You've the rest of your life ahead of you
but maybe you're wondering: is missions for me?
STRETCH OUT!
9 February 2019
1:30PM−4:35PM
...is the event for you! This meeting is for students and young adults who desire to understand the call to missions more deeply, and to encourage those already involved in missions to press on. Anyone who wants to understand the realities of a journey of a lifelong commitment to Christian ministry should come.
Come, encourage, be encouraged, and learn - through a time of workshops, testimonies and fellowship - how we can stretch our lives for God and for the sake of others!
Come to witness His faithfulness.
Registration: 12:30PM onwards
*Closes 29 January!
"When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd."
— Matthew 9:36 (ESV)
WHAT TO EXPECT
Hear about the real stuff - the faith journeys, joys and struggles, and Christ at the heart of missions - from those (such as missionaries & full-time workers) who have made a commitment to missions since the days of their youth.
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Choose from 7 insightful workshops on practical issues of going into missions, and hear powerful testimonies of God’s calling, provision and continued grace.
In the sign-up form, rank your top 4 preferred workshops and you’ll be assigned to 2 of your chosen workshops.
(first come first serve due to space constraints, so sign up early to get your most preferred workshops!)
We pray the afternoon will be a special time for all, where those with the call to missions attest to the works of God in their lives! Come and witness the goodness of His grace & be challenged to a life of commitment to missions.
Come to witness His faithfulness.
Programme:
1:30 - 1:45 Worship & Welcome
1:45 - 2:00 From MEET to MORPH
2:00 - 2:15 Serve Asia Short-term Missions
2:20 - 3:00 Workshop 1
3:05 - 3:45 Workshop 2
3:50 - 4:20 Testimony
4:20 - 4:35 Closing
4:35 onwards Tea Fellowship
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workshop
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: GOSPEL
TO THE POOR
This workshop is about bringing the gospel, dignity and livelihood to the poor. The founder of this organization will share the joys and struggles from his 25 years of experience in parts of Asia.
Yeoh Seng Eng - Executive Director, Care Channels International
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workshop
2
MY FAMILY IN MISSIONS
This workshop will focus on how missionaries and pastors raise their families. Issues covered will include education, provision and the children’s faith. The aspect of re-entry of children back into the home country will also be discussed.
Simon Wan - Asia-Pacific Area Director, Wycliffe Global Alliance &
Wong Yew Keong - Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church
4
workshop
CREATIVE BUSINESS
This workshop will focus on the option of going into the mission field utilizing business as a means of crossing geographical & cultural boundaries. We'll explore the realities of starting and maintaining a viable business in another country and also discuss the reach capacity of the gospel.
Chern Siang Leng - Travel & Tours Consultant
workshop
5
EQUIPPING FOR FULL-TIME MISSIONS
This workshop will focus on the life decisions in preparation for full-time ministry in both local and foreign missions. The need for theological preparation and partnership with the missions agencies will also be discussed.
Kelvin Chen - Pastoral Ministry, Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church &
Lyndon Gan - Ministry Staff, Kampong Kapor Methodist Church & &
Joseph Heng - Associate Minister, Adam Road Presbyterian Church
6
workshop
FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE IN MISSIONS
This workshop will discuss the financial issues faced by the individual, the churches and missions organizations. It will also address the foundations of financial handling in preparing for overseas missions, as well as the legal issues relating to funding.
Luke Tan - Home Council Singapore, OMF &
Ng Tjoh Dju - Senior Management, Cru SG
workshop
7
HEALTHCARE MISSIONS
This workshop will focus on healthcare missions and health education, in both foreign and local contexts, highlighting both opportunities and limitations. Issues relating to entry (e.g. licensing, visa, integration) and re-entry will also be discussed.
Jeffrey Lum - Assistant Medical Director, OMF &
Loh Cheng - Primary Healthcare &
Soh Ling Ling - Primary Healthcare
workshop
3
GOING SINGLE
This workshop will cover the practical issues of being on the mission field as a single. It will consider the benefits and limitations as a single missionary or full-time worker, as well as cross-cultural issues in certain countries.
Lee Chai Hwa - Student & Youth Outreach, Japan Field, OMF &
Phoon Ling Zi - Serve Asia Coordinator, OMF
Yeo Hwee Joo - Missionary, OMF
"Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you are alive, it isn’t."
— Richard Bach
GETTING HERE
Nearest bus stops:
S'pore Botanic Gdns (13019): 7, 75, 77, 105, 106, 123, 174, 174e
Opp S'pore Botanic Gdns (13011): 7, 75, 77, 105, 106, 123, 174, 174e, NR8
After alighting at either of the above bus stops, walk 385m to OMF.
​By train/bus:
Walking directions:
Venue:
OMF International (Auditorium Level 2)
2 Cluny Road, Singapore 259570
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By car:
Limited parking. Please park at Singapore Botanic Gardens, Fusion Spoon S(259569) across from OMF
S'pore Botanic Gardens (left)
MRT Construction & Gleneagles Hospital (right)
Follow the green arrow!
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​Tip: Do NOT alight at Botanic Gardens MRT if you plan on walking to OMF from there - it will be a 2km walk!
CONTACT
Any questions at all about the meeting? Feel free to 'stretch out'
an email to us at stretch.out2019@gmail.com
or simply leave a comment in the chat on this website!
"For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God."
— Acts 20:27 (ESV), Paul to the Ephesian elders
the organisers
Stretch Out! is a free event organised by former MEET (Missions Education & Exposure Training) trippers who were called into a lifelong commitment to missions during their student days. The MEET programme was available to students starting in the early 1980s through FES (Fellowship of Evangelical Students). Coming from different churches and ministries, MEET was one of the avenues that God used to bring them together, and by His grace, strengthen their commitment.
The 7 workshops will be led by ex-MEET trippers, who will be sharing from their own experiences.
MEET has since undergone many changes and is today known as MORPH.
THANKSGIVING
We're grateful for the administrative and event help from OMF's Serve Asia team. We also thank FES for the publicity network to students, as well as the support from CCI and Wycliffe. And thanks be to God, who makes all things possible!