DECEMBER 2011
is the story of the outpourings of God’s Spirit in 1973 in a remote part of East Malaysia - an event which Dr Thomas Chung shared at the Family Camp.
Journey of Bahasa Speaking Christians... (page 8&9)
who form the majority of Malaysian Christians, now with an entire generation under severe threat.
After the Dust Settled... (page 10)
many annual pilgrimages to mpar, the SSMC Family amp traded the view of rolling hills with that of the waters and beach (albeit man-made) as we return to Port Dickson. While the jury is out on the ideal venues, almost everyone can agree that the Camp was truly a refreshing and enriching experience in terms of the teaching of the word, worship and a revelation of hidden talents. Our main camp speaker was as colourful as they came. Dr Thomas
Ezekie sees a trick e of water emerging from under the temp e s thresho d, f owing eastward, passing south of the a tar, and trick ing out from under the wa of the east gate. As Ezekie pass through the waters, the f ow of the water increases at each interva , first reaching to his ank es, then to his knees and waist, unti it becomes too deep for him to stand in. At the bank of the river, Ezekie where he sees many
Chung, an itinerant preacher, part time pathologist and gemologist on the side, taught, shared, challenged, ministered and even entertained us with occasional outbursts of Gregorian hymns. Many were much encouraged by Dr Chung’s sharing of the Holy Spirit’s manifestations amidst the revival in East Malaysia over the decades. As he concluded with a prophetic word from Ezekiel 47 (see bottom bar) that God will pour out “streams of living waters which will flow from the temple and bring about a fresh revival sweeping trees on both sides of the stream, as the waters wi f ow eastward, and into the Dead Sea, whose waters sha be hea ed . Wherever the river goes there wi be a mu titude of fish "and
everything wi ive . Fishermen wi spread their nets and their fish wi be of the same kind as the Great Sea, exceeding y many.� The vision conc udes with a description of the abundant growth of fruitfu trees a ong the river: A ong the bank of the river, on this side and that,
Ebenezer, December 2011
on one of the most talked of incident the “DUMC Raid�, what should our response be as the Malaysian church?
throughout this land, we pray that SSMC will catch this wave. Dare we envision this river of living waters to be symbolically represented by our Sg Kayu Ara? wi grow a kinds of trees used for food; their eaves wi not wither, and their fruit wi not fai . They wi bear fruit every month, because their water f ows from the sanctuary. Their fruit wi be for food, and their eaves for medicine .
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