Mr Soo and wife bring joy to a resident at a birthday celebration at MWS Nursing Home – Yew Tee Mr Harry Soo and Ms Lilian Chang were among the first volunteers for MWS Nursing Home – Yew Tee’s birthday celebrations. Each month, the husband–wife pair faithfully give their time to make birthdays memorable for […]
An old African proverb says, “It takes a village to raise a child.” The clear implication of this saying is that bringing up children well involves more than just the parents. From the moment we are born, we interact with those around us, which include our parents, siblings and other members of the extended family. […]
Daniel, Sharon and their four children My prayer life while in the mission field has been like a roller coaster ride. I call the mission field the “upside down world”, where things are done so differently from home, and our experiences are often extraordinary and rather scary. When I accepted Jesus into my life as […]
Tan Peck Yin (right) Led by the Rev Irene Thung, TRAC Seniors Ministry (TSM) facilitates two weekday services every month at Faith Methodist Church. The Worship Service is held at 2.30 p.m on a Wednesday while the Prayer Service takes place at the same time on a Tuesday. For the rest of 2019, the Worship […]
Many of us grandparents provide informal childcare for the offspring of our working and single-parent children, giving them peace of mind to pursue their careers. Our availability is often a lifeline to our children who are pressurised by long working hours, rising childcare costs and limited income. We take delight in playing this important role. […]
Traditional wineskin made of leather In the last few months, several events were organised that have provided much insight into members’ hearts, minds and souls. Early in our discussions, we realised the broad differences in our pastoral practices. These were the focus of discussions at the Combined Pastors’ Retreat with Prof Karen Tucker in April […]
Hymnody is a rich and distinctive tradition of Methodism. Indeed, Methodism is memorably described as being “born in song”, as our expressions of faith are substantially captured in the thousands of hymns penned by the Wesley brothers. This hallowed tradition did not, however, come to an end with the final drop of ink from a […]
The congregation and leaders of AMC, along with guests, at the anniversary service. On 5 May, Aldersgate Methodist Church (AMC) celebrated its 40th anniversary. The bilingual anniversary service saw the church sanctuary filled to capacity—and overflowing. In her greetings, a beaming Pastor-in-Charge, the Rev Dr Lynette Sathiasingam, gave glory and thanks to God for His […]
“In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” (Jn 16:33) February 2019 marks the fourth anniversary of the brutal murder of 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians by Daesh or ISIS in Libya. It is difficult to forget the video of ISIS fighters marching these Egyptian Christians along the beach […]
The other day, my client’s husband was taken aback when she said she was no longer sure that she wanted to give their marriage a second chance, as she doubted that he was really interested in rebuilding their marriage. He had agreed to counselling after being found out for infidelity. He dutifully came for each […]
