For Kum Yan Church, every year the month of March is especially important and meaningful because every time on the second Sunday of March we celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the church (although we do not have the exact date on record). Next Sunday is the day when the whole church celebrates our 92nd Anniversary and as members of Kum Yan we should come with thankful hearts for this joyous occasion.

Another reason for March being significant is that it is a time for the various congregational ministries to review and strategise their plans for a new work year so that God’s will can be accomplished through us. Thus we covet your prayers for the coming Leaders Retreat (Mar 19-20) which will involve not only the pastors, leaders in the LCEC and MCs but the cell leaders, Sunday School teachers and worship leaders too (likely close to a hundred people) as we want more of those in ministry to have a greater understanding of the church direction. In addition, our MCs are also holding their individual retreats to think through plans for mobilizing their ministries and the means to achieving better results.

We are also looking forward with excitement to the opening of the Bras Basah Station on the Circle Line in April and be prepared to meet greater challenges and needs. Thus I call on all brothers and sisters to always remember in prayer the works of the church, to pray for the pastors, leaders and all who are involved in ministry to be strong in body, soul and spirit.

Since 2010 began news of disasters have followed: January’s earthquake in Haiti; February’s earthquake and tsunami in Chile; the 6.6 ( Richter scale) earthquake in Kaohsiung, Taiwan that just took place as well as the harsh cold weather, snow storms, floods and strong winds that have battered places all over the world. This wake-up call brought by present realities should not cause us to falter or waver in faith but it should remind us to preach the Gospel with greater urgency, to work harder for mankind to receive eternal life.

Pastor Emily Man