School Society and Board

Following Prof. Dykstra's speeches this summer on Christian education, the Session of CERC called two meetings for the congregation for the purpose of beginning a society for Christian education in Singapore.  The first, on September 19, was an informational meeting.  My husband followed up on Prof. Dykstra's speeches, emphasizing the importance of Christian education, explaining Session's goals in setting up these two meetings, and explaining the purpose and function of a school society and a school board, as well as how these two groups work.

The second meeting was held three weeks later, on October 10.  At this meeting a school society was formed and a school board elected.  Twenty-seven men present signed up for the society; three who were not present but had requested to join were added to the list; and my husband was added pending the arrival of our family's membership papers in CERC. (The requirements for joining the school society were that the men be confessing members of CERC.  My husband has the call to serve as CERC's own pastor right now and will answer that call Sunday, Lord willing.)

The men begin to sign up to join the school society.

The line of those who desire to join the society grows.

Following the formation of a society, six men were elected to the first school board.  These men will now begin an incredible amount of work to determine how and when a school might begin here.

Four Session members counting the votes for board members

The first school board--Ivan Chew, Wee Gim Theng, 

Lim Seow Thong, Lim Beng Young, Daniel Tang, and Roy Tan

The board has its first meeting planned for Thursday night Singapore time--Thursday morning U.S. time.  We ask that you join us in prayer for these men and for the cause of Christian education in Singapore, that a good Reformed school might be established here according to the Lord's will!