Friday, February 16, 2007
Update from Singapore trip ‘07
We received this update on Monday morning from Howard Vanderwell, who is traveling with Norma de Waal Malefyt and Pearl Shangkuan in Singapore to meet with worship leaders there.
It’s 5:30 p.m. in Singapore and we have wrapped up our responsibilities here and have found it an exceptionally rewarding time. We have been received very warmly and hospitably, and everyone has responded so very well to our interaction with them. Norma, Pearl, Paul Hammond and I have worked very well as a team together.
Cainan Mui and Peter Chung have been exceptional aids and hosts. Norma and and I have made 11 presentations since Thursday, about half of them were with interpretation (“Interrupter” they call it here!) and I’m amazed at how smoothly it has gone.
The Church Music Conference of Thursday-Saturday included approximately 140 attendees from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, India, Philippines, and Hong Kong.
Many were students and alumni; some came because they found it on the web and had little conncection to the Bible College! We’ve had the opportunity for multiple conversations about Symposium and the M.A. in Worship program at Calvin - hopefully have planted many seeds.
Early tomorrow morning we leave for Tokyo. Taka Ashida will be our host and his congregation will hold a workshop on worship on Wednesday evening. Then, Thursday it back to America!
Thanks so much for your prayers in upholding us.
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