Rev. & Mary Bruinsma at Gardens by the Bay
Sonali and me in the ArtScience Museum
Sonali and Jason outside the museum
One evening we joined the Bruinsmas and a couple of families from church for dinner at Lau Pa Sat (a street that closes down at 7:00 so that tables and chairs can be set up for dinner in the street) and then a walk to Marina Bay.
Dinner
Beautiful view of the Central Business District at night
Group photo
After the Reformation Day Conference, several of us gathered at the condo of a family from church for swimming, dinner, and visiting.
Jean and Mary talking near the pool
Dinner
Rev. Bruinsma visiting with some of the youth
We gathered inside after dinner to talk and also to listen to Sonali sing in Bengali.
Ah Moi, Jean, and Sonali
Emmanuel & Sonali enjoyed visiting with the people in church.
Sonali and Megan
On his last Sunday here, Rev. Bruinsma was asked to participate in a "table talk." This is two hours of answering questions for members in the congregation--many of which have been prepared in advance, but some of which are asked on the floor. His questions included "What is the place of domestic missions in a small country like Singapore?" "How do Christians differentiate whether an issue falls under Christian liberty vs. Christian 'weakness'?" "What is the place of discipleship in the church, where a more mature Christian is accountable for the spiritual well-being of the less mature one?" "In I John 5:8, how do the spirit, the water, and the blood relate to the Triune God?" "Please explain Psalm 87:2, 'The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.'"
And finally, one last picture of the ministers with their wives. We are so thankful for the time we could spend with them and pray God's blessing on the work of preaching the gospel in the United States, India, the Philippines, and Singapore.
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