Muslims help spruce up chapel in Sabah

Muslims help spruce up chapel in Sabah

A group of trainees and academics join gotong royong effort to give a facelift to the St Paul’s Chapel in Kiulu.

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KIULU:
In another case of Sabahans showing the way to unity and religious tolerance, several Muslims helped give the St Paul’s Chapel at Kampung Sinalapak here a facelift.

The Muslim academic staff and trainees from the Kinarut Youth Skills Training Institute (IKBN) took part in a gotong royong in a spirit of goodwill.

The Borneo Post reported that among those who participated were the institute’s deputy director Suhaidi Mustar, its assistant director for student affairs Fatimah Abdul Rahman, the chapel’s Cathecist Rosenani Kiting and village head Dunsim Gimbatu.

It was officiated by Kiulu assemblyman Joniston Bangkuai.

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“It is really heartening to see them (Muslim trainees and officials of Kinarut IKBN) taking part in the gotong royong,” Joniston was quoted as saying.

He said such action was especially meaningful at a time when certain quarters were claiming that religious freedom in Sabah was under threat.

It was jointly organised by the Kinarut IKBN and Sinalapak Village Development and Security Committee.

Besides sprucing up the chapel with a new coat of paint, the trainees also installed new fans and put up a new roofing on its corridor, The Borneo Post reported.

Rosenani thanked IKBN Kinarut for choosing their chapel to participate in the gotong royong project.

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