Tuesday, October 8, 2013

美里衛理校園福音中心歡慶十週年：十年同路，始終有你


              榮耀歸於上帝！美里禧納定衛理校園福音中心十歲了！為了紀念神在過去十年來的看顧與保守，校園中心已於9月28日（六）假美里富麗華大酒家舉辦十週年感恩兼建堂籌款晚宴，並與美里教區各堂會一同歡慶，席開七十桌。當晚的主題為：十年同路，始終有你。
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Glory to God! Miri's Senadin Methodist Campus Gospel Center is now ten years old! To commemorate God's care and protection in these ten years, SMCGC has held a thanksgiving cum church-building fund-raising dinner at Boulevard Restaurant on Saturday, September 28th 2013, with the generous participation by various churches in Miri District, numbering up a total of 70 tables. The theme for the evening: A Decade of Your Loving Care.

 晚宴以開場影片揭開序幕，並藉著校園中心十週年主題歌來歌頌上帝的恩典和帶領。蘇慈安會長在演詞中以四個“B”作為勉勵：一，Befriend （交友）：要跟老師和同學做朋友，建立良好的關係 ；二，Belonging （歸宿）：校園中心要成為游子在外求學的第二個家；三，Believing（相信）：我們要相信並接受耶穌成為個人救主；四，Building （建立）：校園中心除了要籌建新的教堂，更重要的是要建立自己的屬靈生命。
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The evening kicks off with the introduction movie, followed by the tenth anniversary theme song to praise God's grace and guidance. Rev. Dr. Su Chi Ann, the president of Sarawak Chinese Annual Conference (SCAC), gave his exhortation centering around four 'B's':
      1. Befriend – To enhance relationship with teachers and students.
  1. Belonging – To make SMCGC as a second home for students away from their home.
  2. Believing – To accept Jesus Christ as our personal Saviour.
  3. Building – To build a new church building for SMCGC, as well as to establish personal spiritual lives.


           此外，校園中心也準備了豐富的節目，如舞蹈，詩班，學生得救見證分享，校友分享，歷史回顧影片，以及音樂劇。
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In addition, SMCGC has arrayed a variety of programs for the night: dance, choir, student and alumni testimonials-sharing, videos, and even a musical.




      除了歡慶十週年，校園中心也藉此機會向來賓介紹新教堂的設計藍圖。由於面臨空間的狹隘，校園中心在年會的協助下租下了隔壁店屋的單位，並於今年初擴充完畢。神的意念高過人的意念！眼看美里禧納定區的發展迅速，人口急速增長，校園中心必須預備好面對當地未來的屬靈需要。在年會和郭氏弟兄的協助下，校園中心已購得一塊地理位置極佳的土地充作建立新聖堂之用。對於校園中心的學生們來說，接下來的建堂籌款目標才是挑戰的開始。 上帝是耶和華以勒的神！神在過去十年已證明了祂的信實，神必然在接下來的歲月裡繼續看顧保守祂的教會。
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Aside from celebrating the tenth anniversary, SMCGC has also introduced the future blueprint of the new church building. Due to the space constraint in meeting the needs of the congregation, SMCGC with the assistance of SCAC has rented an upper shop-house unit next door and the expansion has been completed early this year. However God's plan is further than what we envisioned! With the rapid growth of Senadin, SMCGC has to prepare herself for the future needs of not only students but also the local community. With the help of annual conference and Bro Kuek, SMCGC has acquired a piece of land for the establishment of a new church building. The next challenge for SMCGC-ians is to raise enough funds for that dream to come true. With our God being the Great Jehovah Jireh, the One who has provided and demonstrated His faithfulness for the past decade, we believe He will continue to look after SMCGC for months and years to come!


                                                      願耶和華的名繼續被高舉！
                                                            May God's name be glorified!



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