Editorial

Editorial

A month ago, I attended my first BPCIS leaders' retreat. I must say that it was initially quite overwhelming. With 80 leaders from 14 different churches gathered in one place, I could feel the amount of socialising and conversations that would happen over the next 2 days. But at the end of the Retreat, I left feeling satisfied. Being in the presence of the family of God, and especially like-minded people who have given their lives in service of Him, is truly edifying.

A month later, we gathered again, this time at the Swatow Restaurant in Toa Payoh, for our Post-Retreat Lunch. This was a time for us to reconnect and pick up where we left off a month ago. I did not have many expectations coming in, but the lunch played a more important role in the retreat experience than I imagined.

A month is a relatively long time in ministry; as people change from day to day, situations change too. So being able to check in on the people I chatted with a month ago was encouraging. I was very grateful to hear how ministries continue to persevere and how leaders continue to be faithful. It cemented the image of God’s goodness I had after hearing the testimonies of fellow leaders throughout the Retreat. God continues to be good, a month from now, a year from now and even to eternity!

Another wonderful thing was having the opportunity to talk to and see new faces. I obviously did not meet and talk to 70 new faces during the Retreat, and so having more time to talk to more people is always a welcome bonus. Conversations that in some way naturally recalled the past, reviewed the present and recasted the future. Especially in my own journey of following God, to know others are striving for the same endeavour is greatly uplifting.

As we prayed to close the Lunch, the unity that remained from July to August (and especially for the last 15 years of BPCIS) was the main theme ringing in our hearts. May we, as a Presbytery, continue to be faithful to God, as God remains faithful to us!

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