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Welcoming youths from rural countrysides to a home in an urban town in Thailand
by Phoebe As part of a project for Cross-Cultural Discipleship class, I developed a process to welcome youths from rural countrysides into a home to an urban town in Thailand. Typically when youths in Thailand reach the age of 15, they travel out of their hometowns to seek higher education. They usually live with relatives…
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Is Conversion Your Primary Concern?
by Phoebe In the missions conference that we attended earlier this month, one renowned missiologist/former missionary in Thailand asked this question as he presented a paper to challenge us to rethink our motives for ministry with children in the Buddhist world. Certainly, as we carry out missions and bring the gospel to the nations beyond,…
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Giving Out of Lack
by Jonathan We were recently at a missions conference and during one of the workshops we attended, the speaker was mentioning how in church planting it was good to receive hospitality from those who welcome you into their homes. One of the participants asked how they could do this when the people in many villages…
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Updates from the Kongs – Sep to Dec ’19
Reflections on Rock. Water. Clay. From left to right: Pray with us! 1. We are currently seeking God on location and areas of service. Pray for God to direct us, show us clearly and to pave the way ahead for us.2. Pray for God to be the centre of our marriage.3. Thank God for the opportunities…
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Rock. Water. Clay.
by Jonathan We recently took a trip to Thailand to visit our friends and to explore new fields for future ministry. It was a blessed time where we got to catch up with people who have been intricate part of our lives during our stint in Thailand as well as to meet many new friends. One…
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The Missional Community in Caring for the Widow and Orphan
by Phoebe Recently, we personally experienced what it means to care for the widow and orphan when our friends at The Last Resort asked if we could take in a young single mum and her 8-month old baby son as the family environment is abusive. We agreed quite readily but were also concerned about the…
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Parable of the Beautiful Sunset
by Phoebe This is of a parable that I wrote for Hermeneutics class and the painting that I did to depict the parable. A father brought his three children for their regular evening walk to a nearby park and said to them with a smile, “Today there is a special treasure in the park. Let’s…
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Retelling John 4
by Phoebe As part of my school assignment, we had fun retelling Jesus’ meeting the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4. When it was past midnight and Jesus was on His way from East Coast Park to Tanjong Rhu, He decided to stop by a coffee shop at Geylang Lorong 20 and sat…
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Updates from the Kongs – Jun to Aug ’19
“Why O God is this happening to us?” This is the question that I (Phoebe) ask myself one week into the new school semester as I was working on an overdue assignment. With the new school term came new demands for readings and writing assignments. I was unable to complete my interterm assignment on time…
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Reflections on Psalm 23
by Phoebe In a recent Hermeneutics class, my lecturer made us reflect and draw our thoughts about Psalm 23, a very common Psalm, and yet through the reflection exercise, I gained new insights. What the Psalm means to me “Though the dread of night overwhelms my soul, He is here with me, I am not…
Jon and Phoebe's thetomyumkongs journey. 