Bethany Family Camp 2008

The pictures have arrived !!! No need for so much introduction. As mentioned, Klang Jaya Gospel Hall had our 5th Bethany Family Camp..

Venue: Casa Rachado, Port Dickson
Dates : 5-8 December
Theme : War of the Worlds
Speakers : Mr. Koh Gim Lam (Adults)
Koko Andee Yeo (Youth)
Aunty Margaret Mathu (Children)

Here are the pics :

Sigh..
Hardworking me..
Haha..

Aunty Sue having a look at the camp t-shirt..

KJGH's Bethany Family Camp Fun Nite !!!

Bananas of the world unite !!!

Uncle Reni is not crazy..
We were playing an ice-breaker..

We couldn't resist the futsal court..
Damien showing some skills..
Haha..

and supper was probably the best meal of the day though..

If you're ever wondering what kind of church Klang Jaya Gospel Hall is..
this next two pictures captures its very essence..
How angelic..

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Maybe just crazy at times..
*can't stop laughing*
leong eng/hiro nakamura !!

Pictures of 2 groups..
This one is Zork led by Matthew

This one is Vulcan led by Uncle Keith..

Everyone looking at Dad experimenting our new church keyboard !!!
It's sooooooooooooooo nice !!!

We also celebrated Damien's birthday..
which was on the 8th of December..

Mr. Koh Gim Lam was our Speaker..

We weren't the only ones learning..
So were the kids..
Aunty Margeret is a fabulous teacher..

From left :
Rachel,SarahJane,Reuben,Jonathan,Samuel and David..

And who could forget the group from 18-25..
We did have a blast..

Kjgh,
may we be the tool for other to see God through us..
I find that this shot captures that really well..
Another camp come and gone..
We may change as God works in our midst..
But we'll forever be a crazy bunch of "Bethanians"Camp is over..
War is not over..
Fight the good fight..
God bless,
Luv
-jO-

Never Too Late

Ok. Well, as we all know, December is and always will the busiest month of the year. On the 5 of December, Klang Jaya Gospel Hall moved to Port Dickson for 4 days. Our Camp, themed : War of the Worlds, started on the 5th and completed on the 8th. I have not got the pics from Eu-Gene (who is taking ages to upload the pics.. jkjk). Since it was "War of the Worlds", the group names were : Vulcan(taken from StarTrek), Krypton (taken from Superman), Zork (taken from Calvin and Hobbes) and my group, Naboo (taken from Star Wars) !! So well, here's just a preview of the Naboo's skit and Zork's skit during the evangelistic meeting. I'll try to post the pics and the other two skits As Soon As Possible... WARNING : ZORK'S SKIT MAY CAUSE EXCESSIVE LAUGHTER !!

First, I give you :
"Inspired by a True Story" by Naboo.


(It's a bit soft - so just turn up the volume for this skit.)

Next, I give you:
"A GIft of Peace" by Zork.



Classic isn't it ?
That's Klang Jaya Gospel Hall for you. *Laughs*
Next Time, Later..

-jO-

A Good Sigh..

So.. 4 days of holidays to Kuantan/Cherating/Kemaman.. Was it enough ?? We'll have to wait and see then. Where did we go ? We stayed at the Swiss-Garden Resort and Spa at Kuantan since we are members of Swiss-Garden International. The first day was rather simple but the second day was filled with going to places. We went to Kemaman for brunch.. visited the Turtle Sanctuary in Cherating and the Batik Village in Kuantan. The third day was a day to chill at the hotel itself.. The Swiss-Garden Resort in Lumut was slightly better but Kuantan's really nice too. The highlights on the third day were meeting an Irish man on the beach because he had 2 extremely adorable ST. BERNARDS !!!!!!!! We also had a special buffet dinner on the third day since it was Dad and Mum's 21st Wedding Anniversary. The dessert was the best array I've ever tried for a buffet. Here are the pics..

Turtle Sanctuary in Cherating

These little ones were in a special room..
they were a few weeks old and needed protection..
They were really cute..
As Christians, knowing that God's creation is in danger should mean something..

This was the Batik Village in Kuantan..

This was the workroom where all the masterpieces were being made..

The beautiful patterns..

These two ladies were working on a painting and a piece of bed sheet..
Although they were mute and deaf..
they never hesitated to smile and communicate when we walked in..

These were the special equipment the used..
Did you know that Batik is made by drawing or painting wax on an outline or pattern..
Then, soaking it in paint or paint a colour over the outline or pattern..
So it wasn't surprising that the whole place smelt of wax..
The equipment used to put color in..

The special "pencils" were used to draw in details with the wax..

See ?

This man was using stencils soaked in wax to make the batik pattern for this table cloth..

So many different stencils !!!

So this is Kuantan Chapel..
The legacy of my late and beloved Grandpa Eric (Kirton)

The church building was nice and it came with a really big compound..

Their library..

This was the most interesting part of the church..
Grandpa Eric incorporated these wine bottles in the wall of the front of the church..
It was said to be so beautiful years ago when the sun
could come through them in the mornings..
But now that other buildings have been built behind the church..
The bottles have seen better years..

This was when the lights were off..
See how it is so beautiful..
Amazing..

I managed to capture this shot of the church clock..
Interesting..

When I mentioned the St. Bernards in the beginnning of my post,
I'm sure you thought we either couldn't take pictures or we didn't take them at all..
But if you actually thought we took pictures.. and just couldn't wait ??
The only thing I regratted was forgetting their names..
Here they are..

This was the male..
Sdaly the owner told us that his mother had died a 2 months earlier..This was the female..
and the owner told us she was a few weeks pregnant !!

Trust me..
They were really big..
If they stood upright..
they could put the front paws on my shoulders..
Do the math.. Ok.. Here's this story..
The hotel's real pianist was having a break..
So dad did a little "Take Five" on the piano..
Get it ??
Break ?? Take-five ??
Nevermind..

These were only two of the 16-18 desserts they had for us at the buffet..
The one on top is the chocolate ecclaires and the on below was the bread pudding..
All the desserts were scrumptious..
By the way..
I had 19 course of buffet round..
Oops.. *feeling guilty*
Hahaha..
Anyway, the rest of the dessert I had were :
Chocolate mousse
Tiramisu
Do-It-Yourself Ice-cream (of-course)
Longan in cute 2-inch-tall glasses
Peaches with Vanila Pudding
and quite a few that I really can't remember..
*Laughs*

With good news (left)..
comes the bad (right)..

I'll have to end this post but..
It should be wourth it..
God bless..
Have a Good Sigh..
Luv
-jO-