Outreach

When Edmund Tan was approached by a friendly face at the nursing home where his wife, Winnie, was serving as a volunteer befriender, to serve as well, he gently protested. “No, no, I can’t do it. I don’t have any experience in healthcare. Besides, I’m quite shy myself,” It has been 10 years since that […]

The Rev Derrick Lau having a meal in Tokyo in early Feb 2020 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) “For the earth will be filled […]

Letting go of a loved one on the brink of death is hard. During Mdm Tan Sai Tin’s last days, the palliative care team at MWS Bethany Nursing Home–Choa Chu Kang faithfully attended to her needs. While Mdm Tan wanted to leave peacefully, some members of her concerned and well-meaning family insisted on aggressive treatment […]

The Dunamis House hostelites Methodist Missions Society (MMS) started its hostel ministry in Timor-Leste with the setting up of Sundermeier Home in Gleno, Ermera District, in 2016. The home serves to provide high school youths with a safe and healthy environment to continue their education and to grow with the right spiritual values. Joseph Manner […]

Sunday Worship Service in progress One of the challenges to missions is to continue to be relevant to the needs of the people to whom we are ministering. In Cambodia, the setting up of The Third Place exemplifies our ministry to reach out to young women and equip them with livelihood skills. Preceding The Third […]

A row of rented flats that some low-income households, like Mr Yong and his family, call home As a Methodist Family, we can make a positive impact! Mr Yong TK, a father of three, used to run a stall at a hawker centre. While business was not brisk, he made enough to support his family. […]

Celebrating Restoration of Independence Day with our traditional headwear and tais In support of the St Paul Methodist School (SPMS) Development Project, donors have generously given about S$3m so far. This amount exceeds the approved budget for land acquisition and phase one of the construction, which include: a two-level classroom building with six classrooms; a two-level hostel […]

Bridging the Gap, Promoting Understanding through Table Fellowship Think about the lowest point of your life—it could have been the passing of a loved one, a broken relationship or a critical illness. How did the stress you experienced affect your work, relationships and decision-making? Over time and with the support of loved ones, you eventually […]

The “One Way 146” Youth Concert in Phrao. We waited with bated breath for the electricity to come back on. It had gone out for almost an hour and we were afraid that a year’s preparation would be wasted. Then there was a bang, and the lights came back on, just in time. The drums […]

EAT SHARE CONNECT with the less fortunate Seventy-four-year-old Mr Lim Boo Seng lives alone in a two-room rental flat. He used to work as a dish collector at a food court but he had to stop working in 2018 when his health deteriorated. Staff of MWS Wesley Senior Activity Centre – Jalan Berseh subsequently arranged […]

Mr Tan has been sleeping in his delivery van and is working with his social worker to secure a home When Mr Tan Wei Meng* found himself homeless and had nowhere to go, he took to living in the delivery van that he uses for his work as a courier. Over time, the unconducive living […]

The youths at the Wesley Bardan Methodist Church Youth Camp in October 2019 “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (2 Cor 3:17) We are thankful for the mission teams from Singapore that have helped organise and conduct annual youth camps that have brought together […]