Act Two: Bintangor– 19/12/07

 Act Three: Kuching – 22/12/07

The joint Christmas Procession was held in the rain. About 2,700 Christians from the Iban and Chinese Methodist Church, Catholic, Anglican, Baptist, SIB
and the Salvation Army participated in this grand occasion.
 
The believers were encouraged to
pray for the political situation and social development, for families and the town’s people while they walked round the town. 

It ended at the town square where the Christmas concert was held. Praises filled the air in Chinese, Bahasa Malaysia and English and presentations of instrumental
music, orang ulu dances and songs were given by the participating churches as the
rain fell that night.

A large crowd from different
denominations gathered for the
Christmas Procession through the main streets of Bintangor. Participants walked in groups holding candles or crosses.
There were floats, shepherds, angels, and even Santa Clauses riding on bicycles in the procession.

The Good News in three languages – Chinese, Iban and English were broadcast along the way. It ended in Kai Nguong Methodist Church.

It was the first time in 100 years that a Christmas Procession was held in Kuching. More than 3,600 Methodists with others from Trinity Catholic Church joined in this historic event. 

The procession had floats, bands and costumed characters that wound its way round the downtown area for about four kilometers distance. Crowds of passerby
stopped and cheered.

Rev. Ting Diu Kiong, the District
Superintendent of Kuching, said, “This is the first time in Kuching. We are hoping that more churches of other denominations will combine in the future.”

 From reports by Winnie
Connection 15 January 2008