After four days of Bible Week 'Bible Fest 2024' in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, the 70th anniversary of the Indonesian Bible Institute (LAI) was celebrated with a thanksgiving service with the theme Worship Celebration. Located at the BSCC Dome Balikpapan, since 17.00 WITA, God's people have begun to arrive to fill the benches provided and exactly at 18.30 WITA the event began. The event was packaged nicely, starting with singing the LAI Mars together guided by friends from the Balikpapan Adventist Youth Choir, then greeted by Dayak Enggang and Pa'gellu Toraja dances, worship praise by the Home Band, and accompanied by the appearance of Tamborin dancers.

This thanksgiving service was quite unique because the minister of the word was not just one but four people, of course from different church denominational backgrounds. This shows that LAI embraces all denominations of God's church. The first speaker was Pastor Alexander Pera Palimbunga (Toraja Church Jemaat Elim Balikpapan) with a Bible text taken from Psalm 126:1-3 (TB2). In his sermon, Pastor Alexander invited the people of God to express gratitude because God has done a great deed for the presence of the Bible in Indonesia by always rejoicing. Then the second to fourth speakers were Ps. Daniel Wirawan (GKS Balikpapan), Ps. Andi Simon (YHS Church Balikpapan), and Ps. Samuel Kusuma (Bethany "Favour of God" Balikpapan). As previously announced, prizes were given to the winners of the Bible Quiz competition and the group and individual video-making competitions. The service was closed with a bang by the appearance of the much-awaited guest stars, Dave Gerard Que and Emiya Br. Simanungkalit from UNDVD.

Thank you people of God in Balikpapan for your enthusiasm in Bible Week 2024. See you soon!