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

Changes Coming

As many of you may have heard by now, this past Sunday my husband accepted the call to be the pastor of Byron Center PRC.  As nothing else blog-worthy has happened recently, I thought I would post some miscellaneous pictures taken in the last couple months, which will show many of the people we will miss when we leave CERC.

First, the little ones in church.  In our first 2 1/2 years in Singapore, there were no infant baptisms.  Since then the church has changed a lot, and six more couples are expecting babies next year!

Photo taken in August

Babies and their moms

Megan with Isaiah Chua

Next, our kids' friends.

Jason's Sunday School class

Catechism in a coffeeshop when they couldn't get in the church building

Youth outing at the Lims' condo

And finally, many of the adults from church are pictured below, celebrating the 99th birthday of Madam Lo.

Please remember these dear saints in your prayers in the coming months!