On Dec 9 & 10, Sg Jelok BEC 1 organised an outing to The Farm. 43 of us went for this 2 days 1 night trip.
Among us, a lady member who is undergoing radiotherapy for her breast cancer. Immediately after her treatment session in a KL hospital, she followed her husband and children to the Farm. Before radiotherapy, she has already completed a course of chemotherapy.
She is a brave woman. Family support and her strong faith saw her through the torturous chemotherapy, and now radiotherapy. We are proud of her and pray to Jesus to protect her and give her the strength to complete yet another 20 session of painful radiotherapy treatment, and to the road of recovery.
Our BEC is not solely rooted on intellectual interaction (Bible sharing, monthly leaflet reflection) but more on person to person interaction, strengthened by family Rosary, love, mutual respect and acceptance of one and other.
BEC building has reached a bottle neck in recent years. It is stuck in the phase of holding Bibles and refection leaflets, month in month out, year in year out.... Hardly 20 % of them are active, more than 50% are dormant....
In our BEC, we have Ah Mahs who cannot read, and speak only broken Malay; Chinese elderly members who don't read and speak dialects only; many ladies and men who show no interest of Bible sharing and reflection papers sessions ....
Instead of holding Bibles and refection papers all the time, we are stretching our hands, reaching out for personal interaction, to build friendship and communion - with Jesus, people and the parish.
As one of our members put the spirit of BEC building in a prospective :" I brought my whole family here, for fellowship and interaction with other members of the community..." .
It is commitment and desire that build community, not intellectual and knowledge only.
It was a fun trip ...filled with songs, games, laughters .... and food !
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十二月九日及十日，加影双溪朱落第一基基团(基督基层团体BEC 1)，于园庄渡假屋 The Farm主办了一项户外旅游。这两天一夜的活动，吸引了43位团员参与。
其中一位女团员，正接受乳癌的电疗。当天，她在吉隆坡一间医院完成了一个疗程之后，马上陪同丈夫及孩子，到了园庄，参加这个活动。
她的确是个勇敢的妇人。家人的支持，自己坚强的信德，使她度过了非常艰苦的化学治疗时期，现在还需再接受一个20次的电波疗程。我们敬佩她，也为她祈求耶稣基督的护卫，赐她力量，以完成这一个电波疗程，往康复之路迈进。
我们这个基基团，并不完成依靠理，智的互动（如圣经分享，月省册子），但更依靠人际的直接交往及互动，以玫瑰经，爱，互相尊重及接纳下，得以坚固。
过去的几年，建设基基团，已经到了一个瓶颈，停留在手捧圣经及反省册子之间，一月复一月，一年复一年，在理论之中，徘徊及停滞不前。真正活跃的基基团，不到20 巴仙，而超过50巴仙，进入了静止状态。
建设基基团，在西马已经有三十多年的历史，也别无选择了。但据我本人的经验，基基团就如曹操丢掷的鸡肋，食之无味，弃之可惜 。。。三十多年了，但又没有更好的替代。月复一月，年复一年，问题一箩箩，都扫在地毯下。以集会次数，参加人数为准，报告写得好，数字搞一搞，一切看起来 。。。。都很好！
我的基基团，有着好多印籍，华籍阿嫲只会说自己的方言，一点点马来文。。更有许多根本对基基团集会没兴趣，更不必说圣经分享及小册子反省。
我们跳出了圈套，把手伸出，手拉手，一起走。。。建立个人关系，进而利用此平台发展共融 - 与基督，团体及堂区的共融。
一位团员把建设基基团的精神概括出来：“我带了整家人（太太及孩子）到来参加这活动，是要他们与其他的家庭及团员交流，互动及共融。。”
建立团体需要承诺及意愿，不只是理论及知识而已。
我们的聚会，充满了歌唱，游戏及欢笑 。。。还有美味的食物！
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