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“Their bank account had only $2 left”: Helping families at risk of being left behind
In 2025, Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) launched The Healing Nation, a national initiative inspired by the 140th Anniversary of The Methodist Church in Singapore to rally the wider community to give back.
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Being blind is a blessing
It was a few months into volunteering at MWS YTNH that Peter discovered Zarinah was a resident there. The two were long-lost childhood friends who had studied together at the Singapore School for the Blind (now known as Lighthouse School).
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One family, one mission: Partnering the Methodist Missions Society to do greater things for God
We invite every Methodist church and every congregant to find their place in Methodist Missions Society\\\'s story. Whether it is funding scholarships or bursaries, partnering a ministry, joining a medical team or adopting a village—in every way, your contribution matters.
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Making our years count
Methodist Missions Society's Chairperson, Collin Tan, takes stock and articulates its mission for the new year, and welcomes its new Executive Director, Col (Ret) Quek Koh Eng.
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How a former rugby captain became a beacon of hope at an MWS Nursing Home
Read the story of former ACJC rugby captain, Lee Wei Kong, who suffered a life-changing accident and now serves as a volunteer at an MWS nursing home.
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Meditations on the highway
Kairos is often associated with charis or grace. Rev Derrick Lau recently went on a group tour to Northern Xinjiang in China and writes of his encounter with kairos along the way.
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Reaching seniors through music and massage
Discover how a pair of retirees are bringing joy and connection to seniors—including those living with dementia—at MWS Senior Care Centre – Eunos.
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Active ageing in God’s Kingdom through missions work
For Christian seniors yearning to age purposefully, there's good news—God's kingdom has many opportunities, even overseas missions work, for redeployment after retirement with no age restrictions!
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The Healing Nation AI platform connects volunteers with opportunities to support seniors
On an overcast Tuesday morning, Valerie Ng strolls along the corridor of an HDB flat in Bedok, gently knocking on the doors of the seniors she has been assigned to visit for that day. Sometimes, no one answers.
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More than a trip: A journey of connection and growth
This year, students from Millennia Institute spent their Values in Action (VIA) hours miles away, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, for a project facilitated by Methodist Missions Society.
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He lost his wife and nearly gave up on life
While leading a pastoral care session at MWS Christalite Methodist Home (CMH), a welfare home for the destitute, long-time volunteer Peter Maridas felt a prompting to speak about suicide—something he hadn’t originally planned.
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What I learnt from sharing the gospel in a foreign land
“Your God is a ‘Western’ God, very unlike our gods. To believe in your God, is to give up my identity.” With many missionaries in that country coming from Western nations, I could understand his misperception. Even though an Asian person, as I am, shared the gospel, Christianity was still seen as a “white man’s religion”.
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Once crushed by debt, she now guides others to financial freedom
“The loan sharks came pounding on our door in the middle of the night, demanding payment. My husband was so scared that he hid in the room—I had to face them alone.”
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“Doing” church
“Christians go to church on Sundays.” In this statement, the word “church” refers to a building used for public Christian worship; it is a noun. When we say, “Let’s build a church!”, do we mean constructing a physical structure?
