DIVE In 2007: Discover a REAL world

Completed In His Love

2007-10-31T12:20:00.001+08:00

“For in him you have been enriched in every way-in all your speaking and in all your knowledge-because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.” (1 Corinthians 1:5-6)

Here I am sharing my testimony about how Jesus works in my life which touches me very closely during the dive in camp. I got saved in November 2006 after I joined the Desaria LG and go to church weekly. Before I came to Malaysia I had no idea about God, although I read Bible in my early age which I was considering it as a fairytale story book. When I met the LG people first time and they shared the gospel with me, my first impression was how come those people are so naïve, God only shows up in the fairytale. Driven by curiosity, I tried to follow Bee Sean to church. I was amazed by seeing the people in church as united as a huge family, and love is fulfilling in the whole house.

To be honest, the first half a year I did not totally open my heart to God that made me didn’t have a good relationship with Him. I couldn’t even feel the happiness of salvation and being doubt about Him sometimes. However, He loves me so much that He puts me under the shadows of His wings and gave me a perfect year that all the things were going over expectedly well. Hallelujah!!

According to my personal experience, I have to say that if God doesn’t takes control of our life, then we will be in a dangerous situation as we stay in a world that it’s full of selfish desire and lure. At the time I confessed myself as an Christian but still doing something we are not supposed to do and going somewhere we are not supposed to be there. Praise God that He didn’t give up on me and save me from an extremely risky situation.

After that, I tried really hard to spend time reading the Bible and praying for spiritual growth. I always tell people that I spent almost one year to just have the joy of being saved. It always reminds me that being with Him is not a simple work; it’s building with all my soul and faith.

2 weeks before dive in camp, I had an unhappy argument with the campus international service center that made me want to leave Malaysia. And the worst thing was due to their mistakes, my visa was going to expired in a short time. I was very worried and dejected until I could not even sleep at night.

I came to dive in camp along with all those worries in mind, certainly with a broken heart. The messages that pastor shared strongly provoked me - Lost identity? Desperate? The meaning of life? Dreams?

Suddenly all those things that made me upset just blow up. It was also the very first time that I felt I wanna submit my entire life to God - all my dreams, all my future, all my desires – and truly being sold out for Him!!! Then I kneeled down and started to cry, my tears could hardly stop at that time, felt like there were two waterfalls appears on my face. I’m that kind of person who never cries in the public because crying is such a shame and shyness for me. But when the Holy Spirit comes and releases you, you can do nothing but crying. When the leaders came along and prayed for me, I cried more and more. I kept saying sorry to God for all the things I have done before and thank him for never left me and saved a sinful person like me. I then clearly felt that God pet my head saying that all the difficult things I have gone through were made by Him, because He knew that I was able to handle. And he would never give me a test that I could not handle. How great and sweet this love is! His love completed me from a sinner to a believer.

Although the way to reach my dream and future are still far away, in God, there is no worry at all. Seek Him and follow Him. Right now, in this moment, my testimony is just to encourage you and want you to have the same blessing as what I have!!!

“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7)

Ying Hui's Testimony

2007-10-17T10:45:00.000+08:00

Hello to everyone, my name is Ying Hui. Just a couple days ago, I have made a very important decision in my life, which is to accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and be the part of ECF. Here is a story of mine that I would like to share with all of you:

I was invited to take part in the Dive in Camp last year, it was awesome that I got to observe on how the Christians pray to God, to learn more about the Words of God, and I felt encouraged every time during the pastors’ preaching sessions. However, all I wanted at that time was to remain as a distant as I was there just to gain knowledge and to discover more about other religion.

Eversince then, I have been attending Life Groups and sometimes would attend ECF Damansara. The very first time when I really felt that God has really created miracle in my life was on the last year’s November. I remembered there was once when Pastor Shawn taught about Forgiveness during a life group meeting. It changed my view totally on how I should deal with others, especially towards my ‘enemies’. Since then, I learnt the actual purpose and the need of saying ‘sorry’ to others. So the main thing I did when I returned to my hometown, was to meet up with a girl whom I ever hated the most in my life, get her to talk and finally I ask for her forgiveness. I told her that we should forgo the past, and rebuild a new friendship from there onwards. To me, it was never possible to make such a move but amazingly, God had made it possible!

Still, I chose to deny the existence of God, and continued my days without having Him in my mind. As time passes, here came another Dive in Camp. This time, I brought another friend with me, with a hope that both of us would learn and gain from it. It was on the very first night when I could actually sense the existence of God that He was there with us, when we were praying and calling for the Holy Spirit. Uncontrollably tears were dropping out and I knew that God is real! This was the very first time for I wanted God so much that I could no longer deny His existence. Till the second night, the same feeling arouse again that I finally stood up and wanted to know Jesus Christ. However, I did not take the final step to accept Christ at that time, as there were still doubts and worries in my mind.

But God never gave up His hope on me. In fact, He answered my prayers and convinced me that He is always there for me. Not only that, God also provides me with the ability to reach out to others, to encourage and support them when they have problems or feeling depressed. I feel the great changes in myself that from a negative and pessimistic person I have turned to be a more positive minded person, thanks to God. I decided to make that step of faith by informing my mum about my decision and at the same time, ask for permission to attend church. My family agrees to that. Praise God. So, I informed Nai Lin and Carissa about my decision …. And they prayed together with the sinners prayer.
Now, I have finally decided to accept Heavenly Father as my Lord, Jesus as my Savior, and the Holy Spirit as my Helper in life. This is only the beginning of my journey in getting to know Him and there are still lots for me to learn. I am really blessed and thanks to the people who have encouraged and led me into this journey. Sincerely I am thankful to everyone in this church and may God bless all of us here!

Diver's Reunion Bash

2007-09-27T07:57:00.000+08:00

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Miss your Buddies, Divers, Dive Masters and etc? Fear not! The DIVER'S REUNION BASH is here!!! Join us this 6th October for a blastin' time of reunion for the Dive In Camp's divers as we enjoy and reminisce on all the fun times we had in the camp! Not to mention there's food and there're great prizes to giveaway! "Are you ok?" (do the dive sign)!!! See you there!!!

The most AWESOME camp!!!

2007-09-02T23:43:00.000+08:00

Well, DIVE IN 07 has ended!

If you missed it, well... pray really hard there will be a DIVE IN 08, okay? =)

For those of you guys who went to camp and were blessed, we want to hear from you! Here's what you need to know:

(a) Best Photo Competition
:: We are having a Best Photo Competition! I bet most of you guys took a lot of photos during the camp - pick some of your best and send it in to us! We'll post them up here and select a winner!

(b) Encouraging Stories
:: If the camp impacted you in any way, we want to know about it! Do submit your stories to us... and who knows, you might see your story here on the blog! Isn't that cool?

Send all your entries to:

divein.camp@gmail.com

And one last thing...

There will be a DIVER'S REUNION BASH this coming October! These are the details:

Date: 6th October 2007
Time: 7.30pm
Location: ECF Puchong

We look forward to seeing you there! Meanwhile, get those entries in now! =) And continue discovering a REAL world!

Video - Is This You?

2007-08-18T11:41:00.000+08:00

Is this you?

Press the "Play" button to find out

Call 03-8070 6797 for more information or contact someone from your college / campus today!

DIVE In 06 - Testimony by Chrystin

2007-08-06T02:15:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone! My name is Chrystin and I'm from Penang and currently studying at Limkokwing University.

I went to DIVE In last year and through it, I became part of ECF. I remember being really excited to go for DIVE In 06. My former roommate had gone to the LUCT freshie hotdog party at Desaria and brought back this really cool camp invitation. I instantly knew that I had to go.

I was impressed with the content of the camp - the activities, the games - it was fun~! I dont think anyone can be bored in a camp like that.

Last year's DIVE In camp dealt with a lot of life issues that are very important especially to the youth of today. It covered a whole range of topics from friends to relationships; heaven and hell and what the media has to offer. A lot of truths were revealed - about how deceived the generation today is; the deceptions about God; truth, morals, and the spirit realm. I enjoyed the DIVE talks at night when we would break into our groups to discuss the thoughts for the day.

What I took home from the camp was the realisation that I needed to ever closer to God, to stay rooted in His Word so that I am strong enough to carry His values into the world. Another thing that is still vivid in my mind is the call that Pastor Cathryn made to everyone at the camp. It was a call she made for those students who will be COMMITTED to make a difference in their school/college/university. Of course i went out - I believe in that call: to be the salt and light in my campus.

I really want to take this opportunity to encourage all of you to sign up for DIVE In 07 if you have not already done so. It is where faith is strengthened, fire for God is rekindled and focus on life is redirected. So yeah, dive in and discover a real world!

DIVE In 07 - Contacts

2007-08-02T01:03:00.000+08:00

A sincere apology over the sudden break in between posts - it's been a hectic 2 weeks for those of us in the planning committee! Work commitments, new semesters and conferences... we sure have been busy! However, it's now August and as of today, DIVE IN 07 is a mere 30 days away!

We know some of you guys are wondering about whom to contact about this camp! That's why we have compiled this list of people you can contact according to the various campuses:

HELP University College: Jocelyn (016-834 5961)
International College of Music (ICOM): Deborah (017-394 3768)
International Medical University (IMU): Ian (012-324 3404)
KDU & KBU: Carissa (016-869 1150)
Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT): Aaron (012-722 7114)
Cyberjaya Uni / Colleges: Erina (017-376 5956)
SEGi College: Faith (012-784 2298)
Subang / Sunway Colleges: Carolyn (012-391 9478)

Others: Steven (012-210 0320)

High School: Yean Ching (012-274 1342)

Don't wait any longer! Early Bird Registration closes this weekend - 5th August 2007!

Genting View Resort

2007-07-19T04:34:00.000+08:00

This year, DIVE IN 2007 will be held at Genting View Resort, Pahang, Malaysia!

Genting View Resort is located about 45minutes away from Kuala Lumpur. Located in the highlands of Pahang, it has a cool and comfortable climate, which is simply perfect for a camp like DIVE IN 2007!

It's huge as well.. well over 160acres of land. That's more than enough land for all the activites we have planned out for you guys.

Campers will be housed at comfortable apartments with kitchenettes. You'd have housemates as well - the perfect opportunity for you to get to know more people!

There are also 2 swimming pools, an obstacle course, an archery range, badminton, tennis and squash courts. For the health buffs, there's even a gymnasium in this resort!

What are you waiting for? Get registered for DIVE IN 07 today!

DIVE IN 2007 - Promo Video!

2007-07-13T14:58:00.000+08:00

Here's the long-awaited, eagerly anticipated DIVE IN promo video! Enjoy it! (And the new DIVE IN theme song for 2007!)

p/s -> The new DIVE IN song will be uploaded into a player soon! :)

Sneak Preview2 - Spirit World Adventure & MEDIApoly

2007-07-13T11:51:00.000+08:00

Have you noticed the cool DIVE IN 07 invites on the sidebar? Aren't they awesome? Click on the thumbnails for the larger image! :)

On to more sneak previews!! *rubs hands gleefully*

Spirit World Adventure
Count Dracula - vampire, or figment of imagination? Pontianak .. you've gotta be kidding me - a woman dressed in white with flowy black hair intent on getting her revenge on men? Or.. are there really such things??

Does the Sixth Sense really make sense? Are ghosts just spooky creatures that swoop around in the dark of the night? Could there possibly be a Holy Ghost? One that doesn't want to scare the daylights out of you, but want to help you see the light?

MEDIApoly
Are you trapped in the media prison and unable to get out? A slave to the things you see on the TV and Internet? Deafened by different voices, all screaming for your attention? Let's see if you can master the game of MEDIApoly, pass Go, and be Media Master!

Aren't you excited? Aren't you just so revved up for this camp? What are you waiting for? Get registered today! =)

p/s: Up next - our DIVE IN video teaser!! Check back soon!!

DIVE In - LAUNCHED!

2007-07-09T08:56:00.000+08:00

The lights dimmed, and 5 musicians + 1 backup vocal stood in position. The chords were strummed, and as Neil launched into the first verse of "Dive In to a Real World", the crowd cheered.

That's right, people, DIVE IN 07 was officially launched last Saturday!

Besides the 1a.m. band singing the camp theme song (live!!), the crowd were treated to a video teaser featuring clips from last year's camp as well as snippets of what is to be expected from this year's! Best of all, registration officially began!

Wondering what "Spirit World Adventure" and "Mediapoly" are all about? Want to know the packages available this time around? Check back soon, and you just might find out, in addition to having a pleasant surprise!

(Of course I can't tell you what the surprise is, so just check back. :D)

Hot off the printers - DIVE IN 2007 invites

2007-07-06T23:19:00.000+08:00

Two innocent-looking packages were brought into the office today by Kelvin, our music director. Busy with work, none of us took much notice of it until someone asked, "Hey, what's that?"

That was when we realised the DIVE IN invites were ready!

We gathered around it, ooh-ing and aah-ing over the colours and the superb design done by none other than Aaron, who also did the design for this blog! *applause*

Curious to know what it looks like? You'll see it tomorrow at the launch!

Be there! :)

Launch Event - DIVE IN 2007

2007-07-04T21:42:00.000+08:00

Remember what DIVE In was like last year? Do you recall the fun that we had exploring the truth about Creation&Evolution, Love vs. Lust? The late night DIVE talks where everyone had an opportunity to ask questions and share their opinions?

Remember the theme song for the camp "Dive In", with its catchy beat, 70s-feel and addictive dance moves?

Well, you can have a live preview of what this year's DIVE IN Student Camp is going to be like!

This Saturday, 7th July 2007 is the official launch of the Dive In Student Camp 2007! Below are the details:

Date: 7th July 2007 (Saturday)
Location: ECF Puchong
Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Registration also officially opens on Saturday, so make sure you grab a copy of that registration form to qualify for the early bird price! Besides that, you're going to find out a bit more about the great programmes we have lined up for you during the camp.

And guess what? 1a.m. is going to perform the new theme song for this year's camp!!! It's gonna be the first time this song has ever been played live so make sure you don't miss it!

Feel free to ask any questions that you might have about this weekend's launch.. you can either post it on the free talktime cBox or leave a comment!

See you guys this Saturday night!

Sneak Preview - Project: Identity & The Bible Trail

2007-07-04T10:21:00.000+08:00

So you're wondering exactly what we have in store for you during Dive In 2007? Wonder no more, because I've got a sneak preview for you here:

Project: Identity
Struggling with who you really are? Hiding your real self beneath a facade? Discover the real you as we plunge into Project: Identity.

The Bible Trail
Isn’t the bible just obsolete ramblings of 2000 year old men? Or.. maybe it really IS the truth. Embark on this journey that just might change your life!

What? You thought that was it? Of course not! =) We have many more things in store for you, so check back soon!

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Dive In 2007 is here!

2007-07-02T13:21:00.001+08:00

Hello everyone!

We had a great DIVE IN 2006 last year from 31August - 2September. 195 participants enjoyed 3 days of non-stop fun, exploring, discovering and engaging that culminated in a wild trip to Genting Highlands Theme Park!

And now, I am pleased to announced that DIVE IN 2007 is here!

After months of planning, we've more or less concretised our plans for this superb student camp. And while I can't reveal what the plans are (for fear of my being hunted down by our planning committee), what I can tell you is that is going to be even better than last year!

We are going to Discover things about ourselves we never knew, be Intrigued by quesitions we've always wanted to ask - but never did. Find out the things we are most Vulnerable to, and Engage in a truth that will blow our minds away!

Curious yet? Watch this space for more info!