“Hearing, Following and Proclaiming Jesus” was our Project Serve theme in the last few years. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Project Serve 2021 was run slightly differently – in a hybrid format including virtual and face-to-face engagements. Nonetheless, it did not […]
When COVID-19 struck, our younger staff and volunteers struggled in almost all aspects of life in the ‘new normal’. How did they stay steadfast and immovable in the Lord? For 25 year-old SJM volunteer Low Hui Lee, working from home […]
Bound to home during COVID-19 and still connecting with youth stretched and surprised us in a life and ministry-altering way we never imagined. Ministry had to go online. My co-workers and I from the analog era grappled to keep up. […]
Besides COVID-19 and shifting our methods strongly online to keep our connection with youth, the year 2020 is significant for SYFC also because we saw our leadership in transition. In spite of these changes, we are ensuring our fundamental principles […]
Since I came into SYFC, I have experienced two smooth leadership transitions. In 1999, Albert Lee handed over the work to Christopher Tan and in 2005 Christopher Tan handed over to current National Director, Lim Chien Chong. Each round, God […]
In all these years in SYFC, getting hold of resources, stewarding them wisely and producing youth-relevant packages and programmes are constant challenges. But still, we thank God for providing. God’s People As God’s Main Source of Provision In 1981, SYFC […]
In the church or the body of Christ, each believer plays a different role. Every part is important, and no part is more important than the other. This is a truth we hold fast to in SYFC and we actively […]
It can be difficult to accept or adapt to change simply because we do not like our boats to be rocked. However, with rapid leaps in technology that massively change the way we communicate, we need to understand our times […]
SYFC first reached troubled youths, then mainstream secondary school youths. We moved on to reach college and post-secondary teens. Today, we are stretching to connect with unique sub-groups among them. Among troubled youths, Youth Guidance Ministry Coordinator, Laurent Tan and […]
A preteen or tween’s struggles are no different from those of a teenager. Jennifer Pang, Preteens Ministry Coordinator, highlights that “tweens today are very caught up with school, tuition and enrichment classes.” Some are also having a hard time because […]