Miscellaneous

Here are a few family and church activities lately...

Our family had a picnic at the beach on Sentosa one evening.

Big storm coming in!  We left the beach right after this picture was taken...

...and this is what it looked like just down the road ten minutes later.

My husband gave three speeches for a Reformation Day Conference in Brisbane, Australia, in early November, and spent the weekend with Rev. David & Ruth Torlach.

Seeing Brisbane with the Torlachs

Some of the ladies from church got together for lunch to celebrate a birthday.

Our kids have finished their piano lessons in Singapore.

Megan with her teacher, Joanna, on her last day

The kids enjoy time with their friends on Sundays.  My husband also loves to be with the little ones!

With Isaiah

Charis, Emily, and Eliana playing a game between services

Emily and Isaiah 

Sunday School starts young in CERC.  Well before they are a year old, babies are brought to class for singing.  They learn very quickly how to point to the songs they want in a big book, and as soon as they can talk they learn how to say "1, 2, 3" for the class to start singing!  By the time they are 2-3 years old they stay for the lesson and craft as well.  They are part of this class until they are ready to start catechism.

The youngest Sunday School class

And the newest baby of CERC was just born yesterday!  Paul & Anthea Liu welcomed little Micah a couple of weeks early.

Visiting the family with Michael & June and their daughter Hannah

We pray for God's richest blessing on the little lambs of CERC, as well as their parents and Sunday School teachers and all who help to train up these children in the way they should go (Prov. 22:6)!

First Farewells

As our time in Singapore comes to an end, we have had several gatherings with individuals, couples, or whole Bible study groups who want to say their goodbyes to us.  More of these gatherings are planned in the next few weeks.

Lunch with Phebe and Poh Har

Dinner with Michael & June and their daughter Hannah, 

and Paul & Anthea and their daughter Naomi

Hannah and Emily

The Wednesday ladies' Bible study group who meets at our place had a farewell lunch for me two weeks ago.  After our Bible study, Jean gave an exhortation on Ecclesiastes 3 and we sang a Psalter number together, and then we had lunch.  Excuse my tears on these pictures--I will miss this group of ladies!

Bible study before the farewell

Beautiful cake made by Eunice

The whole family

A few days later the Shalom Bible Study group had a farewell dinner for us.

Elder Leong gave an exhortation, and a few other people talked as well.

With the women in the group

With Poh Choo, Grace, and Wei Choo

With Robert & Grace

With Ruby, Melina, Grace, and Poh Har

Eric and my husband both had to demonstrate their chapteh skills.

Singapore cake-cutting!

Group photo

"To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven" (Ecc. 3:1).

Rev. Emmanuel & Sonali Singh

As you saw in my last post, Rev. Emmanuel & Sonali Singh were just in Singapore for their annual visit from our mission work in Kolkata.  CERC has made it a practice to invite them to Singapore at the time of the Reformation Day Conference each year.  This year they were not only able to attend that, but Rev. Singh was able to be present at the annual church visitation.  And they were able to fellowship with the saints in Singapore once again.

At the Reformation Day Conference

With Paul Liu and Naomi at the conference

Sonali and Megan at our place

Visiting at our place with Seow Thong & Jean

In the ferry terminal to go to the island of Pulau Ubin with Roy & Poh Choo

With Ishu also

Rev. Singh with Gardens by the Bay in the background

Sonali on the Singapore Flyer

Last goodbye at the airport

Please keep the Singhs in your prayers as they return to the work in Kolkata.  May God continue to use them powerfully to gather His church in that area of India!

Church Visitors

This past week CERC welcomed the annual church visitors to Singapore.  This year the PRC sent Rev. Smit and Dave Kregel.

While they were here they had some time for fellowship with our family and many other members of the congregation.

Gathering outdoors at a condo for lunch

At Marina Barrage

At the home of another family

Dave with Jason and Megan

Rev. Emmanuel & Sonali Singh are in Singapore also.

Rev. Smit was also able to give three speeches for our annual Reformation Day Conference, held this past Saturday.

Elder Lim chaired the conference and promoted a few books for sale.

 

And the main purpose of their visit:  church visitation.

The Session and church visitors always have dinner together before the meeting.

The men at the meeting (missing one elder)

We thank the PRC for sending this annual delegation and very much enjoyed our time with them!

West Coast Park

Last month's homeschool outing was held at West Coast Park. 

Jael getting a push from her grandpa on the zipline

The kids aren't the only ones who can have fun on the zipline! :-)

Soccer

Roman was happy up on the ropes!

Megan and Gabriella

Megan and Jochebed

All the parents and kids