welcome to chapel encounters. ordinary people, extraordinary lives
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That’s not the main point of today’s
Chapel lesson... :)
That’s not the main point of today’s
Chapel lesson... :)
“The youth have so much energy but there’s
nowhere for them to release this. So, we’re
losing our youth. Losing them to bad company, drugs, delinquency.”
Elim Chew
“The youth have so much energy but there’s
nowhere for them to release this. So, we’re
losing our youth. Losing them to bad company, drugs, delinquency.”
Elim Chew
80% of her day is spent outside the office working
on her various philanthropic and
volunteering projects.
80% of her day is spent outside the office working
on her various philanthropic and
volunteering projects.
“When I make the money, I’m able to
provide for the less fortunate.
Everybody has a time and this is my time... I want to do
the best I can.”
Elim Chew
Michael ChristianMichael ChristianAnother person who is just Another person who is just
doing his part...doing his part...
The Tsunami 2004In 2004 devastating news swept across South East Asia
The tsunami disaster reached across the southern hemisphere
Nias, IndonesiaImagine if...
you could not afford to go to school? you could only earn 50 cents a day? both your parents died and you were
left with nothing? you are alone and you fall sick? you are hungry and have no money to
buy food?What would you do?What would your future be?
Today’s Hopelessness
Children and Youth in Nias have needs, not desires.
Most of the basic needs such as food, water, shelter, and education are not always met.
Tomorrow’s Hope
An OrphanageHousing about 140 orphans
6 Staff
Run by Singaporean coupleMichael and Sin Tha Christian
What happened during the Tsunami?
This is what he said:“By finding them (the children), I
found myself. They are part of my family. I do miss Singapore
but my life is here”
The earthquake has damaged one of its three buildings. None of the children were hurt as the orphanage was built on a hill.
God’s Point of View
1 John 3:16-18If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.