The Bario Revival / Solomon Bulan & Lillian Bulan-Doral / Paperback

ISBN-13: 9789834202705 / 978-9834202705 

ISBN-10: ‎ 9834202709

An account of the incredible revival in a remote village in Borneo that transformed tribal groups and inspired tremendous church growth

One evening in October 1973 the Spirit of God fell unannounced upon a teacher and a group of young students in a village school in the extremely isolated and remote Bario Highlands of Sarawak, East Malaysia. The manifestation of the Spirit of God in revival power engulfed an entire, albeit small, indigenous group - the Kelabits - which had converted en masse from animism to Christianity only a few decades before.

In the ensuing years, the Spirit of God spread in irresistibly powerful waves to other ethnic groups in the state. This brought about a phenomenal change in lives and the total transformation of whole communities. The revival fire ultimately resulted in the remarkable growth of the Sidang Injil Borneo (SIB) church.

This book, the first in this little-known true story, has first-hand eyewitness accounts of some of the events of the time, recollections of many witnesses and an analysis of the era and its aftermath. It fills a gap in the literature on Christian revivals in our local setting.

Authors:

Lillian Bulan-Dorai is from Bario, Sarawak but makes her home in Kuala Lumpur with her family. She has been on the pastoral staff at Full Gospel Assembly Kuala Lumpur as the Head of Family Life, the church's family and counseling ministry since 2008. She is a certified mental health therapist and a trained Pastoral Counsellor. She is married to Dorai Manikam, an Elder of FGA, and they have three lovely daughters. 

Solomon Bulan is the Senior Pastor of Borneo Evangelical Mission (BEM) Cornerstone Miri, Sarawak. He studied theology at the New Zealand 8ible College and the Malaysian Theological Seminary. He lectured at the Teacher's College before becoming a full-time pastor in several BEM Churches. He has served as the Deputy President of BEM (SIB) for a term. He is married to Enne Gerawat and has three children and two grandchildren.