Murud Church Camp @ 2,134m 18-21 July 2019
It was mooted in June 2018 during the Methodist Prayer Convention in Sibu that a few of us would commit to join 2019 Prayer Conference in Murud, Ba’Kelalan. We (my wife & I) wanted to book our MASWing flights in Dec 2018 but to our surprise, there were no more available seats. So we left it until April 2019 when we managed to book our flights for 13 July and stayed 4 days in Ba’Kelalan ahead of our climb together with our team of 15. We took a Hilux from Ba’Kelalan to Lepo Bunga (about 1hr drive) to start our climb to the Church Camp. The trail was hard & indeed it was a journey of faith & preserverence in seeking the Lord; like a little glimpse of how Jesus carrying the cross to Calvary. I walked in front each time pointing to my wife those easier trail to step on. Praise the Lord, she did not give up or else we would have to hire a porter to carry her! The trail basically has 3 sectors, Lepo Bunga to Joy Bridge, Joy Bridge to Batu Linanit (or detour to use the Porter’s trail going around it) & Batu Linanit to Church Camp. It may take 2-8hr depending on how fit you are & the trail condition. We took 7.5hrs to reach the Church Camp & 6.5hrs when descending. We were obviously the last of our team members to reach the destinations. Nevertheless, we thank God, by His grace & strength we were able to make it. Hallelujah, Praise the Lord!
A day’s walk from Ba’Kelalan to Lepo Bunga before the road was accessible
The Conference was very well attended with 1,100 participants from Sarawak, JB, KL, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, etc.
Session in progress
I was personally touched during the Praise & Worship sessions, singing in tears, immersing & submitting to Him. Our team had each encountered God in a new way & experienced so much joy, fun, love & care living under one roof as one big family. All glory to God.
The IBUs at Cikgu Sang’s Home
We were so blessed to have 5 IBUs including Ibu Bulan, Ibu Inang & Ibu Maria to pray for us. A pilgrimage trip to Israel is to walk in the footsteps of Jesus, but here to Mt Murud Prayer mountain, we really have to walk/work in faith relying on His strength.
by David Teo