Baha'is converted so many people in Malaysia....
December 1960, Mr. Yan Kee Leong visited Sarawak accompanied by Mr. Philip Suning, an Iban Baha'i from Brunei to the interior of Limbang. Mr Philip Suning was the first of many thousands of Ibans who later enrolled as Baha'is in Sarawak.
Other Baha'is came from abroad and settled in various parts of Sarawak, in Kuching and others in Kapit and Sibu. Among them were Mr. M. Maniam and Mr. K. Krishnan from Malaya. Mr. A.F. Beyzai from Iran, Miss Marjorie Lighthall, Miss Doree Thomas and Mr. Earl Mock and Mr. Harlan Lang from USA; Mr. Lele from India.
Mr. Jantom ak Ugo and Mr. Endam were among the earliest Baha'is in Limbang. Mr. Endam became the first Iban to attend the Baha'i World Congress in Longon in 1963. He was given a good 'press' in London as a visitor from Borneo. Mr. Theenathayalam, Mr. Karuppion, Mr. Ponnusamy, Mr. Sugumaran and family, Capt. Choo Yeok Boon and Grace Choo, Mr. Kuppusamy and Mr. Stanley stayed here long and rendered valuable service.
Also of significance were the frequent, highly effective visits by Mr. Ganesamurthy, Mr. Isaac d'Cruz, Mr. Ramanaidu, Mr. Bornoh Das and his brother Ravi. The Baha'i message was carried to indigenous tribes and a spark was lit, bursting soon into a flame. From modest beginnings around Limbang, the movement spread rapidly around Kapit and Kuching. Within another ten years, there were thriving Baha'i communities in all the towns of Sarawak and several hundreds of rural communites, which now includes the Iban, Bidayuh, Melanau and Kayan tribes and recently even the Penans.
In 1964, there were more than 300 Baha'i communites thoughout Sarawak strong enough to elect their own local spiritual assemblies
Other Baha'is came from abroad and settled in various parts of Sarawak, in Kuching and others in Kapit and Sibu. Among them were Mr. M. Maniam and Mr. K. Krishnan from Malaya. Mr. A.F. Beyzai from Iran, Miss Marjorie Lighthall, Miss Doree Thomas and Mr. Earl Mock and Mr. Harlan Lang from USA; Mr. Lele from India.
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| A Baha'i teaching young children in Malaysia |
Mr. Jantom ak Ugo and Mr. Endam were among the earliest Baha'is in Limbang. Mr. Endam became the first Iban to attend the Baha'i World Congress in Longon in 1963. He was given a good 'press' in London as a visitor from Borneo. Mr. Theenathayalam, Mr. Karuppion, Mr. Ponnusamy, Mr. Sugumaran and family, Capt. Choo Yeok Boon and Grace Choo, Mr. Kuppusamy and Mr. Stanley stayed here long and rendered valuable service.
Also of significance were the frequent, highly effective visits by Mr. Ganesamurthy, Mr. Isaac d'Cruz, Mr. Ramanaidu, Mr. Bornoh Das and his brother Ravi. The Baha'i message was carried to indigenous tribes and a spark was lit, bursting soon into a flame. From modest beginnings around Limbang, the movement spread rapidly around Kapit and Kuching. Within another ten years, there were thriving Baha'i communities in all the towns of Sarawak and several hundreds of rural communites, which now includes the Iban, Bidayuh, Melanau and Kayan tribes and recently even the Penans.
In 1964, there were more than 300 Baha'i communites thoughout Sarawak strong enough to elect their own local spiritual assemblies
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