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KLANG: GTA Klang's youth group, Youth Alive, will be having the biggest event of the year in December that is their annual Youth Camp 2005.


This camp, an event brought to you by Youth Alive! of GTA will be held on the 26th to 29th December, at d' Village Resort, Ayer Keroh, Melaka. The price per person, is RM 170. It must be noted that an additional RM 20 will be charged for late registration, that is after the 11th December.


Kenny Chin, 20, the camp director pleaded guilty of committing the offence of organizing the camp when interviewed in his residence in Jalan Kapar here on Dec 9, 2005. Kenny, the director of last year's camp was excited when The Insider started asking for updates concerning the camp. Like a bullet-train, he ranted on and on about camp. However, he refused to comment whether or not there will be a 'tiger-caught' this year.



One male camper, who wished to be identified as Jan, expressed his excitement of being able to attend camp. "Ahh..so nice larr. Last year's camp was great, this year its gonna be awesome! Can't wait for the day to come!" After investigating his background, it was established that he was one of the first few to sing up! 'Good job Jan!'



As The Insider surveyed the registration counter last Sunday, it was not surprising to find out that there were many last minute registrations! A total of 19 campers signed up, which makes the total head count of 131 people. The secretary, Ernest Tee, confirmed this amount. "Yes, we are moving towards our target! Pressed, but not crushed, we will be trusting God for more."



The committees, who met last Saturday for a meeting, have come to a consensus concerning the number of t-shirts to be printed for each size. Initially, there was a minor dispute between the camp director and his assistant on how many baby-tees to be printed for the girls. It was 50 pieces against 60 pieces. Both of them had their own arguments. The director was thinking more of 'what if it doesn't sell? guys can't buy it!' Ahha..maybe they can buy it for the sister or gfs. On the other hand, the assistant argued that there are more than 60 girl campers! After analyzing the name list, giving the issue much consideration, Kenny graciously agreed to 60 pieces. When approached for comment, Michelle, the assistant, advised the girls not to procrastinate when buying the t shirts! "It comes on a first come first serve basis!! Grab them!"



Next, The Insider moved on the financial part of camp. The visibly distressed treasurer, Caroline Lim, urged campers to pay their camp fees. "Please coorporate. Pay your camp fees!" When furthered interviewed, it was shocking to find out that only 50 persons had paid their full camp fees!!! What about the rest? "Yes, its very difficult on the part of the committee to plan, even some haven't paid a deposit," she added. The money will be utilized for transportation, and other neccessary costs.


Logistics coordinator, Julian Koay dismissed rumours that the Youth Camp will be a 'survival camp' style. He reaffirmed that the camp will be a place, where the campers will be able to unwind and relax, in addition to that, gain a refreshing exprience with God. The Insider made a detailed check on the venue, and found out that the rooms were equipped with air conditioning, and hot/cold showers. "There's gonna be a ballroom, with a capacity to host 1000 people." No holiday is complete without a swim in the pool. The resort has a swimming pool for a refreshing swim or simply lie back for a relaxing sun bathing experience.


When asked about the camp booklet, chirpy Promotion Coordinator, announced that the camp booklets will be out soon! However, she refused to comment on the details. Investigation is still going on.


When approached, the Prayer Coordinator, Sara Lee, urged the campers to start praying for camp! "Camp is cominng nearer and nearer, its not too early to start praying!" She also highligted the fact that there will be a Sunday morning prayer meeting at 7am in MPH 3 every week, till the day of camp.


There will be loads of fun programmes this year. It has been decided that there will be one workshop session slotted in this year. Kyleen Teh, the program director, reported that she had assigned a couple of people to handle the games. When asked further on what games will be held, she smiled and declined to answer.


Not forgetting an important part of camp, the praise and worship! The coordinator, Daniel Seliong, updated The Insider on the progress of the practices. According to him, due to some circumstances, some of the worship teams have been swapped for the nights. However, he confirmed the songleaders for the night will be Melvin and Reuben.


The Youth Pastor, Pastor Gideon couldn't be reached for any comments. According to some unindentified sources, he is apparently away on a 7-days mission trip to Sarawak. Please keep him and his team in prayer. The other committees, Anthony Lam and Ryan cannot be located too.


Youth Camp is going to be a blast! Sign up today! Its still not too late. See you all there!


The Insider