was more than enough food for all -visitors, friends, church members and the choir group that came.>
FOOD FOR THE ORPHANS SHARED BY MRS LEONG FAI:
God is good! Deuteronomy 14:29 reads “And the
Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with
thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the
widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and
shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God
may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which
thou doest.”
MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT SHARED BY PR SAMUEL
MONEY: On Aug 7, Sunday night, a programme on
Marriage Enrichment was conducted at the
Seremban Church. Four couples, including Pr Minsun
and his wife, Runie, read their marriage vows in front
of the congregation and re-pledged to be faithful to
their marriage vows until death. Special certificates
were issued to the couples at the close of the
ceremony.>
Children’s Ministries Leader of Penang English Church
invited Mrs Leong Fai to attend their special
programme on Jul 30, held especially for the
orphans. A special potluck was prepared for the
children from Shan’s Home located at Hong Sing
Garden, Mt Eskine, Penang.
Anne Tan, Dr Agnes Poey, Christine Tan, Tan Cheng
Chee, and Mrs Leong Fai prepared gifts for the
orphans. Iris Chu told the Rabbit and Hare story while
Andreana WS Tan prepared cakes for the birthday
celebrations.
The children were very grateful for the generous
hearts of the Penang English Church members.>
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3, NIV.
Vision 13
~ Good News from PEM Churches ~
CHILD DEDICATION SHARED BY PR SAMUEL MONEY: On Aug 6, the Seremban Church held a special Children
Dedication Service on Sabbath morning. Eight infants were dedicated to the Lord during the Divine Worship
Service. On that Sabbath, the church service witnessed more than 100 people packing in the church hall, a
scene not seen in that church in the past, when Pr Money was pastoring it in the 1980's.>
SHARED BY PR SAMUEL MONEY: Nilai New Group. Please pray for the continuous growth of this group.>
Vision 14
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. Proverbs 3:7, NIV.
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“Following the advice of Mrs Ellen G White, the first Vegetarian Café managed by PEM is now open! Do visit us at
1-G, Jalan 4/93, Taman Miharja, Jalan Cheras, 55200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, or call 03-92834414 for more
information!
The Anxiety Disease
One of the most prevalent
diseases
afflicting
mankind
today is anxiety.
Almost
everyone is suffering from this
malady; men, women, and
even children. Some children
now
are
suffering
from
hypertension or heart disease.
The symptoms of anxiety are
these: difficulty in getting breath
or over breathing; skipping or
racing of the heart; sensation of
rubbery or “jelly legs;” bouts of
excessive sweating; smothering
or
chocking
sensation
or
numbness in some parts of the
body; feeling that surroundings
are strange, unreal, foggy or
detached; difficulty in falling
asleep; and avoiding situations
because they frighten you.
Are you worried that you will not
have enough to eat and that
you may starve to death?
Actually, one of the biggest
problems in nutrition today is
obesity. People have too much
to eat!
Watch our young
people; they keep on munching
junk foods from sunrise to sunset!
Are you worried about what to
wear?
In tropical countries,
where winters are unknown,
clothes should be the last cause
of worry among the people. The
closets of many people are
bursting at the seams due to
many garments.
By all means, we should be
concerned and be industrious
and diligent to provide for the
needs of our families. But we
should never be worried, for
worry like a rocking chair--it
gives you something to do but it
never takes you anywhere.
Someone whom I love said; “do
not worry about tomorrow, let
tomorrow worry about itself,
each day already has enough
trouble of its own.”
Also
according to St Peter, “Put all
your burdens on God for He
cares for you.” To me, this is
enough reason why I sleep
soundly at night.>
CHOICES – the secret of our
success
It’s really all about our choices.
Author Des Cummings says; “we
are what we choose.”
Our
ability to make decisions is one
of the most important gifts that
we human beings have – this is
the thread that separates us
from animals. People who are
not given choice feel victims,
hopeless – as if there is no more
life in them.
Holocaust victim Viktor Frank
wrote; “the last of human
freedom is to choose ones’ own
way.” Though he and his fellow
prisoners could not control their
environment,
they
could,
however control their reactions
and Frank observed that this
choice
often
made
the
difference between survival and
death,
hopelessness
and
persecution.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5, NIV.
Some choices have no lasting
consequences:
for example,
what colour to wear to work,
whether your shoes matches
your handbag, whether you like
chocolate or vanilla ice cream;
however other decisions may
result in outcomes that we have
to live with for the rest of our
lives…
…the husband or wife whom we
chose to marry…the people
whom we chose to be our
friends…the job that we take
…whether or not to start
smoking, drinking or take drugs
…to take supper 5-7 times/week
and snack…not to exercise…
Studies show that many of the
conditions we are dying from
today
–
heart
disease,
hypertension, obesity, diabetes
and some forms of cancers – are
the direct result of our lifestyle
choices. In many cases they are
diseases of over-eating and
under-activity. 80 – 90% of them
could
be
eliminated
with
healthier lifestyle choices.
The world is full of choices. God
gave us these choices so that
we do not become robots.
Even though He knew that we
might not always take the best
ones. No matter your genetics
or the condition of your
environment, you can follow a
healthy lifestyle and participate
in your own healing; be part of
the process of restoration. God
has made you the “manager”
of your own body.>
Vision 15
~ Vision ~
Believing what you have received
~ Devotion shared by Daniel Victor ~
I am sure almost every man would agree that owning
a BMW might have been their dream. I have the
same dream too, well, not to sound materialistic but
it is our nature to dream of big things and believe
that God would definitely fulfill it. When Abraham
believed the promises of God, he was believing in
specific Word from God. People think they are
exercising faith by saying, “I believe God would give
me.” Have you sought the Lord to see whether or
not he wants you to have that BMW?
Faith is not believing in just anything. Faith is believing
in the Word that you have received from God. Faith
can only truly operate where the will of God is
known.
The only way you can be free from doubt is because
you have a Word from God; this is not just something
that you desire. Abraham had a Word from God--so shall thy seed be--and that is the reason he could become
strong in faith and give glory to God. If hearing from God is of critical importance in having faith, then you better
learn how to hear the voice of God and how to get that Word from God.
You may say, “Well, you never know what God is going to do.” God, however, wants you to know what He is
going to do because you are His children. He does not want satan's children to know what is going on, but He
wants you to know what is going on because you are His. Christianity is not a religion. It is an experience with
somebody who is alive, somebody who wants to give you direction, somebody who will change your life forever.
His name is Jesus Christ the Messiah. You need to spend time with Him and the Holy Spirit on a daily basis. Do not
make excuses about being too busy or having too many responsibilities. You will always find a way to do what
you really want to do.
If you make a decision to grow in the things of God on a daily basis, you will be a person who is far more
perceptive spiritually than someone trying to hear God in the middle of a storm. It is not impossible to build a
house in the middle of a storm, but it is a lot easier to build it when things are calm. The time to develop yourself is
while things are working well and while you are healthy and healed. People want to run to God when trouble
comes, but it is far better to live in the Spirit on a daily basis.
Scripture for thought: "For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed,
and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith
shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith." -- Mark 11:23.>
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~ Many thanks to all who have contributed to Vision,
an official quarterly newsletter of PEM.
~ Articles have been edited to suit the alignments.
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Vision
Issue 30:
If I speak in the tongues of
men and of angels, but
have not love, I am only a
resounding gong or a
clanging cymbal.
1 Corinthians 13:1, NIV.
~ Picture on cover page: www.google.com
~ Suggested meaning of cover page:
the Living Word!
The Bible is truly
Behold, I am coming soon! Revelation 22:12, NIV.