A friend's daughter came back from a prayer retreat south of the capital. I have heard of this place at least 6 years ago.
I find it interesting that a country like mine with the present economy could still support a place like what I will describe below.
1. If it accepts my booking, there will be no charge for a believer to stay there up to three weeks as a visitor. Gifts are accepted from willing visitors.
2. Breakfasts and dinners are served, simple and healthy meals, seconds are available for visitors who desire it.
3. On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday nights, there are worship meetings 8-11pm.
4. On Wednesday nights, there are prayer meetings in the main church.
5. Visitors are encouraged to study the bible in the afternoons with full-time staffers.
6. There is a full-time staff member who has been working there for seven years.
In Trengganu and Kelantan, the two northern states near the Thai border, a visitor who could not afford hotels could spend a night in the local mosque free of charge.
My brother, in his blameless youth, travelled up a hill station during a three-day weekend with a few guy friends. They missed the last bus and found no room in every single inn. In the end they stayed in the tiny police station. There was no charge.
While befriending a harmless homeless man in the state of Perak, I heard that he and a few fellow homeless men stayed in a local Taoist temple where the care-taker allowed them to wash clothes and take bath there.
According my husband, a year or two ago he met a group of believers who flew to Jordan, This group of people were on their way to Israel to celebrate the country's 70th anniversary. Quite a big number of them were young (20s) and they play the harp.
From the meeting, my husband heard that this church group run ten centres in different countries such as what I tried to outline above, these centres focus on worship and 24-7 prayers.
