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It’s not easy reaching today’s youths. Various kinds of
entertainment vie for their attention. These include cybercafes, the
Internet and video games. As a result, most are cold towards
spiritual matters. To get them interested, we need to organize
challenging and fun activities that test their abilities.
From June 1 to 3, during the school holidays, the High School
Ministry with the help of the Basel Christian Church of Malaysia
organized a motivation camp called "Survivor 3" at the
Bunsit Bandukan Keningau Recreational Park. This is the third camp
organized jointly with the church.
The objectives of holding the camp were to build a bridge to
present the Gospel to the participants, to give spiritual guidance,
motivate youths to focus on their studies, build up their confidence
and help them improve their social skills.
Ninety-four teenagers from Keningau, Nabawan and Pensiangan
attended the three-day camp. The guest speaker was Suliman, director
of the National BM Ministry, and the members of the forum panel were
Pastor Janius, director of Youth Ministry, BCCM BM Sabah, and
Angeline from SIB Tuntumulud, Keningau. They spoke on topics ranging
from spiritual growth to teen life and education/career.
The programs for the camp included a motivation talk, a talent
nite and a forum. In addition, various games that tested the
participants’ survival skills were organized. These were intended
to build character, test creativity and mental alertness, and
encourage discipline and team work.
The response from the young people was very encouraging. Among
the comments: "I found this camp very meaningful. It’s my
first time away from home." "This camp is different from
those I’ve attended before. Through the motivation talk, I’ve
learnt how to become not only a teen that is liked by Christ but by
others as well. I’ve also made new friends. I will come for
similar camps."
More than 99 per cent of the participants want camps of this sort
to be held, with even more challenging activities. We hope to
organize more such camps in future. In view of the lack of manpower,
we will recruit pastors, church leaders and others to act as
facilitators.
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