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Kami berpeluang untuk bersama 22 pelajar, 7 staf, 2 kanak-kanak serta seorang bayi di Oasis 5, Ipoh, Perak selama tiga hari (21-23 April). Dari penyediaan kem sehingga pelaksanaan kem, kami melihat hadirat Tuhan berserta untuk membawa kami bersama. 

Kami mendengar Firman Tuhan dikongsikan melalui buku Hagai. Kami melihat bahawa umat Tuhan ditegur kerana mereka telah lupa dan lalai dalam tanggungjawab mereka mendirikan Rumah Tuhan. Hagai diutus Tuhan untuk memperingati mereka. Kami diperingatkan melalui merenung keadaan dan persekitaran mereka yang hidup dalam reruntuhan. Sudah tiba masanya untuk membina. 🧹🧰🔩🔧🔨 Dalam segala cabaran ditempuhi, Tuhan telah berjanji bahawa DIA akan sertai mereka.

👥❤️‍🔥💫 Seperti dalam CF kita, walau apa pun cabaran yang kita hadapi, kita harus mengutamakan Tuhan terlebih dahulu.  Kita harus sedia membina bait Tuhan dalam kita supaya melalui penyertaan Tuhan, rencanaNya akan digenapi.

What a privilege to witness the work of God through the generations of students! To God be the Glory!

So then, with endurance, let’s also run the race that is laid out in front of us, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us. Let’s throw off any extra baggage, get rid of the sin that trips us up, and fix our eyes on Jesus, faith’s pioneer and perfecter. He endured the cross, ignoring the shame, for the sake of the joy that was laid out in front of him, and sat down at the right side of God’s throne. (Hebrews 12:1-2, CEB)

You can watch the history and the milestones that faithful people who have walked this path because of their obedience and love for God alone.

And not forgetting the stories of voices of the Generation!

(16, 23 & 30 January)

Due to the pandemic, staff felt it was necessary still to have this. Taking up the challenge to modify the syllabus due to limited time & internet connection that our students face, it was certainly an encouragement for the students as well as staff who joined us. Here’s 2 of their sharing and 2 videos that captures the essence of BTSC.

(13 & 27 June, 4 & 11 July)

CORE which stands for Call to Observe, Reflect & Engage was held online over 4 Saturdays.

​We looked at Isaiah & Ezekiel as well as dived into the book of Habakkuk as we call students to wrestle within and with God as we response to what is happening around us today! ​Out of this, may meaningful action proceed from us in the midst of so many noises. 

(16, 23 & 30 January)

Due to the pandemic, staff felt it was necessary still to have this. Taking up the challenge to modify the syllabus due to limited time & internet connection that our students face, it was certainly an encouragement for the students as well as staff who joined us. Here’s 2 of their sharing and 2 videos that captures the essence of BTSC.

(15 February)

Our ministry in Sarawak started with a “High-Tea” in 2003, sharing with our past graduates that we are starting student ministry in Kuching! From then on, they continued to support the ministry.

Calling all their friends and our graduates to come for the one day event to share about the ministry and to raise financial support. Praise God for His Macedonian call to Sarawak, for the continuous support and to see His heart for students passed on from generation to generations. This is His work alone!

(17-20 January)

BM speaking camp jointly organised by FES & PERKEB UKM, with the theme, “Bentuk Iman, Nyatakan Amanat-Nya” (BINA)

In the camp, we focussed on the Book of Nehemiah as students dug into the life of Nehemiah in the midst of the ruins. Students were responsive and engaging.

(12-31 August)

About 100 people came together for 20 days 19 nights, experiencing communal life of eating, playing, sleeping and sharing in their respective “families”. The weather may be cold but at least our hearts were warm. It was such a blessing as students, a graduate helper and staff, took this time to stop and reflect at this “bus stop” to learn the different aspects of “Give me life in Thy ways”.

(9-18 August)

12 students from Peninsular together with 17 students from Sarawak campuses went as one (though divided into three teams) covering the areas of Saratok,  Julau and Pakan. This is the 4^th time Sarawak hosted STOMP which began in 2008 in Pantu area.

“Through the sharing (translation) from my team members, I got to know the people. Their stories of simple yet unwavering faith encouraged me. They had one faith. It made me think of the ‘one faith’ we have in Peninsular, where we talk about everything under the sun EXCEPT the thing that we say matter the most to us. Sometimes people who try to bring up God in a ‘yumcha’ session are labelled as ‘holy’ or ‘pretentious’. But not here. The aunties discussed Bible verses as they go about their cooking, they thank God for His blessing in the form of fishes that they reared in the river and their first course of action to treat a bee sting is prayer.” ~ Sue Vern (participant)

(22-24 March)

Theme: “Mengenali Hati Bapa”

“God worked through each aspect of the camp and helped us in areas where we were weak. He calls His children, gives wisdom and speaks to us intimately. Praise be to God.” ~ Caroline Lee (Coordinator of the Organising Committee)

(9 March)

It was an exciting time as 3 students from Sarawak facilitated the study of Jonah in BM, English and Mandarin, assisted by 2 staff and 1 graduate helper. Each facilitator went through the book with staff, designed the syllabus and then taught it to others. We are grateful to Kota Kinabalu Baptist for hosting us.

(25 June – 14 July)

121 campers including 3 toddlers came together for 20 days 19 nights. The weather seemed be to cooler this year yet hearts were warmed as we got to know each other in the respective “families” that we were sorted into where we ate, slept (gender separation of course), played and shared together. The theme “Give me life in Thy ways” is of course the focus once more as we look at the micro and macro picture of what God doing in our midst. Students and staff were blessed as we took time to stop and reflect at this “bus stop”.

(Penang, 31 July – 11 August)

 Our broken world needs more Bible-believing-living-it-out disciples. As an individual, we cannot meet ALL the needs. But, we can be an opportunist to the open doors at our doorsteps by taking steps of courage to be the extension of God’s love.

To continually pray and ask God, “Father God, what are you doing in this person’s life? How can I be a vessel in Your service?” With increasing needs in our land, we need to focus on our Great God.

Some came with expectant hearts, while some came clueless. God graciously met us where we were. He became our Redeemer of HOPE. Our hearts were encouraged to LIVE entirely for HIM. We can only walk this life by the blood of Jesus Christ and by His grace alone.

(19-24 November)

Staff from East and West Malaysia organised this 6 days and 5 nights camp for students in Sarawak campuses together with the help of graduates. We went through the book of Daniel (chapters 1-6), discussed about issues unique to Borneo students and brought awareness about the state of our nation & CF. Students also made friends from unexpected places. An experience indeed from ALL of us.

The RAVE YMCA Sibu, Sarawak (26 June – 1 July)

In the age of globalization and increasing self-centredness, are we caught up with our own plans instead of God’s? Have we exchanged things of eternal value for the temporal? Are we BUSY building our own empires instead of God’s Kingdom? 

“For God’s honour and glory”

A dream that was birthed one and half years ago became a reality. 407 students, graduates and staff were challenged as Christians in Malaysia to recapture God’s glory for our nation. Different cultures and languages were embraced through the intermingling of people from various backgrounds. From the exposition on the book of Haggai, night plenaries and various activities, participants caught a glimpse of magnitude of the task before us and were sent back to various parts of the country with the mandate of “KemuliaanMu, Penglibatanku.”

For a short snippet of NC, read them here on FES NADI: Sept2017web

(6-15 November)

Six Malaysians ventured into the land of Timor Leste. They discovered gems in their conversations with the people and the interactions with different ones. God’s presence was evident in their time there. Truly, each came home with echoes in their hearts of being stretched by our Abba Father.

(Lutheran Lakeview, 25-29 August)

This is a camp specially for our Chinese speaking students. 45 students, graduates and staff had gathered together digging into Daniel 1-6. Students’ perspectives were challenged when they sat through the Encountering God and Meeting Self sessions. Evangelism workshops were also prepared for the students. They voiced out their fears and were also empowered to go home to share in their community. More than that, friendships were formed among the students.

(17 January)

Dear FES Family,

We are thankful to God for our FES Family Day and Commissioning on 17 January 2016 (Sunday). We started with high tea and proceeded for the Commisioning Service in PJ Gospel Hall.

We remembered and celebrate

Our God, Our Ebenezer, The Lord of ALL SEASONS

who journeyed with us thus far.

The staff team stands together to embrace this new season of Leadership and also the exciting pioneering work of Timor Leste.

Thank you for being part of this significant milestone in FES. Your support, prayers and friendships are valuable to us as we move into this New Season.

(19 June – 3 July)

17 students (from 12 campuses all around Malaysia) with 6 staff and 2 graduate helpers came together to embark on a new experience – discovering what social work is all about. This is a historic, first ever Social Work Exposure and Embracement Program (SWEEP) to be held in Sarawak.

God gave us the opportunity listen and to learn from those who gave their lives to minister at the margins. We were given a taste of the joy and challenges of the work. We were blessed even as we hoped our presence had been a blessing to all we encountered during this short stint together.

“An eye-opener for me. Through SWEEP, God has showed me that preaching is not the only way to reach out to the people around us. Sometimes it just take our willingness and an act of kindness to show them that Jesus is alive and He cares.” – Julia Kimura, graduate helper –

“I understood that Social Work or the needs of people around us are great OPPORTUNITIES, given by God to me to be part of the great work God is already doing in their lives. Indeed a privilege.” – Philip Jude, USM KK –

“An experience I’ll treasure because it has opened up my eyes to the needs of the unseen side of this society that God cares about.” – Ruby Tan, UCSI Medic (Terengganu) –

(10 – 17 March)

Capacity-Building Sessions with Our Partners in Timor Leste

Our recent trip to Timor Leste has been a fruitful and needed trip for the team. It was an orientation trip for Chris Herbert & Thurston before they are sent there long term in September.

 This is their second trip there and in this trip, they discovered much serendipity.

The names that they have given for this trip:

 Chris Herbert: “Perjalanan Permulaan: menemukan, menghubung dan memperbaharui impian serta harapan”

 Thurston: “to Listen, to Dream & to Hope”. His name for God for this trip, “The God that Goes before us, Walks with us and Follows behind us.”

There was also capacity-building sessions with both Youth Vision Centre (YVC) and Nazarene Community Church (NCC). At YVC, the sessions were very timely! At NCC, the capacity-building sessions were supposed to be mainly for the leaders of the church but at every session, many of the other church members came in to join the sessions too. The team had to make some changes and adjustments but everything turned out well and many were blessed with the sessions. Praise God for that!