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To view Bishop's “Year of Thanksgiving” Message in English, please click
here, and click here for the Malay version
FORTY YEARS …….
…adulthood
I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me (Joshua) from
Kadesh Barnea to explore the land of Canaan. I returned and gave from my heart
a good report. Joshua 14.7
Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebecca daughter Of Bethuel …
Genesis 25.20
When Esau was forty years old he married Judith … Genesis 26.34 Ish-Bosheth
son of Saul was forty years old when Saul became king over Israel. 2 Samuel 2.10
…one generation
The Lord’s anger burned against Israel and he made them Wander in the desert
forty years, until the whole generation of those who had done evil in his sight was
gone. Numbers 32.13
… Kairo moment
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After
fasting forty days and forty nights he was hungry. St Matthew 4.1 & 2
… Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned. The Ninevites believed God.
They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sack-
cloth. Jonah 3.4 & 5
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Thanksgiving Celebration
The Diocese hopes to bring joy, peace and hope to the nation and the
communities. It is a special celebration with thanksgiving and praise
to our God. The Diocese may be 40 years old but the ministry and mission
work goes back 200 years with the coming of the British Anglican chaplains
in the late 1700s.
The first Anglican Church built in this part of the world is St George’s Penang
in 1819. Christ Church Melaka became an Anglican Church in 1824 though
it was built in 1753 as a Dutch Reformed Church. The first Anglican Church
in the peninsular is All Saint’s Taiping which was completely built of wood
in 1887. The Tamil mission began in 1871 in Butterworth, and the Chinese
mission began in 1886 in Penang.
2010 is a “Year of Thanksgiving” to God by the Diocese of West Malaysia.
We are celebrating God’s goodness and faithfulness the last 40 years.
A number of events will happen throughout the year.
Bishop Moon Hing
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