Bring Praise
Ethan Chan, 2 Malaysia
John Chin, 2
Malaysia
Alex Fischer, 2 U.S.A.
Yong-Yu Huang, 2
Taiwan
Helen Jang, 2 Korea.
Jae Sung Kim, 2 Korea
Kaitlyn Ladner, 2
Malaysia
Rebecca Lee, 2 Taiwan
Catriona Lucas, 2 U.K.
Kaylee Nash, 2 U.S.A.
Christopher Ooi, 2
Malaysia
Andrew Thomas, 2 U.S.A.
Bethany Wiesner, 2 U.S.A.
Caleb Addink, 1
U.S.A.
Lydia Allen, 1 U.S.A.
Hajin Bae, 1
Korea
Joel Brassington, 1
U.K.
Adelina Chee, 1
Malaysia
Jackson Chicklis, 1 U.S.A.
Elijah Davis, 1 U.S.A.
Jasmine Hassan, 1 U.S.A. U.S.A.
Christopher Jang, 1 Korea
Cara Johnson, 1 U.S.A.
Malaysia
Owen Lai, 1 U.S.A.
Joseph Lee, 1 Korea
songs like ‘One Way,’ ‘Ever Me’ and ‘Shout Your Fame,’” said Mrs. Valeri Brokaw. The 45 minute X-blocks gave Ambassador members time to get to know each other as more than just acquaintances. “Being able to play amongst fellow schoolmates for the purpose of giving glory to God would be my favorite aspect of Ambassadors. It helped me strengthen my relationship with God and branch out to people I wouldn’t normally hang out with,” said David Toh. The cast members not only learned how to practice efficiently with each other, but to take the time to focus on God. Bending over her case as she carefully disassembled her saxophone, Brokaw felt content over how well practice had gone that evening. Excited about the rest of her Friday night, she locked her case and made her way to the band room. —By Jamie Thompson
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elicately placing her fingers on the keys, Joy Kim plays “Shout Your Fame.” Complimenting each other with their musical talent, the Ambassadors created a harmonious place to worship.
rasping her ukulele in both hands, Sarah Lim reads the scripture projected on the screen. Differing from the typical worship band, the Ambassadors played a variety of instruments.
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Beatrice Ku, 1
HUNG CHING SONG
Rebekah Hurlbut, 1
Opening up her saxophone case, Emily Brokaw began to assemble her faithfully used instrument. The members of Ambassadors played a variety of instruments, such as the typical worship band instruments like acoustic and electric guitars, drums, piano, vocals, to unique instruments like the ukulele and alto and tenor saxophones. “It was neat to be able to play my Ukulele while I was in Ambassadors the first semester since it gave me the chance to use my particular skills to worship God with what I can offer,” said Sarah Lim. On normal practice days, the Ambassadors met every Friday during X-block. On the days before performances, however, they would practice till 6:00 p.m. “We held a Christmas and Easter Praise and Worship this year. We also had performances in local churches such as Saint Georges, and the Batu Ferringhi Community Baptist Church. During our X-block’s we practiced
Karthik Narayanan, 1
Malaysia
Rishon Pillai, 1
Malaysia
Sahana Selvaraja, 1
Malaysia
Kaya Sights, 1 U.S.A.
Taewoo Song, 1 Korea
Elliot Steffen, 1 U.S.A.
Kiri Stengele, 1
U.S.A. U.S.A.
Jordan Suen, 1
U.S.A.
Maria Thompson, 1 U.S.A.
Shamierrul Uswath Khan, 1 Malaysia
Karis White, 1 U.S.A.
Oliver Whitten-Ooi, 1
Australia
Moriah Winsor, 1 Canada
Lauren Worten, 1 U.S.A.
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Benjamin Stoltzfus, 1
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OUTHS opened wide, Keegan Ladner, Katie Stevens, Jennifer Vo, Xher Rael Choo, Becky Kong, and Eunice Um sing during Praise and Worship. The Ambassadors performed on 2 December for a Christmas performance.
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