Long before Mother’s Day, zooms in on the second Sunday of May each year, the Sunday School (SS) Ministry teachers will start to put on their thinking caps on what activities and crafts to plan in conjunction with this day. Plans for Mother’s Day got “locked up” literally this year when the Movement Control Order...
Visiting people who are homebound and who are cut off from the church’s fellowship by age, medical condition or other reasons, is one of the most meaningful and important ways the church can show compassion and love through its ‘visitation’ is also one of the most straightforward ways to serve. It requires no in-depth theological...
Cause me to hear Your loving kindness in the morning,For in You do I trust;Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,For I lift up my soul to you. – Psalm 143:8 In the above Psalm, David saw the necessity of seeking God to direct his steps. He looked to God for...
During the MCO period, I’ve had to return to the church to collect some items for work. The experience was so weird to me, as I’m not used to the silence. Working in church for the past 3 years, there has always been sounds & noises, even during the weekdays. At the very least, there’s...
Our mother’s story begins first because we came later. She is the best friend we can have. When a huge storm hits us, friends desert us; when the storm keeps beating incessantly and our troubles worsen, she is beside us guiding us best by her own experience and counsels to calm us and blow away...
“Jesus, I pray that you will protect mama, papa, uncle, nainai, jiejie, korkor, and Malaysia from the coronavirus.” “Jesus, I pray that you will kill the coronavirus so I can meet with my friends again.” This was the prayer of a 4 year old in the midst of MCO. Many of us are bogged down by various worries...
A common sentiment among Sunday school teachers is that “raising up kids God’s way” seems to have been delegated to them. Often, parents don’t intend to do so, but the demands on parents in the last decade have significantly increased that they’re getting all the help they can. Not only are lifestyles more hectic; providing...
We have just celebrated Easter, remembering the resurrection of Jesus Christ and rejoicing that he is risen. Yet more important are the days post resurrection and Jesus’ words to his followers. Some of his words were “As the father has sent me, I also send you (John 20:21). Go into all the world (Mark 16:15)...
