BMBC Sunday Worship Service January 23, 2011

Greetings to you.  We have the first sermon in  year 2011 by our BMBC Pastor Ooi Kheng Boon.  There were testimonies shared by members after their recent visit to Trinity Baptist Church, Alor Star and their community outreach projects.

BMBC Sunday Worship Service January 16, 2011

Greetings.  We are pleased to have Pastor Johnathan Kwok and his family with us during last Sunday Worship Service.  Our BMBC Pastor Ooi Kheng Boon and Pastor Johnathan had a reunion of sort as Pastor Ooi was a lecturer at Baptist Seminary at Batu Ferringhi, Penang when Pastor Johnathan was a student at the seminary.  The last time Pastor Johnathan was in BMBC was in year 2008.  He and his family will be leaving our country soon for another of his mission works and calling to minister to the sea gypsies in southern part of Thailand who are inhabitants on the islands and islets in the Andaman Seas north of Phuket.  According the Pastor Johnathan, these are the people who survived the 2004 Asian Tsunami as they lived their whole life surrounded by the sea and are skillful fisherman. Since then, their existence have caught the World's attention and the Mission board is keen to reach out to and bring the gospel to these group of people.

Prior to this mission, Pastor Johnathan had gone together with his family on another mission to South Africa.  It is our privilege to have him here with us as he will have a very tight schedule from now until he leaves for the mission in Southern Thailand soon.  May God bless him and his family.

Birthday greetings to the birthday boys and girls borne in the month of January.  Keisha shared her testimony with the church and that she have been blessed with excellence results in her recent examinations and have secured scholarship to further her studies.  She and her parents thank the Lord for His blessings and provided lunch for the congregation.

Pastor Johnathan Kwok praying and preaching at BMBC

BMBC Pastor Ooi Kheng Boon

Lunch fellowship

Notification: BMBC regrets and apologizes to Pastor Johnathan Kwok for the typo error and oversight on his surname which appeared as Kok instead of Kwok on the title and credit of the BMBC Sunday Worship January 16, 2011 five parts video uploaded to You Tube and posted on this page.

Christmas Eve Service at BMBC Friday December 24, 2010

Hello and Happy New Year 2011.  This posting have been delayed as our cameraman  have been away for the holidays and were having a lot of things to catch up with.   Our apology for delay.
Every one had a wonderful time at the Dinner and Service in celebrating Christmas at BMBC on Christmas Eve Service held on Friday December 24, 2010. The church was full and packed with members from BMBC, PBBC, African Church Congregations and also some of our Bahasa Congregation and family members and friends.

Please enjoy the video here.

Bukit Mertajam Baptist Church Sunday Service on January 2, 2011

Pastor Daniel Yaw sharing a word with bro Beng Seong

Bro Tuin and family sharing a lighter moment at BMBC

Pastor Daniel Yaw and Pastor Vincent Liew

Happy New Year 2011 to all BMBC members and friends.  It is the unwritten tradition of BMBC that the Pulpit is reserved for the Chairman for first Sunday Service of each New Year to share the words of God for Church and family.  However, this New Year 2011, we have invited Pastor Daniel Yaw of FCC to take the pulpit to share the words of God with us as our Chairman's beloved mother, Aunty Esther Samuel who is also the matriarch of BMBC, have suddenly returned to be with our Lord Jesus Christ and Saviour on the evening of New Year's Day January 1, 2011. Our Bro Ravi have made the arrangement at short notice for Pastor Daniel Yaw to be with us.

Our heartfelt condolences to our Chairman, Bro.Ravi and his family.

A piece of cross stitch displayed at our BMBC children's room

So this New Year 2011 begins with a New paradigm for BMBC.  Here are the video recorded of the first Sunday Service on January 1 ,2011.  If you need prayers, please contact BMBC at 04-5391854.

God Bless.
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In Loving Remembrance of Aunty Esther Samuel

Bukit Mertajam Baptist Church or BMBC family and members would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to our Chairman, Brother Ravikumar, Sister Irene and children and their family, on the demised of his beloved mother, her mother-in-law and their Grandma, Aunty Esther Samuel on New Year's Day 2011.  The Funeral Service was held at BMBC sanctuary at 2.30pm this afternoon (Monday January 3, 2011) attended by family members, BMBC family members and other churches members and friends.

Aunty Esther Samuel has returned home to be our Lord Jesus Christ and Saviour on Saturday January 1, 2011.

Aunty Esther Samuel Funeral Service at BMBC

Pastor Silas in prayer at the Funeral Service

Family members of Aunty Esther walking pass her casket for their last look at her and bidding farewell

Mourners and friends lining up

In the Sweet By and By Hymn being led by Pastor Jack & Pastor Vincent and team

Queuing for their turns to pay last respect to our beloved Aunty Esther Samuel

Mourners missing Aunty Esther Samuel were in tears

Aunty Esther Samuel casket leaving BMBC

Aunty Esther Samuel journey home and bidding farewell to BMBC for the final time

In my Father's house are many rooms, if it were not so, I would have told you, I am going there to prepare a place for you (John 14:2 NIV) 

We acknowledge our appreciations and thanks to Pastor Silas and his church, Pastor Vincent Liew & Pastor Jack(BMBC) and Pastor Daniel Yaw(FCC) for their attendance as the Wake and Funeral Services

We mourn our loss of one of our pillar of love and matriarch of BMBC. BMBC and the congregation, mourners, relatives and friends sang this hymn for the last time at the church with Aunty Esther Samuel

1. There’s a land that is fairer than day,
   And by faith we can see it afar;
   For the Father waits over the way
   To prepare us a dwelling place there.
   • Refrain:
     In the sweet by and by,
     We shall meet on that beautiful shore;
     In the sweet by and by,
     We shall meet on that beautiful shore.
2. We shall sing on that beautiful shore
   The melodious songs of the blessed;
   And our spirits shall sorrow no more,
   Not a sigh for the blessing of rest.
3. To our bountiful Father above,
   We will offer our tribute of praise
   For the glorious gift of His love
   And the blessings that hallow our days.

Aunty Esther Samuel laying at BMBC for the Funeral Service