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MY CAREER – GOD’S CALLING HE CALLED ME TO BE AN ACCOUNTANT! On completion of the “A” Levels, I was accepted by Turquand Youngs and Co, the largest public accounting practice in Singapore at that time, as “Junior Audit Clerk C”, the lowest rank in the professional order of the firm, working in the daytime […]

Remembered as missionary, teacher and principal   METHODIST MISSIONARY Rev Eugene McGraw, known in Malaysia by his nickname as “Mac”, passed away on July 6, 2009 at the age of 100. He is survived by his brother Glenn, his daughter Bonnie, his son, Paul, three grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. He had come out to […]

  THE METHODIST MISSIONS SOCIETY’S (MMS) MISSION for China is to train disciples and disciple-makers so that many preaching points and churches will be planted by the nationals themselves. MMS missionaries and teaching teams from Singapore Methodist churches have been training the national preachers and workers through small groups and seminars in China. The MMS […]

  Volunteering with Agape Methodist Hospice: An outreach of Methodist Welfare Services “I ONCE FAINTED at the sight of my own blood, so I would have been the last person to volunteer at any kind of medical facility. Just thinking of the tubes and needles that are part and parcel of the work makes my […]

  THE REV SOMPHAN SANGKHEN comes from the remote village of Huey Paraai in the beautiful hill country, an hour’s drive west of Chiangmai, Thailand. About 20 years ago, his parents sent his older brother and himself to Chiangmai to get an education as there was no school in their village. It was an extremely […]

JUST HOW SMALL is a mustard seed? It is unbelievably miniscule! Smaller than the little full stop at the end of a sentence! Yet the Bible tells us faith as small as a mustard seed can move mountains! An experiment was carried out with our Pastor bringing a small supply of mustard seeds. Amazingly, they […]

  UNITY is strength and a people united can achieve great things. Mountains can be moved if every one simply takes care of one little stone. What more in times of adversity? Through these trying times, the Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) is collaborating with even more partners to give the underprivileged and the needy a […]

I’M A DOCTOR, and I have often been told that the practice of medicine is a calling, much like being called into Christian ministry. The truth of the matter is that as Christians, ALL of us have been called by God – whether bankers, teachers, hawkers, doctors or pastors. We have, first and foremost, been […]

  THE METHODIST CHURCH IN NEPAL is making good progress. By God’s grace every church has reported an increase in church attendance and the number of people baptised. By the end of this year, four new preaching points will be set up to strengthen the existing six churches. The national pastors and workers are now […]

  THE METHODIST WELFARE SERVICES’ Covenant Family Service Centre has been operating a Parenting Hotline for the past 20 years. It is the only helpline in Singapore manned fully by social workers and counsellors. Many of the callers seek advice and counselling on managing and disciplining their children and one of the key causes of […]

MY CAREER – GOD’S CALLING All Christians are to do God’s work WHEN I WAS a young Christian, I had asked God boldly: “God, send me to wherever you want me to go and I shall obey. Call me to your service.” It would have been easier if God had spoken audibly, provided a “sign” […]

The Rev W. G. Shellabear here recounts his amusing experiences on a visit to China more than a hundred years ago. It is a useful reminder that missionaries must be prepared, like those of old, to face all manner of inconveniences in the course of their duty. THE JOURNEY FROM ‘FOOCHOW to Amoy, however, begins […]