The first thing we did at 7:00a.m. this morning was to attend the 40th anniversary mass of the Chinese choir at the Sacred Heart Cathedral. There were estimated to have about 1,500 attendees.

早上, 我們參加了當地歌詠團40週年紀念的彌撒。這彌撒有上千人參加, 好不熱鬧。

After the mass, we went to breakfast at a near by resturant for a Malaysian style breakfast.

彌撒後我們和歌詠團合照, 然後到附近的食店吃特色的炒麵。

We scheduled a youth gethering with the local youth, over 100 youth attended.

早餐後, 我們到一間小學舉行青年聚會。

We played some games to warm up. Fr. Yan also played with us. The games lighten up the atmosphere and help everyone to get acquainted.

The game we played was "Slavery". Everyone was given some money. Each person needs to try to earn more money so he/she can buy some slaves. When a person lost all his/her money or caught by the Money Monster, he/she becomes a slave. However, some slaves or non-slaves can escape this tragedy if he/she is "saved". In order to have more be "saved", they need to spread this news...

我們玩了「收買人心」的遊戲, 大家互相猜拳, 把錢輸光的就成為奴隸, 不過也因此會遇上賜予自由的救世主, 在得到救恩之後, 願意將喜訊傳開去的人有多少呢?

之後我們又玩了「收買佬」, 大家都非常投入。

After the games, we were separated into groups to discuss questions on how we can evangelize.

最後我們和當地青年就福傳的話題展開討論, 不過因為時間有限, 我們沒法詳細討論。

In the afternoon, we visited the Iban natives in the long house. These Malaysian natives still lives in their tradition long house, which holds over 50 families. We were welcomed with the tradition ceremony and the their traditional lunch.

中午, 我們探訪當地少數民族Iban的長屋,是一間長條形的大屋,
裡面住了很多戶家庭, 大家共用一條長廊。

The Iban natives eat only a bit of meat and they eat a lot of vegetables. They are very healthy. They also have a special kind of rice wine. It tastes good.

Iban的特色食物很多都是蔬菜, 衹有少量肉食, 非常健康。
他們還有一種特色的米酒, 味道很不錯。

After lunch, the Iban danced for us. We then sang Talitha Koum for them.

午餐後他們還和我們一起跳舞, 我們還和他們一起Jam音樂, 唱了Talitha Koum。

Some also joined them in dancing. The Iban women also taught us how to play their instrument. The friendly Iban kids also showed us places were they play and gave us a quick tour of their community. When we leave, the children were yelling "I love you!" as we pass by.

雖然語言不通, 我們和Iban的小孩子仍可以打成一片,
離開的時候, 他們還對我們用英文一直叫「I love you」。

We then went to the nearby park - Taman Jubilee Bukit Park. Since some members are returning home later tonight, we took this chance to have some sharing.

下午我們來到石山公園, 因為來自吉隆坡和馬六甲的朋友今天便要離開, 所以我們分享了這次福傳的感受。

There is also a small hill in the park.

公園裡有一個小山, 要走到最高的話要走上差不多二百級梯級。

Today we have a busy schedule, after the Iban visit and visit to the park, we went to the Sibu Benevolent Nursing Center to spend some time with the elderly.

之後我們去到一家療養院探訪當地的老人家。

Albeit we did not speak the same Chinese dialect, the elderly enjoyed the time we spend together singing and dancing.

我們和他們分享歌曲, 而且越唱越興奮, 還一連唱了很多首歌。

Before we leave, Fr. Yan gave blessings to everyone.

離開前神父給老長者們降福。

After the visit, some members departed us and returned home while some of us continued our day of visitation.

探訪完療養院之後, 我們就要和東馬來西亞的朋友分別了, 大家都依依不捨。

At night, we went to a the home of a Chinese Islamic family. We spend the night having dinner, talking and singing. It was a warm and harmonious evening. The family welcomed us warmly and our differences in religious believes did not separated us.

晚上, 我們來到一家馬拉人的家庭, 他們和我們分享地道的美食。

After dinner, we went to a trade and development exhibit that showed Sibu's future city development.

晚餐之後, 當地的教友帶我們到Sibu發展展覽會參觀。看到很多有關Sibu過去未來發展的資料。

病人最喜愛的飲品是止咳水。

Alice和Iban的小朋友玩得非常開心, 幾乎想把人家的小孩抱走。

鞋子列陣

喝了幾杯Iban特色米酒的軒軒開始有點醉意, 整個下午都不太精神。

Alice在拍攝小草。