Outreach Stories : Hope Singapore

Have you been doing outreach the same old way? Have you run out of outreach ideas? In this two weeks, we will bring to you outreach stories. Ps Simon had emphasized DOC (Discipleship, Outreach and Care) in his recent video message. We would like to highlight Outreach because souls are lost and need to be won to Christ. There are many different ways to outreach, from special events to going out on the streets. This week, we bring to you the creativeness of Hope Singapore’s drama musical in portraying the meaning of Christmas in a relevant way and their outreach effort through a community service called Project Sparkle. May these stories inspire you and your church to be creative and do something new in outreach! 

My Crappy Christmas!

 

Christmas is a time of celebration and joy… or is it?

This Christmas we journeyed with Calvin, who have endured many seemingly meaningless or even “crappy” Christmas in our very own in-house drama musical.

Juxtaposing between videos and drama, the audience were treated with an entertaining exploration of how Calvin spent his Christmases through his student, working and dating days, only to find out that the Calvin they see in the video is actually approaching the end of his life.

“All I want for Christmas is love, all I want for Christmas is truth,” sings the final ensemble, highlighting the message brought by our Senior Pastor, Pastor Jeff, on the true meaning of life and Christmas – the love of God and the good news of Jesus. Over the various services, we thank God for more than 150 decisions that were made for Jesus that weekend!

In conjunction with Christmas, Hope Church Singapore also organised a celebrity concert and sharing targeted mainly at the Mandarin-speaking people. There was also a service for dialect-speaking people and services named in Tagalog targeted to reach the Filipinos.

 

One of the great stories we heard through the Christmas season is the story of Joyce from the University ministry. Her family had gone through a tough season yet God poured out his love abundantly and she gives thanks to God for her grandmother who came to know Jesus in the Christmas Dialect Service, three months after her mother rededicated her life to the Lord too.

Such is the joy of Christmas, the joy of life!

Project Sparkle : Making Hearts and Faces Sparkle!

Church is not a building, but the collective of God’s people. Once a year, we cancel services and step out to serve the communities through Project Sparkle.

This year, the number of households we served increased 5 times, from 350 to 1,800! More than just cleaning houses, the church was also mobilsed to paint gates and give out goodie bags of necessities. The amount of logistics and planning was beyond the team, and we can only say is Holy Spirit empowered!

“This is my second time being involved in Project Sparkle. I’m the area IC for Boon Lay. One thing that makes it enjoyable is the can-do spirit of the team. Even though there are new administrative hurdles due to regionalization, the team’s camaraderie allows us to overcome the obstacles. Everyone is tired yet help still keeps coming in and I’m thankful to God for the people.” – Jin Jyue, Area In-Charge for Boon Lay – 

 

Since the start of the regionalisation, the church has been working on the momentum of reaching out wherever God has planted you, and to expand the mindset of each neighbourhood being a missions field. Project Sparkle became a great opportunity to do that. We started Project Sparkle in 5 new areas, and even partnered with the local grassroots to do so.

Most of the participants were blessed being a blessing. One group even experienced the joy of sharing the good news with the resident!

“We visited Mr Perumayan, a friendly Indian uncle who stays alone most of the time. We started working on our allocated tasks while one of the life group members, Melvin connected with Mr Perumayan. While cleaning the place, the rest of us could hear that the conversation has shifted from Mr Perumayan’s life and family to his illness (pain in his legs) and to his religious views. Then Melvin started sharing bridge diagram and his personal faith journey with Mr Perumayan! Holy Spirit is moving in Mr Perumayan’s house! Mr Perumayan allowed us to pray for him and his health and was very appreciative of what we had done for him and his house. He also expressed interest to know more about the faith and church. We really thank God for using us as vessels of His love to pour blessings over these people who may have been forgotten by the society but definitely not forsaken by our Lord.” – Kelvin, Downtown Core 7 

 

As Pastor Dennis Loh shared with us, “We are not just making houses sparkle, we are making hearts and faces sparkle.”

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Ps Brendan Kirby

Brendan and Helen Kirby are the founding pastors of Hope Church in Adelaide. Brendan became a Christian in 1984, and joined Hope Melbourne in 1991. In the 80’s Brendan trained in physics at The University Of Melbourne, and graduated with a PhD in 1989. Since then he has worked as a post doctoral fellow and research scientist for about 23 years in various government research organizations. He married Helen in 1994, and in early 1998 they moved to Adelaide plant the Hope Church together while they both were working. He resigned his job as a research scientist for the Australian Defence in 2012 to work full time as a pastor.  Brendan is passionate about building and planting churches, and oversees churches in Perth, West Africa, Central Africa and India.

Ps Lance Wolter

Ps Lance & Belle were married in 2006 while pioneering Hope Church Gold Coast. As time went on they began to also become more and more involved helping with other churches in Australia and missional work (especially in Africa). In late 2018, they both took a leap of faith and relocated to Southern Africa to help churches in that region to become more fruitful in discipleship and the multiplication of churches. They are currently serving over 180 churches in Southern and Eastern Africa as well as churches in Gold Coast, New South Wales and ACT (Australia). Lance and Belle are passionate about pioneering community empowerment and social justice projects for the poorest of the poor. The family is also blessed with two beautiful children, Michael and Hadessah.

Ps Chaiyapruck Pewruangnont

Pastor Chaiyapruck Pewruangnont came to know Jesus Christ in 1988 at Hope of Bangkok church when he was a high school student. After he graduated with a Bachelor Degree of Architechure from KMITL Bangkok, he was trained and sent out to be the pastor of Hope of Hatyai church in 1996. He then moved to be a regional pastor at Hope Nakornrachasima and oversaw the North East region of Thailand. In 2000, he moved to Hope Bangkok church to join the pastoral team and oversaw the North region of Bangkok. In 2002, he moved back to Hatyai again and oversaw the Southern and North East of Thailand. He is currently the Vice President of HIM Thailand. Pastor Chaiyapruck is married to Pastor Patcharee. They have 2 daughters.

Ps Chuchat Chaisombat

Pastor Chuchat Chaisombat grew up in Payao, Northern Thailand.  After graduating in Economics, he started to serve God as a full-time pastoral staff.  He now lives with his wife Siriphorn in Chiangmai. He graduated in Master of Ministry from Bangkok Bible Seminary (BBS). He is currently the President of HIM Thailand, and leads the HIM churches in Thailand. Chuchat enjoys pioneering churches and discipleship.  He has a deep desire to inspire and help Christ-followers to be passionate for God and to serve Him until their last breath.

Ps James Loke

James Loke graduated in economics and worked in the central bank in Singapore. He then received a sovereign call to serve God in the mission field whence he travelled widely to preach and teach the Word of God. He is based in Singapore, where he serves God with his wife Christine. He oversees HIM churches in Thailand and the Philippines.  James believes that God wants His people to know Him well and to have a close relationship with Him and with fellow believers.  James desires Christ-followers to be passionate for God, mature in Christ and live pragmatic lives honouring Him.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.

Ps Prakich Treetasayuth

Pastor Prakich Treetasayuth received a Bachelor’s Degree of Science, majoring in Biochemistry, from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He was awarded a Master’s Degree of Philosophy in Theology from the Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society. After receiving Christ in Hope of Bangkok Church in 1988, he was committed to the church and its ministry in many areas including biblical studies. In 1995, he became a regional pastor and the Head of Publication, in charge of the church’s teaching materials. He was appointed as the Pastor over Student Ministry in 1999 until he relocated to Europe in 2004 in his new role as the Regional Pastor over Hope Europe. God called him back to Thailand in 2021 for an additional role as the General Secretary for Thailand Bible Society. Pastor Prakich is gifted in leadership, word of encouragement and as a shepherd and a teacher.

Ps Kwong Lie Ong

Pastor Ong Kwong Lie pioneered Hope Johor Bahru (in Malaysia) in the year 1993. With a humble beginning of 1 person, today the church consists of more than 200 members and is still growing. Besides pastoring Hope Johor Bahru, he also oversees daughter churches in the state of Johor and Malacca. God has also entrusted him to oversee churches in Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia and India. Pastor Kwong Lie graduated from Harvest Bible College in Melbourne with Diploma in Christian Ministry in 1991. He is married to Pastor Swee Min and they have 2 sons. Pastor Swee Min supports him in his pastoral role locally and internationally.

Ps Denis Lu

Pastor Denis Lu was one of the pioneering members of Hope Kuching with Pastor Simon, in 1992. He is currently the Senior Pastor of Hope Kuching. He oversees HIM churches in Malaysia. Denis graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1991 from University Newcastle, Australia in 1991. He returned to Kuching, lectured at Stamford College and later became the College’s principal in 1995. He moved on to be an education counselor for Taylor’s College before entering full-time ministry in September 2001. Denis is married to Pastor Chong Hai Eng, who is also the Senior Manager in the HIM Elders’ Office. They have a son.

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Ps Simon Eng

Pastor Simon Eng is a Civil Engineer by training. He has been ministering for over 30 years. His experiences include pioneering Hope Kuching, mentoring leaders and pastors, and ministering in cross-cultural Regional Conferences. Pastor Simon is married to Pastor Lai Eng and they have 3 wonderful children, who are active in their faith as well. Pastor Simon is currently serving as the Senior Pastor of Hope Kuala Lumpur and an Elder in Hope International Ministries. He loves to build God’s people and travels extensively to minister and care for God’s churches.

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Ps Wilson Lim

Wilson and Lai Ling are founding pastors of Hope Church, a thriving multi-site church with its headquarters in Brisbane. Wilson is currently serving as President of HIM and oversees Hope churches in Oceania and North America.  Wilson is known for his lively, engaging expositional preaching, theological and leadership insights as well as apostolic father’s heart.  His passion is teaching, equipping leaders and building the church.  Wilson holds a PhD in Civil Engineering (Monash University) and a MTh (The University of Manchester). He was a research scientist with CSIRO. He also formerly served as a Bible College director and is currently the chairman of Australian Care & Trauma Services.  Lai Ling complements him in ministry with her passion in the areas of prophetic, intercession, pastoral care and counselling.  Together, they minister widely around the world today and founded a ministry equipping website wilsonlailing.com.  They have three adult children and 1 daughter-in-law.