Preface for Day 16 – 20: Harvest and Signs & Wonders
The Lord of the harvest is building His Bride who will reveal God’s glory and power through submission & obedience to Him.
Focusing on East Coast and Southern States (Pahang & Johor)
Pahang: 1,426,209 (Malay: 73.8%; Chinese: 16%; Indian: 4.4%; Other: 5.8%). Pahang is the state in Peninsular Malaysia, which covers primeval rainforests, and forms the major part of Taman Negara National Park and Endau Rompin State Park. This formidable mountain range from the north to the south is natural divider between East Pahang and West Pahang that houses pockets of non-Malay bumiputeras (Orang Asli) villages. The Christian population is only 1.8% who are made up from the non-Malays bumiputeras, Chinese and Indians. Kuantan became the state capital as late as 1955, when the British relocated the capital from Kuala Lipis. It is now a commercial town and a major transport hub. Pekan, located in the south bank of Sungai Pahang, the longest river in Peninsular Malaysia, is the royal town of Pahang. It is also the hometown of the 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia, the late Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, and also the former Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.Johor: 3,076,384 (Malay: 57%; Chines: 34%; Indian: 7%; and Others: 2%). The third largest state in Peninsular Malaysia. Johor Bahru, the state capital is located on the southern tip of the peninsular. It is linked to Singapore via the causeway which serves as the “Southern Gateway”, a bustling commercial hub. The people in Johor are proud to be Johoreans, coining the concept of “Muafakat Johor”. Pontian, a district of South West Johor, is populated mainly by Malays of Bugis and Javanese descent. The name Pontian, believed to be transformed from “Perhentian”, means a stop, as it used to be a stop for both merchants and pirates. It was also a landing point for the Indonesian navy during the Konfrontasi Malaysia-Indonesia in the 1960s.
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