It was a true getaway time for teachers-to-be at this school holidays. 88 students, 6 staff and some lecturers descended on Christian Convention Centre in Penang from 16^th – 19^thMarch 2015. More than just having a great time getting to know each other, they had a real encounter with Elijah the Prophet and the God of Elijah.

These are some ripples from the camp…

One of the participant from the camp took the material she learnt and tailor-made it for her own youth camp. Another participant regularly goes back to her hometown and gathers children to teach them the Bible. She goes door to door to ask parents’ permission for kids to come and join them. She gets rejected often but still perseveres on.

Students showed a readiness to allow the Word to speak into their lives. They experienced God first hand as they grappled and wrestled with the Word. Out of this experience, students offered their name of God that they encountered, in worship.

Hearing from each other about being discriminated because of ethnicity brought all one step closer to racial reconciliation. The message of Jambatan Anak Malaysia (JAM) touched many hearts as they seek to be agents of transformation and reconciliation in our nation.

In the words of some staff:

“After 3 years with the students, we see fruits. Students taking what they learnt and using it in different ways.”

”I witnessed a God who moves and brings transformation in students in His time and in His way. Indeed He is a faithful God who had transformed my fears to faith and calls me to be faithful to the end.”

“It felt like the students were waiting for this message because of the dryness they were facing.”

“There’s a difference in the students. The students gave me hope. The Elijah story was timely for the students.”