By Lionel Chan As we celebrate our 60th National Day, we, in Singapore Youth For Christ have grown alongside our budding nation. SYFC started off not knowing what was ahead, often times stumbling along with much fear and trembling. But […]
By Lionel Chan One day in 2024, a co-worker from our Bible House office texted to inform me that a man was looking for me there. She got his number, so I called. I found out that this man “DA” […]
By Lionel Chan A recent local newspaper article highlighted an Institute of Mental Health (IMH) finding that about one in two Singaporeans between the ages of 15 and 21 has “problematic smartphone use.” This problem of over reliance and too […]
The Extra Chair By Lionel Chan Four days before my family’s Chinese New Year reunion dinner, a church member shared that it was her family’s custom to put out an ‘extra chair’ during each reunion dinner. The idea was to […]
By Lionel Chan By the grace of God, we do all we can to stay relevant to today’s young people while anchored to Him. Without fail, the staff team comes together weekly to study God’s Word and consider how to […]
Every once in a while, my co-workers are confronted with complicated challenges that are clearly in over their heads! Here are three such stories. Wang Qiu YuePreteens Ministry, 20 years in preteens and youth work (Qiu Yue (right) with a […]
April 7th, 2020 was the start of our country’s Circuit Breaker. We were uncertain and very concerned as to how this stay-home-order would affect our ministry to young people. Thankfully, several within our team quickly brainstormed and crafted out online […]
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 […]
Just one day into the start of our nation’s Circuit Breaker (CB), SYFC staff had to attend a one-hour compulsory introduction and training to operate Zoom. At that point, none of us envisaged how significant that training would turn out […]
“If you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, go with someone.” In EDGE (Sports), we recognize on our own, we can only go so far. So we join hands with others from diverse […]
