1. 2017 New Students
1. 1 2017 Full Time New Students
Total 17 new students: Hon Jiew Foh, Tan Kok Hua, Finsen Wong Lee Ying, Wang Yan Ting, Chuo Quan Wei, Liu Yu Hang, Qi Xiang, Jon Ling Kah Hieng, Betty Wong King Ngie, Ting Seng Kwong, Wong Kie Yung, Wong Siew Jian, Guinnesson Ayai Sendera, Michael Chagat, Nancy ak Ngalambai, Tiang Kwong Chuong and Jackson Hoo Kie Yaw.
1.2 2017 Other Students
13th Batch of M.Min. Program: 2
18th Batch of TEE program: 19 10th Batch WME Program: 3
8th Batch STMS Music: 28 12th Batch STMS Iban: 22
12th Batch STMS English: 24 1st Batch STMS BM: 25
25th Batch STMS Chinese-Aaron: 52 25th Batch STMS Chinese-Moses: 68
Prayer items:
– Pray that God will help the new students to adapt to the community life in MTS as soon as possible.
– Pray that God will grant new students good health and strong spiritual life.
2. MTS Night at Sibu
Theme: Servants after God’s Own Heart
Speaker: Rev. Ting Diu Kiong and Rev. Elizabeth Enjut
Date: 24th March 2017 (Friday)
Time: 7:15pm
Venue: En Tao Methodist Church, Sibu
Prayer items:
– Please pray for the speaker, choir, PA system, weather etc.
– Please pray for the participants. Pray that more brothers and sisters are willing to respond to God’s calling.
3. M.Min. Modular Courses & Intensive Course for Missiology Program
M.Min. Modular Courses & Intensive Course for Missiology Program
Date Subject Lecturer
13-17/3/2017 Preaching from the New Testament Rev. Dr. Hii Kong Hock
03-04/7/2017 Pastoral Counseling Rev. Dr. Khoo Hoo Peng
10-14/7/2017 Missionary Message of Acts Frank Schattner
Prayer items:
– Pray for the good health of the lecturers. Pray that God will grant them wisdom in their teachings.
– Pray for the students to be in good health to cope with the intensive courses.
4. 2017 Wesley Centre Upcoming Events
4.1 Interactive Forums on Contemporary Issues
MTS Wesley Centre takes up the challenge to organize interactive forums on contemporary issues from time to time, in order that the church can play a prophetic and missional role in the society. In 2017, three interactive forums will be held in Sibu.
Date & venue Theme Speaker
9th February 2017 Iban miring — culture or religion? Rev. Elizabeth Enjut
(Thursday 8:30-9:30 pm) (MTS lecturer, SIAC elder)
Venue: Wei Kuok Hall
27th April 2017 Anti-Corruption: Mission Impossible? Brother Ling
(Thursday 7:15-9:00 pm) (former lay leader of CAC,
Zion Methodist Church from Kepong Methodist Church)
12th October 2017 Is Manmin Central Church a cult? Rev. Dr. Francis Wong
(Thursday 8:30-9:30 pm) (lecturer of Christian
Wei Kuok Hall Theology and Apologetics)
(We welcome all to the above forums. Admission is free.)
Prayer items:
– Please pray for the speaker, venue, PA system, electricity supply for each interaction forum.
– Please pray that all the interaction forums will run smoothly.
– Pray for more people to attend the forum.
4.2 One Day Theology Conference on Luther’s Reformation
Date: 22 July 2017 (Saturday 8:30-4:30 pm)
Venue: Methodist Theological School
Speaker: Professor Dr. Choong Chee Pang (TTC, Singapore)
Prayer items:
– Please pray that all the preparatory work will run smoothly.
– Please pray that pastors and church members will attend this conference enthusiastically.
5. MTS Financial Situation
5.1. MTS General Fund
The monthly expenses for MTS is about RM160k, including salary and allowances for full time and part time lecturers & staff, utilities, books purchase for library, maintenance fees and others. Currently we seldom have regular donors for MTS General Fund. That is why this year we are facing deficits almost every month. Please pray for God’s providence towards “MTS General Fund”. Pray that more brothers and sisters are willing to give and support MTS ministry financially.
There are some students from the Iban churches and foreign nations such as China who need committed churches and church members to support them. Besides the needy students, we also have lecturers who need constant upgrading in order to provide better training for our students. Such upgrading also needs funding. We are inviting you to prayerfully consider supporting them.
We thank the Lord for the responses from some churches and members in becoming “Friends of MTS”. As until 30th September 2016, amounts received from “Friends of MTS” are as follow:
1. Support Iban students: RM 129,657
2. Support students from China: RM 35,410
3. Support for Faculty upgrading: RM 18,850
If the Lord leads you to support our needy students and lecturers, we will acknowledge you as “Friends of MTS”. Please fill up a “Friends of MTS” Sponsorship form and submit to MTS. You may pledge to sponsor one or more students until graduation. You may also choose to donate a sum of money on a regular or irregular basis. Please refer to our website (www.mtssibu.edu.my) or come to MTS for details. May the Lord bless you as you give.