Outreach

  In March 2012, students of the Methodist School of Cambodia (MSC) held their first outreach to Prak Padov School in Kandal Province. They learnt how to work together, and showed their friendship and love to the children there. In this article, they share some wonderful lessons and experiences.   Cambodian students’ first outreach to […]

HOW HOSPICE HELPS “Hospice care helps patients prepare for the eventuality of death, and a good and comfortable one too. But it also benefits caregivers as it helps them cope better.”   WHEN ONE IS TOLD that he or she has only three months left to live, it does not mean that those three months […]

MEMBER CARE is the usual work of the church. It may be different in practice among workers in cross-cultural contexts, but it is not vastly different from the care for each other that we are called to provide, as God’s Church. It is tempting to think of some logical reasons for the need for member […]

TO ENCOURAGE, EMPOWER AND ENGAGE women for missions, the General Conference Women’s Society of Christian Service (GC-WSCS) held a Missions Conference at Sophia Blackmore Hall at the Methodist Centre on May 5, 2012. The objective of the conference was based on the theme verse, John 20:21 – “As the Father has sent me, I am […]

10th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service of Wesley Methodist Church, Nepal WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH (WMC), NEPAL celebrated its 10th Anniversary on May 5, 2012. The Rev Lawrence Chua, Mission Superintendent for Nepal, was the Guest-of-Honour and delivered the message at the Thanksgiving Service. It was a time of celebration, made special and memorable with the presence of […]

  IN A LOCAL COMEDY FILM, one scene showed some seniors lamenting that they were “san deng gong ming” or third-class citizens. The pun hinged on the reference to “deng chi, deng shui, deng si”, literally translated as waiting to eat, waiting to sleep, and waiting to die. While intended to provide comic relief, this […]

  RESIDENCE @ ST. GEORGE’S (RSG), a girls’ hostel for those aged 16 to 21 years, is ready to open its doors to female delinquents. A joint effort by Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) and the General Conference Women’s Society of Christian Service (GC-WSCS), it aims to fill a need for hostels for female youth-at-risk in […]

Col (Retd)Quek Koh Eng, Area Director and Director of Operations of the Methodist Missions Society, chatting with three volunteers.– MMS picture.   “THANK YOU FOR GIVING TO THE LORD!” This was expressed by the staff of the Methodist Missions Society (MMS) to their volunteers during the Volunteers’ Appreciation Night on Feb 3, 2012. Held at […]

Having understanding and sympathetic colleagues help Mr Ephraim Pan (right) to cope better with his work stress. – MWS picture.   LIKE MANY OTHER PROFESSIONALS, Mr Ephraim Pan writes and files reports, does paperwork, and liaises with external agencies to get his work done. However, unlike the usual desk-bound employee, his work is anything but […]

IN JULY 2011, Stamford Consultancy was granted a licence to provide a range of consultancy services in a large developing city in East Asia. Staffed by Singaporean Methodists, the company aims to be the bridge between the East Asian and the Singaporean communities through cultural exchange, enhancing knowledge and skills, as well as business partnerships. […]

THE METHODIST WELFARE SERVICES (MWS) is taking its first foray into social media with a new Facebook account, not just to create more awareness but to engage the younger generation and web-savvy professionals. In a survey conducted in 2011 with non-profit professionals, it was revealed that Facebook is the most commonly-used tool for web communications. […]

A member of Rangsit Methodist Church (in boat) distributing food to flood-affected residents in Bangkok. – Methodist Missions Society picture.   IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2011, many countries across Asia encountered severe flooding. This coincided with high tides in mid-October. In just a few days, many provinces in Thailand and Cambodia were inundated, causing loss of […]