 It's not possible to bring the entire college right here in a small space but for the few who are representing the entire family, the different organizations all that I just want to thank for your time and that with that I'd like to call our respected general secretary Dr. Reverend Dr. Devon Bilal to kindly proceed with the unveiling of the class When I think of our late Dr. B.S. Lauren I said this is an honor and also a privilege to participate in this beautiful program I know we would have loved to live forever to see the development of the college which is ramped above and it is taking a new shape year by year and generation after generation this new stage of development will continue So it's a privilege for me to be here to represent the church and also to represent the community to do the honor Okay, in the name of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit I dedicate this building in memory of Dr. B.S. Lauren Lauren Hall, in memory of a Tetzel College founder Dr. B.S. Lauren inaugurated by Reverend Dr. Zell Hookehio General Secretary Naglenbach Disturge Council 20th February 2023 As a continuation and also a celebration of God's faithfulness to Tetzel College we once again cut this ribbon and as we enter let us be grateful and thankful to God for the life of Dr. B.S. Lauren, founder of this college and also for this beautiful day that he has given to us In the name of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit Amen As our dignitaries now enter the auditorium in the ceremonial processional our request everyone to stand With great joy and immense exaltation I give my warmest greetings to all dignitaries, delegates, guests and my fellow mates I, Izzy Dilengya, have become sick semester as your chairperson feel privileged to welcome all of you to the grand opening of our new auditorium the Lauren Hall, a majestic place brought into existence in the loving memory of our principal emeritus Dr. B.S. Lauren and founder of Tetzel College And now I would like to take this opportunity to welcome our special guest today Reverend Dr. Zell Hookehio, the general secretary of the Naglen Baptist Church Council and BCC here to enthrall us with your symphony voices and present to us for the first time the official anthem of Tetzel College I now invite on stage the Tetzel Choirs to sing Strive for Excellence Empowering lives with one accord, creating an impact for all so we strive for excellence Tetzel Warriors, we will always give our best The college anthem Strive for Excellence has been composed by Mr. Nisei Maruno the internationally known piano maestro from Naglen Mr. Nisei Maruno will be conducting this performance right on stage, Reverend Dr. Zell Hookehio, the general secretary of NBCC to cast the light of his knowledge upon us by sharing his words of wisdom I thought I will begin with an apology but I changed my mind I don't need to apologize anymore because as I come in here and then sit down and look around at the brief presentation of how the college came into being I feel that I am privileged to be here and God has blessed this college so much and as I prepare myself for this occasion to say a few words I was googling like many of us today you know you can find all your solution in the Google but sometimes Google can be deceiving as well but one thing that I found about the college was by reading the messages sent to the family as part of the condolence when Dr. Piaz Loring passed away and as I read through one of them I thought it was an honest description because I myself have seen that in him there was an incomplete description however because people like to talk only about him as an educationist and also a social activist but there is also the third dimension in his life and that is a God-faring leader he has served the church very well and that is seen because he did not want to get away by disconnecting himself with the council I don't think that the council, the Renma Baptist Church Council helped him generously financially but he wanted to stay close with the church and that's what I saw in him and I also saw in him his leadership quality always humble and available for the church that part I thought was missing and I thought I should begin on that because Dr. Piaz Loring as I know him is one person who deeply, truly, honestly loved God in his life and he has made that very apparent even in his investment and today we are here seeing God's faithfulness in the life of a person and that faithfulness continues today we must be so grateful to him we must continue to be grateful to him and also not only to him but his Mrs. Loring as well because without him I am sure the college or even for that matter Dr. Piaz Loring could not have come this far when I read through one of the messages it says when he was in Delhi he talked about establishing a college but he did not have money he did not have money we all have big dreams but at the end the conclusion sentence is I don't have anything, right? that was his conclusion but he did not give up his conclusion is I wanted to establish a college but I don't have money, full stop but he started another paragraph and that paragraph began with his faithfulness staying faithful and committed to his master Lord Jesus Christ with whom he is now rejoicing and perhaps I would like to also imagine that he is watching over us and smiling at us and thinking that that is what I thought about many many years ago and we enjoy this moment today risk and purpose few things at one point I was sure that I'm going to be addressing the student community but when I thought, when I finished jotting down my thought again I got confused oh maybe it's just going to be a gathering of leaders church leaders and family members now what do I say to them but I said I will stay put with the first one that came to my mind and I will prepare myself to address to the student community risk and purpose I think Dr. P.S. Loring is a very good example of this risk and purpose he risked everything he risked things that he did not even have and that's funny but he was sure of what he wanted to do risk and purpose it says like this Alan Rufus you will all know the master's secret knowledge this is what he said life is like a game of chess to win you have to make a move knowing which move to make comes with insight and knowledge and by learning the lessons that you are accumulated along the way we become each and every piece within the game called life in order to win you have to make a move many of us choose to stay quiet to complain about our disabilities our inabilities but in order to win you must make a move in chess or in any game you have to make a move you have to take a risk here is another quotation how would your life be different if you start focusing on what you didn't want and start focusing on what you want let today be the day you establish a clear intent make a plan and take actions towards your intent focusing on what you didn't want or you don't want and start focusing on what you want you know sometimes you need to allow someone to come and pull your ear and say stop doing things that you are not called to do and start doing things that you are called to do we need to be reminded sometimes this is from life the truth and being free by Mr. Maraboli not a sumi ok all the li are not a sumi Steve Maraboli church father and theologian Augustine said Saint Augustine said you have made us for yourself all Lord and our heart is restless until it rests in you our heart is restless my heart is restless your heart is restless until it rests in you that's another purpose for which we must take the risk to allow ourselves to find rest in the living God Paul the Apostle said 2 Timothy chapter 1 verse 12 that is why I am suffering that is why I am suffering as I am a focused man I am suffering as I am yet this is no cause for shame I don't care in other words I'm not ashamed of this suffering because I am focused and I know what I am doing because he said I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day a sure thing focus and he knows his purpose here and a few things to go quickly one, we are created in the lightness of God and I hope this doesn't offend you we are created in the lightness of God it's wonderful to know that we are created in the lightness of God to relate to one another to relate to above all to God that is the best part of being human I guess we are created for eternity we all have that in us we all have that in us when we say we are created for eternity we don't worry about tomorrow because our tomorrow is safe living a purposeful life to live a purposeful life that is what we need to be sure of in the first place number two we are all born with a purpose in bed in us you don't just carry the image in you like a statue you don't carry that image in you like a statue or a portrait for people to admire you you are not just a wonderful wow piece wow beautiful wonderful not just that you are created with a purpose and for a purpose you did not just drop from the sky and one day find yourself walking in the crowd or walking here into that so-called campus you are created and designed for a purpose and that purpose and design lies the creator God and that's the first reconciliation that we must make in our journey of fulfilling the purpose that God has given to us or God has placed in us I like what Rick Warren the purpose driven life book writer said wow you discover your identity and purpose through a relationship with Christ some of you may be saying oh that's very obvious because he's the general secretary of the Nagaland Baptist Church Council you will talk about your relationship with Christ no you discover your identity and purpose through a relationship with Christ number two God was thinking of you just imagine God was thinking of you as an individual long before you even thought about him God was thinking of you long before you even thought about him his purpose for your life predates your conception he planned it before you existed without your inputs he was working on you he did not ask your opinion how do you like me how do you want me to make you you may choose your carrier your spouse your hobbies and many other parts of your life but you don't get to choose your purpose that's what Rick Warren said the purpose of your life fits into a much larger cosmic purpose that God designed for eternity I will not stay too long to explain those things but I will continue with what Rick Warren said you are not an accident your birth was not a mistake or mishap your life is no fluke of nature your parents may not have planned you but God did he want you he was not at all surprised of your birth long before you were conceived by your parents you were conceived in the minds of God children think about that think about that long before you were conceived by your parents you were conceived in the minds of God he thought of you first you are alive because God wanted to create you you are alive you are here today because God wanted you to be here you are not an accident you did not just blindly came and then found out that's all found at that's of college here you came here for a purpose don't just follow the crowd the crowd will one day leave you and then you will find yourself standing there not knowing where to go at the entrance don't follow the crowd be in the crowd but be yourself find out your purpose and this is what you must do watch out for things that distract your life there are many things right there are many things watch out for things that distract your life children I don't know how long you are going to be here three years, four years, six years some of you are beginning you have a long way to go some of you are about to finish by September maybe May, June or whatever ask yourself all sorts of questions am I in the right company am I doing the right thing am I involved with the right people my journey for the next few years those are important very basic but very important because you may be rooming with someone who already has determined about his future and for you you are just only dreaming following in and out going to the toilet to the dining hall to the classrooms and not really preparing yourself to be what you want to be are you spending your time right do you see growth in you or are you waiting for yourself to graduate and say only after I graduate only after I finish my master only after I'm in the fifth semester sixth semester I will start to show my maturity too late, too late people are already way ahead start asking am I maturing every day, every morning or am I just laughing at what people say smiling around to find another smile on the other end efficacy is doing the right thing at the right time and I think your investment here is the right time for you efficacy is doing the right thing at the right time with the right motive with the right people think about this and I would like you to think that you are sitting next to the right person that God has given am I with the right people with the right person with the right group are my roommates right should I influence them or should they influence me in the right way producing right result ask this question what deceives my life what deceives my life in a situation like this at a stage like this tender age, 18 years, 1920, 21, 22, 23 years you can be deceived you must learn to discern things so that you are not deceived discern things discern things that blind you to be what you are meant to be things that blind you to understand the dynamics of life don't run for hopeless pursuit things that do not yield result that do not build your character your personality they are hot pursuit today and you also have as you continue the hot pursuit to be watchful of the hot gorm pleasures because these are some of the things that kills half of our young people along the way I'm sure you have found new faces you have also seen shy smiles the hipsters becoming your hot pursuit and all those things if you are staying focused on all those things you are in the wrong place you are in the wrong place God, your parents did not send you here perhaps not to find a boyfriend or a girlfriend they want you to get a degree but having said that don't look for don't stop looking for your boyfriend or your girlfriend but don't let that take 24, 7, 8 ask this question what drives my life here? what drives my life? what drives my life? think about your future think about the end try to imagine the end as you begin this journey and as you can as you are able to describe the end that you can dimly see change and run after that but staple we begin with the image that we bear the image of God and God has placed us here for a purpose and in chasing the goal that you have set for yourself we must go together with God may God bless all of us and may we find fulfillment doing what we are called to do strive for excellence and that is what I am sure Dr. P. S. Boring would like all of us to keep in our mind as we rub our shoulders here in the academic community so that we will be what we are or what we are supposed to be because God has placed that eternity in us and also the purpose of life in us God bless the Tetzel College community Amen Thank you, Sarah, for enriching us with your colossal spiritual knowledge Our hearts bring with gratitude for your presence in our midst today and it is our earnest prayer that God will keep you safe and use you mightily for his imperishable limitless glory Lord our Heavenly Father our hearts are indeed filled with gratitude for this wonderful day that you have granted to us we thank and praise your holy name for the manifold blessings and your divine providence each day of our lives recollecting the humble beginning in the past and where we are today is indeed a testimony of your faithfulness from the Tetzel environment to a beautiful magnificent tall building this is truly your doing Lord today the progress that the Tetzel is making is definitely your doing O God and it is marvelous in our eyes as we celebrate the accomplishment and dedication of this magnificent hall I sincerely pray that the Tetzel will continue to grow and prosper keeping your statutes as a sure foundation and standard and never subscribing to any system or ideology that stands contrary to your holy word because this college is founded on your worth as we draw close I once again commit each one of us here to your loving care I pray that each one of us the Tetzel family will continue to look upon your face seek your face and particularly keeping the word that has come to us this morning through our Dr. Reverend Zellow the word that we need to focus on you that we need to grow in you that we need to have purpose in you we pray that that will be strong in our heart dismiss us with your blessing for I pray this prayer in a mighty name of our Lord and save the Jesus Christ Amen