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I MUST SAY that I stumbled upon teaching as a career. It was totally unplanned. As the years unfolded though, I realised that while it may not have been a part of my plans, God certainly had it in His plans for me. Upon completing my A-levels, I took on a relief teaching assignment at […]

  THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST exists in and for the world as an expression of love and harmony in a broken world. In this spirit and confidence, The Methodist Mission in Nepal was instituted in Kathmandu, Nepal by Bishop Dr Robert Solomon on Oct 20, 2008. By God’s grace, over a period of 10 […]

  YOU WOULD THINK that after their final examinations, either at a junior college or polytechnic, a group of 16 youths aged between 19 and 21, would be off travelling the world or simply taking a well-deserved break. Instead, they signed up for a month-long internship at the Methodist Welfare Services (MWS). It was part […]

“We are all followers of Jesus Christ called to do His will 24-7.” I GREW UP IN A CHURCH ENVIRONMENT since the age of five and was “born again” at 15. I joined the workforce in 1973 and since then have worked for 27 years in the finance industry. Was I equipped and ready to […]

OBITUARY: REV DR GEORGE WAN TIAN SOO (Nov 10, 1936 – March 22, 2010) THE REV DR GEORGE WAN, who retired in 1998 after 33 years of service in the Methodist Church, passed away at the age of 73 on March 22, 2010, leaving his wife, Bee Bee, his son Joshua, his daughters Rebecca and […]

  Methodist school students give generously to MWS Hongbao Donation Drive CHINESE NEW YEAR is a wonderful time for family bonding and catching up with friends. But for the youth, perhaps the biggest perk is getting to collect those money-filled hongbao. With a multitude of ways in which our youth can choose to spend their […]

WHEN I GRADUATED FROM LAW SCHOOL 10 YEARS AGO, most of my classmates plunged themselves into the corporate rat race, working 15-hour days in law firms. Law is a profession that pays well, if you are willing to sell your soul to it. Not willing to pay that price, I took what some would call […]

THE METHODIST CHURCH IN NEPAL held its fi rst annual meeting here on Oct 9 last year. Established in October 2008, the mission known as the Methodist Church in Nepal voted to accept the Provisional Book of Discipline among deliberating on other matters. Observers from the United Methodist Church and the Korean Methodist Church were […]

  GOOD AND SOUND INVESTMENTS almost always yield positive results. Not so tangible perhaps are bonds of a slightly different kind – human bonds. But far better than monetary or commercial gains, these kinds of bonds not only produce yield abundantly, but also last a lifetime. The call for more involved fathering continues to ring […]

MY CAREER – GOD’S CALLING JESUS CALLED US to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world (Matt 5:13-14). How do I, as a disciple of Jesus, follow this command? Live a life without shouting that I trust in a sovereign God who will provide all my needs In the aftermath […]

Jacqueline Woo obtains five distinctions at GCE ‘O’ Level exam IT WAS NOT EASY FOR JACQUELINE WOO to take her place among the achievers in Methodist Girls’ School (MGS). She did have some physical difficulties, but she overcame the odds to be among the 70.6 per cent of the cohort of MGS girls to obtain […]

  Opening of Methodist School of Cambodia’s extension block PHNOM PENH – It was a glorious day in December as the sun reflected off the sparkling windows of the recently completed addition to the Methodist School of Cambodia (MSC) here. Saluting, smiling cadets from the MSC Boys’ Brigade and Girls’ Brigade flanked both sides of […]