Loyal to the Commitment

Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta with

Hosana Alabare’ Community

Two dozens of students rushed to campus of Janabadra University, Yogyakarta. What was on? It turned out that on Friday, February 12, 2016 Christian Student Activity Unit ‘Hosana Alabare’ held a student fellowship at campus 2 UJB in Timoho, Yogyakarta.

Lenna, a student from West Kalimantan, invited participants to stand and sing a song ‘Tetap Setia’ (be faithful) and then continued with introduction. The students of Janabadra University were very plural because they came from many different regions, such as Papua, Kalimantan, Sumatera, Sulawesi, Maluku and Nusa Tenggara.

The fellowship reflection was delivered by Trustha Rembaka, S.Th with a theme ‘Loyal to the commitment’, taken from Jeremiah 35: 1-19 telling about the life of the Rechabites who stayed in the land of Israel. They kept the message of their ancestors to live in camp, breed cattle, not drinking wine, no farming and no house building. They committed to the message. Their loyalty was considered by God and they would serve the Lord a long  time. Different attitude was shown by people of Israel at that time who ignored God's command to live in obedience and hope in God, to be fair and not oppress other people.

Related with loyalty and commitment of students, with their presence in Yogyakarta to study, students were invited to remember the moment when they departed from their home town to Yogyakarta. What was their commitment? Shall the commitment remained strong in the hearts and minds up to now?

When arriving in Yogyakarta, students were  tempted by many offers of facilities, such as places of entertainment, recreation, sightseeing and other activities. Do they keep the spirit of learning and study well or just graduate and do not care about the quality of study or even worse, fail! As happened in Yogyakarta, several students died in vain because of mixed alcoholic beverage. There are many options actualy, but the ‘decision-maker’ is ourselves. Considering the loyalty of the Rechabites to the commitment, it will be the same that the Lord always blesses students who remain faithful to the commitment to learn and develop themselves.

"Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta as an institution giving coaching and student-oriented development for students from various places in Indonesia who are studying in Yogyakarta, could be an option for you to have activities. Some students of Janabadra University were also activist of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta and got opportunity to develop themselves and got opportunity to know other areas. They were Sofia who has researched mountain salt in Krayan, North Borneo and Herga from Dobo, Southeast Maluku who was sent to Sumba to socialize the importance of having personal identity, "said Trustha.

"Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta has a variety of activities, please know yourself and your interests. Then, upgrade yourself through training that is offered. One point to measure one’s quality is his/her loyalty to the commitment to learn and self-develop," he closed the fellowship and socialization of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta. (TRU)

Note:

Hosana Alabare is a Christian Student Fellowship of Janabadra University