ICM Mission to Batam - 6 May 2006
From the Jul 28, 2006 post ...
This was the short write up I submitted to ICM for my short mission trip to Batam, Indonesia in May.
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... to God be the Glory
We broke into two teams and half of the team was at Gereja Sidang Jemaah Allah (GSJA) Bumi Sarana Indah for their Young Adults service. This is the second GSJA church to be planted in Batam.
We joined the local church ushering team to greet the congregation at the entrance and it was heartwarming to see so many local faces to come and worship the same Lord we all worship!
The church is of predominantly Batak tribe from Sumatera, who most settled down here in Batam in the last five years. So it was a pleasant surprise that we met amongst them a Teochew couple from Pontianak, Kalimantan, Ricky and Lily, which the husband speaks fluent Mandarin.
There were about fifty people, when took our place as the service was about to commence. The service started of with lively praise and soon the church was filled with the presence of God and the congregation was having an intimate worship with God.
Later, two of our team members, Brother Chris and Brother Kuan Cheen, were given the opportunity in glorifying the Lord through their testimonies. Brother Martin later shared a message with the congregation. Praise the Lord as He empowered the three of us who spoke that day to communicate clearly in Bahasa.
The local pastor, Pastor Mangitar Sirait, then closes the service and challenges the congregation further.
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posted by Kuan Cheen
@ 7/28/2006 07:46:00 PM
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