zamrud khatulistiwa
04 May 2009 1 Comment
in daily life, His love for Indonesia
Nyanyikanlah nyanyian baru bagi TUHAN dan pujilah Dia dari ujung bumi! Baiklah laut bergemuruh serta segala isinya dan pulau-pulau dengan segala penduduknya. Baiklah padang gurun menyaringkan suara dengan kota-kotanya dan dengan desa-desa yang didiami Kedar! Baiklah bersorak-sorai penduduk Bukit Batu, baiklah mereka berseru-seru dari puncak gunung-gunung! Baiklah mereka memberi penghormatan kepada TUHAN, dan memberitakan pujian yang kepada-Nya di pulau-pulau. (Yesaya 42:10-12)
Aku bahagia hidup sejahtera di khatulistiwa
Alam berseri-seri bunga beraneka
Mahligai rama-rama
Bertajuk cahya jingga
Surya di cakrawala
S’lalu berseri
Alam indah permai di khatulistiwa
Persada senyum tawa
Hawa sejuk nyaman
Wajah pagi rupawan
Burung berkicau ria
Bermandi embun surga
Reff:
Syukur ke hadirat Yang Maha Pencipta
Atas anugerah-Nya tanah nirmala
Bersuka cita insan di persada yang aman sentosa
Damai makmur merdeka di setiap masa
Bersyukurlah kita semua
(bersatulah kita semua)
S’lalu berseri
alam indah permai di Indonesia
Negeri tali jiwa hawa sejuk nyaman
Wajah pagi rupawan burung berkicau ria
Bermandi embun surga
Coda:
Syukur ke hadirat Yang Maha Kuasa
Atas anugerah-Nya tanah bijana
composed by : Guruh Soekarno Putra
seberapa kenal anda dengan kota bandung?
15 Apr 2009 5 Comments
in His love for Indonesia, i love bandung
Pasupati Bridge
beberapa waktu yang lalu saya mengikuti reses bg henry di belee gazeebo bandung. bingung ga? hehe. bg henry (Henry Pantas Panggabean, M.T.) adalah pemimpin pelayanan kami di Pelayanan Mahasiswa Sion ITB. beliau adalah lulusan Teknik Informatika ITB angkatan 1989. sekarang beliau masih menjabat sebagai Anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Tingkat II Kota Bandung di Komisi A (2004-2009). reses adalah pertanggungjawaban dari anggota dewan kepada masyarakat yang sudah memilihnya. pada pemilu 2004, bg henry berasal dari daerah pemilihan II kota bandung. so, yang menghadiri reses ini adalah para ketua RT dan RW dari daerah tersebut. kebetulan laptop saya dipakai untuk presentasi, jadi saya menghadiri reses itu deh. balee gazeebo adalah rumah makan seafood sunda yang berada di perempatan gasibu-suci (hehe, ga penting).
pada reses ini, bg henry menyampaikan banyak hal. semuanya tentang kinerja dewan dan pemerintah kota (ya iya lah..). bg henry meminta maaf kepada masyarakat karena kinerja yang kurang baik dari dewan dan pemerintah kota dari berbagai bidang, terutama bidang pendidikan dan kesehatan.
tibalah sesi tanya jawab. beberapa orang menyampaikan pertanyaan dan aspirasi mereka kepada bg henry. yang menarik adalah ada seorang ketua RT yang “mengetes” pengetahuan bg henry sebagai anggota DPRD Kota Bandung. berapa luas kota bandung? ada berapa kecamatan dan kelurahan di kota bandung? ada berapa RW dan RT di kota bandung?
wow… saya hanya terbengong-bengong mendengar pertanyaan itu. saya adalah warga kota ini. bahkan mama dan papa saya aja ketemunya di kota ini. saya sejak lahir hingga saat ini (23 tahun 4 bulan 11 hari) hidup di kota bandung. dan saya menyadari bahwa saya tidak tahu apa-apa tentang kota ini >.<
yang membuat saya semakin terbengong-bengong dan terpesona adalah jawaban bg henry. dengan mantap bg henry menjawab bahwa luas kota bandung adalah 16.767 ha. terdiri dari 30 kecamatan dan 151 kelurahan. terdiri dari sekitar 1500 RW dan sekitar xxxxx RT (saya lupa jumlahnya).
wow!! dahsyat!! memang terbukti jika bg henry benar-benar memperhatikan kesejahteraan kota ini. bravo bg henry!!
jika anak-anak TUHAN berkata bahwa mereka peduli dengan kesejahteraan kota dan bangsa mereka, seharusnya mereka memiliki pengetahuan seperti yang dimiliki bg henry tentang kota dan bangsa mereka. ini adalah salah satu bukti nyata jika mereka memperhatikan kota dan bangsa mereka. bukan hanya dengan berdoa keras-keras dan tidak melakukan apapun.
well, malam ini kami akan turun ke jalan untuk makan bersama orang-orang kecil di pinggir jalan. berharap ada sesuatu yang lebih besar yang bisa terjadi, tidak hanya membagikan kasih Kristus melalui makanan, tetapi melalui perbuatan dan kuasa. amen!!
bless us, Lord.
Children Are Our, Church’s and Indonesia’s Future
27 Dec 2008 9 Comments
Ini adalah essay yang saya buat ketika saya hendak melamar ke Compassion Indonesia sebagai freelance translator. Pada akhirnya, lamaran saya ditolak, hiks.. 
Essay ini saya buat dalam bahasa Inggris. Maafkan jika ada grammar yang salah, he3.. 
Selamat membaca!
Children Are Our, Church’s and Indonesia’s Future
The reason I want to join Compassion Indonesia
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. (Psalms 127:4 ESV)
Indonesia is a great country. Not only rich with great amount of natural resources but her people also have many wonderful cultures. Indonesia has about 400 volcanoes, of which about 130 are active and 70 have erupted in historical times. With 40,000 species of flowering plants, including 3,000 trees and 5,000 orchids, Indonesia has a greater variety of flora than the tropical regions of Africa or the Americas. Due to the large number of islands, Indonesia has about 54,716 km (about 33,999 mi) of coastline, much more than most countries.
Indonesian culture mixes the traditions of many civilizations and religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Southeast Asian, Polynesian, Chinese, Arabic, and Dutch. Indonesia has a long and grand architectural tradition. Indian influence is evident in the large and greatest Buddhist monument of Borobudur and the Hindu temple of Prambanan, both in central Java. Indonesia is home to many traditional dance styles, and the classical dance traditions of Java and Bali have attracted worldwide attention.
In fact, all richness that Indonesia has does not make Indonesian live in abundance. Before economic crisis in 1997, Indonesia has 22.5 millions people live below destitution line. New-order regime couldn’t cope with the crisis so this number increased to 78.9 millions and now becomes 108 millions. Total of unemployment people now is 10.85 millions and if it is added with number of disguised unemployment, it becomes 40 millions.
Majority of Indonesian do not have proper education for their own wealth. For detail : 8.5 % of Indonesian do not or never go to school, 21.87 % do not complete their elementary school, 33.42 % complete their elementary school, 16.65 % complete their junior high school, 16.17 % complete their senior high school, and 3.39 % graduate from university. United Nations Development Program reports that Human Development Index (HDI) of Indonesian is at 108th position from 177 countries.
The bible says ‘my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge’. Foolish thought and fearless of the LORD will lead people to destruction. If we want the better Indonesia at future, we must concern to provide this country a better generation. Education is the only way to fight poverty. We must provide a better and proper education for all of children in this country. We can prevent Indonesia from destruction by doing this.
Education I meant is a godly education. Education based-on the bible. Not only provide the children with the knowledge according to their intelligence type, but also teach them to love the LORD and do his words so in the future they will lead and run this country based-on Kingdom of GOD rules.
If children we have today were taught well about GOD’s words, they will have good influence not only at market place, but also for enlarging the Kingdom of GOD on earth. The bible says ‘It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone’. Pastor/author Rick Warren begins his best-selling book The Purpose-Driven Life with these penetrating words: ‘The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness. It’s far greater than your family, your career, or even your wildest dreams and ambitions. If you want to know why you were placed on this planet, you must begin with God. You were born by His purpose and for His purpose’. Everyone has their own purpose of life that is unique and comes from their creator, Almighty GOD. We can help the children to find their purpose of life so they will have their best life which is not only best for them, but also for everyone else.
In response to the Great Commission, Compassion International exists as an advocate for children, to release them from their spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and enable them to become responsible and fulfilled Christian adults. I really want to join Compassion Indonesia so I may participate in preparing a better generation to lead this country in GOD’s way.
One of the Compassion commitments that is also one of my life principles is ‘We commit to honor Jesus Christ in all that we do. The Great Commission is at the heart of our mission statement, and discipleship is at the core of our program’. I believe that every purpose of life is based-on the great commission. John Piper wrote ‘Mission is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Mission exists because worship doesn’t’. I think mission makes GOD receive the ultimate worship from human being – as it is written the bible ‘I looked again. I saw a huge crowd, too huge to count. Everyone was there–all nations and tribes, all races and languages. And they were standing, dressed in white robes and waving palm branches, standing before the Throne and the Lamb’. I believe also that discipleship is the way – and the most effective way – that given by Jesus to prepare people of GOD to be the church that he would desire, his beloved bride. Christianity exists till now because 2000 years ago there were Disciples of Christ who preached the gospel to the world. It all started from discipleship Christ did to his twelve apostles.
I really want to join Compassion Indonesia for these reasons. I hope I can get the chance this time. Thank you.
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