Why Japanese?

The Largest Unreached People Group (Joshua Project, 2005)

Only 0.04% Christians!

Annual Suicide Rate: >30,000

100-300 new religion registered each year (Operation World, 2000)

The battle is fierce, Time is SHORT! Please RESPONSE, Please PRAY!!!



Saturday, November 27, 2010

International Cultural Exchange Musical Night on Dec 4

I am planning to sing this Malay song in the International Cultural Exchange Musical Night in Kashiwa Lodge on Dec 4. Along with this, there will be three other songs: You Raise Me Up, Sound of Music and Top of the World.

AYAH (DAD) by Aishah, a female Malay Pop singer in 80’s


(narrative)

ayah... belum pun ada satu hari yang berlalu tanpa ku mengenang...

Dad... there was never a day that i wasn’t thinking...

terkilan hati ini menerima hakikat...

it was hard for my heart to accept this...

kau tak kesempatan menyaksikan hasil perjuanganku...

that you didn’t have a chance to see the results of my struggle today...

Percayalah ayah... selagi hidup ini...

trust me, dad... as long as I live...

nasib ibu tidak akan dipersiakan

mom’s fate will not be in vane

kami rindu ayah

we miss you, dad


(song) verse 1

sering ku tanya... mana tujuan namun hampa jawapannya

I always ask.. where am I heading to... but there was no answer

begitu pun masa tiada menginzinkan

it was the same that the time did not permit

perginya tinggalkan semua

as he left, we were left

pejuangan diperjuangkan... demi tuhan dia rela

He fought the fight... to God he was willing

menghitung hari hari... mengenangkan kembali perginya bertemu ilahi bilakah pasti

Everyday I count... remember that he left to meet the Lord


Chorus:

ayah... demi tuhan ku bersyukur...petunjuknya... menyedarkan kita...

dad... to God I give thanks... for he had shown us and enlightened us

meskipun dosa .. tiap hari kupinta agar bersih semuaya...

though there are sins.. I pray everyday that all will be cleansed

penderitaan... dan perjuangan...jasamu... tetap ku kenang

pain... and struggle... your goodness... still I remember


Verse 2:

suatu yang sedih bergumpal di hati... tiada mampu kuberi......

Something sad clotted in my heart .. I couldn’t give...

hanya doa terukir setulusnya murni

only graven prayers that is sincerely pure

ku pinta padamu ilahi setiap hari

I pray to you Lord every day


Chorus:

ayah... demi tuhan ku bersyukur...petunjuknya... menyedarkan kita...

dad... to God I give thanks... for he had shown us and enlightened us

meskipun dosa .. tiap hari kupinta agar bersih semuaya...

though there are sins.. I pray everyday that all will be cleansed

penderitaan... dan perjuangan...jasamu... tetap ku kenang

pain... and struggle... your goodness... still I remember



I have invited a few others to join this event. After all the performance, we will have free flow of casual Christmas Carols sing along with the pianist and other instrumentalists. It will be an interlude to the preparation for Christmas! Keep this event in your prayers! Keep our voice box in your prayers!



Event: International Cultural Exchange Musical Evening

Location: Kashiwa International Lodge, Chiba

Time: 6.30pm - 9.00pm

Target Audience: Residents in Kashiwa Lodge and friends

Countries of origin: Japan, Russia, States, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Brazil, Argentina, France, Germany, Greek, Philippines, Australia, Canada, etc.



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