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Greece Bible Tour Page 5 Special Needs Programme Page 6 TO ENGAGE, TO EXPERIENCE, TO EMPOWER. www.su.org.sg ISSUE 01/2019 JEHOVAH EZER O Lord, there is no difference for you between helping the mighty and the weak. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you… - 2 Chronicles 14:11

SCRIPTURE UNION A Global Movement in Seven Regions Angola Costa Rica Honduras New Zealand Slovakia Argentina Côte D’Ivoire Hong Kong with Macau Niger Solomon Islands Armenia Croatia Hungary Nigeria SU South Africa Australia Czech Republic India Northern Ireland South Asia Austria Denmark Indonesia Norway Spain Bangladesh Ecuador Italy Nouvelle Calédonie Sri Lanka Belarus Egypt Jamaica Pacific South Sudan Belgium El Salvador Japan Pakistan Swaziland Bénin England and Wales Kenya Papua New Guinea Sweden Bolivia Equatorial Guinea Korea Perú Switzerland Botswana Eritrea Kyrgyzstan Philippines Taiwan Britain & Ireland Estonia Latvia Poland Tajikistan Bulgaria Ethiopia Lesotho Portugal Tanzania Burkina Faso Fiji Liberia Républic Centrafricaine Tchad Burundi Finland Lithuania Republic of Ireland Thailand Cambodia France Macau Romania Togo Cameroun French Guyane Madagascar Russia Tonga Canada Gabon Malawi Rwanda Trinidad & Tobago Cape Verde Islands Gambia Malaysia Samoa Uganda Chile Germany Mali Scotland Ukraine Colombia Ghana Mauritius / Maurice Sénégal USA Comoros Greece Mongolia Serbia Vanuatu Congo - Brazzaville Guatemala Myanmar Seychelles Zambia Congo - Democratic Rep Guinée Bissau Namibia Sierra Leone Zimbabwe Cook Islands Haiti Nepal Singapore OUR CORE VALUES OUR MISSION Christ-centred : We focus on Christ as our role model in every situation. Working with churches, Scripture Union seeks to engage children Humility : We serve as servant-leaders. and young people to experience God daily through His Word and Relevant : We want to be in touch with an ever-changing world. to empower them to serve. Integrity : We are ethical in all our dealings. Scripture-based : We base our teachings on the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. Trustworthy : We aim to be a trusted partner. To fulfill our mission, we are Resource Partner committed to: SU provides devotional and discipleship SU partners with like-minded churches, materials for all ages to churches and organisations and individuals to reach Support mission schools. children and youths. SU supports churches and mission schools with personnel and programmes Equip Companion such as children and youth camps, SU equips children and youth workers To companion SU movements around evangelistic events and other appropriate with certification programmes and the Region. customised programmes. customised courses.

CONTENTS NDairetctioor’nsaNlote A Global Movement.................................. 2 The Hebrew phrase “Jehovah Ezer” translates to “The LORD Our Contents/Council Members/ Help.” ND Note/Acknowledgements................ 3 This is the theme we have chosen for this issue of Impacting Chairman’s Message/New Staff: Helena Generations. As the psalmist says in Psalm 33:20, “Our soul waits Yun & Jenny Yap......................................... 4 for the LORD. He is our help (Jehovah Ezer) and our shield-” a humbling reminder that in all we do, nothing originates out of our UPCOMING EVENTS own strength. Praise God for an amazing time at our SU Bible Conference last SU Greece Bible Tour................................ 5 December, which proclaimed the theme Deeper in the Word. This Special Needs Programme...................... 6 was a return by SU after many years to bring the Word of God to Holiday Trek Programme 2019: WOW!/ young people via the medium of a Bible Conference. Close to 200 Youth Camp Engagement 2019............... 7 young people and families were ministered to by Bishop Emeritus SU@CF: Thanksgiving & Updates........... 8 Dr Robert Solomon, Pastor Daniel Foo and others (see the article SUPA Camp 2019: Oligopistos................ 9 on page 17). It was heart-warming to see youths who do not have Youth Camp 2019: Camp Known......... 10 the opportunity to attend church nonetheless have the chance Jana Alayra: Concert & Worship to attend this event, as it was held on Thursday and Friday. Even Workshop...................................................11 more heart-warming was seeing young people re-dedicate their Be a Blessing! ................................... 12 & 13 lives to the Lord. This year, we are organising a Bible Tour to Greece for the first REPORTS & UPDATES time. This is a collaboration with our sister Movement in Greece to visit the cities of Paul on his missionary journeys, where he wrote SU Singapore Office Dedication/ his Epistles. Do consider joining us – more information is found Regional Updates......................................14 on page 5. SUPA Camp 2018 – Thanksgiving..........15 We will also launch our Special Needs Children’s Programme, Youth Camp 2018 & Camp Afterglow...16 aimed at training church leaders and staff, and Sunday School SU Bible Conference................................ 17 teachers and supervisors on how to build an inclusive, welcoming VBS/Children’s Programmes Report/ and loving church for children with special needs (more info Youth Camp Engagement Report..........18 on page 6). Our prayer for this programme is that it puts our Customised Sunday School Teachers’ participants in a better position to understand this oft-overlooked Training (SSTT) Report.............................19 group of people. If you can, do join us from where you are to pray for more RESOURCES participants at our training programmes – specifically in CPCM, as we want to continue to impact educators and pastoral staff Resources Promotion....................20 & 21 to help their respective churches and organisations. Pray also for Resources Special: the young people in our SU@CF programme (page 8) and their The Bible Probe Series............................ 22 leaders, as well as for volunteers and mentors to walk alongside them. GUEST CONTRIBUTION Finally, pray for manpower in our Youth Ministry – for volunteers and new contract staff to join us, as two of our colleagues will be Leow Wen Pin: God’s Surprising Heart going on study leave for the next one or two years. for People with Special Needs.............. 23 As we proclaim God is our Helper, let us continue to go to Him in prayer for the work of our hands, our staff, our volunteers, council ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS members and you our supporters. Thank you for all your prayers and financial support, without which any of these would have Permit No. MCI (P) 074/07/2018 been possible. A publication by Scripture Union To God be the glory! Singapore. 7 Armenian Street, #03-07 (Bible House), S179932 Lim Yu Ming, Design House: Global Dotcom. www.globaldotcom.sg National Director, SU Singapore Printer: Drummond Printing Pte Ltd All rights reserved. Reproduction of this 3 magazine in whole or part is prohibited without express permission of Scripture Union Singapore. Cover photo courtesy of N S Ng.

CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS Jenny Arnold Khoo Jenny serves in SU as a Resource Assistant and in her Jehovah Ezer – The Lord our Helper church’s Children Ministry. She also volunteers with her Our “Go-To” God husband in the Singapore Prison Fellowship. They have When David was hiding from King Saul, his location was once revealed two adult sons. by the Ziphites who came and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself Jenny has two favourite verses among us?” 1 Samuel 23:19. that she lives by in all aspects of Betrayal is one of the most painful human experiences. We see David’s her ways with the Lord: Firstly, reaction in Psalm 54, his holler for help in the opening verse “Save me, John 6:63, “The Spirit gives life; O God, by Thy name, And vindicate me by Thy power”. the flesh counts for nothing. Midway through his psalm, David declares boldly, “Behold, God is my The words I have spoken to helper; the Lord is for me as the upholder of my soul” [“‫ם ִי ֹה ֱלא ּהֵ ִנה‬, ‫;יִל רֵזֹע‬   you are spirit and they are life,” ‫ ָינֹדֲא‬, ‫ ִׁישְ ַפנ יֵ ְכמֹ ְּסב‬.”]. reflects her belief in an ongoing Betrayal is not just treachery or disloyalty. It is the breaking or violation repentance, and highlights to of trust or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict her God’s love and forgiveness in relationships between individuals and organisations. Betrayal can to us all. come in the many forms we are all too familiar with: Backstabbing, Secondly, Job 5:17-18, “Blessed lies, bullying, harmful disclosure or deceitful gossip, abandonment or is the man whom God corrects; infidelity, resulting in broken trust, damaged self-esteem, feelings of so do not despise the discipline self-doubt, anger and loss, grief and harmful introspection, leaving of the Almighty. For He wounds, bitterness in its wake. but He also binds up; He injures Today, such negative feelings arising from betrayal are becoming more but His hand also heal,” guides common in a world where the old values of decency have been lost. her as she also helps others. The world is also becoming increasingly lonely. In Japan, isolation has become so extreme that there is a term for this acute social withdrawal Helena – Hikikomori. These symptoms are beginning to show in other countries like United States, South Korea and France. According to the American Helena joined SU Singapore Journal of Preventive Medicine, this loneliness may be exacerbated by in mid-December 2018 as a the pervasive use of social media, which, while giving a sense of being Resource Assistant. She has more connected than ever, also perversely results in people being more previously spent many years in alone than ever, because outside the echo chamber of social media, the shipping industry. the reality is that there are fewer confidants we can go to, to share our Helena is married with feelings. A young teen growing up today may only have one confidant two adult sons and does as compared with their fathers’ generation, who might have had three. volunteering work during the So who can young teens turn to? They can go to God. Psalm 121:1-3. “I weekends. To follow her church will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My calling for Missions, she lives help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. He will not out Acts 1:8, going on annual suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber.” mission trips with her church Our God can be trusted to help us with all the issues we face in life. to reach out to the people in Sa Even though He might not take the problem away immediately, He will Pa (in North-western Vietnam) surely help us contend with it. He will uphold our soul. Our God is a and Cambodia. mighty God. We have an amazing “Go-To” God. He is Jehovah Ezer. She constantly reminds herself This is a wonderful truth that those who are fortunate to grow up in of this verse: “And what does Christian families sometimes take for granted. It is a truth that everyone the Lord require of you? To act needs to know, from the heartlands to the Hikikomori. justly, to love mercy and to Here in SU, we want to equip volunteers to reach out to the young walk humbly with your God.” about this wonderful truth. Would you want to tell someone about our Micah 6:8 Go-To God? If you have some time, for example, school term breaks, or if you are a retiree with free time, would you consider coming to help in some way? Arnold Khoo, Council Chairman, SU Singapore 4

TourGreece Bible ThiRsHtEEwoSBanxu$liitpfnbn3r-aed,lbr5enrooit0ceortae0ionmprcu/dfepferll(oeiadBgcsdxrhoCget(tnohia+nvsrk$agiiifa6ssrat(ct0Tsi3shaut0-naor&skeffttoi:oaodsrrluhionshrgAinongiiecgturerlalii)edlnl,sesed)riosstioneousm3bl)cei/ties This September, Scripture Union Singapore is launching its first-ever Greece Bible Tour. From 15- 24 September 2019, take a journey in the footsteps of the Apostle Paul as you see the cities of the Corinthians, the Philippians, the Thessalonians and many more. An experienced guide from SU Greece, our sister Movement, will bring you around, teaching you the context and culture of the times. You’ll begin your days with a sharing from the Epistles, then learn about the context in which it was written, within a stone’s throw of their actual locations. You’ll visit archaeological sites, among them a prison in which Paul was thrown into and the docks from which he sailed, seeing what he saw as you walk where he walked. Sign up today as limited places are available. Payment must be submitted 5 in full by 7 June 2019. To sign up or for more information, please contact Maryjane Yong at +65 6337 1437 or email [email protected].

Special Needs Children’s Programme Every child is deeply and uniquely loved by God, and to our sorrow, we as a Church have often overlooked or misunderstood this special group of children who are so close to His heart. SU, in partnership with Mr Leow Wen Pin, bring you this course to help us welcome them into God’s Church. Closing date for Registration: 2 July 2019 What is it? Where is it going to be held?  A training programme comprising one day of  The classroom portion will most likely be held teaching and one day of lesson observations in in a local church. We will confirm the location a Special Needs’ Sunday School conducted by with you closer to the date. experts in the field.  Practical portions will be conducted either Who is it for? on Sunday mornings at Chapel of Christ Our Hope or Sunday afternoons at Wesley Methodist Church  A nyone who works with, or has an interest in, When is it? working with children with special needs in church.  Classroom portion on Saturday, 3 August, from 9am-5pm.  Parents, any church leader and Children’s Ministry supervisors and workers.  L earning journeys on Sunday, 11 August OR 15 August OR 8 September (choose one). There Who is conducting it? will be a Q&A after the session to clarify any queries you might have.  O ur principal trainer will be Mr. Leow Wen Pin, an adjunct lecturer in disability ministry at the How much is it? Biblical Graduate School of Theology  $150 per participant – inclusive of training  H e will be supported by a number of other materials, handouts and tea breaks at the trainers, including parents, special educators, classroom session. Lunch is not included. and medical professionals. How do I sign up?  Lesson observations of a Special Needs’ Sunday School will be held at Chapel of Christ our Hope Contact Maryjane Yong or Rev Flora Chew at and Wesley Methodist Church. [email protected], [email protected], or call +65 6337 1437 to sign up, or for more information. Wen Pin is an experienced advocate for how we, as the Church, can love and be loved by God’s children with special 6 needs as Christ does. His guest contribution and an introduction to him can be found on page 23.

HOLIDAY TREK We will be holding our Holiday PROGRAMME Trek Programme (HTP) with the theme of WOW! this year. 2019 Your pre- and primary-school children will learn about the life of Joseph in the Old Testament of the Bible. Through God’s Words of Wisdom (WOW!), they will learn how to react when they are angry and also to trust in God to guide them, especially in the area of forgiveness concerning the people who have hurt them. The HTP is a programme for churches who have their family camps during the June and December school holidays, either locally or overseas. It is catered to pre-school (4-6 years old) and primary-aged (7-11 y.o.) children – separate programmes for the two groups to cater to differences in learning abilities and relative maturity. Scripture Union children’s ministry staff and volunteers will be deployed to teach and run the programme while the adults have their own sessions. This programme can also be used for your church children’s Vacation Bible School if you are not conducting a church camp. For engagements or enquiries, please call us at +65 6337 1437, or email Monica Sham at [email protected] or Maryjane Yong at [email protected]. YOUTH CAMP Looking for a dynamic speaker for your youth camp? Look no further! SU Singapore’s Youth Ministry has been supporting local churches, ENGAGEMENT institutions and Christian organisations across denominations in their Youth Camps, both local and overseas. We have a mandate to help the 2019 youths of today connect with God’s truth in a simple and tangible manner. We can help you curate the sessions and customise the key messages, according to your theme and direction. We are also able to offer advice and consultations on your youth camp programmes. We look forward to partnering with you to shape young lives today. TESTIMONIES When I came to this camp, I was struggling with This camp has encouraged me I am reminded a lot of my foundation in low self-esteem. I felt myself blocked from God. But to seek God and be a pleasant my relationship with Christ. In addition, when I rededicated myself to Him and committed aroma of Christ to those around I’m pointed out more things that I lack everything to Him on the first day, I felt relieved and me. I am glad to see that the in working on and now I do know what happy. I felt every session that the speaker shared youths desire to grow deep in works, in order to further improve my was speaking to me. I felt closer to God. Now I am God and this encouraged me Christian relationship with God.” happy, truly happy and contented and I feel all the as a youth leader. negativity that I had, lifted away from me To engage or enquire, please email [email protected] or call +65 6337 1437. 7

SU@CF:Thanksgiving & A Call to Mission In 2017, Scripture Union research and growth on our amazing hearts of the youths Christian Fellowship (SU@ part is still needed to become who have chosen to pursue CF) was birthed out of a need an able instrument for God’s God, even in the midst of their to Gather, Groom and Grow use. To build a CF group, it own projects and exams – an students in schools, working is imperative that we first amazing act of faith, given alongside partners in Christ who built our own spiritual life. To our country’s exam system! aspire to see raised up students successfully pioneer a CF group, They have tasted and seen the in Singapore who love God, it takes three D’s: Devotion, goodness of God, benefitted are rooted in the Word and are Distinctiveness and Discipline from the CF Bible Studies and passionate to make Him known. – all summed up in a “C” word: Fellowship and understood the Conviction. importance of building their We do this in three ways. First, lives consistently on God’s we build relationships with In our inaugural phase, we are Word. them through consistent Bible pleased to report that SU@ Study and other activities. CF and its team of dedicated Finally, should you have an Secondly, we walk with them volunteers have pioneered, interest here, we most warmly in the community to do life gathered and supported three welcome you to come and join together with them; and finally, CF groups in the Junior College us in this mission to support we equip or develop them in (JC) level, NAFA and tertiary SU@CF, whether you would the skills and talents they are schools, connecting with a like to start a CF in your school, gifted in, so they may use them total of about 40 students. To or through volunteerism, or to bring Christ to their spheres date, more than 25% of them the giving of finances. To find of influence. are active participants in SU out more, please contact activities, most recently the Dorcas Liu or Justin Williams @ We are aware this may be SU Annual Youth Camp and 6337 1437, or [email protected]. oversimplified. There is the SU Bible Conference. We sg and [email protected]. definitely much more to delve are grateful to God for these sg respectively. into at every stage, and much opportunities, and for the 8

OLIGOPISTOS: SUPA CAMP 2019 “And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6 Oligopistos! Have faith! Worry Not! Everyone has their own worries, In the Bible, the Take courage! Jesus is our but here, children will learn what the Bible term Oligopistos (‘of rock! says about worrying and how we can little faith’ in Greek) manage it. was actually used This year’s SUPA Camp in an admonitory is based on Hebrews Fear Not! Worries are usually based on fear. context, always by 11:6, where your children How do we hold this at bay? Jesus is the Jesus reminding his will learn and experience name we can all call on for help. disciples about their topics close to everyone’s lack of faith. (“… Why heart, whether adult, Jesus Rocks! It is hard to trust God when are you so fearful, you child, young or old. things go wrong. How do we learn to trust? of little faith?”). Learn Our understanding and knowledge of Him to conquer fear with will help us learn from our mistakes. faith at SUPA Camp 2019, this year held in the heartlands at the New Charis Mission. For children ages 7-11. Camp Dates: 27-30 November 2019 (Wed-Sat) Venue: The New Charis Mission (11 Jln Ubi, Block 1, #01-01 Kembangan-Chai Chee Community Hub, S409074) Age Group: 7-11 years old Camp Fees: S$130.00 (inclusive of camp T-shirt and accidental insurance) To register, or for more information, please contact Maryjane Yong at [email protected] or call+65 6337 1437. 9 Places are available on a first-come-first-served basis.

Camp Known SU Youth Camp 2019 The highly anticipated youth camp is here! This year, our theme is focused on knowing Christ intimately and making Him known passionately. We’ve got an array of programmes and activities lined up to empower you to encounter and experience God personally and as a community. Come join us! Venue: Theme verse: Malaysia (TBC) “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me…” Date: 5 – 8 December 2019 – Galatians 2:20 Camp Fee: To sign up, please contact $150 Luke Zachary Ng or Dorcas Liu +65 6337 1437 [email protected] [email protected] Check out https://www.facebook.com/scriptureunionsingapore for more updates!













SU BIBLE CONFERENCE REPORT “Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” – Psalms 119:105 From 27-29 December 2018, SU our lives by. He also challenged on Colossians 3:12 – 4:6; in Singapore’s Youth Ministry held the participants to develop the understanding the roots and a Bible Conference, marking a discipline of scripture memory. fruit of living a Virtuous Life in historic comeback in its history. Christ. Everyone was challenged The Conference was hosted by Next, Mr Jason Wong, the to demonstrate Christ-likeness Church of our Saviour (COOS) founder of movements Yellow in all their relationships as they and held in partnership with Ribbon Project, Dads for Life embrace His purpose, seek His COOS (Chinese Youths). The and Elijah2000 and Chairman of Face in Christ and receive His event had a turnout of over 200 Focus on the Family Singapore, power. youths and adults from churches shared his testimony of of different denominations. obedience to God’s calling, and Furthermore, Mr Christopher Liu, how it had since changed his life. a fulltime staff from Navigators Under the theme Deeper in the He is convicted and compelled who had been involved in Word, the Conference sought to that we simply need to obey disciple-making since the inspire youths and adults alike to God’s call and become people of 1980s, spoke about “Lifestyle be thoroughly equipped through impact in the things that we do. Evangelism” from his heart. He the Bible, challenging them to Thereafter, Pastor Jennifer Heng, shared his testimony from the be committed in reading and Director of Safe Place, shared years ofhis outreach experiences, memorising God’s Word daily her testimony and brought us all and reminded us of the Great and establishing their identity as through her struggles in finding Commission to make disciples mature Christians in living out identity and purpose. The call to just as Jesus had commanded. God’s purpose in their daily lives. obedience in the Lord also stood Lastly, Pastor Christopher Ho, out strongly in her testimony Youth Pastor from Church of Our On the first day, Senior Pastor when she chose to surrender her Saviour (Chinese Youth) urged Daniel Foo from Bethesda struggles with her identity and the participants to step forward, Bedok-Tampines Church (BBTC) purpose, by responding to God’s surrender and re-dedicate opened the conference with call in her life. their lives to Jesus. Half of the the topic: “Word Empowered participants responded to the Believer.” He emphasized on The next day, Bishop Emeritus call and were commissioned to the Spiritual Authority that we, Dr Robert Solomon opened be sent into the world as light believers ought to claim and live the session with his exposition and salt for God’s glory. Testimonies from participants: I really enjoyed and learned the most “This event allows me to “I actually never read from the first talk, which taught us about truly encounter God in a the bible or ever what we can do as children of God. And different and authentic way. thought of God outside that opened my eyes to the life of fear Through this conference, I of church or Christian and weakness that I’ve been living in. encountered God’s true love camps, but now I’m It helped me live my life differently- and unconditional love” inspired to start.” much more empowered and free 17

VBS/Children’s Youth Programmes Report CampEngagement Over the past year, SU Children’s Ministry ran Vacation Bible Report Schools (VBS) and customised children’s programmes on request during church conferences or outreach events. Below Luke had the privilege of sharing is an account of some of their sessions. the Word of God with over 60 Youth Camp participants in GRACE SINGAPORE CHINESE CHRISTIAN (S. C. C) CHURCH Ang Mo Kio Chinese Methodist CHILDREN’S CAMP, 19-21 NOVEMBER 2018 Church last December. Over three sessions, he expounded Grace (S. C. C) Church conducted a stay-in camp in Singapore for the scriptures in Philippians 2, their children and their friends. SU supported them in their lessons based on the theme A Family and taught the children lessons from Romans 8:37, using some after God’s Heart. elements from its Hupernikomen Holiday Trek Programme (HTP). Rather than preach topically, Said one of the teachers in a testimony: Luke was invited to take the youths through a series of It was a very pleasant experience. We learnt different ways expository preaching; from to engage children from the youngest at seven and the oldest understanding the various at twelve. The method to teach the three sessions were very situations that the Christians creative. The children enjoyed themselves thoroughly. The back in Philippians were put training session before camp for the leaders was very helpful through, to the issues that Paul in preparing the leaders for the camp. Rev Flora is a very had to address. They were experienced children worker and we are touched by her love then asked to make inferences for the children. It is very evident in the time and effort that was and understand the practical put in to prepare the leaders for the camp. It is truly an eye- implications in living a Christ- opening experience to partner with Scripture Union Singapore centred life that would bring to run our church’s children’s camp. unity to the body of Christ. BUKIT BATOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (INDONESIAN), 15-16 The campers were confronted MARCH 2018 with the real-life struggles in glorifying God in their thoughts, The Indonesian Congregation from Bukit Batok Presbyterian words and actions daily. They Church invited Scripture Union Singapore to speak to the children were also challenged to stay using the Holiday Trek Programme materials Agape. The children humble and show genuine learnt that Jesus is the best guide to follow when they felt lost and care and concern to the people they were also reminded to trust completely in God’s love to help around them. Luke gave an altar them in their lives. call during his final session, challenging campers and leaders In addition to the above, we praise God for all the opportunities alike to take up their crosses to to partner with the other following churches for their children’s follow Jesus, despite the uphill programme: battles ahead. The session closed with several rededicating  Bethesda (Frankel Estate) Church  Cairnhill Methodist Church their lives to the Lord.  Logos Christian Church  Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer  Mt Carmel BP Church  Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church For more information, or to  The Bible Church  Toa Payoh Methodist Church engage SU Youth Ministry for  Wellspring Baptist Church  Yishun Christian Church (Anglican) your Youth Camps, please 18 contact Justin Williams at +65 6337 1437 or [email protected].

Customised Sunday School Teachers’ Training (SSTT) We give thanks and praise to God for the opportunity to train the Sunday School teachers from various churches over the course of the past year, helping them become more effective in impacting and changing the lives of their young charges, our next generation, with the Word of God. CHURCH TRAINING TOPIC(S) 1) Basic Teaching Engagement Skills Logos Christian Church 2) Classroom Management cum Discipline 3) Introduction to Balloon Ministry Changi Baptist Church 1) Basic Teaching Engagement Skills 2) Classroom Management cum Discipline Mt Carmel Bible- Presbyterian Church Spiritual Formation – Worship Blessed Grace Church 1) Biblical Basis of Children’s Ministry 2) Creative Lesson Planning St Peter’s Church 3) Teaching to Change Lives Wellspring Baptist Teaching to Change Lives Church Toa Payoh Methodist Classroom Management cum Discipline Church Emmanuel Tamil Annual Teaching to Change Lives Conference (ETAC), the Methodist Church of 1) Basic Teaching Engagement Skills Singapore 2) Spiritual Formation – Disciple-making Life Community Social Services Classroom Management cum Discipline Gereja Kristus Yesus Growing as a Teacher This programme is part of our Teach Fresh! initiative. To engage SU Singapore for your church’s children’s programmes, please contact Maryjane Yong at [email protected] or call +65 6337 1437. 19

Life Builder Bible Studies 1) Acts – Seeing God’s power 2) Revelation – The Triumph of in Action - $3.00 nett God - $9.50 nett The Life Builder Bible Studies comprise topical guides for individuals or small groups who aim to build God-centred lives. Each book contains a plethora of reflection and discussion opportunities and also provides further resources for exploration. Adult 1) N oah’s Ark – The relevance in our time - $14.40 each / Up $18.00 A prophetic call to live faithfully for God in a world turning away from Him. A book that can be read as a study into the life of Noah or a devotion with nuggets of God’s prophetic Word for the Church. Children & Youth 2) T he Easter Bible Storybook (for 1) E aster Puzzle Book - $8.00 under 5s) – Paperback $4.80 each / Up $10.00 each / Up $6.00 Hard cover $8.00 each / Up $10.00 Crack codes, clear mazes and explore history as part This book, which tells the story of a learning journey through of Easter, is suitable for toddlers the Bible. The book contains and young children. Comes in activities pertaining to Easter. paperback or full colour hard cover. 3) E aster Bible Comic - $4.00 Discover the amazing story of what the Easter story is all about through this Easter Bible Comic. For children to easily read and understand it comes with comic strips, fun facts, quizzes and puzzles with Bible references for each part. 4) M ore Easter Cracked! - $23.20 each / Up $29.00 This book is a compilation of great ideas for communicating the message of Easter to your child. It focuses on the events of Jesus’ life in the week before his death (Holy week), and on his death, burial and resurrection. A flexible resource that allows teachers and parents to pick and choose from different sections depending on the child’s needs. 20

Devotional Guides – Youth & Adult 1) Daily Bread – Dated, English edition – Large print subscription a year $56.00 / Normal print subscription a year $40.00 Everyone needs a little help when reading the Bible. Our devotional guides provide inspirational notes that challenge, encourage and inspire you to build a personal relationship with God. 2) Daily Bread – Dated, Chinese edition – Large print (Traditional) subscription a year $50.00 / Normal print (Simplified/Traditional) subscription a year $44.00 Available in both traditional and simplified Chinese. It has been the most popular Chinese devotional guides produced by SU Hong Kong and is widely used by Chinese readers in the western countries. 3) D aily Bread for New Christian – Undated, English / Chinese edition - Each copy $2.00 nett This 40-day devotion is designed to help new believers find answers to questions such as “What does it mean to follow Jesus?” To “believe in him?” What difference does being a Christian make? How can I have a growing relationship with God? This is an introduction to regular Bible reading. 4) E ncounter with God – Dated, English edition - Normal print subscription a year $40.00 This guide is designed to lead you to a deeper understanding about what God is saying to you and to His world today. Its Biblical exposition provides insights into Christian spirituality and tackle contemporary issues. Android 5) C hinese Daily Bread App ($7.00 per quarter; $28.00 per year) AppStore The Chinese Daily Bread app is a daily devotion guide that provides a complete devotion experience for readers, guiding them through the entire Bible in a 5-year cycle. Each quarterly issue contains selected books from both the Old and New Testament, as well as two articles for a deeper understanding of God’s Word. All prices are in Singapore Dollars (SGD) SU Resource Room is open Mondays to unless otherwise stated. Kindly contact Fridays from 9.00am to 5.30pm, 7 Armenian Jenny Yap at +65 6337 1437 or resources@ Street, #03-07 (Bible House), S179932. su.org.sg for enquiries or purchases. Instructions for downloading the CDB app can be found on https://hksu.org.hk/home/?page_id=398 (Page is in Traditional Chinese). 21

A SPECIAL FROM SU RESOURCES: TheThis year, SU Resources is BPirbobeleproud to introduce the Bible Probe Series, six books for SeriesBible Study based on the Minor Prophets in the Old Testament. Originally a joint project between SU Movements in Australia and Singapore in the 1970s, the Bible Probe Series is targeted towards older children and younger youths (ages 10-14) and contains a summary of the book and “talking points” – questions for discussion and reflection based on the passage of the day which will stimulate thinking and make the material applicable to everyday living. It is suitable for small group study. As a pilot run, SU Singapore will be re-publishing the study on Haggai (with the rest to follow depending on interest). It is a message of renewal and returning to the Lord, and seeking His favour once again – as much for us as for the church in this season. It will be available in the third quarter of 2019. There is no fixed price on the book, but a love offering to cover printing and design costs would be greatly appreciated. If you are interested, and would like a free sample, please email Scripture Union Singapore Communications at [email protected]. You can make an order at the same email address. May God bless the reading and study of His Word. 22

© Family Inclusion Network: Inclusive worship team at Church of our Saviour GUEST CONTRIBUTION: SuGropdHre’issairtng FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS People sometimes ask me for Christians to love those with view of God. I did not realise why I am passionate about special needs, but for Christians how generous God’s heart was, doing ministry with people with with special needs to build up and that He gives “grace … to special needs. My answer is that the Church. Though I have seen each one of us according to the one of the many reasons is that this repeatedly, I never cease measure of Christ’s gift” (Eph it is delightful to be surprised by to be amazed. I am continually 4:7). In other words, Christians God’s heart. In fact, we have all surprised by how Christians with with special needs are also gifted experienced that kind of joyful special needs can contribute to by Christ our Almighty God, and surprise at our conversion, when the Church in so many different thus can richly contribute to the we realise for the first time just ways, such as teaching God’s Church—provided the rest of the how much love there is in God’s Word, encouraging those who Church does not exclude them! heart that Jesus would die for are down, leading worship, and sinners like us! Likewise, being much more. That is why I am very passionate surprised by God’s heart for for the Church to include people people with special needs is one When I reflected upon why I was with special needs. It is not just of the greatest pleasures I have surprised by all that, I realised for their good, but also for the received in ministry. that it was because of two wrong whole Church. Paul reminds ways of thinking. First, I had a us that it is only when every When I first entered full-time wrong view of myself. I thought member of the body does its ministry, I knew that God’s heart that I was an able-bodied share that the body will grow and resonated for the marginalised person who had much to give, build itself up in love (Eph 4:16). (Matt 25:34-40), of whom those while people with special needs In other words, if people with with special needs were a part had less. I forgot that the Bible “disabilities” are not included in of, and thus I felt that calling. says that all humans are merely the Church, the Church ironically However, what I did not know— frail dependent creatures. Isaiah becomes disabled. However, and was surprised by—was that reminds us of this when he says, when the Church embraces all God wants people with special “All flesh is grass … the grass of God’s children, it is then that needs in our midst to bless us. withers, the flowers fades” (Isa God’s manifold wisdom will be God’s heart is not just 40:6-7). Second, I had a wrong proclaimed for all the world to see (Eph 3:10). Biodata Leow Wen Pin (MTh, MDiv) is currently doing postgraduate research on disability in the New Testament at the University of Oxford. He is a co-editor of Call Me By Name, a collection of stories of Christians with special needs in Singapore. He also serves as School Supervisor of AWWA School, which caters to children with moderate to high support needs. Wen Pin actively preaches and teaches in churches in Singapore on inclusion matters. He will be the principal trainer for the upcoming Scripture Union (Singapore) course to help Sunday School teachers include children with special needs. 23

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