Ministry Update May/June 2014

Ok, so we are sailing into the sixth month of 2014. I hv vented out my frustrations, even to God; but as expected, God is always right bcoz He is God, ba…I’m still not sure if I can graduate this year but what is more important is knowing that God has His plans n purposes that r always the best. And it is much, much better n wiser to “move in God’s timing” instead of anything else.

My (second) sister n family hv relocated to London for 2 years. Can’t wait to visit them next year…already missing my youngest nephew’s “food creations” each time I visit them.

Recently, I was called to the (Anglican) diocesan office for an interview to be considered for commissioning to be a deaconess. Well, the Anglican church has yet to ordain lady reverends, so the equivalent is deaconess. Coming from a non-Anglican heritage, this holds no significance to me except that I was told it will enable me to further develop the OA training ministry; thus, I’m going for it. Besides, I was told it will place me in a higher “salary package” category. Well, I certainly can use some additional funds, monthly! I was also told there r efforts being initiated to propose ordination of women to reverend-ship. Who knows? Maybe I’ll be the first Anglican lady reverend in Malaysia? Wakakakakakaka…Was a bit “disappointed” that despite the long journey (Penang to KL n from BU to Sentral to Pudu) to reach the diocesan office, the interview took less than 10minutes! Anyway, the commissioning will likely take place next year as I need to prepare a “mini thesis” to be presented and defend it in an ordination retreat.

Will be spending two weeks in Ipoh next month. First week I’ll be teaching theology and second week I’ll be interpreting for the class in Spiritual Warfare. I’m looking forward to this class to initiate the new delivery approach of orality methodology. This is going to be quite a challenge – to use the local indigenous cultural forms to teach n evaluate students’ understanding of Christian doctrines. Plz pray for me. I “tested the waters” in April when I imposed the course requirement to present a biblical lesson using one contemporary youth cultural form in MEC in Miri. The response was truly encouraging. But this time it is the Peninsula indigenous people group n I really m not sure what to expect.

Orality as a teaching methodology is being utilized in several parts of Africa among oral communicators but I believe this will be the first attempt by a BM Bible School in Asia to use this approach – n that by a school formally recognized by a accredited Seminary. I m excited at the prospects. More so at the potentials through this methodology for this school. Plz pray with me.

^{PHP 1:3} I thank my God every time I remember you. ⁴ In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy ⁵ because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, ⁶ being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.