Reaching out in Singapore

At the end of September, Esther was in Singapore for a short outreach to members of the National Evangelization Team and the Archdiocesan Commission for Missionary Activity (ACMA) Lay Missionary Formation participants. She faciliated a two day workshop on Innner Healing which drew around 30 participants. At the session, Esther highlighted the impact of events at the various stages of psychosocial development. Recognition of the negative impact of some of the events through memory or through the power of the Holy Spirit is the start to inner healing, followed repentance, release and the renewal of our minds.

“I realized that the person I hadn’t forgiven and therefore my healing was incomplete, was myself?” shared Elizabeth Tay. Another person shared, “I am now beginning to realize the root of my “problems” – this is the beginning of the healing process.

On a separate session, Esther shared with the ACMA Lay Missionary Formation partipants on Mission spirituality and encouraged them to be the link to Christ as missionaries. Below is an excerpt from an article written for the ACMA website...

Becoming the link to Christ

One of the participants commented at the end of the talk “Now I see more clearly, the difference between being a missionary and participating in social mission”

So what then, is missionary spirituality?

“Missionary spiritually spirituality is not just the way we pray, but the way we live, make choices, live out our values” continued Esther. She reminded her audience that there are always two aspects to being a missionary – the missionary is called by God and is sent in the power of the Holy Spirit. Being a missionary is a way of life and not just an irregular, spasmodic event

A missionary is a person who brings hope, life, love and joy. He/she is a person of the beatitudes and is called to be a saint. Holiness is a pre-requisite because this is the way we attract people to Jesus.

With over 80% of the population of Singapore yet to embrace the Good News, Esther reminded those present that they also need to consider their home ground as a mission field.

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