Jon and Phoebe's thetomyumkongs journey.

our reflections in the field.

  • Updates from The Kongs – Sep to Dec ’22

    Updates from The Kongs – Sep to Dec ’22

    These last few months have been a whirlwind of activities, with both of us spending much of September and October doing ministry in our individual church portfolios and preparing for our six-week vision trip. We thank God that after 2 and a half years, Jon finished his final part-time diploma certificate and officially completed his…

  • Subversion of the Strong

    Subversion of the Strong

    by Jon “But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.” 1 Corinthians 1:27 “God chose me because I was weak enough.” Hudson Taylor Reading through world news these days, I am struck with how in confrontations, nations face…

  • Updates from The Kongs – Feb to Aug ’22

    Updates from The Kongs – Feb to Aug ’22

    If you are familiar with the backdrop in this photo on the left, you would know that we were at OMF Singapore! We are applying to the missions organisation for our future missions work in Thailand! We were at OMF Singapore in March for a 3-day Candidate Course to learn more about the organisation and…

  • Updates from The Kongs – Oct ’21 to Jan ’22

    Updates from The Kongs – Oct ’21 to Jan ’22

    In the past months, there have been several opportunities for both of us to participate in missions webinars, in-person conferences, online outreaches and informal discussions which renews our missions calling. Each time we attend these sessions, we are refreshed and reminded about God’s desire for the nations. Through these sessions, we also reflected and talked…

  • Trailers for the Kingdom

    Trailers for the Kingdom

    by Jon “Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.” Philippians 2:15b-16 I love movie trailers. When I watch a movie at…

  • Updates from The Kongs – Apr to Sep ’21

    Updates from The Kongs – Apr to Sep ’21

    These 6 months have been a really busy time for both of us (so much so that this newsletter has been long overdue!). Jon completed his 6-month full-time AgriTech course with a training institute in Singapore, being blessed that our home church caught our vision and saw God’s preparation for him in this season, allowing him to take…

  • Still Waters, Living Waters

    Still Waters, Living Waters

    by Jon I have completed my 6-month AgriTech course. It has been a wonderful experience and I thank God for the learning experience as well as my fellow students taking this course with me. During the final phase of our course, we have spent much of our time on an internship at a farm, learning how to cultivate…

  • Avodah – Integrating service, work and worship

    Avodah – Integrating service, work and worship

    by Jon “Six days you shall work.” – Exodus 34:21 “This is what the Lord says: ‘Let my people go, so that they may worship me.’” – Exodus 8:1 “But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” – Joshua 24:15 As part of preparations for future missions, I have taken unpaid…

  • Lessons from Making Bread

    Lessons from Making Bread

    by Phoebe Ever since Jon got a bread machine for my birthday last June, I got started on my breadmaking journey. From making loaves entirely from the bread machine to shaping my own loaves, I am now experimenting with sourdough baking. I never imagined myself to be so fascinated by breadmaking – I began to…

  • Updates from The Kongs – Oct to Dec ’20 

    Updates from The Kongs – Oct to Dec ’20 

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