My friend Jastin graduated from the Sabah Theological Seminary two days ago. He earned his Bachelor of Theology after four years of gruelling studies; but lost his bachelorhood along the way.
I was at his graduation ceremony held at the Basel Church in Kota Kinabalu. Click HERE to see more photos.
Richard Konieczny, the Director of OMF Canada gave the opening sermon. Gosh you should see him speak! I have never seen an orang putih speaking flawless Bahasa Melayu like he did.
The closing speech made by the graduates' representative left an impression on me. Most of the graduates already have a stable job and family before entering Bible School. What made them, in their prime years, choose to undertake such a big turn of event to pursue Bible training? Are they out of their minds? As he put it, graduation is not an end, but the beginning of long suffering and great joy in pursuing their Master's calling.
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