Brief History
May 5, 1952 is a very important date in the history of Goshen Adventist Secondary School. Ten brave pioneers made their way through jungle, mud and swamps o the fertile plains of Marudu Bay. The land appeared to be rich and promising. They
could tell by faith and experience that they had found a land that
could cater to their needs and to the needs of the generation to come.
The first few days were hard for the pioneers. They
had to build huts to provide them with temporary shelters from the
torrential equatorial rain and almost unbearable mosquitoes. They had to clear jungles before they could plant rice, vegetables and the like. Despite
all hardship, their courage and spirit remained steadfast and their
diligence and perseverance was richly rewarded in the bountiful harvest
of their crops.
The fertile land reminded them of the Biblical land of Goshen. From the parched hills of Palestine Abraham’s descendants went to dwell in the fruitful plain of Goshen. Wrestling
a bare living from the jungle clad hillsides of North Borneo, Abraham’s
spiritual children came to this fertile plain and decided to call their
new settlement Goshen – a name that would continually remind them and
their children of God’s love and bountiful blessings to His people.
The
pioneers had foresight and realized, as soon as they had settled
themselves and brought over their families, that they should begin a
church school. The co-operation of the pioneers was laudable. It did not take them long to erect a bamboo building for a school. It did not matter to them that the building was made of bamboo. The immediate and foremost objective in their mind was the solemn responsibility of building characters in their children that would last for eternity. Pastor Mandatang Gaban and Peter Leopold were among the first teachers in the school. The
school has continued to grow since then and through the portals of this
school many have gone out to render unselfish service to God and their
fellowmen.
The School
Sekolah Menengah Advent Goshen (SMAG/GASS) is a Seventh - day Adventist private school registered under the Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia, Bahagian Pendidikan Swasta and operated by the Goshen Adventist Secondary School Board of Directors under the Sabah Seventh-day Adventist Mission.
While
SMAG espouses the values of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, we
welcome all applicants regardless of religious beliefs who are willing
to work within the conservative social framework of the school.
