Official Newsletter of Peninsular Malaysia Mission Issue 26 Sep 2010

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1 Official Newsletter of Peninsular Malaysia Mission Issue 26 Sep 2010 Romans 12:12, NIV.. 12:12 PENINSULAR MALAYSIA MISSION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS ADD 22-1, Jalan 2/114, Kuchai Business Centre, Jalan Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. TEL (603) FAX (603) WEBSITE Free Internal Circulation

2 ssa MISSION STATEMENT We, the Seventh-day Adventist Church exist to preach the gospel to prepare the people in Peninsular Malaysia for Jesus ministering to their physical, mental, social and spiritual needs through in-reach and outreach programmes of the Church. VISION STATEMENT soon return and with united spirit evangelize the whole of Peninsular Malaysia. P E M D I R E C T O R Y President Leong Fai Executive Secretary Terrance Sim Treasurer Jayce Gooi Adventist Laymen Services & Industries Jayce Gooi Chaplaincy 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 Health Ministry Jane Yap Leadership Education And Development (LEAD), Adventist Mission Leong Fai Ministerial 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 ssa from the s n of Peninsular Malaysia Mission (PEM), on a Increase PEM s Workforce by 10 Folds Most believers, particularly the workers in our Mission would like to see our present workforce increases by 10 folds. However, with this statement, the following questions may arise, (1) Is there a need? (2) Is it realistic? (3) Can we sustain it financially? (4) How do we find the workers? Many years ago, Ellen G White wrote in a particular case in Oakland. men should be set to work in Oakland. Men and women of experience should be brought in as educators, and workers should be trained, that the work may be carried forward in strong, even lines. Let no one seek to discourage a fellow worker. There should be ten in the field where now there (8 Manuscript Releases pp. 353). In Peninsular Malaysia, there are more than 16 of the 23 million population who are living in more than 40 cities and towns spread over the land. All these towns host at least 100,000 people or above each. Of these 40 large towns and cities, we manage to have our establishment in 26 of them. Even in these 26 towns, only a small fraction of the population has been told about the soon coming of our Lord Jesus. Most of us, including myself, believe that it is very difficult to reach out to the urban dwellers. My belief starts shaking as I read the book A Call to Medical Evangelism and Health Education by Ellen G White. I used to talk about health ministry casually, but now I see the light in it more clearly. Ellen G White wrote that medical missionary is the pioneer of the gospel. like the right hand opens the door for the body to go in; medical evangelism opens the hearts for the gospel to enter. As the medical missionaries work with sympathy and tenderness toward the sick, hearts are softened and prejudice being overcome. Ellen G have its representatives in every place in connection with the establishment can come for treatment for both physical as well as spiritual. Following the example of Jesus Christ, all ministers and bible workers should prepare themselves for this line of work. member of the church should take hold of the medical missionary wor because the world has become and spiritual diseases We have little success in our gospel advancement because we have not put gospel is the power of God unto salvation, when it is interwoven with the this work in a determined manner, Satan will multiply difficulties which will not be easy intense activity in giving the warning message to the people in these congested centers of population while we still have an opportunity. The most favourable time for the presentation of our message in the cities has passed by. Sin and wickedness are rapidly increasing; and now we shall have to redeem the time by labouring a Medical Ministry, pp Vision

3 ~ PEM President s Message & Good News from PEM Churches ~ Mrs Leong Fai (standing) and Pr Leong Fai (right). TESTIMONY SHARED BY MRS LEONG FAI: From Jun 26-28, I was invited to preach on the Sabbath, and also to share my experience on the nistries to a group of Seventh-day Adventist Church members in Shanghai. I found that this group of 60-church members was very nice, attentive and eager to learn the words from the Bible. I used the Bible Studies materials prepared by the W shared with them:-- 1. in Malaysia. 2. Bible games. (I was surprised to see that even children who are 7 years old were able to answer the questions). 3. Bible characters. Joshua, Moses, Achsah, Hannah, Deborah, Naomi, Rhoda, and lessons we learned from the Bible such as in Psalms 22, 2 John and Proverbs 31: Health pyramid. 5. First aid. Topics on wounds and choking. 6. Responsibilities of a woman in the family. I was happy to hear testimony during the last session. He said before he accepted Jesus, he smoked, drank, and gambled. He never did any housework for the family. He never liked Christians. He did not have peace in his heart. But his mother always prayed for him. At one time, he met with a road accident and he started to think about his life. He then Since that time, he changed completely. He stopped all the bad habits. His former friends are no more in contact. He naturally does the housework. He loves his family and has a healthy body and a peaceful life. Conclusions: I thank God for all the happiness we gained as we gathered together to read the Bible. God loves us all. There is no difference where we live, we We need to love and care for each other and the people in the communities. Possessing a good character is one of the greatest witnesses for Jesus Christ. CONQUERING MOUNT KINABALU SHARED BY MDM GOH CHENG SIEW: We made it to the top! In spite of bad weather conditions, a jubilant team of 16 consisting of climbers from Singapore and Damansara Adventist conquer Mount Kinabalu, the highest peak in South East Asia, on Jun 15. RM5,000 was raised for the Myanmar Refugees Medical Fund from this Charity Climb. participants, well-wishers and donors, we look forward with excitement to the challenges of helping more of those in need in our community. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:8, NIV. Vision 3

4 PARENTS DAY SHARED BY PR EDWIN JOSEPH: On Aug 21, the Nibong Tebal Church, together with Penang Indian and Kulim churches organized a Parents Day celebration. The programme was organized by the youth of the church to remember the parents contributions to their families and churches. The parents marched to the stage and a prayer of blessing by Pr Thevarajulu was offered. May God bless the parents and the churches. PARENTS DAY SHARED BY PR EDWIN JOSEPH: On Jun 27, the Indian Churches of Nibong Tebal, Kulim and Penang celebrated the Parents Day and Dinner Feast. The members gathered at the Kulim Hi-Tech Park for outreach activities as well. Picture above shows a child presenting a token of appreciation to her parents. 8 WEEKS TO WELLNESS SHARED BY MRS JANE YAP: Aug 15, Bercham, Ipoh 19 participants received their certificates during the recently concluded 8-weeks to Wellness in Living Spring Wellness Centre in Ipoh a subsidiary of the Adventist Community Health Centre. repare and cook healthy food for my family. Th id one participant. For 8 Sundays, the participants attended healthy cooking demonstrations and health lectures on Carbohydrates, Fats, Vitamins, Protein, the Importance of Plant-Based Diet as well as Breakfast. They learned to cook Malaysian food, the healthy way in its most natural form and without any added chemicals ranging from thosai, pizza, mee jawa, to corn bread, etc. me is a good way of reaching out to the id Mrs Liew, owner of the centre who works very closely with the Ipoh Adventist Churches. Kudos to the team the 2 Medical Missionaries/Health Promoters Tabby & Catherine, Mr & Mrs Liew, Pastors Andrew Hau and Tan Wei Siong and his wife, Min Min. The good Lord be praised indeed! HANDIWORKS SHARED BY MRS LEONG FAI: On May at PEM, 25 children leaders attended this training. I taught them handiworks, how to conduct Vacation Bible School, how to work with children and how to lead the children to God. CAMP SHARED BY MRS ADELINE LEE OF KUALA LUMPUR ENGLISH CHURCH (SEATED, 3 RD FROM RIGHT): On Jun 6-7, the Zenith Pathfinders organized a 2-days 1-night camp at Sungai Sendat, Ulu Yam, Selangor. The camp site is about 50km from Kuala Lumpur. There were 12 Pathfinders, 4 Adventurers and 5 family members of the Pathfinders who joined the camp. Vision 4 Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge. Proverbs 23:12, NIV.

5 LAPORAN AKTIVITI PERKELAHAN DI PANTAI BAGAN LALANG, OLEH CHRISTOPHER TUMIN, SETIAUSAHA GEREJA SDA PANDAMARAN: Pada 18hb. April 2010, Pandamaran Church BM. Group telah mengadakan aktiviti berkelahan di Bagan Lalang. Terdapat seramai 40 peserta telah menyertai perkelahan tersebut. 6 daripada peserta yang terlibat adalah daripada dominasi lain yang telah memeriahkan lagi aktiviti perkelahan sesuai dengan tema Aktiviti perkelahan tersebut adalah bertujuan untuk sentiasa bergembira menjalani kehidupan yang penuh dengan kesibukan, kesusahan, kesedihan dan pelbagai masalah kehidupan di dalam apa juga situasi terutama dalam pekerjaan setiap masa. Sepanjang aktiviti ini, kami merasa diberkati apabila mendapat tahu bahawa sahabat dan ketua gereja kami sebenarnya telah mendapat kebenaran daripada majikan bercuti pada hari Ahad untuk menyertai aktiviti gereja walaupun sebenarnya pada hari itu ialah hari pekerjaan biasanya. Pastinya Tuhan menyertai aktiviti yang kami jalankan. Selain itu, antara aktiviti yang kami jalankan ialah bermain bola sepak pantai, bola tampar, kejar-mengejar, sungking (permainan tradisional), memancing dan banyak lagi aktiviti lain. Kami terhibur lagi apabila ada beberapa orang sahabat kami yang menyusul dating dan turut serta dalam aktiviti kumpulan kami. Dalam aktiviti ini, kami dapat merasakan iman kami diperbaharui sentiasa apabila berada di samping sahabatsahabat kami yang setia kepada Tuhan. Keadaan ini seterusnya menguatkan lagi iman kami yang sentiasa pudar dan juga kadang kala jatuh dalam pencubaan. Kami sentiasa berharap agar kami sentiasa mempunyai masa bersama-sama dengan keluarga Tuhan agar kami dapat bersama-sama BERUSAHA MELAYANI DAN MEMULAIKAN TUHAN YESUS DALAM KEHIDUPAN KAMI. Tuhan memberkati umat-umat yang setia sehingga EVANGELISTIC MEETING (EM) AND VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (VBS) SHARED BY PR FRENDY RUBIL (LEFT PICTURE): The Sungai Petani Church organized an EM (conducted in Bahasa) from Jun 4-12 for the very first time since its inception. The theme was The average attendance for this 10 series of meeting was around 20 adults and 6 children. The meetings started at 7:30pm. After every session, we would gather together for a light supper. Each family member would take turn to prepare the food and drinks. There were 2 visitors (1 non-adventist) who attended the meeting on Sabbath. On the last session, 4 people were baptized by Pr Lawrence Randiq at Sungai Tupa, Kedah. At the same time, we also conducted our first VBS. six children attended this VBS, including one non- Adventist. Praise the Lord for leading us! lessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdo of heaven. atthew :3, NIV. Vision

6 ~ Good news from PEM Churches ~ PEARL PATHFINDER CAMP IN JUNE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE SHARED BY MRS MELODY CHEW, MASTER GUIDE: Wow, it was such a fantastic camp! All a camp should be because it were tents pitched by the sea, campfire and many new young people whom we want to share Christ with and lots of great Pathfindering activities. It was indeed friendship evangelism and it promoted the attractiveness of Christian ideals and being a giant leader for the Lord! The 3 days with 60 young people, a quarter of them new was so complete with all its array of activities, so exhausting enough to burn up our youthful dynamo of energy, so educational in all its skill classes and so enriching spiritually and socially too. Why not when we have spiritual leaders to share GIANT LEADERS in the Bible in our twice daily devotions?, we built bonds of fellowship and family when we slept under the same tents of thousand stars hotel, ate under the same roof and did team building activities that were extremely creative and fun, bathe under the same open shower and even had a dragon boat race by our amateur but able bodied youth! The campfire, well attended by parents and visitors, left a long lasting impression on them. It augurs well for the Pathfinder Ministry and church as well! REVIVAL MEETINGS SHARED BY MS SHANTHI JOHNATHAN (LEFT PICTURE): The Klang Indian Church organized the Revival Meetings from Apr The guest speakers from India were Mr Basil and Dr Philip Jagathesan. Those who attended the meetings were really blessed by the Lord. The Holy Spirit touched the hearts of the believers through the last day message and most of the believers removed their jewellery and some turned into vegetarians. May the Lord continue to guide us as we spread the Good News. Vision An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips. Proverbs 24:2, NIV.

7 ~Good News from PEM Churches ~ CAMP SHARED BY PR SAMUEL MONEY: The Pathfinder Club in the Johore Church organized a camp in the church compound during the weekend of Jun Young and old enjoyed the camp. Mr Robert Lee, with the help of Mrs Mable Ngui, taught classes on Pathfinder honours. Club director, Mr Timon Tan led out in the games on Saturday night. Mrs Ng Chong Hah, the treasurer of the camp, with the help of Noorkia Tan, helped in the food preparations for the 30 campers. On Sunday morning, Elma Ong, a club member led out in the marching drills. Pr Abel Bana and bible worker, Stanley Lee, also helped out in the camp. The devotional talks were presented by myself. Later on, Mrs Ng also taught a class on bread making. After the class, the campers cleaned the church compound and also removed the debris of a fallen tree over church compound fence. The camp meeting fostered unity among the young and old members of the church. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (VBS) SHARED BY MS GAN HEE MEI AND MR KHOO ENG SOO: The Penang Chinese Church conducted a VBS from Jun 5 9. This year, they used Castle and Crown. Nearly 74 kids enjoyed attending the VBS. The follow-up for the VBS kids are Kids Club and Pathfinder. Praise God, one of the leaders comes to church every Sabbath and has joined the Pathfinder and Kids Club, and 10 more kids want to join as well. Some of the kids and their parents are also attending church every Sabbath. Picture courtesy of Mr Khoo Rong Shi, leader of Penang Chinese Church VBS. We have set a Facebook page in Chinese, please feel free to add us by searching A new intern pastor, Pr Renie Ubara, who has just completed his theological studies in Thailand, arrived in Johore on Jun 26, and was introduced to the Johore Church. He had been immediately drafted into the Pathfinder Club. With his efforts and talents, the Pathfinder Club will have a bright future. He will take his internship under Pr Abel Bana for the next two years. SEMINAR SHARED BY PR SAMUEL MONEY: On Jul 25, retary, Pr Terrance Sim, came to Johore to conduct the phase 2 of a series of seminars on the work of the church clerk. Phase 1 was held earlier several months ago. Phase 1 was well attended by numerous church leaders -- inclusive of elders, pastors, businessmen and many church officers. Phase 2 was the follow-up of the seminar. Among those present were pastors, a manager, a ministerial intern and his spouse, church clerks, children and visitors. The meeting began at 9am and finished at around 3:30pm. On behalf of the Johore Churches, we wish to thank Pr Sim who came all the way from Kuala Lumpur to conduct the workshops and seminars. He also gave a new computer software on how to keep accurate membership records, for free. SEMINAR SHARED BY PR SAMUEL MONEY: On Jul 31, the three Johore Aventist Churches -- English, Bahasa and Tamil -- held a combined church service with Pr Petrik Andrews as the main speaker during the worship service. He and his wife also conducted a seminar on Family Ministry in that afternoon. There were about 120 people present, (inclusive of children) on that Sabbath morning. During the afternoon meetings, the attendance was around 50 adults. Topics covered were: 1) The Importance of Family Worship, 2) Handling Family Conflicts, 3) How to Maintain a Happy Family. Praise be to the ord, to od our aviour, who daily bears our burdens. Psal :1, NIV. Vision

8 JOHORE (JB) EAGLES PATHFINDER OUTING SHARED BY PR SAMUEL MONEY: On Jul 11, the Eagles Pathfinder Club in JB organized a trip to the Botanical Gardens in JB. By 8:30am, 20 Pathfinders gathered at the church compound in JB in preparation for the outing. We went in cars and vans to the Botanical Gardens. At the gardens, we had a study on the different kinds of trees, shrubs and plants. The club members collected different kinds of leaves and seeds from the vast varieties in the garden. Some of our club members used their video cameras to take photos and videos clips. It took us about an hour to walk around the garden. After we had completed the studies on trees, shrubs and plants, the Pathfinders visited the Johore Sultan's museum that was located within the same premise. There, we spent almost two hours looking at all the exhibits. There were more than 10,000 exhibits at the museum. It was an enriching experience for all - - young and old -- to gain many meaningful insights from the nature at the Botanical Gardens and the achievements of the Johore royal family. PETALING JAYA (PJ) CHINESE CHURCH & ACC JOINT EFFORTS IN CONDUCTING FREE HEALTH SCREENING SHARED BY MRS JANE YAP: A group of almost 10 volunteers from PJ Chinese Church gathered at the One Utama Shopping Mall on a busy Sunday morning in order to offer free health services to the people there. The volunteers, consisted of a Nurse, Health Promoters, church Pastor and church members gave their best in providing BMI, Body Fat analysis, Blood Pressure monitoring, Glucose & Cholesterol tests, health counselling and health exhibits all for free! Their effort has benefited almost 200 people. Health Screening is a regular health activity conducted by ACC in joint efforts with churches. If you would like this to happen in your own church, call us at CHILD DEDICATION SHARED BY PR EDWIN JOSEPH: On May 29, Mr & Mrs Michael Joseph, members of the Kulim Indian Church, dedicated their baby girl, Aleena Angel, to God. The occasion was solemnized by Pr Thevarajulu and myself. MOTHERS AND CHILDREN PROGRAMME SHARED BY MRS LEONG FAI: On Sep 16, Pr and Mrs Minsoon, Julitah, Pr Leong Fai and I, conducted the programme in Mahang for the Orang Asli. Mrs Minsoon will provide free tuition class to the Orang Asli starting next month. Please pray for them. Vision ANTI-SMOKING AWARENESS IN PONTIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL SHARED BY MRS JANE YAP: Mr David Raja, the medical missionary in Pontian, presented his first anti-smoking awareness programme at an elite secondary school SMK Dato Penggawa Barat Pontian on Jul 14. A total of 57 Form 4 students attended the programme. The school authorities gave us one hour and we fully utilized that the one hour. David used 40 minutes for his presentation and our team did a demonstration on the effects of smokin surprised audience. After the demonstration, there is a question and answer session and Mr Tan Kok Chin gave some advice to students. We took the names, contact numbers and addresses of the students for further follow up. Please continue to pray for our future campaigns. rust in the ord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:, NIV.

9 NUBE Sue MISSION TRIP SHARED BY MRS LEONG FAI: From Aug 9-31, I was on a mission trip to Kenya, Africa. During the 17 days of evangelistic meetings, I conducted a children class from 5:30pm to 6:30pm, and from 6:30pm to 7pm, the local elders showed a video on the Life of Jesus/Health Talks/Family Talks. I preached from 7pm to 8pm to an audience of about 150 people. Praise God that 25 people baptized on Aug 28! lessed are the pure in heart, for they will see od. atthew :, NIV. Vision

10 LIGHTHOUSE DISCIPLESHIP CAMP 2010, SHARED BY NG EE LOON, CAMP ORGANIZER: The Lighthouse Seventh-day Adventist Church, Penang, organized the 1st camp this year from Jul 9 11, its of a great Over 100 members and friends signed up for the camp held in Taiping Golf Resort. The idea of having a discipleship camp was brought up by Dr Chew Yu Gee (the founder of the Lighthouse Church) about 2 months before the camp took place. It was a much needed camp as most of the members were keen to learn and understand what great discipleship truly means and how we can grow spiritually and cultivate the habits of a great disciple. As this is a newly set-up church, it is of utmost importance that we started with the right footing by bringing in a very experienced speaker from the Union, Pr Simon Siew, who has a wealth of experience in conducting camps across Asia. It was a great blessing for all of us in the Lighthouse that Pr Siew could spend 3 days with us at the camp, giving us devotional talks with great insights into the 6 spiritual disciplines (SOLITUDE, PRAYER, BIBLE STUDY, FELLOWSHIP, SERVANTHOOD and WITNESSING). What touched us most was the discipline of SOLITUDE where we The complete silence allowed us to focus on God and appreciate peace that came from being in the presence of God. It was a great spiritual experience for us as we learnt to re-connect ourselves with God. Overall, we think that this was a great milestone for this new church. We definitely want to put what we have learnt into our daily practice and hope that we will keep these habits in our journey to be great disciples of Christ. We praise the Lord for making this camp a success! BUFFET LUNCH SHARED BY MRS MARCIA RAJAKUMAR (LEFT PICTURE): On Jul 11, the Adventist Community Health Centre Petaling Jaya branch, decided to go South American in our vegetarian Buffet Lunch which proved to be a success. Our appetizer was Cheese Dip with whole meal biscuits and crispy Garlic Bread. Our main dishes were Fragrant Paella, Zesty Spaghetti, Scallop Potatoes, Tabouli Salad, Mixed Bean Chowder Stew. Desserts were Apple Flat Cakes Melon Delights. Invitations were sent out through s, and our good Lord used the visitors to bring visitors. Each visitor brought at least one friend and one visitor brought 7 friends! What a blessing it was to share our passion for wholesome vegetarian fare to visitors and friends. The visitors were also given the End-time Countdown and Living with Hope booklets. Vision 1 uy the truth and do not sell it get wisdo, discipline and understanding. Proverbs 23:23, NIV.

11 , : ose ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGN SHARED BY MRS JANE YAP: The Medical Missionary Volunteers in Pontian, together with their mentor, Pr Chai Mien Seng (2 nd from right) and Pr & Mrs Abel Bana, took part in the anti-smoking campaign organized by the Columbia Medical Centre on Jun 27. A demonstration on the effects of display was a poster on the effects of smoking in our body and a mini health lecture about it. This programme is part of the on- programme run by ACC in order to create awareness among Malaysians on the effects of smoking as well as a support t me. If you know anyone who may want to quit smoking but do not know how, do call us at or visit our website at MONTHLY HEALTHY LIVING COOKING DEMONSTRATION IN PUCHONG SHARED BY PR SUNNY TAN: After the Puchong Community Health Expo which was held in March, on every last Saturday night of the month, there will be a cooking demonstration. We hope we could share the health message through these free cooking demonstrations, and also show our care and love to the community. At the first cooking demonstration in March, there were only 2 visitors among 10 participants. We were not discouraged by the result, but kept praying and encouraging church members to bring their friends and relatives. Praise the Lord that the number of participants is increasing. Recently in July, we had 15 visitors among 33 participants! We are very thankful to the teachers who had shared their secret recipes with us. They were Ms Peck Bee Ling, Ms Lim Siew Lee, Ms Ong Choon May and Ms Rose Solano. :, 16 Daisy Mary BE EQUIPPED AND READY TO SERVE OTHERS SHARED BY PR SUNNY TAN: One Sabbath afternoon, 16 people learnt the chair massage at the Puchong Chinese Church. We thank the Medical Missionary Volunteers, Daisy and Mary, for showing us how to conduct the effective chair massage. Vision 11

12 PICTURE, 2 ND FROM RIGHT): After almost 5 weeks of coming to the Adventist Community Health Centre (ACC) to attend the programme on How to Quit Smoking, 2 participants, out of 5, finally said goodbye t on Sep 9! reasons why I smoke and is becoming aware everyday of (4 th from left), 24 years old, who has smoked for almost 7 programme made me realized the bad things I am doing to said Prem (5 th from left) who has smoked for more than 10 years. me that uses support group in order to assist the person on how to quit smoking. Developed by the Health Ministries Department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United States, this is the first time that ACC has taken up the challenge to provide services to anyone who would like to quit smoking with the help of professional trainers. Thanks to Ms Rose Solano (3 rd from left), ACC Nutritionist/Dietician, and Mr Allan Yap (right), ACC volunteer, they were instrumentals in making this programme a success. For more information, visit our website at or call us at MEDICAL MISSION TRIP TO VIETNAM SHARED BY MS LYNIE JOHARI, HEALTH EDUCATOR: The medical mission trip for 2010 is in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, held on Jun 22. One of the earliest known records of the area now known as Ho Chi Minh City says that it was a small fishing village called Prey Nokor, inhabited by the Khmer people. In 1623, Vietnamese refugees fled from the civil war in Vietnam and settled in Prey Nokor (which was a part of Cambodia) with the permission of the king of Cambodia. Gradually more Vietnamese refugees migrated to this area and this place came to be known as Saigon. In conjunction of the Cholon th anniversary, 12 people from Penang Adventist Hospital Church and 13 people from Loma Linda Chinese Adventist Church were invited to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to conduct a 3-days health screening, eye assessment, dental check-up, tooth extraction and tooth cleaning. Over the 3-days of health screening, 199 people were screened. Out of these:-- a) 75 had normal blood sugar, 22 had diabetes (random), 9 had diabetes (fasting). b) 35 had normal blood pressure, 29 had high BP. c) Dental hygiene section cleaned 34 mouths. d) 22 teeth fillings and extracted 19 bad teeth. We would like to thank the Loma Linda Chinese Church who sponsored the medical supplies; Dr Edward Nathan and Mdm Shanthi for being great coordinators; Health Education Department of Penang Adventist Hospital who lent us most of the medical equipment, and the team members who made this mission a success! Vision 12 ift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the ord. Psal 134:2, NIV.

13 ~ M efugee Centre ~ ZOMI REFUGEE CENTRE SHARED BY MR NANG KHAN MUNG: We documented the first visit of our Church (Seventh-day Adventist) to the ZOMI Refugee Centre by the year end of It is estimated that there are thousands of ZOMI Refugees in Malaysia. There are about refugees who are Adventist members. ZOMIs come from the Northern Chin State. Chin State is one of the seven ethnic states in Myanmar (Burma). Chin State is located at the borders of India and Bangladesh. The population of Chin State is estimated at about half a million. 90% of the Chin State are Christian. Between 45,000 and 50,000 Chin refugees are currently taking refuge in Malaysia. Some of them have already resettled in other countries like America, Europe and Australia. These Adventist refugees attended the Kuala Lumpur English Church in the past years, but by the beginning of 2010, they started to worship in places like Chow Kit (ZOMI service) and Pudu (Myanmar service). On every Sabbath day, church members and friends from other denominations come to have fellowship and worship with us. Different Community Groups in Malaysia Because of the Burmese military junta oppression and mistreatment on the minor ethnic groups, we, the refugees fled to our neighbouring countries like Thailand, India and Malaysia. These minor ethnic groups are Chin, Kachin, Karen, Karenni, Mon, Shan and Arakanese, and they formed their own community centre according to their ethnicity. The above stated different ethnic communities in Malaysia were established to help refugees in education, health, protection, translation, interpretation, etc. Refugee volunteers are taking responsibilities in their respective ethnic community groups with fully volunteering spirit and zeal. Most of the community volunteers do not have any income and lived on donations received from NGOs and churches. Thank you note from ZOMI One of the most unforgettable events for the ZOMI refugees took place on Feb where Adventist Community Health Centre Health Coordinator, Mrs Jane Jap and her husband, Allan, organized a Dental and Medical outreach to the ZOMI centre. It was a very special dental treatment for the refugees because we could not afford such services, and it was also not easy to get treatment from the government or private clinics. Two dentists and a few nurses from the Penang Adventist Hospital and churches devoted their precious time to the refugees in need: 85 teeth were uprooted and 40 teeth had In 2001, the Chin ethnic group from Burma (Myanmar) formed a Refugee Committee called CRC (Chin Refugee Committee). It was established to support and help every Chin refugee in Malaysia. From the beginning of its establishment until today, it worked together with UNHCR. In the Chin states, there are about 40 different languages. Before 1988, there were only 9 townships, but now there are 12 townships. The Northern part of the Chin state consists of the Tedim township, Tonzang township and Cikha township. People from this part are called ZOMI and they commonly speak the Tedim language. In 2005, another Chin community called ACR (Alliance of Chin Refugee) was formed, which represents the whole Chin state including CRC. In 2006, ZOMI commenced another community called ZAM (ZOMI Association of Malaysia). ZAM represents only the Chin ethnic refugees from the Tedim, Tonzang and Cikha townships. Medical team of Adventist Community Health Centre. their fillings done. Madam Goh Cheng Siew and her team also arranged dinner and a special musical programme. Moreover, starting January, the members of Petaling Jaya English Church are donating about 100kg of rice to the refugee volunteers monthly. By taking into account all of these activities, we could see that our church is greatly involved in helping people in need. Therefore, on behalf of all the ZOMI, I would like to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the church members in Malaysia for your kindness. May our God richly bless you all with good health, lessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdo of heaven. atthew :3, NIV. Vision 13

14 NEW BATCH OF MEDICAL MISSIONARY VOLUNTEERS COMPLETED THEIR TRAINING SHARED BY MRS JANE YAP (LEFT): 4 new nursing graduates joined the Medical Missionary Volunteer Programme (MMVP) on Jul 5. After 3- How to Give Bible Study and The Health Ministry & Its Work, the 4 MMVs were sent out to their different work for the next 6 months. When asked what motivated them to join this work and become a missionary, they have the following responses:-- 1. Evelyn (standing in front, 4 th divine purpose for my life and that He has chosen me to do His work. I want to surrender my life to Him, to serve Him 2. Ivan Tan year. I was committed to join at that time but Satan did not want me to. Thank God that He used my sister, cousin, and friends to encourage me, 3. Frenly eve it was through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. When I was being interviewed by the MMVP team, I can feel the Holy Spirit in my heart, as if He was 4. Lowrinah (standing in front, 5 th the Holy Spirit will not pass me by...these are the reasons why I want to be a missionary. I know that it is going to be an exciting journey with God and ADVENTIST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ACC) CONDUCTS NUTRITION & EXERCISE SEMINAR SHARED BY MRS JANE YAP (LEFT PICTURE): A Walk towards of the Nutrition & Exercise seminar organized by ACC on May 30 at the Cititel Hotel, Midvalley, Kuala Lumpur. Two experts on Nutrition and Exercise, Dr Miriam Estrada, a Professor and Dean of the College of Health at the Adventist University of the Philippines and Dr Yen Ang, Preventive Health Specialist at the Wellness Centre of the Penang Adventist Hospital, led the audience in an intelligent presentation on the importance of eating right and getting the best nutrients from a plant-based diet. plate must contain 50% of rainbow-colored the importance of a regular exercise. The event climaxed with a live cooking demonstration on three healthy recipes: vegetarian assam fish, country bean salad and representatives: Ms Rose Solano and Mrs Ellen Andrews. POLARIS PATHFINDER CLUB OUTDOOR MEETING SHARED BY ROSCOE: From Jun 5 to 7, the Club organized an outdoor meeting at Starfresh Agro Park, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. The purpose of the meeting was to provide a more attractive environment for the club members to learn new subjects as well as to get closer to the nature. There were 30 participants led by the club director MG Tea Liu Khim. On the first evening, we had Sabbath sundown worship at the park, and continued on with a talent night show, bakery and camp cookery. On Sunday morning, we had a very nice breakfast,, a Chinese delicacy. Our programme for that day was soap craft and jam making led by the park instructor, Ms Sandy. After lunch, we continued to have lashing classes led by MIT Clifford. On Monday, the Pathfinders went for swimming, jungle and river trekking. Thank God for such a great outing. Vision 14 o not be wise in your own eyes fear the ord and shun evil. Proverbs 3:, NIV.

15 ADVENTIST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (ACC) CONDUCTS HEALTH FOR SMART KIDS SHARED BY MRS JANE YAP: Vacation Bible School (VBS) organized by the Petaling Jaya English Church under the Children Ministry Department led by Mrs Ellen Andrews and her team; ACC presented some health activities to the children with topics ranging from Nutrition to Water, Exercise and a live demonstration on how much sugar and oil do they take everyday considering the food that they eat. The activities were both interactive and fun and were met with enthusiasm even from the parents who were present! Health for Smart Kids is a programme developed for kids in order to make them aware of making positive health choices for themselves. If you want this programme for your church, please call us at AT PEM OFFICE ON JUN 12 SHARED BY MRS JANE YAP: In concurrence with PEM Health Depa programme in 2010, a training on how to conduct a Smoke Free Centre was held in Penang in March this year. Most of the trainees who attended this event ithin the Klang Valley, namely: Cheras, Petaling Jaya, Klang, Pontian and Ipoh, which will hopefully kick off in August this year. In order to build the confidence of the 8 has made me more confident to handle a group of participants.,, : Special guest, YB Nazir (2 nd from left) attended the meetings. BLOOD DONATION DRIVE, HEALTH LECTURE, CHILDREN COLOURING PROGRAMME AND ORGAN DONATION SHARED BY PR SAM GOVINDASAMY (RIGHT) OF BUKIT JELUTONG INDIAN CHURCH: Praise God that on May 16, we had a successful flow of events that took place at the Dewan Banga Puri Melati, Taman Bikit Subang. Through this outreach programme:-- a) 60 children attended the colouring programme. b) 57 people enrolled into the Voice of Prophecy. c) 19 people pledged to donate their organs. d) 22 people donated blood. e) 40 people attended the health lecture. We would like to thank Mr K Johnson (left), Community Service Director, who coordinated this programme, and also all church members who helped out. Malaysian National Service Malaysian National Service National Service! lessed are the eek, for they will inherit the earth. atthew :, NIV. Vision 1

16 ~ out e enth da d entist ~ YOUTH ALIVE HELD IN PENANG ON SEP 2009 SHARED BY PENANG YOUTH: Youth Alive was definitely an eye opener. A major factor. A major mechanism. A booster. An aggravator. Good follow-ups are vital in order to maintain the flame. This, unfortunately, was not really successful due to many unforeseen circumstances. But God had a plan. And right now, we see how much Youth Alive had affected those who are currently leading out and those that were not spiritually receptive. We may have not gained many seekers directly from Youth Alive, but Youth Alive did better equip The Care Group Ministry is one of the major reasons our youth is getting more and more purposeful. wisdom and understanding is from Him alone (Proverbs 2:6). Youth Alive has been a piece of the big puzzle that our Father in Heaven has been and still is putting together. So that we may degrade ourselves and learn to better abide in Him. So that He may abide in us. It is only thus, we can continue producing fruit. Upcoming Events around Peninsular Malaysia 1. Oct 8-9: Spirit of Prophecy: SOP Day/Sabbath Heritage Commemoration, Kuala Lumpur. 2. Oct 11-22: Health: MPH Programme, Kuala Lumpur. 3. Oct 9: Family: Family Worship with Pastors & FM Leaders, Johore. 4. Oct 16: Stewardship & Trust Services: Stewardship Emphasis Sermon, Johore. 5. Oct 23: Stewardship & Trust Services: Stewardship Leadership Certification, Pontian. 6. Oct 26-28: Administration: Ministerial Meeting, PEM. 7. Nov 5-7: BM Churches: PEM BM Churches Camp, Johore.. 8. Nov 6: Stewardship & Trust Services: Stewardship Emphasis Sermon, Farlim. 9. Nov 7: Personal Ministry: PEMICM, PEMICM Centres. 10. Nov 12-14: Community Service: Disasters Relief & Rescue Training Seminar, PEM. 11. Nov 15-21: Ministerial: Pastoral Care & Evangelism Coaching, Megah Ria. 12. Nov 17-21: Women: Women Evangelistic Meeting, Ampang. 13. Nov 20: Family: Family Worship with pastors & FM Leaders, Skudai. 14. Nov 21-27: Youth: Youth Discipleship Camp, Johore. ~ Information published is correct at press time; however, dates may subject to change. Please seek your pastor or Church Leaders for confirmation and further information on the events. Advisors: Editor: Printers: Circulation: Pr Terrance Sim and Pr Leong Fai Jessica Thai ASP One-Stop Sdn Bhd Peninsular Malaysia Mission (PEM) ~ Many thanks to all who have contributed to Vision an official quarterly newsletter of PEM. ~ Articles have been edited to suit the alignments. ~ You are invited to contribute towards Vision, kindly your announcements, testimonies, articles (with pictures) to the editor at visionpem@yahoo.com or post to 57, Jalan Medan Midah, Taman Midah, Cheras, 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ~ Picture on cover page: ision Issue 26: e oyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. o ns V ~ Suggested meaning of cover page: Joy, patience and Vision 1 ehold, I a co ing soon evelation 22:12, NIV.