Something to share...

I started playing music since my secondary school. Well, actually my main interest is piano since primary school but due to lack of exposure and financial situation, this interest was just a dream that will never come true until today.

During teenager time, i really like those rock band for example Bonjovi, Metallica, Deep Purple, Search, Wings, Cranberries, FooFighter, Scorpions, Nirvana, etc..etc..Well, those were the days. Me & my friends goes crazy with their songs and music which are really, really makes us WoW..!!! I still can remeber i played the drum during our jamming sessions until my finger bleed....There are just so much that we want to express through our jamming or battle of the band. But none is for Christ our Lord.

At that age and influence, it's hard for me to play drum on songs (spiritual & church) which is not heavy or suitable for me. I started listening to Petra (rock songs with a spiritual lyrics). From there then only i started to open up. I was in the Star Of Yahweh Covenant Community in the 90's. They have their own band but i didn't get any opportunity to expose from there. This is way before i got interest into outside rock music.

There are many ways we can contribute, serve, pray, express to our Lord. I found that music & songs is the best way for me to praise, give thanks, pray and express our emotion to Him. I feel that let our youth play or expose (in the band) in our spiritual context rather than, playing outside which they can get involved or influnce by unhealthy situation. This view need to be supported in order to generate more talented youth for our church needs. Expressing spiritual songs and music is a very wonderful and powerfull thing of which a bit hard to explain in words.

Probably by watching a band play (spiritual songs) its just like watching them having a good time playing music but deep inside the musicians and singers - they are Praising-

Remember: Youths is our future church leaders...

God Bless

by;

Donny

email : donch76@yahoo.com

Telupid St. Martin Trip.

Kabus pagi putih pada 07 Februari 2010 yang dingin memang menyegarkan di sepanjang perjalanan kami ke St.Martin Telupid. 7 buah kereta semuanya (1 Ulu Dusun, 2 Lahad Datu & 4 St.Mary's).Selepas doa selesai dan photo taking, perjalanan dimulakan pada jam 6.10pagi.

Trip ini adalah kesinambungan dari trip yang lalu ke Lahad Datu. Tujuan trip ini adalah untuk mengenali belia di St.Martin serta mempromosikan "Youth Music Camp & Concert 2010".

Tiba di Gereja St.Martin jam 7.40am. Sambil menanti semua kenderaan sampai, kami sempat bersembang dengan belia St.Martin. Jam 8.30am, Misa Kudus pun bermula.
10.40am: After the mass,we gathered at the hall. More than 30 youths from Telupid participated. First of all, Christopher Aban, lead the praise song and an opening prayer.

Other topics that we shared are :
- Cabaran dalam Pelayanan koir (untuk menghidupkan Liturgi).
- Masalah-masalah semasa pembabitan dalam koir.
- Sejarah Tim Pelayanan Musik Belia St.Mary's Sandakan.
- Games (bertujuan untuk bersuai kenal dengan semua belia yang hadir)- dikendalikan oleh Saudara Mark Lai.

11.30am:Sesi nyanyian puji-pujian pendek.
11.55am:Sharing session. Mostly shared about their journey in choir for years and the experience faced during those days and present days. There are some whom have been servicing for 10 years till now. Kebanyakan sharing juga menunjukkan kesatuan hati dalam satu belia untuk melayani.

Mr. Hildi, selaku koordinator TPBP St.Martin pada masa itu mengucapkan selamat datang dan ribuan terima kash di atas lawatan muhibbah ini yang begitu bermakna sekali untuk semua.

1.oopm: Sharing by Mr.Albert (St.Martin Telupid PPC chairman).
1.10pm: Words by Fr.Marcellinus Pongking. " kepentingan inspirasi musik untuk dalam gereja bagi mengalakkan adanya pelapis.Kehadiran belia untuk melayani dalam koir juga/bukan sahaja hari kebesaran tetapi juga hari minggu biasa. Roh kudus harus dimiliki oleh pemusik/penyanyi dalam mengendalikan koir. Jangan memilih lagu mengikut kesukaan tetapi mengikut bacaan minggu tersebut."
Sharing by Christoper Aban: "Bakat tetap ada diantara individu cuma mesti dicungkil dan perlu motivasi yang bersesuaian."

Lawatan muhibbah ini sangat bermakna bagi semua. Paroki dari Sandakan, Lahad datu, Ulu Dusun, Telupid dapat bertukar-tukar pendapat dan berkenalan antara satu dengan yang lain. YMM berharap agar dapat menganjurkan trip ke paroki lain pada masa akan datang. Terima kasih kepada belia Ulu Dusun & Lahad Datu yang memberi sokongan trip pada kali ini. Di harap melalui pengalaman baru ini, belia (khususnya dalam pelayanan koir/musik/nyanyian dalam gereja kita) akan sentiasa bersatu hati dalam pelayanan. Terima kasih kepada belia St.Martin Telupid kerana sudi menerima kunjungan kami.God Bless. & Thank you all.