Missions

Faith

It takes a miracle to feed a whole village ā€“ and we did

There’s a good chanceĀ you’ve heard of the story about how GodĀ multiplied five loaves and two fish toĀ feed 5000 people (John 6:1-14). If you haven’t, it goes something like this:...

Faith

Passion 4 Missions: Catching fishers of men

“How do we engage the millennialsĀ on missions?” Joseph Chean asked me. I was sitting in a room full of executive directors from various agencies includingĀ Cru,Ā WECĀ andĀ Pioneers...

Work

From medicine to missions: I left the hospital for the field beyond

Previously a doctor in a private hospital, Josiah recently left the marketplace to serve as a ministry apprentice in his church. While his main focus is the missions portfolio, he also handles the...

Faith

I spent 1.5 years as a missionary in Nepal: Now is the time to arise

Last week, the Nepalese government announced to the world that evangelism and Christian conversion in Nepal is now illegal. No one should profess his religion to another. No one should convert to...

Faith

ā€œIf you have a smartphone in your hand, you are part of the mission”

I never paid much attention in the only computing class I took back in university ā€“ a compulsory module that required us to learn how to code on Microsoft Excel. Possibly the only reason I passed...

Faith

Join the mission: #HACK for Jesus

How can technology be employed to address the increase in suicides among the young? What could be some creative digital pathways and opportunities that might help stop people from taking their lives?...

Faith

Whatā€™s in a mission trip that I should go for one?

Up till five years ago, I was cynical on the purpose of mission trips. I knew it was a commandment in Scripture that spanned as far back as the account of Jonah in the Old Testament, and was even...

Faith

What I learnt from my first mission trip

I recall having “Missions Month” in Sunday School as a child. Each weekā€™s Sunday School lesson included a brief exposure to a different culture, followed by the constraints the people...

Missions

The (Middle) Kingdom of God is near

China. A country which three-quarters of SingaporeansĀ have blood links to. Iā€™m a third-generation Chinese immigrant. My grandfather on my mother’s side was the first to make the long trip...