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62The Burning Bush 16/1 (January 2010)College NewsFEBC commenced its new academic term with a day of prayerand registration on 20 July 2009 at the Shalom Chapel of Calvary TengahBible-Presbyterian Church in Choa Chu Kang. Dr Paul Ferguson whowas recently conferred the Doctor of Religious Education (DRE) degreeby the Graduate School of Foundations Bible College (USA) was theLord’s messenger. He spoke from 2 Timothy 3 on how as Christians weneed to believe in the absolute certainty and perfection of God’s inspiredand preserved words in order to face a world full of temptations anduncertainties. Dr Ferguson will teach Biblical Apologetics this semesterwhich is part of his pedagogical requirements for his Doctor of Theology(ThD) degree at FEBC.The Day of Prayer on July 20 th was exactly three months sinceFEBC’s Founding Principal—the Rev Dr Timothy Tow—went home tobe with the Lord. Testimonies by the faculty were given in memory ofhim, especially by his wife, the Matron—Mrs Ivy Tow—who sharedabout the hardships the Rev Timothy Tow had to go through in thefounding years of the College; how the College had nothing when itstarted, only three stools for three students with the Principal as the onlyteacher, and no food and no beds. But the Rev Tow had faith in the Lordand encouraged his students with these words from Psalm 34:10, “Theyoung lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shallnot want any good thing.” The Lord was faithful to provide in doublequick time! Food came from Dr Tow Siew Ai and beds from Chin LienSeminary. Today, FEBC is being tried and tested like never before. Thereare people who are keen to see FEBC put down because of her belief in a100% perfect Bible without any mistake in keeping with the DeanBurgon Oath. Mrs Tow encouraged the FEBC family with this verse fromthe Lord, “Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fightfor you” (Deut 3:22). Indeed, “He being dead yet speaketh” (Heb 11:4).The new semester saw the matriculation of 12 new full-timestudents from 10 countries: Panuwat Chalongkuamdee (Thailand), KennyCheong (Australia), Douglas Ho (Singapore), Ibrahim Njuguna Kiarie(Kenya), Eric Lufungi Kambale (Congo), Anya Kera (Nagaland),Trinipilo Garsuta Lagapa (Philippines), Lin Yang (China), Peter MutuaMaurice (Kenya), Marilyn Nanta (Sarawak), Charles Kipyegon Sang(Kenya), and Song Sun Taek (Korea). We thank the Lord for each one ofthem.
College NewsFEBC has a total enrolment of 304 students in the July-November2009 semester, comprising 98 day-time students (53 full-time, 45 parttime),and 206 night-time students. The full-time students come from 16countries: Australia, Cambodia, China, Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia,Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Tanzania, Thailand,United Kingdom, and Vietnam.For students who cannot come to FEBC, FEBC goes to them. Thedistance learning online programme replaces the off-campuscorrespondence programme offered by FEBC since 1995. Thecorrespondence programme had no strict schedule; students could workon the faculty-directed courses at their own time and pace. The onlineprogramme, on the other hand, follows the academic timetable of theCollege, and begins and ends at the same time as the residential coursesof the College semester by semester. Such a controlled and disciplinedapproach gives students the impetus to complete their studies on time.The courses and syllabi are taught and designed by the faculty, and MrMurray Ong, our IT Specialist, administers the whole programme via theinternet. The College offered three online courses last semester—“Knowing Man,” “Knowing Bible-Presbyterianism,” and “The PerfectPreservation of the Holy Scriptures.” Besides our residential students, wehave three from Calvary Jaya BPC in KL taking the courses for credit andworking towards a Certificate.We thank the Lord that the Basic Theology for Everyone (BTFE)night classes on Daniel and Isaiah are well attended. The over 200 BTFEstudents come from 34 different local churches: Baptist FellowshipChurch, Berean Bible-Presbyterian Church, Berith Bible-PresbyterianChurch, Calvary Assembly of God, Calvary Baptist Church, CalvaryBible-Presbyterian Church, Calvary Pandan Bible-Presbyterian Church,Calvary Tengah Bible-Presbyterian Church, Christ Methodist Church,Evangelize China Fellowship, Faith Community Baptist Church,Fisherman of Christ Fellowship, Galilee Bible-Presbyterian Church,Gethsemane Bible-Presbyterian Church, Gospel Light Bible-PresbyterianChurch, Grace Bible Church, Hebron Bible-Presbyterian Church, HopeChurch, Hope of God Church, Jesus Saves Mission, Jireh Bible-Presbyterian Church, Leng Kwang Baptist Church, Life Bible-Presbyterian Church, Maranatha Bible-Presbyterian Church, MoriahBible-Presbyterian Church, New Life Bible-Presbyterian Church,Orchard Road Presbyterian Church, Pasir Panjang Christ Church,63
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