Dedication Of Chapel & Churches Of Murok Mission BCCM Baba, BCCM Ansuan & BCCM Barayung Sunday, 19th July 2009

By Moo Fah Lin

Early in the morning at 5:00 am, brother Vun Soon Chong, Rev. Tsen Heng Kong, brother Lo Lie Meng and brother Moo Fah Lin met at Mile 4 market for breakfast before taking off for Murok with brother Soon Chong on the wheel. It took a little over two hours of car ride and ferry ride and reached at Kg. Baba at about 7:40 am. Bishop Thomas Tsen, accompanied by Dean William Loh and Vice Chairman of BM General Council arrived shortly after.

The dedication service started a little after 8:00 am officiated by Bishop and attended by about 80 brothers and sisters. The chapel was completed in 2006 at a cost of RM42,000.00, with Rm20,000.00 grant from State Government, donations from local church members and BCCM Sandakan members as well as subsidy from the Oil Palm Project. The service ended at about 9:30 am.

On the way to Kg. Ansuan, we made a brief visit to the Kebun Kelapa Sawit BCCM and Bishop offered a thanksgiving prayer together with the worker.

On arrival to BCCM Ansuan, we were greeted and warmly received by a long queue of church members. The dedication service was conducted by Bishop. It started at 10:30 am and lasted for about two and half hours. The Service was well attended by over 180 people with some sitting outside. The church building was completed in 2006 at a cost of RM52,000.00, with RM30,000.00 grant from State Government, donations from local members and BCCM Sandakan members as well as subsidy from the Oil Palm Project . The service was followed by a sumptuous lunch of local delicacies.

After lunch, we left for Kg. Barayung and arrived at BCCM Barayung at about 2:30 pm. The service started at 3:00 pm with Bishop conducting the dedication service cum 32nd anniversary celebration. It was a three-and-half-hour service of praise and celebration, and was well attended by about 200 people. The church was completed early this year at a cost of RM83,000.00, with State Government grant of RM50,000.00, RM5,000.00 from BCCM Sandakan members, donations from local members, subsidy and loan from Oil Palm Project. Again, after the service we were treated to a sumptuous dinner of local delicacies, including oil palm shoot. At 7:00 pm bishop and his party left for Kota Kinabalu and we left for Sandakan, arriving at 9:30 pm.

The congregations extended their appreciation to members of BCCM Sandakan for your kind donations to assist them to complete these new chapel and churches. It is heartening to learn that the church at Ansuan has to be extended to accommodate the growing number of Sunday worshippers. Praise The Lord!