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Youth and Spiritual Knowledge Camp

16 July 2008 No Comment


From the Borneo Post 30 Aug 2005: A youth camp which presented talks on ‘Challenges faced by youths of today’ and ‘How to build self-esteem’ attracted 26 Baha’i members from the various places in Miri and Niah yesterday. It was held at the Petronas Games Village here.

Themed ‘Youths and Spiritual Knowledge’, the event was organized by the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Miri, specially for youths aged between 13 and 16.

“This group gathering was organized to increase awareness among youths on the importance of morality in accordance with the Baha’i principle, and in line with the government’s concern for youth provlems,” said a task force committee member and Baha’i member, SR Ramsey.

Besides the two talks which were givn by camp principal Sebastian Lebong and LSA chairman Kantha Kumar of the Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak Campus, there were also other activities for the 3 day gathering.

They were a treasure hunt, musical night with dramas, songs and dances by the participants, telematches, plays and games, prayers and a first-aid demonstration by Charles Soo of the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS), Miri Chapter.

There were also a question and answer session on virtue building and slide shows of the Holy Land by Faud of the Curtin University

On the last day, the participants were presented a certificate of participation each by Kantha and Sebastian

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