Wesley Golden Jubilee

To God be the Glory

The Missing Shoe

words, photos, videoclips: phylliswong

Chang Yi writes -

A resounding well done to all of you who worked until 5 a.m. (I heard!!)
And the little boy stole my heart. Did you see his final kick in the encore? A real trouper!!
We will remember this and more and hopefully for many years to come.
Thank you again to all from the OC to the little boy!!

Chang Yi, the evergreen Wesleyan, is now worshipping at Grace Methodist Church. She was one of the many homecoming Wesleyans. She and his other friends (Oop…I forgot to take their names, Chang Yi, probably, you can identify and post it here?) were at the Thanksgiving Dinner on 3rd May.

chang yi & friends
Chang Yi with Connie Goh and Chiew Ching Sing

For those of you who missed the “Missing Shoe” dance, please enjoy this very very nice video of children from our Children’s Home that thrilled our some 1200 guests. The youngest of the children missed one shoe while dancing. Note he picked up his shoe at the end of the dance. By popular request, the children performed the dance again at the end of the dinner. The little boy took off his shoes this time,

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by the end of the dance, he even had his socks missing!

You can view the video clip here.

Beyond the celebration, there was this little story of “The Missing Coma” that probably only a handful of Wesleyans heard of it. Not even the Organizing Chairperson, Judy Wong, heard of it!

The thanksgiving dinner was reported in the press. In The Borneo Post, it was reported of the guests attending the celebrations. It was reported – Mr John Vas and wife Sandy Davis….

The “coma” that was inadvertently omitted by the newspaper between Mr John Vas and wife and Sandy Davis probably had caused some embarrassment. But, Wesleyans, pastors whether former or present and our missionaries are a bunch of happy and forgiving people, right? They would have laughed over the “missing coma” as much as they were thrilled by the “missing shoe”. Right?

Now, here is Mr & Mrs John Vas (from right to left) to put it right!

Mr & Mrs John Vas

May 7, 2008 - Posted by wmc40dop | Uncategorized | | 2 Comments

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  1. Hi Phyllis,

    Well done again. On my right is Connie Goh, niece of Heng Hua Methodist Leader Goh Heng Ang, and sister in law of Dr. Rev Chuo. On my left is Chiew Ching Sing from Bintulu. All of us were students of Miss Fries, members of the Methodist School MYF, and Wesley Sunday School students. We were shepherded (as members of Wesley) by Rev. Seniors Rev. Tomolinson, Rev.Williams, Rev. Hipkins,Rev. Brinks, Rev. Muthiah.

    In a way, Wesley Church was part of our childhood, youth and adulthood!! If I had stayed in Sibu with my children, it would have been three generations of our family with Wesley.

    Perhaps I can say on behalf of my friends, we are blessed by God and by Wesley Church and all associated with WMC…a true, and firm Foundation.

    thank you.

    Comment by sarawakiana | May 8, 2008

  2. We recall God’s abundant blessing as we fondly remember our fellowship, evening service, pot-luck dinner, MYF, BB etc. We were married at Wesley on 31 July, 1976 and sat in some Committees. As we looked through the pictures and comments, we praise our FATHER for our early pioneers, elders and years gone by.

    Helen and I promise to attend Weslel Church service again when we next return to Sibu after a lapse of over 30 years.

    Michael Tang Ann Ding
    Kuala Lumpur

    Comment by Michael Tang Ann Ding | May 10, 2008


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