More news on COPA IBA

For your info guys, there are 21 teams taking part in Senior Captain Ball, where we will also be sending a team. The teams are divided into 5 groups of 4 each with the exception of Group A where there will be 5 teams. The top 2 teams of each group will progress to Round 2, with the exception of Group A where the top 3 teams qulify for Round 2.

BSGC Ywap is in Group A along with Bangsar 2, Cheras, Elim and SS2.

All we need to qualify for Round 2 is to win at least 2 matches that will give us at least 6 points (3 for a win, 1 for a draw). The 6 points should be sufficient for us to qualify among the top 3 in the group.

I rate our chances as high to qualify for Round 2. A win in Round 2 will put us into the quarterfinals.

Although we respect our opponents as Bangsar and SS2 has aways been strong, and we have had a friendly with Elim (so we know them as well) with Cheras being "unknown" to us - we should hold no fear for them. I think we are going to do well and progress to Round 2 at the very least.

I hope you will bring your World Cup fever to COPA IBA and let's start winning some trophies and titles! Come in your "Blues" and cheer for BSGC YWAP!

Mikey.
for more info on COPA IBA.... http://www.copaiba.blogspot.com/
ps... by the way, there are going to be 53 teams and at least 630 youths at COPA IBA.

COPA IBA

hey peeps,
Copa IBA is juz around the corner. Here's a few notice for you guys to look into. We are all gathering in church at 0630hours sharp and this year's jersey will be our 2006 Family Camp t-shirt. Please let Michael Fun, Eunice, Andrew, myself or anyone know lastest by Friday night if anyone of you guys need transport to church in the morning. And also please inform Michael if you guys wanna bring your friends along so that we can arrange transport for your friends as well.. I m sure we will have a good time and lots of fun at Copa IBA and also keep all the players playing for our church in prayer! ciao peeps..

P.S: we will get the camp t-shirts for players who do not hav but who ever is not playing we will try to get extra but might not hav enough. if anyone of you wants a t-shirt post a comment on this post or call me A.S.A.P.

Ian=)

The Star In The Making!

Our very own Lee Wei Wen is taking part in her church youth's Evangelistic Singing Competition on 2nd July 2006 called Shout Your Fame 2006. Do keep her, her church and the people coming to the event in prayers yah!

This is her promo video.


Wei Wen's video: Hi-res | Lo-res
© IGNYTE, Trinity Christian Center

Check out their blog or the website for more info and the rest of the contestants.

Youth page: IGNYTE
Church page: Trinity Christian Center

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Youth Meeting

Reminder:

Youth meeting 24 June

• 4pm- Captain's Ball training
• 5.30pm- Study of 1 Timothy conduct by our dearest Uncle Sea Heng
• 7pm- Father's Day dinner

All are welcome to join us. Email/call me for more information.

Mikey

THE GREAT BIBLE CHALLENGE - COMMENTS

Hi everyone - the table of results of the June Round 1-3 is finally out! The leading contestant at the moment is Ian Chua by a mere 1 point! Round 3 and Round 4 scoring system are different from Round 1 & 2 to reward the number of questions answered correctly and speed of responding/answering the questions.

You will notice that there are "zero"s and "blanks". The "zero" are for errors made in spelling or mistakes thus resulting in no points awarded for the submission. The "blanks" are for those who have yet to make any submissions for that particular round. There are also some candidates that have registered but we have yet to receive any submissions from them.

Please note that it is never too late to enter the contest for the following few reasons:

1. Points are still awarded for all correct entries,
2. And points awarded for each round adds up to the Monthly Prize
   
3. AND all points are tallied towards the GRAND PRIZE which is an accumulation of ALL rounds from JUNE to SEPTEMBER 2006!!!
4. There are still a lot of points to score in ROUND 4 and it is a tough round - so you can still make it as the winner of the round!

All you need to do is to send me an email to register for the Contest and the previous questions of Round 1-3 will be sent to you for you to submit. Thus, the reason for why the answers have not been published nor released. Hint***You can ask your friends for help IF you need help....

The List of Prizes for June 2006 & July 2006 will be announced this coming week. So don't miss this announcement. AND remember - you still have a chance to win some fabulous prizes!!! Don't give up....

THE GREAT BIBLE CHALLENGE - TABLE OF RESULTS

	THE GREAT BIBLE CHALLENGE - JUNE 2006
		Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	Ian Chua	3	5	20	28
2	Crystal Mow	12	0	15	27
3	Kevin Wong	0	12	13	25
4	Chai Tze Yuen	2	7	12	21
5	Janice Lim	7	2	10	19
6	Esther Chu	4	3	9	16
7	Chai Tze Lin	2	2	11	15
8	Cheryl Mow	2	2	10	14
9	Eunice Chu	5	4		9
10	Elucia Yong	2			2
11	Wong Yian Yan	2			2

MUSIC THERAPY IN AGED CARE

Hey guys! Here's my personal journey about music therapy in aged care. For those of you who have no idea what music therapy with this population is about, read on.....I hope to educate the public and to create an awareness in this area.

Feedback appreciated;)

Cheers!
-cheryl mow-

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My first observation placement was at an aged care facility. It had 44 beds for residents with high care and low care and 1 bed for respite. Some of these residents have sensory impairment (blind), cognitive impairment (had brain injury, stroke, dementia), mental illness (schizophrenia, depression) and physical impairment (multiple sclerosis, immobility due to sickness). The hostel was divided into 3 lodges (15 beds in each lodge), which were named Kingfisher, Bellbird and Rosella. The Kingfisher lodge was designed for residents with dementia and it was where I observed most of the music therapy sessions (except one session at Bellbird) throughout my placement observation.

The environment was serene, with gardens, lots of greenery and was kept clean. Each resident had a room and a bathroom to themselves. I could see that the managers and staff (nurses, care givers, volunteers, Diversional therapist, music therapist and the chaplain), worked well together to help residents with activities of daily living and each of them portrayed a genuine care for the residents, through eye-contact, touch and facial response.

Initially, I did not know what to expect, as I had not much experience with aged care and it was not the population that I had in mind to work with as a music therapist in future. However, I was very impressed by the level of care showed by the staff and the environment of the hostel when I first stepped in. As I continued my placement observation, it opened my eyes to see what music therapy in aged care was about and what it meant to the residents. I began to realize how music therapy was able to help the residents socially, cognitively, physically, emotionally and mentally.

At first, I found it difficult to relate to the residents as I did not really know what to talk about and how to respond to them. Starting a conversation with the residents was a challenge to me. However, I managed to pick up some things to help me connect with the residents better by observing my supervisor, how she brought up topics to talk about and how songs were used as a platform to take the conversation further. On top of that, I also observed how the other staff communicated with the residents and took that as a lesson for me to follow. For example, communicating by looking straight at them, the posture (bending down to keep eye level the same as the residents’) when communicating, using touch and just being there to listen to them. These were some of the skills that I have picked up and applied.

In the later weeks, as I got to know the residents better, I felt more comfortable talking with them. Starting a conversation and having a conversation with them became easier for me. I realized that I do not necessary have to talk all the time and think of something to talk about continuously but that silence was good at times. I learnt the importance of being present for them. By knowing that the residents needed to feel accepted, loved and have a sense of security, staying silent did not make me feel uncomfortable after all.

Apart from that, I also began to understand more about dementia, about their behavioural changes (repetitive motion, having short term memory loss, wandering, easily agitated) and to be aware of them when communicating. Understanding their behavioural patterns helped me in my communication with the residents. For example, when a resident started talking about the same thing over and over again, I knew that he/she was not conscious about it, and it was probably something so dear to his/her heart that he/she remembered it so clearly. I have also learnt to evaluate and validate statements/behaviour portrayed by the residents by looking at their medical charts, talking to the nurses and carers, and refer to journal articles on related matters.

One-on-one music therapy sessions were conducted with selected residents to cater to their specific needs. Group sessions were conducted for all the residents who would like to attend. The group music therapy sessions had to be catered to residents with different cognitive levels and physical functioning levels. Residents were often respected for the choices they make and would be asked if they would like to attend the sessions.

I observed a one-on -music therapy with RA who was in dementia. He had some background in piano playing. During the session, he kept telling us about his mother who was a very good pianist and kept comparing himself with his mother. It seemed like he was a perfectionist and had low self-esteem because he could not play as well as his mother. He also kept saying that he could not play as well as he used to. This affected his confidence and self-esteem. He had high expectations of himself which were not met and was actually grieving the loss of his ability to play the piano because he used to play very well when he was younger.

At first, we had the music therapy session outside his room. The music therapist started off by asking him some questions about his musical background. Then, she showed him some music scores and asked him to name the notes in that song. He was hesitant at first, but when she helped him by pointing at the notes, he was able to name them. The music therapist then slowly encouraged him to get his hands on the piano and to have a feel of it once again. He was reluctant at first, but after much encouragement, he got to the piano. He managed to play some scales. He started off with one octave then 2, then 3 octaves. The music therapist suggested that each time he walked pass the piano, he could have a short practice.

Claire and Gibbons (cited in Davis, Gfeller and Thaut, 1999) demonstrated that older people have the capacity to develop music skills, maintain the skills they had throughout life, even if confined to a nursing home, suffered physical and cognitive limitations.

From my observation, RA repeated himself when talking. For example, he said that the piano he used to play was larger than the piano we had there. According to Davis, Gfeller and Thaut (1999), the central nervous system, which is the communication centre of the body do not regenerate neurons over time. Instead, the steady loss of brain tissue causes memory loss. That was the reason RA repeated himself without him realizing it.

The music therapist also used reality orientation to bring him out from the past and to make him realize who he is now. She asked him, “Who are you now?” He paused awhile at first and said his name. He then realized that he was the same person as before. Therefore, his musical skills and ability were still in him and he was still able to use them.

The week after, we tried to get him to play the piano again but at the same time we were careful not to make him do it as a chore, but for leisure. The other music therapy student and myself had an informal sing-a-long session with some of the residents and RA was there too. To our surprise, he walked up to the piano during the session to get a closer look at what we were playing. Then, we began to ask him if he would like to sit at the piano, which he willingly did. Comparing his response to the week before, he was more willing and sat voluntarily at the piano, where as he was reluctant to at the previous session.

He sat at the piano and tried playing for quite a long while and continued playing by himself although the rest of us have left the room. We allowed him to do so because he did say that he would like to practice on his own without anyone around.
This placement observation helped me understand the aged care population better in terms of their needs (social, physical, emotional, mental, cognitive, etc.), behavioural patterns, the aging process, the importance of having a good environment/surrounding, which included the level of comfort, warmth, cleanliness and the level of care that was needed for the residents.

Based on my observation, residents in aged care were often left out, isolated from their families and friends. They had lost intimacy with people closest to them for one reason or another. Friends and family members often felt that they had lost connection with the person they once knew, as the person grew older and suffered from dementia. Therefore, they were left to the carers and staff at the aged care to be looked after. However, it takes time for a person to get used to the new surrounding and people around there.

This was when I saw the importance of music therapy in this setting. Music therapy served as a connective tool to bring residents together and focus on a topic chosen by the residents themselves. At this level, music is a universal language that binds them together.

“When we sing or play instruments, we are called upon to connect our ears with our minds, our eyes with our hands, our thoughts with our feelings, unconscious fantasies with our conscious intentions, our beliefs with our actions, our inner worlds with the outer world, and ourselves to others.” Bruscia (1998).

During group music therapy sessions, social interaction was encouraged by remembering the names of the residents through songs and games. Playing the “balloon game”, passing it around from one to the other, kept the residents alert and I could see the sparkle in their faces when they often have flat facial expression. After the group sessions, residents would often want to talk to the therapist and want to spend some time with each other. The music therapist would make personal contact with each of the residents by showing affection and appreciation for them before leaving the room.

Music therapy sessions also encouraged meaningful interaction and proper behaviour such as respect for one another, turn taking and helping one another. For example, there were times when some of the residents had a little conflict, and the music therapist tried explaining things to them, helped them to resolve the issue, then continued on with the session.

At other times residents would say harsh words to the therapist at the beginning of the session, but as the session continued, there was a change in their behaviour. For example, once there was a resident who was not in a good mood and told the music therapist she looked ridiculous dancing by herself at the start of the music therapy session. However, as the session continued, the same resident became engaged in the balloon game and enjoyed herself after that, by taking the lead in the game. She reconnected with the music therapist during the music therapy session and asked the therapist to take her to her room. This showed that, the music therapy session was able to change a person’s behaviour and got the person reconnected with people.

I have also gained a better understanding about what it meant to have a music therapy session with the family members in a palliative care setting. The atmosphere was different as it was a solemn moment filled with emotions. The therapist started off with singing some of the client’s favourite songs, followed by some other songs upon request of the family members. The therapist stroked the client’s arm while talking to her. During certain songs, the client began tapping her hand, moved her lips and feet. Aldridge (1999) mentioned that the rhythmic stimuli stir up muscular tensions which were released physically by moving the hands, feet, and by smiling. This then directed the attention of the client towards things and events around them and caused them to have a deeper connection with the family. This literature supported my observation when I saw the client holding tight to the therapist’s hand in between the session, and there were emotional moments in the session. The therapist talked with the client like she understood everything that was said.

That session in palliative care had a great impact on my view of music therapy and how it was used as meaningful interaction between family members. At the moment where family members did not know how to connect/communicate with the dying person, music brought back sweet memories and cheer to the people. Music offered a non-verbal communication with the client.

Indeed music therapy played an important role in aged care. I had a talk with a resident, and she told me that it was something she looked forward to each week. It then dawned upon me, that truly music therapy sessions in an aged care facility have impacted the lives of the residents in a positive way, physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, socially and cognitively.

News From Down Under

Hey!!!! HOT MAMA & ALL YOU HAPPY PPL IN THE HOUSE!!!

Great to hear the excitement in the air! Well, I'm equally excited over here too as to what God's been doin in my life. Thanks for all your prayers and support. Just wanna share some testimonies with all of you.....i dunno where to start really.

God has been good to me all the time and i have not realized it, and grasp the meaning of the word "GOOD" until lately. As I looked back at how God opened the way for me to further my studies here....like smooth application of VISA (though had some complications), got my accomadation (quite last minute), acceptance to Uni of Queensland etc....man, I was amazed. Like how, I came to venture out here on my own....in this quiet state (not so noisy like u guys....hehe!), settle in with such friendly and nice housemates whom I didn't even know at first (they are great cooks!!!!), and to take up music therapy. The main thing I learned is stay close to God, guys.....if that is where He leads you, everything will go on well beyond your imagination!

To tell u more about God's awesome favour upon me, I started my practical observation at an aged care. It was about 40 km away from my house (1 way)and I was cracking my head on transport. But somehow, I just had the peace that this was where I was meant to go, and I actually prayed that God will give me a great supervisor and lead me to the right place. Indeed, my prayer was answered! My supervisor actually stayed near my house, and said she would pick me up on the way and back. So i just had to walk to the main road and wait for her. Not only that, I did not know that the aged care I was with was the best in Queensland and my supervisor was awarded for one of her projects with the clients....until I reached there. So it was really God's blessing. And I got along well with my Spanish supervisor and she gave me quite high marks ;)

Also, as I have just got a part-time job in a Music School. Another blessing, because there was another Asian who applied for the same thing but didn't get it....and I was told that in education line, they are quite picky about the teachers....especially non-aussie. Another answered prayer.

Btw, I just finished my last exam!!! WOOOHOOO!

One term has gone past, and I'm praying to get into the Royal Children's Hospital for my next practical or any other hospital....but what I learned in my church discipleship class is prayers must be SPECIFIC! haha! Oh...ya talking about that, I attended 2 CDS (Christian Discipleship School) in church on prayer and counselling. Got exam wan ok....don play play ar...also am attending BSF (Bible Study Fellowship). At first I tot its for all the aunty aunty....and I'm not one....tsktsk!...but i just went with my housemate anyway...and to my surprise there was a group of ppl my age...and even younger.....even the kids attend! special group for them!We are studying Genesis this year.

So ya.....all those who are thinking about studies, career, job etc....just remember specific prayers work wonders...and trust God in all things. His promises are always YES & AMEN!!!(2 Cor. 1:20) Now, I can say with confidence and understanding that God is Good to Me All The Time! Can you say that too???

-cheryl-

Wonderful Weekend

Whoa!!
One busy busy weekend is over..Hehehe!!
Although it was a short time..only like what? 26 hours..But it was great fun!!
Seeing everyone mingle around so easily, and can have so much fun..really amazes me. Haha!!
Power of "Friendship"..not bad huh?! =)

Was kindda missing the company of so many people..miss hearing so much laughter liao. Especially since coming back from Family Camp and all..tsk tsk.

Suddenly, the 3 months holidays seems so...."lonely, I'm so lonely.." Hahaha!! But then again, we'll be busy next, preparing for Bible Quiz and COPA IBA!! *Wheet wheet* =)Gambate lor!!

Oh btw, happy going back to school..wahahaha!! I will stop making you people jealous bout me still having holidays, as my holidays are starting to get boring. Haha!!

Have fun people..especially the Form5, it's your last half a year!!

See you beautiful people this weekend. Ciao!!

Cheers,
Eunice!! =)
PS: I know I am nice. =P

1 Timothy facts

Some facts for you guys to start getting to know Timothy & the first Epistle (letter) to Timothy AND to start remembering....

1. Timothy's Family
• Mother = Eunice (Jew)
• Father is a Greek
• Grandmother = Lois
  
2. Timothy is well spoken of by the Church members in Lystra & Iconium
3. Timothy was chosen by Paul & Silas to follow on Paul's 2nd Missionary Journey
4. First mention of Timothy is in Acts 16:1
5. 1 Timothy is thought to be written in 63-65AD by Paul when he was in Philipi (Macedonia)
   
6. Timothy was physically infirm and suffered from stomach problems - presumably from a recurrent gastric problem.
   
7. Timothy is a very young leader. At the time of the letter, Timothy is estimated to be in his mid thirties.
8. Timothy is temperamentally shy, needing affirmation, encouragement & reassurance.
9. At the time of the Letter, Timothy is in Ephesus.
10. Paul is the author of the Letter.
    

Prayer Corner @ 12 June, 2006

Please help pray for the following items as often as you can:

1. Pray for Sea Heng's mother. She had a stroke recently and was out of the hospital but she was readmitted into hospital last Friday for lung infection. Pray for her and her children who is taking care of her now.
2. Praise God for recovery from chicken pox for Shen Ai, Shen Wei and Shen Zeen (Unc Sea Heng & Teng Teng's children)
   
3. Praise God for the great time the church had at the Camp in Cameron Highlands.
4. Pray for the youths, the teachers, coaches and helpers who are preparing for COPA IBA and Inter Church Quiz
5. Praise God for the fun time we had with Elim Youth last weekend.
6. Continue to pray for Michael's nephew, Jonathan (2years old) - he is out from the hospital and currently under medication to help him recover from mild fever that he had been having the last 4 weeks. Pray for recovery.
   
7. Continue to pray for Shung Jiu who is recovering from a hip injury he sustained recently and that he will be back to sports soon.
   
8. Pray for Daniel (12-21 June), Denise (June and July), Cheryl (14 June) and Wei Xian (June) who are STILL having exams or preparing for them.
   

Mikey.

17-18 June Weekend

Reminder:

17 June

• (4pm - 5pm) COPA IBA Captainball Training
• (5pm - 6pm) Memory Verses Training for Quiz
  
• (6pm - 7pm) Dinner
• (7.30 - 9.30) Background, Geographical, Historical & Content - Uncle Chai
  

18 June

• (11.30 - 1pm) Interpretation of 1Tim Chap 1&2 - Uncle Calvin Moy
• (7.30p - 9.30) Interpretation of 1Tim Chap 3&4 - Uncle Kam Yeen
  

All are welcome to join us. Email/call me for more information.

Mikey

THE GREAT BIBLE CHALLENGE - ROUND 2, JUNE

Hi ppl,

Here is Round 2, June Puzzle for THE GREAT BIBLE CHALLENGE.

Unscramble the words to form the correct verse/passage. Once you have managed to unscramble the verse/passage - find out where this verse/passage is found in the Bible. You must type the correct verse/passage TOGETHER with the Bible reference. Email back to this email address to complete your tasks. The passage is quoted from the New International Version (NIV)

Hint : You may use whatever tools to help you complete your tasks such as using bible tools like Concordance, commentaries, dictionaries, internet, etc....


Here is ROUND 2, JUNE Contest question:

and. In hold that up to that do the is take of way, they will good, life. age good treasure as a firm generous to share foundation for truly Command lay them to be the to life be this rich in deeds, for coming, so they and willing themselves may

Remember, you will need to email to me with your name, IC Number, Email Address and Telephone number.

It is never too late to join or sign up for the contest. For more information about the contest rules, please scroll down this blog OR check the notice board or email me for more information.

Point to Note: Watch out for typo errors in your answer/response to me. This will result in points deduction.


Mikey.

Fellowship Weekend

It was an amazing weekend. A total of 33 youths from Ipoh culminated in Bandar Sunway Gospel Centre and together with our 20 something youths and adults, we had lotsa fun!

We started the fellowship with lunch in church before going over to Sunway Pyramid for a treasure hunt in the mall! The youth loved it although some did complain that it was such a teasing experience as they could see all the "sales promotion" and could not do much about it....it was like so close yet so far.... and in the end they could just only whizz past the shops in dissapointment. Alas, everyone had fun although a slight confusion at the end where 3 teams who made it to the finish line ended up being "disqualified" as they skipped the two final vital stop points.... or rather they missed them!!! LOL but nevertheless, it was all fun and dandy at the end.

This was followed by some frienldy captainball matches and futsal. At this juncture, more friends formerly from Elim Ipoh who are now studying or working in KL joined up in BSGC for fellowship and swelled the total number of youths to well over 70!

We had dinner (mixed hawker food selection) and had 3 hours of games ("Whack", "Pile UP" and "Follow the Leader") which rounded up with a talent time contest. Some of BSGC youths joined the Elim folks in staying back in the church and most admitted sleeping at most 3 hours that night (or morning!) but all managed to wake up in time for worship (!!) and after the worship meeting, we had more fun playing "Body Parts" while waiting for the Bus to arrive.....

To round things up (since the bus were real late), we had a time of "reflection" which turned out to be more of an interview than anything else.... LOL

We had lotsa fun BUT most importantly, we learned the value of friendship and teamwork as all the games were tailored to reflect those lessons, and many new friendships were made.

Watch this space for the photos and video shoots of the weekend. We will try to make it available for download or on CD/DVD later.... (for those interested)...

Anyway, a word of thanks to all that helped out...esp... Eunice, Agnes, Kuan Cheen, Ian, Eu Chung, Amelia, Esther, Daniel, Tze Yuen, Joseph and Crystal (Hope I didnt missed anyone but if I did, please forgive this old man) - THANK YOU! and to those who came and made it so fun for everyone (I am also aware that you all helped out in many ways) .... GLAD YOU CAME - YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE! AND of course, a BIG THANK YOU to the church members (if you happened to drop in at this site) who contributed the food (the chai kueh teow, char siew pau, the chicken rice, fried rice, fried meehoon, church lunch, etc), loaned us the mattresses and stuffs, etc.... THANK YOU!

God Bless... watch out for the next event!



mikey.

Elim Youth-yw@p Fellowship Weekend

June 10 - 11, 2006 (Saturday - Sunday)

Background:

Elim Youth is the student fellowship from Elim Gospel Hall, Ipoh. There will be 34 confirmed youths ages between 13-18 (yes - male and females...bah...) coming to fellowship with us this coming weekend. They will be arriving by bus on saturday morning in time for lunch and will stay the night and return on Sunday after lunch.

Program:

• 1.00pm - 2.00pm
• Lunch in BSGC (Please join us for lunch!)
  

• 2.30pm - 4.30pm
  
• The Ultimate Treasure Hunt in the Land of the Pyramids (Sunway Pyramid Mall - Thought that sounded better)

• 5.00pm - 6.00pm
• Captain's Ball & Futsal in Extreme Park (Friendly matches with Elim Youth in preparation for COPA IBA)
  

• 6.30pm - 7.30pm
• Dinner

• 8.00pm - 10.00pm
• Night Fellowship with Praise& Worship, Games & Fun

• 10.oopm- 8.00am
• Stay Over at BSGC for more fun and fun (notice the word "sleep" seemed to be missing???)
  

• 9.00am
• Sunday Worship

• 12.30pm
• Lunch

ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US!

MAJOR MILESTONE!

Helo Helo!

This is the 101st blog contribution on YW@P BLOGSITE!

yw@p blogsite has came a long way since it was started by you guys.

As such, I would like to say a word of thanks to ALL of you who have put in the effort to start up this Blogsite, maintained it, contributed to it and made it worked - This site is a "Must Visit" site for me daily! Bravo and Congratulations!

Don't give it up.... keep on walkin' and finish the race....

And to the rest .... keep your comments coming either in the shoutbox or in the blogs

Happy 101st Blog Contributions yw@p blogsite!

Mikey

Prayer Corner

Hey guys,

I am introducing a prayer corner. Please help pray for the following items as often as you can:

1. Pray for Sea Heng's mother. She had a stroke last wednesday and is currently immobile and recuperating at home in Ipoh. She is also very down and moody. Pray for her and her children who is taking care of her now.
2. Pray for Shen Ai, Shen Wei and Shen Zeen who has contracted chicken pox and Teng Teng is not feeling well too.
3. Pray for the campers who are currently in camp. Thank God all has arrived safely and the programs are due to begin soon.
4. Pray for the youths, the teachers, coaches and helpers who are preparing for COPA IBA and Inter Church Quiz
5. Pray for the program next weekend - we are having a fellowship weekend with Elim Youth Ipoh. Look out for the announcement soon for details.
6. Pray for my nephew, Jonathan (2years old) - he is currently warded in hospital for observation. He has been having fever for the past 2 weeks and he is unwell - the doctors could not find anything wrong as yet but thank God that he is slightly better today. Continue to pray for recovery.
7. Continue to pray for Shung Jiu who is recovering from a hip injury he sustained recently.
8. Pray for the drivers on the road - as EuChung & Andrew is now driving!!!
   

Should you have any prayer items, do feel free to call me or email me your request. You should know how to get me....

THE GREAT BIBLE CHALLENGE HAS BEGUN

I have received fairly good response on the registration but I do hope that those who have not signed up will do so and give some of your friends some tougher competition. It is not too late to sing up although you may trail some points behind the current leader BUT anytime is ALWAYS a good time as we are all still early in the Contest and each of you as your fair chance to catch up and win the Monthly Contest - And dont forget the Grand Prize Contest!

So anyway, Here is ROUND 1, JUNE Contest question.

Unscramble the alphabets of each word to spell the correct word and form the correct verse/passage. Once you have managed to unscramble the verse/passage - find out where this verse/passage is found in the Bible. You must type the correct verse/passage TOGETHER with the Bible reference. Email back to this email address to complete your tasks. The passage is quoted from the New International Version (NIV)

Hint : You may use whatever tools to help you complete your tasks such as using bible tools like Concordance, commentaries, dictionaries, internet, etc....


Here is ROUND 1, JUNE Contest question:


TBU OUY, NMA FO DGO, EFLE RFOM LAL HSTI, NDA SUURPE SRTEOHINSGUSE, SLOIENDGS, HIATF, OLEV, NEDAURCEN DAN SSTLEEEGNN. GFTHI HTE ODGO GHITF FO ETH TFIAH. EKTA DHOL FO ETH RTENLAE ELIF OT HHCIW OYU EERW LDEACL HNEW UYO DAME RUYO ODOG NNOOFEICSS NI HET ECENERPS FO NMAY TIWSSSEEN.


Remember - you will need to send the email with your name, IC Nu, phone number and valid email address.

Have fun!

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