This phenomenon is common in public area in South Korea. Something I’ve never seen in Singapore since I moved into this democratic country. I like Singapore, a country which tolerant of different religions and encourages religious harmony. But unfortunately, Evangelism is not allowed in public area.
I checked in Wikipedia, Christian population in South Korea, including the Roman Catholic, is only 29% of total population. And Singapore has 18% Christian. The Christian populations of both countries is not much different.
I was thinking about this when I prayed in church and I got wisdom. Even though evangelism in public area is not allowed in Singapore, but with its unique characteristic, I believe, from this tiny country, gospel is able to be preached out up to the unreachable ethnics group, villages, islands & nations. Why?
Strategic Location
Singapore is located at the heart of Asian trade routes. Every Ship cargoes which come from East Asia or Western countries have to pass by and stop at Singapore. There are a lot of airlines fly directly to Singapore.
People
Many people from abroad come to this country. Singapore has the lowest corporate tax rates in the world. It makes investors/businessman from other countries make business here. It creates Jobs which make professionals/workers come to work.
It also has excellent education system, that make the parents send their children to study in Singapore.
Yes, I can see and meet people with different nationalities easily in Singapore compared to South Korea. The foreigner are everywhere here!
Multicultural
Singapore is multicultural country. Even though, it has three major cultures, Chinese, Malay and India, we still can find other cultures from other country and even it’s from far-far away country.
In Singapore, I can eat any kind of food from any countries. I can find African food, Moroccan food, Arabian food and even food of minority ethnic group from China such as Uyghur & Miao ethnic.
It means almost all ethnic group from all over the world are in this country.
Language
English is the main language of this nation followed by Chinese, Bahasa, and Indian. It makes communication is easier to the foreigners in this countries. The foreigner can absorb information faster and they understand.
When I was living in Korea, I felt I grow slow because I can’t understand Korean. I need a translator and simply trusted my Korean friend while dealing with something. Yes, Language is very important for communication.
Dear fellow toastmaster, there are a lot of foreigners in Singapore. They come with different purposes, they speak in English, they leave their family/friends and start new life here, they need a friend, some of them are lonely, and many of them haven’t ever heard yet the gospel and Jesus Christ. Please let’s think about this, if we can be their friend, introduce Jesus to them, share the good news, and help them growing in Christ. I believe one day when they return to their hometown, their home country, they will share the good news to their families and friends, and to their village. Imagine started by your preaching to them, you save one ethnic group, village, and even a nation!
Hence, Singapore is a center of evangelism to reach out up to the unreachable ethnic group, village, nations and country. We can do the evangelism by building a friendship/relationship with foreigner and share the gospel to them. And all the glory to God!
