Young Adults 'Into the Wild'

Are you stressed out? 

Bored & need a break from the daily routine?

Come join us...into the Wild! 

The Young Adults Ministry is organising a two day one night weekend trip to the Borneo Tropical Rainforest Resort on 26-27 November 2011. 

Registration fee is at RM65 per person. 

There will be great activities such as flying fox, guided night walk, water park fun, jungle trekking, trip to the waterfall and lots more other exciting activities lined up for you. 

You can get your registration forms at the booth in front of the school hall after service every Sunday. 

Bring your friends too! See you there!! :D

For more info contact Magdalene @ 0198558520 or email us at anglican.youthcouncil@gmail.com.

Young Adults Gathering

Hello there! About a week ago, on 23rd October, the young adults had a gathering at Fr. Cheong's place. The place was filled with young people, great food & lots of laughter. It was indeed a great time which we had together... Here are some pictures to share!

Porkylicious! ;p

Time for charades!

Act it out!

HOW TO BECOME A CONFIDENT CHRISTIAN

DON'T LET YOUR FEARS STOP YOU FROM STANDING UP FOR JESUS

What are you afraid of?

I’m afraid of lots of things. Heights, spiders, the dark, static electricity, failure, awkward silences.

As a Christian, one of the big fears that we seem to have in common, is the fear of standing out. A lot of who we are and what we do makes us really different to people who are not Christians, so the temptation we face is to shrink back; to minimise the differences so that we don’t stand out – but so that we blend in.

Thinking of shrinking?

There’s a Superhero called The Atom. Look him up on YouTube, he’s pretty funny. His special power is shrinking … he can shrink to such a small size, that he’s able to go around unnoticed by his foes.

And you know, I think us Christians face the temptation to do the same – not shrink to atomic size, but to minimise our faith in Jesus, to effectively shrink back, so that we go around unnoticed. It just seems easier that way – no hard conversations about Jesus/faith/religion and other controversial things.

You can have confidence

Hebrews 10:19-39 was written to the Christians in Rome, to urge them not to shrink back. To be confident. The chapter talks about confidence in three areas:

1. Confidence in your relationship with God – because of what Jesus has done for us, we can (and should) approach God confidently. Approach him in prayer. Approach him in his word. And make time for that! Someone once said that if you’re too busy to pray, then you’re too busy.

2. Confidence in your relationships with other Christians – make it a commitment to meet with your brothers and sisters in Christ, even when life is getting really busy and hard. 6-7 hours a week for Church, youth Group and Bible Study is not a huge ask, but they all go such a long way to helping you stand firm in your faith. Go to church confidently, to be an encourager!

3. Confidence about who you are amongst your non-Christian mates – don’t shrink back like the Atom. Stand up for your faith at school. Write about your faith on facebook. Invite mates to youth group even if they laugh at you. Because Jesus doesn’t want facebook fans, he wants committed followers. He doesn’t want people to click the ‘become a fan’ button, he wants us to deny ourselves, take up our cross – be willing to get hurt for him, and follow him.

"So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. For in just a very little while,

"He who is coming will come and will not delay.

But my righteous one will live by faith.
And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him."

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved." (Hebrews 10:19-39)

Article written by Matt Jacobs (fervr.net)

Treasure your parents before it's too late by Dr. Chris Anthony

It is better to give them a little now than to give them the world when they are gone

The world is full of sons and daughters like you and me

I had a marvelous mother, who loved me, sacrificed for me and helped me in every way possible.


In all of my growing up from childhood through school and eventually marriage, my mother was always at my side.


And when I needed help with my little ones, she was there for me.


A few years ago, we buried this wonderful woman. Can you imagine how I felt when I returned home and


Found poem in her drawer written by my mom.


The time is now
If you are ever going to love
Love me now while I can know
The sweet and tender feelings
Which from true affection flow


Love me now while I am living
Do not wait until I am gone
And then have it chiseled in marble
Sweet words on ice-cold stone


If you have tender thoughts of me
Please let me know now
If you wait until I am sleeping
There will be death between us
And I will not hear you then


So if you love me, even a little bit
Let me know while I am living
So that I can treasure it


Your loving mum




Now she is gone and I am sick with guilt because I never told her what she meant to me. Worse yet, I did not treat her as she deserved to be treated. I found time for everyone and everything else but I never made time for her.


It would have been easy to drop in for a cup of tea and a hug but my friends came first.




Would any of them have done for me what my mother did? I know the answer.

When I called mom on the phone, I was always in a hurry.


I feel ashamed when I think of the times I cut her off, the times I retorted back to her,


The times I glared at her in an angry mood when she wanted to correct me and guide me through the correct path.


I remember too, the times I could have included her in a trip out and did not.


My children loved Grandma from the times they were babies. They often turn to her for comfort and advice.
She understood them.


I realize now that I was too critical, too short-tempered, too stingy with praise.


Grandma gave them unconditional love.


The world is filled with sons, daughters and a child like me. I hope they see themselves in this letter and realise from it.
Reflections
This story highlights that we must do whatever we can when our parents are alive to appreciate what we say or do, however little that may be.

Very often we are willing to spend thousands to give them a grand funeral with the most elaborate preparations and expensive coffins and so on. We are willing have memorials without fail year after year. We give alms in memory of our late parents but we could not afford to spend some time with them when they were with us before their death. We were too busy with our lives.


How much do we treasure our parents? They may not be perfect but it is undeniable that they deserve more than what we are doing for them now.


We may be cruel to them or we may even be criminals but to our parents we are still good children and they continue to justify why have become bad. They blame everybody else for their children being bad except them as they believe their children cannot have gone bad by themselves.


Nobody in the world does that. Many will flock to us when we are in a position to give but none when we are down and out. Our parents are the only ones who will be there with us and for us whether we are good or bad, up or down till their last breaths.

Let us search our hearts to see where we have placed our parents in it. If they are not in our hearts it is time to make a place for them there now. If they already there as in many of us, it is time to give them a little more. Let us not do something or fail to do it that we will regret later as it will be too late.

Xposed Camp 2011!

Calling all teenagers age 13-19 years old!

AYC is organising a teens camp just for

YOU!

When?

18th-20th March 2011 (School Semester Break)

Where?

St. Columba's Primary School

Fee?

RM25.00

What XPOSED CAMP is all about?

Life as a teen can be challenging. EXPOSED camp is about developing and shaping one’s character according to the likeness of God and family. The Bible clearly stated in both 1 Samuel 2:26 and Luke 2:52, Samuel and Our Lord Jesus' lives are a great example of growing in faith and are able to overcome any troubles and doubts in their lives.

What will the teens gain from this camp?
At the end of this camp, we expect all participants to understand and to face challenges in their life development of maturity in faith and in their life as Christian witnesses.

Why parents should encourage their children to join XPOSED CAMP?

Teens are at the stage of exploring. They are eager and curious to know everything especially in knowing their faith and having that believe that they hold on from their Christian families. Therefore, this is the chance for them to learn and be EXPOSED. We also believe that this camp is a great opportunity to make their school holiday special!

Note:

We will be opening a registration booth at the entrance of the school hall before & after Sunday Services. :)

For more details:

Email: anglican.youthcouncil@gmail.com

Call: Timothy at 019-847 2569

Time for Funbowl!

We had a fun time playing bowling at Megalanes, Bintang Plaza on 15 February 2011. There were about 30+ young adults who came to join in the fun. Even Ven. Solomon & Revd. Alfred played too! Little did they know that the bowling game that they're gonna play is somewhat altered or rather a creative improvisation of the usual game. This altered version is called "The AYC Funbowl" hehe. Here are some pictures which were taken on that day. We had 10 teams with pretty interesting names i.e. Bagak, Harimau Malaya, Mayat Hidup, competing against each other.

 Jangan pandang belakang

 Take a bow

 Busy bowlers

 Sit & bowl

Focus...focuss...

Hmm...a strike or masuk longkang, Shirley?

Steady, aim...bowl (rather roll)!

After the bowl, it was time for some refreshments, prize giving, mingling and photo sessions. 

We do hope that by having this sort of event, we would get more young adults to be introduced and get involve in the youth ministry! :)

Til next time, God bless all.

Youth Gathering 2011

On 30 January 2011, the youths had a bbq + movie gathering at St. Columba's Parish Hall for some fun-filled fellowship with one another as we welcome the new year 2011! We had some games before the event started, followed by a short sharing by Ven. Solomon to encourage the youths and then proceeded to our movie session!

Listening to the instructions

Game on!

 Say my name!

For the movie session, we turned the Parish Hall into a mini cineplex, using the church projector and our screen was the big white wall..hehe, and with about 40+ youths as audiences. The movie of the day was Despicable Me. This movie's about Gru, a crminal mastermind who uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, but then he finds himself profoundly changed by the growing love between them. It's funny, goofy & everyone could relate to the moral of the story which revolves around family, love, sense of belonging & purpose. A good watch indeed! The Parish Hall had never emitted that much noise before (especially those loud laughters from the audiences)!

                   

After the movie, it's time for makan! Eventhough it rained very heavilly (with strong winds & all!), we managed to get the bbq done but half of our manoks have to be fried instead of panggang! Haha!

The Not-so-Junior Master Chef Bajeng & his chicks

..and sidekick Blackie the church dog, faithfully guarding the coals. Could you even tell the difference? :p

After dinner & mingling, next on the program was an exchange gift session among the youths...

Some received back-to-school gifts, though some are no longer students but

I guess it's also very suitable to be used at the office too. Haha.

By 8pm, its time to call it a day! Everyone had a great time and we hope to have more to come! :D

Career Talk

On 15th January 2011, Saturday, AYC organised a Career Talk at St. Columba's Parish Hall . This talk is especially targeted to the youths who have just finished their SPM examinsations and also for fresh graduates. We invited various speakers to share on various topics on career paths, choices & what to expect from the working world. We have Ms Felecia Ngalih from Curtin University, Mr. Kong from Angela Educational Consultant and Mr. Martin Entamin from Sarawak Shell, whom have shared their knowledge and experiences with us. We do hope hope that the youths that have attended this session, went back with better knowledge on what to do next in their study/career choices! :) Here are some pictures to share....

 

12 Things I Wish I Knew At 25

Happy Friday, friends! We would like to share this with y'all. This is a sharing by Rev. James Martin, an American pastor, on his 50th Birthday.

For a lark yesterday, on my 50th birthday, I Tweeted 12 things that I wish I had known at 25. Or more accurately, 12 things that, had I put them into action, would have made my life a lot easier. Some are bits of advice that wisdom figures have told me and took years to sink in. Others are the result of some hard knocks. A few are insights from the great spiritual masters that I've adapted for my own life. Maybe a few will help someone you know who's 25. Maybe one or two will help you.

1. First up: Stop worrying so much! It's useless. (I.e. Jesus was right.)


2. Being a saint means being yourself. Stop trying to be someone else and just be your best self. Saves you heartache.


3. There's no right way to pray, any more than there's a right way to be a friend. What's "best" is what works best for you.


4. Remember three things and save yourself lots of unneeded heartache: You're not God. This ain't heaven. Don't act like a jerk.


5. Your deepest, most heartfelt desires are God's desires for you. And vice versa. Listen. And follow them.


6. Within you is the idea of your best self. Act as if you were that person and you will become that person, with God's grace.


7. Don't worry too much about the worst that can happen. Even if it happens, God is with you, and you can handle it. Really.


8. You can't force people to approve of you, agree with you, be impressed with you, love you or even like you. Stop trying.


9. When we compare, we are usually imagining someone else's life falsely. So our real-life loses out. I.e. Compare and despair.


10. Even when you finally realized the right thing, or the Christian thing, to do, it can still be hard to do. Do it anyway.


11. Seven things to say frequently: I love you. Thank you. Thank you, God. Forgive me. I'm so happy for you! Why not? Yes.


12. Peace and joy come after asking God to free you -- from anything that keeps you from being loving and compassionate.


We hope that you find this sharing helpful. Tell us what do you think of it? And do share it with others! Have a great weekend ahead!

Interesting Toons

Shared by Bro. Malachi Ningkan

A Special love for a special You!

Shared by Uncle Andrew Unal

“A SPECIAL LOVE FOR A SPECIAL YOU”

Bai Fang Li, died 93 years old, lived in poverty. Yet, he donated an aggregate sum of RMB 350,000 to universities and schools in Tianjin to help 300 poor children in need. For almost twenty years, he paddled his tricycle earning Yuan by Yuan to save up for his donations.

His lunch was two buns and plain water. Luxury to him was the sauce he put into the water. Dinner was a piece of meat or an egg. What he wore was what he picked from the dump. Any extra piece was luxury.

He paddled 365 days a year every year, in the snow and in the soaring heat of 50 degrees C. He started at 6 in the morning and finished at 7 or 8 at night.

“It’s alright I suffer,” he said, “But let the poor kids go to school.”

90 years old, he arranged his last saving of RMB500 neatly in a box and handed to Yao Hua School, saying, “I cannot paddle any more. I am not able to donate any more. This shall be my last …”

All teachers in the School wept …

The last image people had of him was his photo inscribed, “A special Love for a special you.” (last photo shown)

Pictures showing the students from Yao Hua School paying tributes to their benefactor.

Indeed God has work in him to help others. How wonderful our God is! May his good deeds be an example to us that we will also be able to help others in need and also to spread God's love.