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Steve and Jose SINGAPORE 2011 August 13 - 16, 2011
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Aug 13
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Saturday
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- Arrive in Singapore (from Goa, India, with two connecting flights -
Mombai and Chennai) at 8:00AM
- Nglam Su-Lin, Executive Pastor of Free Community
Church, is waiting for us at the airport and takes us to our hotel, Furama City Center Hotel
- Pastor Su-Lin, Jose and Steve have breakfast together
in the hotel restaurant talking about LGBT ministry until room is ready
- In the hotel room Steve prepares the PowerPoint for Sunday
afternoon's seminar on "Is There Such A Thing As Ex-gay?"
- Steve makes photo copies of documents (on other topics than
"ex-gay") as free liturature for attendees for Sunday's seminar
- Jose is exhausted and sleeps while Steve gets cash, does
copying, and starts laundry
- Steve starts on the two-weeks worth of laundry to do, using hotel
washer and dryer for guests (ALL our clothes had a strong mildewy smell about them from being in Goa where the air was wet with moisture from the monsoons)
- After sleeping, Jose answers Other Sheep email (Internet in our
room! - the first time in four weeks or more!!!) and finishes laundry, folding, etc.
- Now Steve naps for about two hours in the afternoon, while Jose
works, before going out with Jose for dinner
- Steve and Jose enjoy the hotel pool (briefly) at some point in the
day
- Steve and Jose spend the evening, and have dinner, at Clark's
Quay (which is within walking distance from the hotel room)
- Retire about 10:00PM
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Aug 14
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Sunday
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- Steve gets up at 5:00AM and finishes making PowerPoint
presentation
- Susan Yap picks us up at our hotel at 9:30AM
- We meet and visit with church staff in a side room prior to
morning service
- Rev Boon of MCC New York preaches in the morning service
- Following the service, Steve and Jose go over the PowerPoint
presentation between themselves; FCC provides a carry-in lunch for Steve and Jose (so that they could stay and make final preparations)
- Presentation "Is There Really Such a Thing as "Ex-Gay?"
- Perhaps around 70 people are present including some
non-FCC people from the community; FCC had published the meeting, inviting the general public
- FCC (Free Community Church) provided copies of the "ex-
gay" paper in English and in Mandran - each attendee received a copy
- Other Sheep provided the following free liturature and
news releases (at a liturature table) for attendees that were interested:
- A Christian Response to Homosexuality by Rev
Steve Parelli (A paper in the context of India society, prepared for Trivandrum Theological Forum) - 10 copies
- Kenyan Coming Out Stories: "Creating Communities
of Listeners" - A Research Project by Rev. Stephen R. Parelli and Jose Enrique Ortiz - 10 copies
- How Baptist Doctrine May Obligtate the Evangelical
to View Same-Sex Marriage as Primarily a Civil Matter and a Matter of Individual Conscience by Stepehn Parelli - 10 copies
- News Release: Trivandrum Theological Forum
features USA married gay couple at young Christianlay leaders conference in Kerala, India - 30 copies
- News Release: (A second news item was made
available)
- Steve and Jose spend the evening in China Town
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Aug 15
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Monday
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- Steve creates PowerPoint on Kerala 2011 for tonight's
presentation
- Jose makes 25 copies of handout re: the Kerala University
students' meeting for tonight's presentation
- Steve and Jose have dinner with four church leaders
- Steve and Jose present a PowerPoint on Kerala 2011 and
Nepal, Thailand, Malayasia and Singapore 2009 at the Free Community Church from 8-10PM; following event, about 15 people were in attendence; Steve and Jose go out with a few members to area eateries;
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Aug 16
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Tuesday
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- Steve and Jose in hotel room until check out at 2PM:
- Steve and Jose go to Sky Park and return to hotel by 7:00PM
- Steve and Jose swim in hotel pool
- Steve and Jose taxi to airport at 8:00PM; board an 11:00 PM
flight to Kathmundu with a connecting flight in New Delihi
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Singapore Log of Events
August 13 - August 16, 2011
Note: "Happenings" in BOLD CAPS indicate Other Sheep meetings and appointments
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This web page was created while traveling in Singapore
(and in Nepal, I assume).
This web page was published some time in August or
the first part of September, 2011.
Visits to this web page:
Moon over Clark's Quay, Singapore. August 13, 2011
Rev Boon of MCC-NY preaching, Free Community Church, Singapore. August 14, 2011
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Jose Ortiz (right) and Steve Parelli (below right) presenting a seminar on the evangelical ex-gay movement in the USA as they experienced it.
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Free Community Church, Sinapore. Sunday afternoon, August 14, 2011
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Above photo: Group picture of (most of) those who attended the Monday evening, August
15, 2011, Powerpoint presenting by Steve and Jose of Other Sheep in Asia.
Above photo: Steve and Jose join a group of people who attended the Monday
evening Other Sheep presentation for a time together at area eateries tasting
Singaporean foods following the presentation-event. Agust 15, 2011
Steve Parelli (left) and Jose Ortiz (right) on
top of Sky Park, their last day in Singapore,
Tuesday afternoon, August 16, 2011.
Photos were added to this web page on December 20, 2011
Steve and Jose at Sky Park
Singapore
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Steve & Jose's Other Sheep Asia 2011 Ministry with India, Singapore and Nepal
Table of Index
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India (Index Page)
July 2 - August 12, 2011
Daily Logs:
Major Events:
- Young Lay Leaders Conference
- Day 2 - Jose presents
psychological dynamics of
church bias towards
sexual minorities
- Day 3 - Future projects
considered
Narratives:
Singapore (Index Page)
August 13 -16, 2011
Daily Log:
Major Events:
- Steve & Jose present "Is There
Such a Thing as 'Ex-gay'?"
- Steve & Jose present a
Powerpoint on their India 2011
ministry
Narrative:
Analysis:
Interview:
Rev. Oyoung:
Nepal (Index Page)
August 17 - September 1, 2011
Daily Logs:
Major Events:
- "Putting a Face on
Homosexuality" - Meeting with
area pastors
Narratives:
Nepal Evaluation Report:
Recources:
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