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Jesion Meding of Kampung Selampit graduated with distinction from University of Medan, Indonesia

He wrote: “Yesterday was my graduation day. It was a historical moment in my life and a gift from the Blessed Beauty. I was awarded “Best Student of the Year”. After the ceremony, I was interviewed by a news reporter… and I told him the source of my motivation is the Word of God and Bahá’í principles like truthfulness is the foundation of all virtues, peace and sincerity and the meaning of true education. It was a special time for me…as I was able to share some of the teachings with the reporter.

The Baha’i community of Kampung Selampit recently hosted the Unit Convention to elect 6 delegates from the Lundu/ Bau and Kuching/ Padawan/ Samarahan clusters for the coming Sarawak Baha’i National Convention.

The event, held on Sunday 13 Feb 2005, was organised by the Area Teaching Committee of Bau/Lundu. It was attended by more than 137 eligible adults. Held at the kampung’s only community hall, the event started off at 9.30am and ended at around 4pm. Mr. Nissen Nyogiam was elected the convention Chairman with Mr. Terrence Tinggi elected the convention Secretary. Altogether 201 ballots were cast; 137 cast in person and the remaining 64 by postal ballots.

The evening of 22nd May 2004 was a merry and joyful occasion for Kampung Selampit, the largest Bahá’í community in the State. The Local Spiritual Assembly and the Department for External Affairs jointly organized the special event in which the Federal Assistant Minister for Kemajuan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah, YB Datuk Dr. Tiki Lafe was the guest of honour. Also specially invited were YB Peter Nansian and Temenggong Stephen Jussem, and other community leaders.

The celebration was held at the community hall, which, with a capacity for only 400-500 people, was not able to fully accommodate the more than 700 people who came for the event. The program started with prayers, including a chant from a representative of the Muslim community. The ketua kampung, Mr. Jitwil gave a welcoming speech to the audience followed by an address by YB Peter Nansian who stressed that all religions lead mankind to God and that we are lucky to have religious unity among the various religious groups in the country. Dr. John Fozdar, a member of NSA Sarawak and the chairman of the Department of External Affairs, gave a brief explanation on the purpose and significance of the celebration.