Osaka & Kyoto free & easy (part 3)
Monday, 19th March 2018 – Ine fishing village funaya We set off to have breakfast at this featured cafe called “Syphon Coffee & Teahouse” – but it was closed on Mondays. As a result, it was...
View ArticleDeaf Faith Fellowship: praying for healing and deliverance
So what is it like to preach to the deaf congregation? This year, I made myself available to preach in the other congregations’ services. So I was given a date to preach in the deaf church. I would...
View ArticleMalaysian election victory for opposition, victory for righteousness
I met the Chuas after church. They visit our church English service once or twice a year when they are in Singapore. They are Malaysians. I was preaching in the deaf congregation. So I went up to the...
View ArticleMy Mister(My Ajusshi): a reflection
I have never written a reflection about a Korean drama series. My Mister (Ahjussi) will be the first because it depicted a painful process, that of a progression from being trapped and lifeless to...
View ArticleThe Lord’s Day and the weekend market
We used the farthest corner of the bar. The staff gave us permission to use it on this the Lord’s Day for a brief devotion. We spent time quieting down our hearts and turning towards God by meditating...
View ArticleWorking with Ruth Center
Ruth Center was formed from YWAM Thailand’s outreach among the elderly living in the slum communities. We met Noi, the leader of this center, a dimunitive but wonderful Thai lady who loves the elderly...
View ArticleMaking progress patiently
We were hopeful of completing the new floor and wall for the slum home of a poor elderly couple. But it was not to be. The amount of work exceeded our estimation. It could have been completed if we had...
View ArticleSad and hopeful slum stories
This Wednesday morning, Alvin and I were relieved of our duties on-site in order to help Noi bring an elderly male amputee, Won Sum, a diabetic patient of about 70 years old, from his slum home to the...
View ArticleBuilding for a witness to Christ in Bangkok slums
Everybody was happy today. Everybody was smiling today. Grandpa and grandma were smiling broadly. Today was the fourth day of work. A team finished the window trimmings at the front and the alternate...
View ArticleNoi: good things come in small packages
Her parents would never have known that their short diminutive daughter, Noi (“little”), would one day make an significant impact for Christ by serving the needs of the elderly poor in the slums of...
View ArticleHanoi and the French Old Quarter
Hanoi means “between two rivers”. I have always wanted to visit this city, the Halong Bay, and the Sapa mountains. Today my wife, daughter and I landed at a modern airport and literally Grabbed a cab...
View ArticleSapa town
It was a four hours bus journey from Hanoi to Sapa a town in the highlands. The Sapa Express bus seats were spacious and comfortable and the journey more pleasant than I had anticipated. Sapa looked...
View ArticleCat Cat Village
I feel so thankful today for how the day turned out. We had planned to take the cable car to Fansipan, Vietnam’s highest mountain. However it was very misty and we decided to change plans and do a hike...
View ArticleVisit to Lao Chai village, Sapa
Surrounded by colourful women This village was farther away. We took a cab there. The moment we arrived and got out, we were surrounded by four colourfully dressed tribal ladies who wanted to sell...
View ArticleTam Coc and good food in Hanoi
My vacation has come to an end. Here am I in a cafe writing while we wait for a 6pm flight. The ending of vacation is like the aftertaste of Vietnamese robusta coffee. There is a bit of bitter...
View ArticleCompleting my MTh(Ed)
Finally I received my MTh(Ed) from AGST Alliance in a folder over registered mail. I have graduated. It was an enjoyable, enlightening and enriching journey. It was fun to meet fellow servants of God...
View ArticleNew Covenant Church in new premises
I am so behind in my blogposts. As I cleared the photos on my phone I saw this pic of Peter Sze and myself dated 22 August 2018. The pleasant memory of that short time of fellowship came to mind. I am...
View ArticlePRAY SINGAPORE 2018
Mass events drain me. I am an introvert. So when 7 October 2018 – Pray Singapore was publicised by Love Singapore, I must admit I was hesitant to sign up because after preaching on a Sunday morning, I...
View ArticleGoing to America by Lydia Sin (book review)
I received this book and wanted to read it in the plane on my way to America. The author, a church member, gave it to me “so you have a context to pray for Elaine”. Elaine is my daughter who would be...
View ArticleBoston: stumbling onto Phillips Brooks
We were in Boston. We had gone on a Freedom Trail walking tour. Boston has a rich and significant history. Momentous events took place there are some of the buildings and graves testify to the...
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