to begin with Humanity... is to begin with Jesus

If you have been to our website lately you’d have seen our new banner: the one month School for Humanity mission trip.

You are 16-20 years old.
You would like to give 1 month to serve the Lord.
You would also like to experience living amongst the poor.

But… you say, “I’m too young.”
Acts29 partly means Acts: A Call To Serve
Every baptized person is entrusted with the mission of the Christ and in responding to the call of our baptism we renew our missionary commitment and strengthen our faith by giving to others and to give meaning to life in today's world.

That’s what the church says… not what acts29 says... that every baptized person has a mission... and more so if you’ve been confirmed.

29: is the continuation of the Acts of the Apostles which ends at Acts Chapter 28.
Christ gave his disciples the missionary mandate: “Go and make disciples of all nations,… and lo, I am with you always, to the close of age.” The apostles were sent to the whole world and they were assured that the Spirit would enable them to fulfill their work.

Acts29 is having this mission trip for the young so that young people like you can take this opportunity to respond to the missionary mandate given by Jesus.

But… you say, “What have I got that’s so great that it can make a difference?”
You know I’ve met parents who say to their children they can’t go for mission trips because
“You’re not God. Don’t play God. You’re not a saint or a religious!”

The church recognizes that the Holy Spirit is the principal agent of our mission. If someone is going to experience God’s love it is “not by your might nor by your power but by the Spirit of God”

But…you say, “I can serve the poor in Singapore. I don’t have to go all the way to Payatas”
80% of the world’s resources is used by 20% of the world’s population. That 20% world population includes all the people living in Singapore, who have access to clean running water, basic sanitation, a HDB flat to call home. And in Singapore, food is available 24hours. If we have to go out and look for the poor in Singapore, then we are not poor. Poverty is where the poor is everywhere you go and the poor includes you. FYI: 20% of the world’s resources is available to 80% of the world’s population. (Stats from U.N)

As young people we have much kindness in our hearts but do we have the courage to step out of our comfort zones? We know what’s happening in the world. We see the injustices on the news. We want to change the world. We seek for solutions as world leaders, politicians, business moguls, humanitarians do. We seek to bring justice, peace, freedom and love to this world. We seek to heal the earth and to bring God’s kingdom here on earth. But before we pursue our dream of transformation, it is Jesus whom we should give our hearts to. It is he who will begin the 1st transformation, by transforming us. Before we embark on the rest of our life’s journey to do good, let us build ourselves, not on shallow sand but on solid ground, a deep foundation. Before we begin our dreams for our life and family, our country and our world, let us be in communion with the Lord. Contemplative disciples know his life, his truth, his way.

This January, come live with Jesus.