Outreach

In affluent Singapore where we rarely see beggars or the homeless, few would imagine that the issue of poverty is worth a conversation.

Community work is a concept that we are not unfamiliar with, be it school-based community service projects or volunteering in our spare time. In this article, the theological underpinnings of Christian and church-based community work will be discussed.

The vision to establish the Singapore Mission School in Laos (SMS) was planted in the hearts of a group of Christian Singaporeans living and working in Laos in the early 2000s. In 2010, the vision took shape in the form of daily English enrichment classes for children between the ages of four and six years. Full day school in English and Lao started later that year.

It is a known fact that Singapore's population is ageing rapidly. By 2030, 25 per cent of our population is expected to be 65 years or older. In fact, 1 in 10 of those aged 65 and above will most likely suffer from some form of dementia. The statistics point to an urgent need for us to better equip ourselves in caring for the elderly.

Methodist Missions Society (MMS) conducted an Organisational Restructure Exercise to address the issues related to the emerging trends in missiology and alignment of roles according to the arising needs in the mission fields.

At the peak of the pandemic, Sheryl Tan* found her life falling apart. Her taxi driver husband's income was hard hit by Covid-19, and the couple was chalking up debt to fund their three children through school.

After overcoming a battle with cancer, and then serving in Faith Methodist Church for three years, I was all set for a new season of service in my life. The Board of Ministry had assigned me to serve in Timor-Leste. But when my husband and I arrived in Timor- Leste in 2020, there was a change of plans.

"How many children do you have? Eight?! Wow!"

BAMBOO, which stands for Business As Missions, Blessings, Outreach and Opportunities, was started in June 2013 by a group of members and pastors from various Methodist churches in Singapore. It was incorporated as a wholly private entity.

The Methodist Church in Nepal (MCN) has adopted L.O.V.E. as the acronym representing the key focus areas for MCN churches. L.O.V.E. represents Leadership Development, Organisation Framework, Vibrant Community, and Enduring Ministry.

All her life, Mdm Ong Quee Huay, 81, had never celebrated Mother's Day … until last year.

Mdm Tan Chiew Leng, 52, has been through some rough patches in life. At the age of three, she was placed in a children's home by her mother, where she stayed till the age of 18.