Saturday, June 13, 2009

Retreat for leaders by Father Rufus Pereira from India

Son and I just got back from a three day retreat with the internationally respected Catholic priest and exorcist, Fr Rufus Pereira of Mumbai, India. About 300 participants from throughout Sarawak came to the Catholic Pastoral Centre at Kemuyang, Sibu, to join the retreat from 9-12 June 2009.

Fr Rufus is especially dear to us from Miri diocese as he was instrumental in giving birth to the renewal movement in the diocese way back in 1979, at a retreat held for the Bishop and priests. Filled with the Holy Spirit from the retreat, Bishop Anthony Lee began the revival of the diocese, invoking Pentecost on all parishes through the Life In Spirit Seminars. The Holy Spirit is working more than ever and in Bintulu, the Catholic community is vibrant, growing every year since the last decade, with the baptism of about 300-400 catechumens annually. Our parish has 71 cell groups and we have evangelization, RCIA (right of Christian initiation as adults), family apostolate, youth, Sunday school and benevolent activities ministries.

Fr Rufus has been involved with the charismatic renewal since 1972 and today through his ministry of healing and deliverance, has become India's foremost Catholic evangelist. He is a columnist for Holy Spirit Interactive and editor of Charisindia you may refer online for these sites). He is the Vice President of the International Ministry of Healing & Deliverance.

Fr Rufus has been given by the Holy Spirit many gifts and the Lord worked many miracles through Fr Rufus. Through him the holy Spirit healed a leper boy who later became a preacher, delivered many from possession by the devil, healed paralytics, enabled barren women to conceive, caused many conversion of hearts and many other marvels. However, as he told us, we must seek spiritual healing first, then physical healing will flow through it (Mathew 6:33: Seek ye first the kingdom of God and its righteousness and all of these things shall be given unto you").

What spiritual healing is required? As sinful as we are, what is there not to heal? We sloth, we lust, we are full of anger, full of pride, we are envious, greedy, and a glutton.... Or we or our ancestors could have been involved in occult practices, this requires deliverance..

It was for me and most of our group from Bintulu (about 40 of us) a spiritual journey and a joyous encounter with the Holy Spirit. I was lucky to be counselled by Fr Rufus personally and both my son and I were "slain" by the Spirit - a few seconds after Fr Rufus prayed over me, I became weak and folded, caught by the assistants and laid on my back. I was conscious, I could feel a warm rush from my calves going upwards to my head, especially felt at the back of my head. There was this restful feeling, and peace came over me. I don't know how long I rested in the Spirit before I sat down and got up. Jud who was beside me also got slain and she cried loudly, cries of repentance, cries of healing. There were those who suffer from serious cases of possession and you could see some resisting the Holy Spirit, they shouted, they jumped, they turned their faces away from Fr Rufus....then they were those who were healed from the pain of rejection, guilt, etc....we were awed by the mighty workings of the Holy Spirit through His servant Fr Rufus. Praise the Lord, alleluia!

Fr Rufus reminded us that we have been renewed and now sent forth to proclaim the good news!!


The Lord's servant, Fr Rufus in action: healing and deliverance
Fr Rufus in action: note those being healed by the Holy Spirit, flat on their backs.
My kaban, Beka, being healed by the Holy Spirit, or as we Catholics call it "slain" (resting in the Spirit)..
Blogger's snapshot with Father Rufus Pereira
Group picture
Beka, Jud & Richard and Fr. Rufus
My friends, Pat (Igat's godmother) and Clare.
Sisters in Christ: Jud (Judy Stephen), Beka (Rebeccca Bana) and me
Brethren in Christ: Dot (Dorothy Adrian), Jud, Alex (Ali Basah), Jo (Josephine Joseph) and me.
At the mass and faith rally, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sibu on 11 June 2009.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Jerita Indai Ngelai

Demalam kami serumah ngiling bidai, kena ngetuka pengawa berami awakka bala di rumah berengkah gawa. Ta nama utai ti agi bisi, dibantaika kami magang. Kami ngirup kupi lalu bisi ga sida lelaki ke ngirup mimit. Kami nadai bemain, muti berandau enggau betusika jerita ti ngasuh ketawa.

Bakatu munyi sekeda jerita ti ditusi bala (sekeda jerita ke enda tau ditusi, ketegal iya bisi ngundan leka jaku ti kamah). Dua iti jerita tu ditusi indai Ngelai:-

Jerita meli agar-agar
Maya ka semak hari gawai, bini enggau bala anak siku tuai rumah mesan ngasuh iya meli agar-agar laban iya ka nurunka pasar Selangau.

Ani: Meli agar-agar nuan legi apai.

Apai Ani: Au. Ba bilik ni bisi nyual nya?

Ani: Eh tak tanya nuan aja meh, nemu China utai ku nuan.Tu gamal iya, baka tali pisang.

Apai Ani datai ba pasar. Iya enda ingatka nama utai ti diasuh anak iya beli iya. Asaika "luchang" nama utai nya ku iya.

Apai Ani: Tukay, bisi nyual luchang kita? (China Selangau nemu jaku Iban magang, sigi enda ngena jaku Melayu urang din laban bala Iban din ke tuai-tuai enda nemu jaku Melayu)

Tukay 1: Nama utai luchang nya?

Apai Ani: Ga ia luchang, luchang.

Tukay 1: Enda aku nemu utai ku nuan nya. Ngiga di bukai nuan.

Apai Ani: Bisi nyual luchang kita tukay?

Tukay 2: Nama heti utai luchang?

Apai Ani: Ga ia luchang, baka tali pisang gamal iya.

Tukay 2: Enda nemu aku utai ku nuan.

Apai Ani (ngagai kedai ke3), bakanya tadi ga tanya iya enggau saut China.

Apai Ani: Eh, baka tali pisang iya tukay. (Apai Ani lalu nengkadah katas, lalu tepedaka bungkus agar-agar digantung semak nya)

Apai Ani: Aa, tu meh ke luchang, utai tu.

Tukay 3: Oh, agar-agar nama utai nya, ukai luchang.

Jerita Nyumbuh Tunggal

Sekali indai enggau menyadi Indai Ngelai ke Sibu lalu nepan van sida serumah,begulai enggau sekeda sida ke indu. Siku ari indu ke enggau sida iya balu, udah mati laki. Ia sida datai ba Sibu sida bisi mansa upis perintah, lalu nyebut indai tuai ke balu tadi, munyi tu:-

Indai Tuai Balu: Kitu kami suba dibai urang niki ngisi pom, ba upis nyumbuh tunggal.

Ini Ngelai: Nama nyelai amat nama upis nya? Amat munyi nya nama ia?

Indai Tuai Balu: Ia meh, sigi upis nyumbuh tunggal ku urang ke mai kami.Semua kami nadai laki magang.

Ibu Ngelai: Eh, ukai nya nyumbuh tunggal. Pelaba aku ibu tunggal nya deh, ga semua kita ke enggau nadai laki magang.

Indai Tuai Balu: Ah, nya meh nama ia, ibu tunggal. Saru aku tadi, ukai nyumbuh tunggal.

Urang bukai ketawa magang.

Tu siti jerita di tusi sida - bisi indu siku ari Sg Anus nyebut bali nama pil peranchang nya "rachun ...." di sebut ia nama ikan nya... I leave it to your imagination to figure out the name of the fish...

Gawai 2009

Kami menyanak pulai ke rumah panjai kena 29hb lalu pulai ke Bintulu saritu.

Nitihka tradisi kami menyanak ngelamatu, tiap taun (muti taun 2008 suba kami enda ke Sibu) kami sigi shopping ke Sibu kena 30hb, lalu mai bala uchu. Taun tu gintir uchu Mas enggau Pawa dibai kami shopping. Sida uchu ke lelaki enda memunyi laban udah dibai taun dulu agi suba.

Umbas ia ga pengerami kami serumah, tiga malam beturut-turut berengkah ari 30hb kami berami. Malam 30hb bala bekaraoke enggau betaboh sereta ngajat. Malam 31 bala main telematch ke urang besai tuai enggau anembiak, sereta ngajat. Malam 1hb bala bekaraoke enggau poco-poco. Sida ke nembiak memain dataika dini ari. Tua apai Maie laban ke enda nakal sigi mulai kediri tindok ma udah ngalih malam. Ga ia lain ubah kitai udah tuai, enda nakal.

Kami menyanak begulai enggau sida indai Muntai menyanak, nganti maya ke makai ba ruai lemai 31hb.

Ngenatka telan, sama duduk nganti main berengkah, kena malam 31hb.
Gambar sida ipar aku sebilik. Pawa, Nun enggau Riti sama masang baju baru dibeli ba Sibu.

Bala ngintu ngut.

Anak menyadi aku Isaac, gaga udah bepekit ngumpul gula batu. Isaac nanya indai iya kemaya pulai, enda best ditu mami ku iya, angat amat, nadai aircon. Gamal nuan ku aku, ila enti udah bisi karan ba rumah kami, enda aku madahka kita aku masang aircon ku aku nganu iya.
Anak menyadi aku Abraham, ma iya udah meda urang memain, lalu ngendoh iya pulai ke bilik.
Jacqueline Layut, anak Yang-Gantung-Kibong-Yang.
Uchu Alexson Gap & Rita Alicia Riti.
Bala uchu nunga screen, meda CD urang belagu. Sida nganti main ke ka dibuka udah tembu makai bebala mayuh di ruai malam 31hb.

Main ti diungkup ka kami ke indu.
Bala anak mit bepekit ngumpul gula batu.
Main meling tin ai 20 kali, mayuh sida enda tan laban sebening..

Bala bini nyendiaka diri bemain, tu ruti ba pinggai. Ba baruh tu penyadi ruti nya, di empa laki sida, laki sida enda tau megai utai, jari dipelawikka di belakang. Sapa dulu abis makai ruti, nya meh ke menang.



Maie enggau Nunek.
Wilson, Ndut, Nicholas enggau Lawrence, ngantika memain baru.
Bala duduk bekerimbi nganti main berengkah.
Igat, Lingga, Kumo, Unjah, Awing enggau Ngindang meda urang ke bepekit main.
Tr William Bansa nguluka nembiak iya ngirup ai pengayu.Tu benung nganti jam chukup pukul 12 tengah malam. Setengah jam sebedau nya aku nguluka kami serumah besembiang, muji, nyembah enggau beterima kasih ngagai Allah Taala.

1hb, kami nerima bala pengabang ari Rumah Agup.
Sekeda pengabang kami menyanak.


Bilik penuh, nyu duduk ba mua pintu bala pengabang.

Nerima pengabang ari Rh Agup.

Ba bilik dapur indai Kumo: Narih, Nyah enggau indai Kumo.
"Aunty Maie" enggau bala anak petunggal iya ba bilik dapur indai Kumo.
Ngabang ba bilik indai Thomas (anak menyadi apai Maie)
Ngabang ba bilik apai Kumo (anak menyadi apai Maie)
Ngabang ba bilik Lua (anak menyadi apai Maie)

Kami serumah malas durok sida Rh Agup lalu ngabang ngagai sida lemai 1hb.Tu Tr Agup bejaku ngelaluka penatai kami serumah.
Bala indu dara Rh Agup nguluka kami ke indu ngerebahka ranyai.
Tu bala sida lelaki, meruan bisi ranyai siti ga ke direbahka sida.
Kami ba bilik apai Maureen kena 2hb.
Kami merarau ba bilik apai Maureen kena 2hb.


Happy girl, 2nd night at the long house.


Lonely girl, 5th night at the long house. Macha ba bilik dapur serumba lemai. Acih ulu, missing Urang Sekeda iya laban enda ulih betali alau ketegal reception ti jai ba rumah panjai kami. Mami, ku Maie, there's a certain attractiveness to this place. I can like it if only we have electricity and piped water. It's so hot, we are cut off from the rest of civilization pia ku Maie. Kati ku enggau deh sulu, merinsa dulu meh kitai nganti ka bisi kemudahan ti bakanya. Nya meh tak siang malam injin api kami menyanak derut-derut, muti diketuka sejam dua enggaika kelalu angat.

Enti nadai kebuah ti berat kami sigi enda nurunka pasar Selangau laban enggai pedis isi terentak dalam kerita ketegal jalai ti udu jai. Diatu jalai rangkai, tang besenggar enggau bebatu besai. Udah kami sembiang ari minggu kena 31hb, apai Maie begadai-gadai driba pulai ke rumah laban kami meli sesarah ai lemenit, enggai ka pechah butol ketegal terentak nengah jalai ti jai. Jalai Sg Dijih sigi udah bisi lebih ari 25 taun, ga aku jadi enggau apai Maie suba (1984) sigi udah bisi jalai nya. Tu nyu masuk 25 taun, agi ga jalai mengkang jai. Diatu maya kemarau, naka ia pengangat sereta debu tama ba ruai. Nti bisi karan, sigi ditutup sida pintu enggau jendila maya siang ngicha ka kurang agi debu, tu nama. Ai ulih ngenyadi, kena mandi ulih ngepam ai pegong. Ka mandi ngagai sungai Meruan kamah ga ai din laban kena tusul sida ari Rh Agup. Pia ai sungai nya mit amat. Enda ngutuk bala anak enda poh ba rumah panjai. Ka betelipon reception ga enda manah. Ka mai laptop jai ga reception, tambah nangika karan ti enda stable ari injin api, nda alah ga laptop jai. Ka be aircon nadai ga karan. Ka mandi enggau bebasu utai ulih ngelimat ga ai. Me, I' m resigned to the fact that at the end of the day, amidst all the hardships, I just have to count my blessings and thank God for it all.