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  “OUR Methodist missionaries should not have to worry about raising money for their support – we want them to concentrate on just doing their work!” I was deeply impressed by the pastors and leaders of the Sarawak Chinese Annual Conference. Each month every church – even the ones that did not send any of […]

PART 6: THE SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTRY OF THE METHODIST WELFARE SERVICES In five years, Brenda Khong has progressed from being a nervous newcomer to supervising young colleagues as Sembawang Family Service Centre’s senior social worker.     ‘I JOINED Sembawang Family Service Centre (SFSC) in 2002, shortly after graduating with a degree in social work […]

  PART 5: THE SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTRY OF THE METHODIST WELFARE SERVCICES Esther Chai sees her role as Programme Coordinator at iConnect Student Care as a partner in raising pupils with a deep sense of values.   ‘I HAD been living a very active life when I was single. When I got married and gave […]

  THE Methodist Missions Society (MMS) was one of eight non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which received commendation certificates recently for their contributions to Ho Chi Minh City’s development. The certificates, awarded by the city’s People’s Committee, were presented by the Ho Chi Minh City Federation of Friendship Organisations, at a ceremony. A top official of the […]

LET ME tell you a story about a famine in China. Deep in the interior of China, far from the booming prosperity of the eastern coastal mega cities, a farming community suffered repeatedly from drought and famine. This caused widespread disease, suffering and death. Many miles away in the comfort of his home, a businessman […]

  THE Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) saw the return of familiar faces to serve on its highest governing body, now called the Board of Governance, at its recent Annual General Meeting (AGM). Held at Sophia Blackmore Hall, Methodist Centre, the Sept 8 AGM saw Mrs Tan Ee Leng, Mr Albert Lim, Mr Chan Kum Kit, […]

PART 3: THE SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTRY OF THE METHODIST WELFARE SERVICES The July 25 wedding of Renior Tabboga and Desiree Bernadino created a buzz at Bethany Methodist Nursing Home. Desiree, the bride and a senior nursing aide at the Home, talks about their vocation.     ‘OUR wedding was very special for many reasons: Renior […]

  ‘I must be about my Father’s business’ YOU remember the story. Jesus was 12 years old. His parents had brought Him to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. But because they were travelling with a large group of relatives – they left Jerusalem without Him! They found Him in the Temple courts sitting […]

Another Methodist layman we remember is Yong Ngim Djin who gave practically the whole of his adult life to the service of the Methodist Church and Anglo-Chinese School which had nurtured him in his youth. THE man with arguably the longest direct and continued association with Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) and The Methodist Church in Singapore in […]

  PHNOM PENH – The Methodist School of Cambodia (MSC) in Phnom Penh saw 100 per cent of its Primary 6 students pass the National Examination, which was held from June 26 to 29, 2007. This is a marked improvement compared with a 92-per-cent pass rate secured in 2006. Two MSC students, Monita and Tida, […]

  I KNOW our Lord said – and I believe that it is true – that it is very hard for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. But I also believe, although it is not listed as one of the spiritual gifts, that some of you reading this have been given the […]

Part 2 of the series on the social services ministry of the Methodist Welfare Services features a social worker at a Family Service Centre.     ‘THERE is no typical day in my work as a social worker at Covenant Family Service Centre because I also handle various administrative tasks. For example, I collect and compile […]