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| It's been two years and five days since October 2, 2006; the day i got out of MV Doulos after i finished my Short Term Course... and... I miss it so much... The cabin, the job, the friends, the diversity, the sea, the voyage, the food, the experience... the brothers and sisters i made... i miss them so much. Good news though... Doulos is coming to Malaysia!!! She's coming to Penang!! I can't wait... it comes in March next year. The problem is... my friends won't be onboard, possibly ALL of them... Captain Mac Donald, yea... wonder if he remembers me. The Lord bless the ship and it's works. i hope to come back on it again to serve two years. 
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| Walked around MPH after watching the Mummy 3 in Gurney Plaza... Absolutely amazed about the size of the Section for Christian books, and especially the Bibles. Went straight to the shelves, see all the different types of Bibles they had, and... prayed over them. First I was thankful that Malaysia is a country that we can publicly sell Bibles. Maybe not the ones in Bahasa, but i hope that will change someday. I prayed that every Bible purchased from that rack will be fully utilised either personally, or as a gift to another person, especially for the unbelievers and the new believers. Who knows, maybe the next Billy Graham will use the Bible i prayed over for.  
So, whenever you are at a shop that sells anything Christian, raise a hand and pray and bless the items there, that they may impact peoples' lives through His revelations. God Bless | | |
| I must admit that i have done a grave sin... leaving my blog like this for over four months.... ah well i promise to make it up... but for now it's just something i wanna share.... I went to watch the Mummy 3 earlier... not a bad movie... friends say it's not good, parents and family loved it, so i decided to give it a try myself... i must admit i did admire the graphics and action, but i found the storyline and script rather a rush... it's like they tried to cramp 3hrs worth of movie into 2hrs... Anyway, there was this fight scene between General Ming's Wife (Michelle Yeoh) and the Emperor Chin (Jet Li). This is gonna sound weird at first, but while all the other viewers were excited and overwhelmed by the performance, i teared with pride and joy... Jet Li is someone i have admired for more than a decade. How he rose up from winning wushu competitions when he was young, to performing the first movies when he was only 17 years old. His movies impacted me a lot, even though i couldnt understand any of the dialogue... And Michelle Yeoh, a Malaysian, got to do a fight scene with him. Can you imagine? I used to think that Malaysia will never make it big in the movie industry... but then we have Datuk Michelle Yeoh, playing in big roles in movies like 007, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and now The Mummy 3... Movies that will last through the ages. And then there's Yasmin Ahmad's "Sepet", "Gubra" and "Mukhsin". Wonderful movies about a unwritten "forbidden love" in Malaysian settings, and won the Berlin International Movie Awards in the category of International Screening!!! Truly, Malaysia BOLEH! I know i'm a patirotic freak. NEVER missed a parade except when it's on Sunday (I go to church). But guys, look around... Times are changing... things are becoming possible... We are a nation of possibilities just waiting to explode and take the stand in global influence. I for one am glad, that for an Islamic State, Christian Studies in Malaysia is the Ceiling Mark for all of Asia to hope to achieve. An Islamic state, yet i can worship God freely and tell others about Him too... so much so that sometimes i feel we dont take the full opportunity available. Malaysians, be proud of your home country... pray for it, work for the better of your livelihood for her. She's a hibiscus, blooming as the sun shines... 
HEAVENLY FATHER, Thank you for looking at this nation. You have the whole world in Your hand, yet You also spend time to look at our little nation. Thank You for blessing it so richly. A country that's the benchmark and ceiling Mark of SEA, a country that allows me to call You my Father. Thank You for the oppotunities that You have revealed to us, and thank You for the blessings that is about to come. Father i pray that You'll continue to look at our country, and that someday, You'll save this nation through this thirsty generation of God seeking ppl. I pray for the government and kings, that they will have Your wisdom to lead this country to greater heights! Unity brings Success... Father let there be unity among the rakyat, that no longer we just see ourselves by our root-race, but also as proud MALAYSIANS. This I pray in Your Son's Precious name, Amen. | | |
| Uncle passed away last Thursday... So for the weekend i was at his funeral. It was a Buddhist funeral; not something he would've wanted, but i suppose it's more for the rest of my family, who aside my mom and another uncle, are all buddhists... i dunno.. for now, anything to put my family at peace... As to what rightd might he have wanted... it is my hope that he's actually a Christian... he knew so much more about the gospel than any other religion that it's my hope that at his last breath, he called upon God through JEsus Christ. Interesting fact: During the funeral, i didnt only notice the relatives and friends that come from afar, but i also noticed: 1. The patients and staff and colleagues: They all loved him... He was the most caring boss/doctor/colleague in the faculty. So much so, that almost ALL of them were crying and tearing away when he was being brought from the house to the hearse. 2. The CHURCH MEMBERS... i just discovered that 30% of the student i used to teach in FBC were taken car of by my uncle! small world eh? and, and... they all thought he was christian. Not on his testimony, but in his conduct. How he acknowledges the prayers made by Christians before they're wheeled in for delivery, how he had a giving heart. So many of the patients there too were tearing. I'm still in shock that my uncle is now gone, but i'm now more concerned about my cousins... they're old enough to accept death, but they're still too young to have their dad taken away from them. Please pray for them. Three of them: Ger(17), Kev(15) and Dax(13). I'm also keeping in mind of my mom... she and her brother were very close, and to have her lose such a loved one is very painful on everyone, let alone mom. Do pray for her too. Sa-Ku (Third uncle), you were the glue that stuck the entire family together, you were the role-model of all of us. We pray for you, that we can see you behind the gates to heaven. We love you. | | |
| Whoa… Sinful me… over a month and not a single update! But I can explain… The demand of my assignments is not just the average research and regurgitates kind of assignments. These assignments require a whole lot of inspiration and time to wait upon the Lord and listen to what He would like to say. With that, by the time God is done with me, I’ll be so drained fro inspiration and time that I wouldn’t even think twice of updating my blog… otherwise it wont justify my writing. BUT I’M BACK!!!! J A lot of things have been passing by my memories and thoughts… Just thought I’d share them with you: - Been thinking about Doulos:
There’s this white ship that passes by the shores of the seminary I’m at. It has a single funnel, a satellite glob behind it, a large roof along the aft sundeck, and even three lifeboats at each side… My first glance at the ship and I was SHOCKED thinking Doulos was back in town. Sadly it’s just one of the smaller starship cruisers. But note this… everyday at 5pm when I see that white ship passing by the shores, I pray for the beautiful white one that touched my life as well as it is touching others today. DOULOS, STEPPERS and DOULOIDS, I’m praying for you. - Discovered how many opportunities are there in the ministry ground!
I don’t get parents nowadays… they insist in giving their children the best opportunities they could give. They also seem to think that being a pastor or a full time ministry worker/deacon would mean to be starving. But being in seminary and talking to the dai-kors of the Malaysian Baptist mission fields, I see the opposite. First of all, all of them seem well-fed… :p Secondly, none of them are jobless, and they promise me as long as there’s a need, and you let God work in you, there’ll always be “job opportunities” for u. Really encouraged. - Realized how “exclusive” FBC/10th KL can be
It’s amazing to hear all the opportunities available for FBC youth or 10th KL BB to take. The more amazing thing is that it’s been around for YEARS! Like the National Baptist Youth Camp, an opportunity to meet and greet and relate to our neighboring churches of the same denomination. Another one are leadership programs that both FBC and 10th KL can take opportunity from. And to put it all together, it’s cheaply. This then goes back to communication antara the leadership of the church, and the youth. This goes for ALL churches. - Realized that my burden is, unfortunately, common in all churches
My burden for the longest time is that the Christian youth today, even and sometimes especially those who are born in Christian families, are ill-equipped in knowing about their citizenship, not just as Malaysians, but as Malaysian Christians. While foreigners look at us in amazement because of our great faith and endurance, we look at each other wondering “why am I putting myself in this?” The result of this is that when kids are sent overseas on their own without the fundamental foundation as a Malaysian Christian, they either get complaisant, receivable in temptations or even just forget about being either Malaysian or even Christian and conform to the ways of the world. Not to mention I can’t blame the youth themselves. Parents, teachers, what happened?
In the past, even till now, at eight days old, the Israelites will put their children into a covenant through circumcision. A covenant that the child be taught about God and living under Him by our parents and teachers. Today, only the Muslims seem to keep to this tradition: the moment the baby is born, the father will whisper into his/her ear the testimony of all Muslims; then at three years old, the children will follow their father/mother to the mosque every Friday to learn how to sembahyang and be patient during the service.
Christians, the ones with the one true “revelation” doesn’t stress as much as them. And what I found out is that this problem isn’t just where I am, but also around the world! It’s a global situation. One pastor even says that “although the protestant movement was good for revelation, we ourselves are losing the revelation, not in ourselves, but in our children. We get so selfish in seeking the Holy Spirit for ourselves, when we forget our own families.” Cruel but true, huh?
God I see the magnitude, and I’m both awed and afraid. Grant me the strength and courage to plunge into Your calling for me, and that the mark we make on this earth becomes everlasting. Amen.
To my friends and others who are praying for me in KL and overseas, I promise you… I will make my experience in the seminary worthwhile and I pray this burden I have in my heart will bear fruit… fruit beyond number. I miss all of you. I love you all. God Bless. | | |
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