THE GREAT BIBLE CHALLENGE 2007 JULY#2

COPA IBA 2007

More pictures from COPA IBA....

More photos from COPA IBA 2007

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THE GREAT BIBLE CHALLENGE 2007

Hi everyone,

last week, TGBC 2007kicked off with our first month first set of questions. If you have not registered for the contest, drop me an email with your name, IC number, Phone number and email address and you will be added onto the weekly mailing list for the contest questions.

For those new to the contest, the TGBC will run for Three months, starting from JULY, AUGUST and SEPTEMBER 2007. Every weekend, a set of questions/puzzles will be sent out by email to everyone who registered. You can also pick up a printed hard copy of the contest form on Sunday morning from Church. All completed forms can be sent by email to me or dropped into the big red box in Church!

Meanwhile, here is the first set of Question Puzzle:

THE GREAT BIBLE CHALLENGE 2007
JULY #1
1. Unscramble the letters to form a word found in Nehemiah.

1. teyedsord
2. maenrtn
3. otnfniua
4. pahsa
5. eawlref
6. vlikse
7. nasltalba
8. msreljuae
9. oedrumn
10. npictse
11. ireadscg
12. wmoseae
13. smmcdoan
14. uedbnr
15. gheems
16. euaercprb
17. deeremde
18. aesstnrv
19. eldiex
20. benirlgel
21. ioctirhs
22. alhaacih

2. WHAT IS MISSING? Find out what is missing and rewrite the entire passage with the correct missing words and punctuation marks. Each phrase is given 5 marks. Each mistake made is deducted 0.5 marks.

a. I them by saying The God of will give us success his servants will start but as for you have no share in any claim right to it
b. From that day my men did the other half were with spears shields and armor The officers posted behind all the people who were building wall Those who carried materials did their work with and held in the other and each of the wore his sword at his side as he worked the man who the trumpet with me
c. They said to me who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and the wall of Jerusalem is and its have been burned When I heard these I sat down For some days I and prayed before the God of

Your answers can be found in Nehemiah Chapter 1-4 of the NIV.

COPA IBA 2007

The COPA IBA 2007 was the most exciting ever for BSGC in the 6 years we have been participating. I could still hear the cheers and shouts ringing in my ears as I sat down to write this. It was an amazing atmosphere that was equally as impressive as our achievements on court!

For the first time in our history, our opponents were standing up to notice BSGC and we were commended for our impressive tactical plays despite our lack of physical stature (ie height & strength). We were downright exciting and were equal in challenge to any teams that we played against.



When we first walked into the Real Sports Arena, I could hear gasps and whispers of comments on how tall some of the guys and girls in the halls were. Many of us must have felt like midgets as we walked among the lands of giants. I remember joking as we left the bus "Don't be afraid... Be VERY afraid.. for we shall walk among giants today...". We may have laughed but the joke literally became reality as we walked into the Arena. I remembered walking past this guy who stood more than a head taller than me (and he was slouching too!! - Imagine Esther standing next to him!!! or maybe Ashley or for that matter Bobby!!! Bobby would probably be at the right height to smell his butt!!! It was literally Psalms 23:4 - "... I walk through the valley of the shadow of death...."

The players were nervous but noticeably excited as the games went underway after a short sharing from Uncle Steven Low and Uncle Dexter. We immediately assembled at our “home venue” on Court 9.

The Seniors were the first up against the all-black Melawati. The game started poorly for us as Melawati opened scoring by fielding a really tall male catcher. After Daniel, the team manager for the senior team, swapped tactics and played 2 outfield male players, our fortunes changed! We romped to victory, defeating Melawati 20-12!!

The Juniors were up next against PJGH. After watching them play against Subang Jaya, our other group “nemesis”, we were not sure how we will fare against them, although we were optimistic. In the end, we Beat PJGH 14-5!! Our automatic qualification to the Quarter-finals was assured!

After our first round of group games, we were suddenly filled with self-belief and we knew we could match all the giants that may come our way.

Our seniors won the next game against Shah Alam GC-B easily 20-9, assuring our qualification to the Quarterfinals as well, while the Juniors lost to Subang Jaya 24-10. The next Senior Games were academic but we still played our hearts out. We lost to Klang Jaya 13-5.

The Quaterfinal drawn our Seniors to meet against Klang Gospel Hall, a traditional CB power house along the likes of Bangsar and SS; while the Juniors were drawn to meet Shah Alam GC.

The Seniors played a very tight game against Klang GH and fought valiantly till the end. We matched the Group winners from Group R point for point until the second half when the tactically and physically superior team from Klang finally managed to pull ahead and defeated our Seniors.
The Juniors were immediately up and the Seniors quickly pulled themselves together from the defeat and cheered the Juniors on. With the help of the cheering, The Juniors easily defeated Shah Alam GC 10-5 to progress into the SEMI-FINALS for the first time!.

This bought much cheer to the BSGC camp and we were excitingly talking about our chances of advancing further, but we had to clear Subang Jaya first, the team that defeated us in the group games. When the Juniors finally took to court, the cheering BSGC camp quickly roused the Juniors to a strong lead of 11-4 by half-time. However, the gritty and more experienced Subang Jaya team romped back and applied pressure on our defence before finally defeating our valiant Juniors 18-14. It was an evenly matched contest that drew cheers from both camps and many observing visitors from other teams. Subang Jaya eventually won the Juniors’ title defeating PJGH in the final.

It was, nevertheless, a very exciting evening for us. We made history in COPA IBA 2007.
For the first time, we sent TWO teams to the competion
For the first time, we participated in TWO categories of the Competition
For the first time, we scored 20 points in a game!
For the first time, we qualified beyond the 2nd Round.

Our Seniors are ranked among the 5th-8th placed team among 19 teams.
Our Juniors are ranked joint 3rd among 9 teams.

Congratulations BSGC! EVERYONE DID WELL and MADE ME PROUD! I can certainly walk tall among COPA IBA and say I AM from BSGC.

Let’s gun for trophies in COPA IBA 2008!!

More photos coming your way soon....

Uncle Mikey

The Long Awaited Day

*gasps* o.0

6.45AM... *yawns* I haven't been up thaaat early in the mornings for months!

SATURDAY (14th July 2007)... *faints* Saturday is a day dedicated to sleep!

CHURCH... *Not the park?!*


Nay nay nay! The Captains say "Get your bumbums off your bunks ladies and gentlemen! We have a name to protect and prizes to claim!"

Finally the long awaited day...the day we've been talking about for the past many many months is gonna arrive! 14th July 2007, wake up, brush your teeth, eat your breakfast, wear your socks+shoes, make sure you've got the maroon color youth camp tee, arrange for transport. And see y'all mighty warriors in church! :)


6.45 AM... *aye aye Captains!* No more sleeping.

SATURDAY (14th July 2007)... *aye aye Captains!* A glorious morning indeed.

CHURCH... *aye aye Captains!* Not the park. :P

COPA IBA

Harlow!! Harlow!! :)

One of our YWAP annual event is coming up... It's the annual COPA IBA!! It's on the 14th of July 2007, a Saturday.

I dunno about you folks out there....but to me COPA IBA is one thing that I wouldn't miss it for the world :) It's been an annual event that YWAP has been joining since years ago...from the pictures that we have collected over the years, you can definitely see the changes we have gone through...physically I mean. Hehe! From skinny boys+tiny looking gals to big fat boys+strong muscular gals. o.0 Hahaha!

Don't believe me? Take a look at this -

We used to have this....but now,

We have this! :)

See...we grew bigger physically and we also grew in numbers! BSGC YWAP used to only send in 1, satu, one Captains Ball team every year before this. But this year, we have 2, dua, two teams! XD One team of the Under-15 Junior team and one Under-23 Senior team.

Before, the gurls were always "bullied" in the field...but as the years pass, the gurls are now stronger and fitter to play. Say "byebye!" to butter fingers! *wheee!* :) The guys although have gain in weight...they have also gain in strength and experience to play well in the field.

As a result of all these years of learning and growing and of getting "bullied"...we got this last year! A trophy! And a beeeaaautiful score board of this -

Sunway rocks wey!! XD

This trophy came in as a VERY BIG surprise!
...and a VERY BIG BIG BIG encouragement to me. :)

COPA IBA has always been one of the events that I personally look forward to each year. It's not just about winning...to BSGC, it has never really been about winning, but yet each year without fail, we would definitely sign up for COPA IBA. No questions asked.

Most of us in the Senior team this year have been joining COPA IBA for years...it has always been a part of the happy+memorable memories that we have each year. We enjoyed being baked in the sun, enjoy sweating it out and playing the best we can in the field even knowing we might not win. We have always kept that spirit high! We always always played our very best. Even when we were lacking in numbers, we would go all the way out to find players and friends who would play with us and help us. That was the UNITY + SPIRIT that we had each year.

I kid you not. Compare the sizes of the gals in the white team and those in the blue (BSGC).

We still play our hearts out and always thriving to score! :)

We're grateful that this year, we have more in numbers that we can even split into 2 teams. This is the first year BSGC sends out 2 teams for COPA IBA! It's making history...literally :) We have many new players with us this year...and as far as the practices have gone, we are definitely in a good chance of winning ourselves hampers/ another trophy perhaps XD


To all the new friends/ players, especially to the Junior team...we welcome you to join us in sharing the happy memories with us this year and many more years to come! The older ones are getting too old and too fat to run...very soon in years to come, it'll be up to you youngsters to keep BSGC YWAP's spirit high! :) Plus, you Juniors have a VERY good chance of winning this year...I kid you not. Nothing is impossible! :)

To all Senior teammates, we're grateful for the new players that have come to join us this year. But would also like to encourage the old players to continuing keeping the spirit that we always had up+high! We do still need you even though we may have new players....we need the experience that each of you has gained over the pass years. We also need your physical+moral support and the spirit that you held on for years! And definitely need you to pass the spirit and set an example to the juniors who will take our place when we're too old in the future.

Think of all the good memories, the laughter, the sunburnt skin and the food! we all had each year after COPA IBA. It wouldn't have been so great if anyone of you were missing :) It would be ever so great if all of the old "masters" could be there once again this year. So whatever plans you have planned out, or things that you thought you would wanna do on the 14th July, scrap it off and come with us!

See the big grins and happy smiles we have on our faces?!
This is what I mean... :) Us sharing the moments!

So COME! "Old masters" and dear new friends!
We need your support...need your presence to seize the day!!

Everyone of you...honestly, you make a difference! :)

PS: Practices @ Extreme Park on Saturdays 4pm and Sundays 3pm. See y'all there! *winks*