Family Day 2011

Full blog post will be up soon.

Slideshow will do for now. =D

(also found in the sidebar)

updates for the church as a whole.

Oh ya, the elders also reported some proposals (inspired by some individuals) [edits in red]:

Youth Meeting Day & Time

Currently: Sunday, 12PM

Proposal: Saturday, 4PM

Reason: The Children's Hour work is growing, and a great number of them are going to move up into the Youth soon. The change of day and time would best suit this new development. 

The elders thanked the youth for accommodating the changes. =D

When this will officially be carried out will be announced later.

Young Adults Cell Group

Proposal: Saturday evening, venue to be decided by the group.

Reason: The elders are concerned that the also growing number of young adults in MGC are not part of any cell group and don't have an avenue for peer support and corporate Bible study. Dr. Daniel has volunteered to lead the group! 

Question: Apa umurnya ya? I said as soon as they start uni. Kah Wei said as long as don't have children. HAHA. 

The first meeting will be on 16 July 2011 @ Dr. Daniel's house (Bukit Beruang), 8PM. Tell Shaun (016.321.5641) you're coming! There will be awesome food (Malacca is the land of food!), so come!

More updates on this soon. =D

Prayer Meeting & the Lord's Supper

Proposal: Move Wednesday prayer meet and meditation to Sunday, 9.15AM, before the Lord's Supper, which will in turn be moved to 10AM.

Reason: Attendance for Wednesday prayer meets has been poor!

This proposal is subject to further consideration and a final decision by the elders. Please pray alongside the elders as they decide and consider our views. =D Tell them your views by the end of this month (July) so that they can get things moving. 

Extension

Proposal: 1000 s.f. hall, air-conditioned, and additional toilet facilities for the men. (all the brothers say "YAY!") It will cost about RM100,000, excluding further furnishing. 

Reason: The Children's Hour is seriously growing (I said this twice d, so it must be true) - about 60 children two weeks ago. I haven't gotten the statistics for the last week.

The elders request all members to consider this proposal in prayer, because funds are needed, and there are some other works to be considered, i.e. repairing the rotting kitchen top etc.

Ministry among the Parents

Proposal: A more structured ministry with the children's parents who attend the Children's Hour's special events, to encourage them to come on a weekly basis. 

Reason: Chee Chee (Dr. Daniel's wife) had a session with the mothers during the last Children's Hour do, and they were very open and the need for a ministry has since been very apparent. 

The elders urge mature members to come on Saturdays to talk and fellowship with these parents (usually mothers la) and to lend a hand in building up this ministry.

Maintenance

More members to come forward to be members of the maintenance ministry, because the maintenance of the church has for too long been taken for granted.

My personal opinion is besides the wiring and stuff, people should also be sweeping the floors and putting the hymn books back where they belong, even if they're not part of this ministry. Those who have been closing the windows after church are also ministering to the saints in the church. =D

So pray about all this k? I think it's really great that the elders are keeping us in the loop about all this. =D More updates to come, for those who have been faithfully checking this blog! =)

Incoming & Outgoing

From Yen's facebook.

For those people who have been quite blur, Yen was working with her uncle and aunt in Johor, and has now returned to work in Malacca. Whee! Welcome back, Yen!

Taken from Daniel's facebook.

Daniel has been back since May and is now undergoing Industrial Training at the Renaissance Hotel after three years or so of Hotel Management in UMS, Sabah. At the moment, he's very happy with Malacca and doesn't plan to leave, so... welcome back, - for the sake of the good ol' days - Beckham!


*edit*
 

From an article of TheStar here.

Dr. Daniel (also fondly known as Uncle Daniel) and his wife, Chee Chee (no picture of Chee Chee! Sob) attended MGC some years ago. Actually quite long ago la. Haha. They went to the UK, went back to Life Chapel in PJ, and are now back in MGC. Dr. Daniel's an oncologist in Pantai Hospital, and Chee Chee is taking care of their super enthusiastic, wide-eyed four kids full-time. They've been a great blessing ever since they came, and have expressed their desire to remain in Malacca to fulfill their God-given mission, as He reveals it to them little by little everyday. =D

And the latest one...

From Swee Kit's facebook.

Esmond is an FES (Fellowship of Evangelical Students) staff who just moved to Malacca for southern regional work. After much lameness, I'm sure he will eventually lose all reasoning power and finally join MGC. So... almost-welcome, Esmond!

On a sadder note...

*edit*

From Yik How's album on facebook.

This was actually a year ago, but like I said, for those yang blur blur, Jessica also left Malacca to study English in UM. When the new semester starts in September, she'll be in her second year. Whoop! Jessica's currently attending PJ Gospel Hall. =D

Taken by Chen Li.

Wei Jin left some time ago to work with a China company. He's staying in Geng Yi's office (which is also an apartment unit) and is attending PJ Gospel Hall on Sundays and Chen Li + Geng Yi's CG on Wednesdays.

*edit*

Taken from Qi's facebook.

Oh ya! Qi's now in Melawati because she's studying in the Malaysian Institute of Art. She's attending Melawati Gospel Centre along with Sin Lan & Churn Haw. =D

From Yik How's album on facebook.

Sarah has left for PJ to work as a HR person (Donald Trump! Female version!) in Panasonic. She's staying in Geng Yi's office, along with Wei Jin. She'll also be attending PJ Gospel Hall - that makes, seven of us in PJGH i.e. Geng Yi, Grace, Chen Li, Jessica, Wei Jin, Sarah, and me - world domination! =P

And the latest one...

From Simon's facebook.

Today was Simon's last day with us after three years of his studies in Yayasan College. Please pray for Simon as he seeks his new direction in life, and as he returns to Shah Alam Gospel Centre to serve. Goodbye, Simon! See you when you come back to MGC! (maybe for good =P)

Changing notes again, on a happier note, eight MGC-ians got baptized today!

Teng, Celine, Wei Jin, Sarah, Ken, Joel, Andy, Aaron!

Mangkuk shot!

See the album here, courtesy of Simon. (Thanks!)

Congratulations! Whee!

Pray that they will be more aware of their sonship and daughtership in Christ and keep the promise they made today to follow Christ and to carry their cross daily. =)

Updates!

Andy Mau has gotten in to USM! He'll be doing Computer Science, so pray that he may be able to settle those documents that need to be settled swiftly. Also, utilize him to the max during these last 3 months. :D

Simon is in the last 3 weeks of his course here. He has to post up a gallery about his final year project which will be seen by TV producers so that they may hire if it's good. Pray that he can do a good job. Also, he is on limited funds, so pray that whatever little he may have, God will use it to the max.

And lastly, pray for my friend's grandmother. She's suffering from an illness which is quite serious. The family is prepared but are praying for her salvation. Pray for that and also a heart to accept whatever outcome it may be.

I think this would be the last update

for now..... haha..

Well, maybe some of you may not know and some already know this already....
The bigger ballooning was a success and.....
My mom's BETTER!!! hooray!! (hopefully it stays that way) =)
She can eat nowadays lah, but must go slow...
oh yeah, she did mentioned this word a few times ---> Achalasia

I'm bad at explaining so click here to read more about that word.

Last but not least, thanks for praying once again, EVERYONE!! All glory goes to the Lord God Almighty!!
Have a nice day~~! =)