Missions

Missions

Some save Batam: Taking the heart of Singapore beyond our shores

It’s barely 8AM and Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal is already swarming with people. We’re there to catch the second earliest boat to Sekupang, Batam, where we’ll be visiting a...

Missions

THIR.ST TALKS: Life as a Singaporean missionary

More than 200,000 Singaporeans will be celebrating National Day abroad this year. Within that number, there’s a special group of people who have a job that’s beyond our imagination and...

Do Good

I was 4,000km out of my comfort zone

Last month, I boarded a bus not knowing where exactly it was going to take me, or what to expect over the next 3 days. I had signed up for a church camp in China almost 4,000km away from home. I...

Faith

The double life of a mission tripper

One thing about missions trips that I find beautiful is the simplicity of being. What I mean is, life becomes simple in a holy way: All that matters each day is that we accomplish a work for God —...

Faith

Help! My best friend wants to be a full-time missionary

Though Annie and I had only met a year ago, we became best friends in no time. Not only were we in the same group of friends in the same CCA – we also attended the same church and cell. We...

Faith

I went from conference attendee to Africa missionary

Six years ago, I watched a video which changed my life. Attending the 2012 Kingdom Invasion Conference, the video I watched was about Heidi Baker’s IRIS ministry in Pemba, Mozambique. It...

Faith

Missions under 30: I’m a millennial and I’m not bored

I wonder how many people think that millennials are bored in church? Or unwilling to go on mission trips? Think of us as spoilt or fragile, but don’t write us off just yet. I’m a millennial and...

Faith

My struggle with becoming a full-time missionary

“Lord, please don’t ever call me to be a missionary!” This was my plea after my first mission trip as an 18-year-old onboard Operation Mobilisation’s (OM) ship Doulos. It had been an...

Faith

“You are not a humanitarian”: The heart and purpose of missions

“Therefore go …” These two words have been the bedrock (Matthew 28:19) of the missional church today. I have been affiliated with several mission organisations: Cru Singapore (CRU),...