Missions

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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...

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“If 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 – a compulsory module that required us to learn how to code on Microsoft Excel. Possibly the only reason I passed...

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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?...

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What’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...

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What I learnt from my first mission trip

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

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The (Middle) Kingdom of God is near

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

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Help for the harvesters: The ‘elbows’ in support of missionaries

Think of a missionary and your vision will probably be along the lines of: Someone who leaves behind his job, family and comfortable lifestyle to travel around to world, usually to some remote...

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One New Testament, 25 years of labour

“Why would you choose to be a missionary? Are you stupid?” When Lue Maiseka announced that he was going to work as a Bible translator, his family and friends did not take it well. He was 27 years...