MISSION TRIP(s) !!!

1) Mission trip to Sabah is cancelled due to unforseen circumstances;

2) As such the mission trip to Sabah will change venue to Sarawak instead. This means we will have two (2) teams going to Sarawak. 1st team leaving as planned 28th Nov till 9th Dec. The 2nd team will leave 8th Dec till 16th Dec (same timing as in Sabah)

Both teams will meet up in Pastor Gremen's church - Christ Baptist Church on the 8th & 9th before leaving for their respective destinations.

3) Rough itinerary for the 2 Teams are as follows:-

A) 1st Team - Arrive 28th (Wed) travel to Sibu for 3 days conference for all the Iban Churches in Sarawak. We will be conducting the youth seminar in the afternoons for those 3 days. We will then travel on Sat afternoon for Ps.Leslie's church - Betong Sion Church. We will minister during the Sun service there. Leave for longhouse on Mon. The team will be split into 2 groups - 1 group to Luing, Jelang & Kerapa; the other group will go to 3 new longhouses in that region. Meet back in Betong on Fri. Leave Betong on Sat for Kuching. Meet 2nd Team in Ps.Greman's church on Sat for a night rally. Minister with 2nd Team for Sun morning service. Afternoon do some shopping for souvenirs in the waterfront before leaving Kuching in the evening for LCCT;

B) 2nd Team - Arrive 8th (Sat) in Kuching. Meet up with 1st Team at Ps.Greman's church for night rally. Basically 2nd Team will spear head this rally because of the time factor. 1st Team will play supporting role. Minister with 1st team on Sun. Mon leave for 3 new longhouses. Sat arrive back Kuching. Afternoon shopping in the waterfront. Sun minister in a church. Leave Kuching in the evening for LCCT.

6) Thailand Team-Thung Wa / Thung Song / Suratthani / Ko Rat / Pumphin (8D/7N) ETD from Klang Outstation Bus Station: 10.00pm on 7th Dec. ETA at Klang Outstation Bus: 4.00am on 14th Dec.

Rough Itinerary:
Day 1 – Travel to Hatyai
Day 2 – Travel Thung Wa + ministry to GTA Thung Wa leadership
Day 3 – Sunday Worship service + Children’s Church in 2 locations (AM&PM)
Day 4 – House to house ministry in nearby villages
Day 5 – Travel to Suratthani + ministry to Thung Song Church
Day 6 – Ministry to Ko Rat & Phumpin houses (AM) & Suratthani Church (PM)
Day 7 – Travel back to Hatyai + shopping + travel back to Klang
Day 8 – Arrive at Klang Outstation Bus Station at 4.00am

There will be a meeting going on today at 745pm in church. At this meeting Pastor Gideon will be praying for the missionaries.

Please do keep all the mission team in prayer. Especially the 1st Sarawak team which will be leaving TOMMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(time flies...)


NOW..lets see our youth mission team's checklist!

Mission Trip 2007 Checklist

Bring along 2 bags – One big bag for your entire luggage, and a backpack (slightly bigger- sized ones) for the longhouse trips.

Items to bring:

1) Sufficient clothes for 9 days (ladies, pls bring some dark t-shirts)
2) Long pants/jeans (compulsory for Sunday Services)
3) Trackbottom/jeans (for services at the longhouses)
4) Comfortable sandals / shoes (for longhouse trip)
5) Socks
6) Shoes (for Sunday services)
7) Sleeping bag
8) 2 x Sarong (for ladies)
9) Slippers
10) Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, beauty kit, facial products, etc)
11) One roll of toilet paper (For some people, better bring 2 rolls!)
12) Personal first aid-kit (plasters, panadol, charcoal pill, etc)
13) Insect repellent (important!)
14) Pyjamas (if you still wear this to sleep…)
15) Bible!
16) Testimony printed out clearly (big fonts)
17) Undergarments (pls avoid flip-flopping ‘em..)
18) Sweater (for cold mornings and winter nights)
19) Torchlight with extra batteries
20) Cap/sunblock lotion
21) Shorts (not too short though…)
22) Extra plastic bags for dirty clothes, misc…
23) Handphone charger
24) Raincoat

When you pack your bags, don’t forget this rule…

FILO – First In, Last Out!
Basically what this means is…for items you intend to use immediately, pack it last. For those to be used only at the end of the trip, pack it in the bag first.

Also, please pack all your clothes in a plastic bag to keep them waterproof (in case it rains, bag falls into the river, etc etc).