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Equipping the Orang Asli Church

Equipping the Orang Asli Church

AT the Kem Yobel (Jubilee Camp) Orang Asli held in September, the indigenous Christians of Peninsular Malaysia gathered to worship, seek the Lord and to strategise for the growth of their church. Held in Bentong, the camp drew 850 Orang Asli from 17 tribes. Of the 19 tribes in Semenanjung Malaysian, 15 are considered the least reached.

Besides celebrating Malaysia's Jubilee year, it was also an opportunity to bring different OA ministries together to plan for more church planting and disciple-making, said Bro. Ann Wan Kuan, a member of the NECF Orang Asli Commission. Ann is also from Jubilee Ministry, which organised the camp with the NECF's support.

"We looked at the fact that the majority of the tribes are still considered to be the least-reached. The question is what should we do collectively to reach them. Our focus will be on church planting and disciple-making." he said.

Part of this strategy is to equip Orang Asli Christians to disciple their own people, and thus the camp's theme was about being sent by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Orang Asli believers led the worship and most of the programmes during the camp. This was important for leadership development in the indigenous church.

"We want to see and train more of the Orang Asli to take up the leadership responsibilities," Ann said.

It was also encouraging to see that about 70% of the camp participants were teenagers and young adults. There were also 150 children below the age of 14. Truly, the future of the church lies with the young.

 

 



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