Light of Hope Project

Light of Hope started when our LYnC pastor helped out in the annual Boy’s Brigade Sharity Gift Box where hampers were distributed to the elderly living in the Redhill district. We then saw this as an opportunity for a Youth-initiated outreach programme to the elderly living there. As such, Light of Hope was born.

We meet once every month, befriending these elderly folk, and bringing them goodies each time. We hope that the LYnC youth will gain exposure and learn how to interact and share God's love with the elderly. At the same time, it is our desire to bless the old folks with the gift of our friendship.

Initially it was not easy for the youth to break out of their comfort zone and go knocking from door to door. Moreover, most of the old folks spoke dialect while most of our youths could not even speak fluent Mandarin!

Despite the difficulties we had to overcome, God has been faithful and we have made two visits to the residents at Redhill estate in January and February respectively. The response from the youth has been relatively good, with more youth joining us every month. As Light of Hope has been gaining popularity, we have even the privilege of adults joining us, guiding the youths along and providing the “language support” the youths need!

We hope that more youth in LYnC will step up to the challenge and commit themselves to serving the elderly regularly once a month. We also welcome adults from the Cathedral to join us and serve as mentors for the youth. We are also in the midst of raising funds for the goodies and daily necessities for each trip; hence any donations will be gladly welcome.
 

 Need more information? Drop us an email at

michaellim@livingstreams.org.sg