A fresh start Tricia Kuan and John Cheong
— The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many changes to the SJSM community and the way we function.
SOL: What were some challenges you faced that were brought about by COVID-19?
Meanwhile, it has also given many of us unexpected opportunities to draw closer to God and experience His love and grace like never before.
Even as restrictions ease and we start to regain a sense of normalcy by returning to physical services, have the changes brought about by COVID-19 spurred us to emerge with newfound conviction and faith?
We spoke to Allen Lim, our
Allen: For much of 2020, youth service was conducted online. This was first met with excitement, but as time progressed, weekly online attendance fell. Perhaps this was brought about by a loss in the sense of sacredness that the youths once held for church service. Somewhere along the Circuit Breaker timeline, service became less of a centrepiece of their weekend, and more like any YouTube video that they could watch if they felt like it.
youth pastor at Heartbeat, for his perspective on the challenges brought about by COVID-19, areas of thanksgiving, and his hopes for the youth ministry.
During this period, another impacted area was community life since much of the youth community could only meet online and not physically.
