Outreach

asian couple having an argument at home Couples should avoid bringing up past wrongs and already resolved issues in order to support their stand in a current matter. Have you ever considered what percentage of our communication is through words? Studies have shown that what we say is usually interpreted through: 55 per cent body […]

The Rev Dr Norman Wong, Chaplain of Methodist Welfare Services, visiting a patient of Agape Methodist Hospice (Homecare) along with a nurse to offer spiritual care sensitively.   “Heavenly Father, we thank You for the leaders, staff and volunteers of MWS who are serving You faithfully day in and day out. The work is often […]

  “I also reconciled with a sister-in-Christ after 10 years of misunder-standing. Only God made this possible. I thank the camp speaker and our pastors who made this camp happen.”   Youths in Thailand are not that much different from youths anywhere else in the world. They are distracted by boy-girl relationships, checking out the […]

  CWS lives up to the scriptural principles it was founded on – the spirit of the Good Shepherd, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the spirit of the Good Samaritan to help those who have fallen along the way.   The Catholic Welfare Services (CWS) remains true today – 55 years on – to its […]

A group performing with ukuleles at the Charis ACE open house. Ukulele classes are among the activities seniors can enjoy at the centre. Table tennis is another activity that members can look forward to at Charis ACE   “It is good that my mother now has a place to go, instead of staying alone at […]

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice.” Proverbs 31:8-9 (NLT)   Bihar, the poorest state in India, is home to 15 million Dalits – traditionally known as “untouchables”, and some of the world’s […]

People holding and sharing home made bread ** Note: Shallow depth of field   “All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.”   Acts 4:32   Sharing all our possessions with one another, while seeming rather far-fetched […]

Abdul has a large family of twelve. One of his sons and a son-in-law were arrested for drug-related offences, and Abdul did not have the $5,000 needed for their bail. Another son, a teenager of 14, impregnated his girlfriend who was still studying. To make matters worse, Abdul, a construction worker, fractured his arm on […]

50 per cent of Timorese are aged 15 and below, and only 18 per cent of the adult population have secondary education.   The country of Timor-Leste is shaped like a crocodile’s head. The folklore told to all children in Timor-Leste was that once upon a time, a young boy picked up a young crocodile […]

  Mention “prison ministry” and often the first thing that comes to mind would be: Why do I want to help people who have committed a crime when there are so many others that I can help such as the sick and the handicapped? So, why Prison Ministry? Elder Dr Lee Soo Ann of Prinsep […]

Ms Cindy Ng (right) began the Family Development Programme out of her passion to help her clients clear their debts and pull themselves out of poverty, which she has personally experienced.   Ms Cindy Ng is a social worker who knows first-hand what it feels like to be poor. Now the Assistant Director of Covenant […]

  The Methodist Church in Singapore has had a long history of missions and is itself the product of missions. It has received abundant blessings, and for close to 130 years, has forged a rich spiritual, educational and social heritage. It was on the foundations of this very heritage that the Methodist Missions Society (MMS) […]