Dear brothers and sisters,

Shalom Bro n Sis,
Just a few more weeks n most of us will go bac to UTM to start the new semester....However, there are a group of us who will be going bac this coming wed 30/6 and onwards for the approaching work of juniors in UTM.


Before this, our kch IVCCians had done our approching work in the uni juniors meeting. Thank God for all of those who had joined the approaching work. They are willing to sacrifice their precious time to serve God. However, many of the juniors this year are more lucky as they had parents, siblings or relatives to fetch them to UTM. Therefore, we did not manage to approach much juniors in kch. Hopefully when we go bac to UTM, we will be able to approach more juniors. We really need your prayers for the approaching work and also for the preparation work. Pray that God will grant us wisdom to approach them n enable us to invite enough juniors for the welcoming nite n camp and also prepare all IVCCians for the welcoming activity n follow up work.


Also pray for the preparation for the sketch, the choosing of theme song, icebreaking activities, the slide show, the welcoming camp and finance of the welcoming activities. There are so many things to pray for n to seek God's guidance on.


All in all, With God, NOTHING IS IMPOSIBBLE. But we need to seek God and walk with Him to know His will and guidance. Therefore bro and sis, please seek God wholeheartedly so that when we are serving Him, we will be doing it lovingly and joyfully by God's strength and love.
See u guys soon in IVCC....continue to pray for us....God BLESS U ALL!!!

Shalom Bro and Sis, the result for uni intake is out this week, so take this opportunity to approach juniors and invite them to our welcoming activity. For Kch IVCCians, please be present at the teochew association this sat afternoon 19/6 and also kenyalang hall this sun afternoon 20/6 to approach juniors during the entering uni seminars. Try to approach juniors at these kinds of seminars, or approach your relatives or churchmates who are goin to enter UTM.

Once the result is out, you can also start to post messages on facebook, msn or frenster asking whether there are any juniors who are entering into UTM and need any help abt entering uni or transportation to UTM. Example: “For those who are entering into UTM, if you need any help on transportation or have any questions abt preparation into entering uni, can contact me….. “

Please read the strategy in approaching juniors below….rmbr that we are working for God and not for man, so do it with a willingful, compassionate heart and with perseverance and courage. Be reminded that you are bringing hope to the juniors, especially the non-believers, so do it by remembering how God has pour out His love for u and now u r pouring out that love to others. Pray to God before you do any approaching work so that God will guide your every step in approaching juniors.

Strategy in approaching juniors:
A.During Seminars for entering Universties
ü Basically, brother and sister can grab this opportunity in approaching and get to know more juniors who will enter UTM
ü First, you can introduce yourself, which course you are studying in UTM, ( just like normal communication with them), be friendly with them.
ü Then , u can ask about their selected university, course n which kolej they stay, normally, they will be blur about how is the university they enter will be.
ü At this moment, bro and sis can give them our booklets & calendar If they r from UTM , you can explain to them there are some useful information they might need to take note when they are in Universities.
ü May be they will be quite curious about this kind of things, you can tell them friendly that we are from IVCC, INTER-VARSITY CHRISTIAN CENTER, if they need some help during MHS, we can help them .
ü If some of the juniors show interested about it, you can give them our welcoming activities flyers, can explain to them about the activities of welcoming night as well as welcoming camp.
ü Next, bro and sis can ask & jot down the details of juniors:
· Name
· Contact no
· Date & time for registration
· Kolej they are staying
· Email & facebook add
· religion

Ø For juniors reach UTM earlier and need fetching :
· Date & time reach airport(those take flight to UTM)
· Transportation

ü Then, bro and sis can inform us by sending email or facebook to Teck Chee and Shirley.
Teck Chee: chee1988@hotmail.com
012-7757903

Shirley: shirleylai58@yahoo.com
017-7306239

B. During MHS:
ü Basically, bro and sis will be distribute to approach the juniors in each kolej
ü The distribution is based on the kolej , bro and sis familarise with as this may save the time and energy of seniors in approaching juniors ,since they know d strategic place in approaching juniors.
ü Then, we may get the car sticker to ease our approaching job.
ü Basically, the seniors can approach juniors when they are waiting for registration, or even their parents(the most important thing is don’t be shy to communicate with them)
ü Seniors can introduce yourself , your course, (maybe some of juniors are your course juniors too), then can give them our calendar & booklet as well as brief about some information of the booklet.
ü After their registration, seniors can help them to carry luggages if some of them unable to carry the heavy luggage to their respective hostels. Seniors can also help to clean up their rooms if necessary.
ü Through the conversation with the juniors, bro & sis can get to know their religion, if for non- Christian, bro & sis can also pass them our welcoming brochure, encourage them to join, since they won’t be so busy during that welcoming night . Seniors can brief about our welcoming night & camp programmes. For Christian, bro & sis sure invite them to join and can introduce our IVCC to them if they want to find a church for their service and worship.
ü Bro & sis also can ask juniors whether want help them to buy them lunch or not(dabao)
Or buy necessary things.
ü Bro & sis are required to jot down your approaching juniors details:
· Name
· Contact no
· Kolej & block
ü These details may be important for the follow up task .


The strategies above are the reference for bro & sis, hope that our approaching job can be done smoothly, God Bless^^
Continue to pray for yourselves and also the welcoming activity. Prepare yourself for the approaching work. God is always before us and we will not be shaken. Amen!!

Shalom, brothers and sisters in Christ. This is a meaningful article by Rev. Liew which sis. Xiao Xu would like to share with all of you. Please spend some time to read the article and pray about some of the prayer items below.

请花一点时间，读一下！希望你能认真思考！
[光与盐，已经成为基督教的另一个代名词了。大学里的光盐社是基督教的，路旁的光盐幼稚园是基督徒经营的，光盐出版社的老板肯定是基督徒，光盐月刊当然是基督教刊物。因为耶稣曾经说过：你们事实上的盐，……你们事实上的光；所以，光与盐在悠久的历史传统最终逐渐成为基督教所持有的代称。从小到大，交待我们要 [做光做盐] 的幕张不知凡几，只是，许多人却总是做不来。
许多基督徒做光做盐做得很辛苦，或者说，做了半天还是失了味，要不就是放在斗底下。不是盐味淡薄，就是光线微弱，这是什么缘故？我想，问题就出在 [做] 与 [是] 之上。做，代表着一种 [异质的转化]，那不是光的要去 [做] 光，那不是盐的要去 [做] 盐。即是要前者去 [做] 后者，就表示二者是不同性质的东西，硬要将之转化，是十分困难的。
[是] ，代表着一种 [本质的发扬]，时光的 [发出] 光来，是盐的 [发出] 咸味来。没有丝毫的勉强、没有半点的难做，就在自然的状况下，将本质的功能发扬出来。我们要搞清楚，耶稣从来没有叫我们去 [做光做盐] ，而是谨慎地提醒我们 [ 是光是盐]， 让我们从中去深度的自我反省，看我们是属于 [异质] 的信仰存在物，或是一个符合基督信仰本质的存有者。
耶稣是要告诉我们，当我们接受了基督信仰之后，生命经历了奇妙的改变，拥有崭新的价值观，对这个世俗而黑暗的世界而言，我们已然产生了变质。当我们的生命不在于世界相同，就成为一个于世界异质的存在者，会与世界发生格格不入的状况，与世界对立，并造成压力，更形成势不可挡的驱逐力，将一切与之不符的价值系统完全扫荡。这正是光与盐的功能。
光与盐虽属不同物质，但却有一个相同的功用，那就是为它们所存在的环境带来 [改变] ；光与暗对立，并将暗扫除；盐去除平淡，产生霉味。可以见得的是：非光之物无法照亮黑暗，非盐之物无能叫食物再咸。那本质与光盐不同的存在物，自然无法担负起与光盐相同的功用。所以，所有仅拥有基督信仰的表象而未有实质之人，怎么可能带来他所处之环境的 [改变] 呢？
因此，不管基督徒在何处站立，那里邪恶的势力就会随之颤抖、而做恶之人将因而有所估计；在不知对错的社会里展现是非、在没有公理的群体中彰显正义、在堕入沉沦的界限出揭示圣洁、在黑暗无神的时代中高举真理。基督徒要成为和平之子，在僵硬疏离的人际关系中注入柔软与真诚、在彼此对立的人群生活中倾泄温暖与喜乐。这就是光、就是言！
[假] 的基督徒无法发出 [真] 光，因为他还不是光；[假] 的基督徒无法假冒 [真] 盐，因为他也不是盐。基督徒不必辛苦去做光做盐，因为怎么做都不会像；真正辛苦的是要使自己的生命品质、价值观念有所改变，而成为一个彻底的新造的人。如此，就会极其自然地照亮四周、调和美味，因为，我们就 [是] 光、就 [是] 盐，展现光盐的功能将是那么地自然！
摘自《没有道理的真理》 刘清谦著

After reading the article, what kind of Christian do you think you are based on the article? Are you a Christian who is acting, pretending or forced to be light and salt to the world or are you the real LIGHT and SALT which does not lose its saltiness and shine?

Matthew 5:13–16: "You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its flavour be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. 14 “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. 15 No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven."
Bro. and sis, especially all of us who are going to be involved in the welcoming activities 2010, please pray to God that you will become changed from the inner out and be the real light and salt to the world. And how do you do that? IMMERSE yourself in God’s word, BUILD a relationship with Him, LOVE Himk, PRAY to Him, LISTEN and DEPEND on Him….

Other Prayer Items:
1. Pray for the incoming juniors and the approaching work, pray that God will provide us juniors that is according to His will. PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT THE RESULT FOR THE UNI INTAKE FOR JUNIORS WILL BE OUT MAYBE NEXT WEEK…SO BE ALERT AND TRY TO APPROACH JUNIORS IN YOUR HOMETOWN….

2. Pray for the whole welcoming nite and camp team, pray that all of us will be united together in Christ, let God work inside our hearts as we serve Him willingly and for His GLORY. Pray also that God will bless each and every aspect of the welcoming activity.

3. Pray for the funding of the welcoming activity.

Btw, we hav found a speaker on the camp subtopic, praise be to God! He is Juan Mou's ex-coursemate. Thanks for your prayers!!

Continue to pray for our welcoming activity!! God bless!!

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Shalom Brothers and Sisters in Christ! How are all of you? Enjoying your hols or busy working? Sorry I have not updated about the welcoming activity 2010 coz there are some problems with my blogger account. That is why I hav to ask Andrina to help me post this here.

Anyway, there are a few things to update ….

1. The funding of the welcoming activity.

We are still lacking in terms of funding for the welcoming activity. For now, we have about RM1039.10 which is the balance from last year’s welcoming and also this year’s welcoming activity offering taken from church bro n sis. This year’s welcoming activity budget is RM4831.80 .So we still lack about RM3800++ .Thus, if any of you seniors or alumni want to contribute for the welcoming activity, please do so by making the offering into:

Hong Leong Bank

Account’s name: Inter-Varsity Christian Center

Account number: 13900010630

Or can open a cheque for us.

IVCC’s address is 55A, Jalan Kebangsaan 16, Taman Universiti, 81300 Skudai,

Johor.

Please let us know once you have deposit into our account.

If there are any question can contact us:

2010 Welcoming Coordinator : Sis Tze Siew (019-8189283)

Fellowships Leader : Bro Chun Hean (019-4586942)

Co-Fellowships Leader : Sis Shanti (013-5659875).

Dear bro n sis, may all of us continue to pray that we have enough financial support for the welcoming activity.

2. Watch out for any dates and signs of incoming juniors intake.

As we are stepping into the month of June, it is also the time to be alert of any news regarding the intake of UTM juniors. Once the result is out, be sure to post the HD life logo in msn, facebook, friendster or any other ways of approaching the juniors ya. We will upload for you guys the logo soon. Don’t forget to take note of any entering uni talks or events for the incoming juniors and approach them there. We also hope that all bro n sis can join us for the approaching work starting from 3^rd of july in utm. There will be some of us going back to utm as early as 30th of june. Pray also for the approaching of juniors before their entering of the university and also when we go back utm.

3. Ice breaking, sketch ideas.

We also hope that brothers n sisters can contribute some ice breaking ideas for the emcees Sung Ching and Xiao Yang for the welcoming nite as they are busy cracking their heads thinking of group ice breaking ideas. You can also contribute some ideas to Jimmy, the scriptwriter for the welcoming nite sketch. Pray also that God will grant wisdom and creativity to all of them so that every ideas n script will be according to the theme HD life and His will.

4. Sub-topic Speaker for welcoming camp.

We are still looking for a sub-topic speaker talking about “achievement” for the welcoming camp in august. Thus, bro and sis, please pray that we will be able to find a godly speaker that is suitable for the title and for the audience and will speak according to God’s words. FYI, our speaker for welcoming nite is bro. Sern Wang. He is also the speaker for the main topic HD life in the welcoming camp. May all of us also pray for him ya.

So, these are some of the main updates….keep praying for the welcoming activity!!! If any of u hav any things to share, say or want us to pray for u or encountering any problems do contact me or post sth in this blog. God bless!!

Tze Siew