When I was appointed the Acting General Secretary (GS) of FES in 2009, I asked God for two things. I thought these two would be enough. First, the courage and boldness to do what is right and, second, wisdom to...
It has been more than a decade since I began leading FES as the General Secretary (GS). When I look back at the first GS Letter I sent out, I am struck by a familiar sentiment, which I still hold...
I have been re-reading the July 2020 issue of the FES newsletter Perspective (see online at http://fellowship.sg/resources/fes-publications/newsletter/perspective/) on “Leadership After”. Out of many, there are two take-aways I would like to share here. First, FES is not only a ministry to students, but...
A new academic year has just begun among the universities here. Our CFs have welcomed new students through various online Freshmen Orientation Programmes, including virtual Welcome Teas. In this post-Covid-19 era, all students, both new and returning, are forced to...
A joyful heart is good medicine – Proverbs 17:22a, ESV In the last six months it is understandably difficult for us to be cheerful and jovial, especially knowing of the multitudes of people who have lost their lives or livelihoods due...
It has been almost six months since the first Covid-19 case was confirmed in Singapore. We are grateful to the Lord that the Covid-19 pandemic situation here is reasonably under control. Though it may not be fully over yet, economic...
Many have written about the New Normal – what our workplace, school, church, ministry, and family will look like beyond the Circuit Breaker (CB) period. Some are more optimistic than others. With minimal inconvenience of social distancing, work and school...
For no one can anticipate the time of disaster. (Ecclesiastes 9:12a, NRSV) Most people will agree to the above verse. Honestly speaking, no one ever anticipated that the Covid-19 pandemic can dent humankind and society so globally and catastrophically as what...
Much has been written on Covid-19. Scientists attempt to trace the origin of the virus, medical researchers try to understand its genome in order to accelerate the vaccine production, and public health authorities write extensive guidelines and regulations on how...
…knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope (Romans 5:3-4). Sometimes when we go through hardship and tribulation, we may not understand why God has allowed it to happen. More often than not, our focus is on how to halt...
