Malaysians and foreigners have fun at New Year do

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Almost 2,000 Malaysians and foreigners attended the special New Year event organised by the Calvary Community Church (CCC) at the EduCity Indoor stadium in Iskandar Puteri, Johor on Dec 28th.    WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The lure of Malaysian food and meeting friends has prompted a Brazilian couple to bring their

00:07toddler son and young daughter on a two-hour-long ferry ride from Batam to attend a New Year

00:13celebration in Johor Bahru.

00:15Despite the long trip, 40-year-old Santiago Silva, his wife, 38-year-old Katia Silva,

00:21daughter 7-year-old Ohana Silva and 3-year-old son Kaleo Silva were thrilled to be part of

00:27the six-hour gathering.

00:50Despite missing their loved ones back home, he said they were glad they made many new

00:55families and friends in Malaysia.

00:57Santiago and his family were among the estimated 2,000-odd people who attended the special

01:03New Year event organized by the Calvary Community Church at the Eju City Indoor Stadium on December

01:0928.

01:10Besides a cultural show from the various tribes from Sabah and Sarawak, there were also games

01:15and prayers at the gathering.

01:18For 28-year-old Nepalese Abraham Soren, it was a good time to catch up with their friends.

01:24So is this the first time you're coming for this type of New Year in the stadium?

01:28The stadium is the first time.

01:30How was the feeling of celebrating New Year in the stadium?

01:32The feeling was very good and very blessed.

01:36I feel very blessed.

01:38Myanmar national 43-year-old Saw Thaku said he was happy to catch up with his friends

01:43at the event.

01:44What is your hope for 2025?

01:46Bless this year for my family, bless this year for my people.

01:54CCC Senior Overseer, Reverend Benedict Rajan, said the annual event was attended by Christians

02:01from about 60 Calvary Community Churches statewide.

02:04We want our nation to progress, we want our nation to be safe, we want people to live

02:12happily, harmoniously.

02:14Their social arm, Pusat Kebajikan Calvary, is now helping more than 400 needy people

02:20such as the senior citizens, drug addicts and the disabled.

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