Poised for the Advance

National Director’s heartbeat

National Director Thomas ChuaWe live in a time of constant transitions. When we first began ministering in the Singapore Polytechnic, we would see 30 to 50 students come to Christ after the first two weeks of ev angel ism. These students would be established in the faith and ready to be labourers, reaching out to the freshmen after a year or two.

Today, the same intensity of ministry might yield just two to three students professing Christ, and another two to three indicating an interest to find out more about him. It takes double the time to establish a person in the faith. This means that by the time they are ready to reach out, he or she would have graduated � the ladies to work, and the men to National Service.

Life has changed! And it is still changing. Change is hitting us at an impossible-to-keep-up rate.

The Navigators worldwide are also in a process of transition and change. We are changing because the climate in which we minister has changed. We are changing because we are continuing to listen � to listen to God and to listen to people.

Change brings with it anxiety. We do not have things figured out. We often have to give up familiar ways to make way for the future that has already dawned on us.

In the years ahead, we will be highlighting some of the major shifts that are taking place in The Navigators. We are changing not because things do not work any more (although some of that is true). Some changes come as we receive further insights into the Scriptures. The call to discipleship, the passion to evangelise the lost, establish and equip the saved have not changed, but the ways we do them may look quite different from the past. We are growing, and we are learning (isn’t that what discipleship is all about? Being learners?) We are deepening in our understanding of God and what he wants of us.

God is at work in the midst of change. We trust your hearts will be encouraged as we share with you The Navigator work in Singapore.

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