Study Tour - LPNI

Arrive into Singapore, and transfer to your accommodation. This evening you will enjoy a welcome dinner and introduction to the tour program. Accommodation: Concorde Hotel or similar.

After breakfast you will join a half-day tour that showcases Singapore’s history, multi-racial and multi-religious character, and colonial heritage. It will include visits to the National Orchid Garden, the famous Merlion Park, the Thian Hock Keng Buddhist-Taoist temple, Chinatown and Little India The afternoon will be free for shopping or to catch-up on jet-lag. This evening you will have an early dinner at your hotel before going for a bumboat cruise on the Singapore River while watching an evening laser show.

Today you will join a tour to the eastern part of the island, where you will learn about the unique and colourful lifestyle of the Peranakan people, and visit the bustling enclaves of Katong and Joo Chiat with their traditional shophouses. At the satellite town of Tampines New Town you will see an example of the life of a Singaporean household. You will return to your hotel mid-afternoon for a rest period, before being transferred to Gardens by the Bay for a tour that includes the Cloud Forest and Flower Dome conservatories. You will then view the stunning light show before being taken to a nearby restaurant for dinner.

Sunday 6 October

After breakfast this morning you will make your way to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church for worship. Following the service there will be a Powerpoint presentation on Parish Nursing for the congregation. You will have the opportunity to learn about the history

and ministry of this Lutheran congregation and to share your Parish Nursing experiences. In the evening you will be transferred to Singapore Zoo’s Night Safari, where you will embark on a tram ride into the night on the first-of-its-kind Gourmet Safari Express. You will enjoy a candlelit dinner on board a moving tram that offers great views of the Night Safari animals. You will also get a breath-taking view of the Seletar Reservoir as the tram rolls on, before alighting to catch the thrilling Creatures of the Night Show. With specially reserved seats, you’ll be awed by 30 minutes of non-stop action in one of the world’s most exciting animal presentations.

Today there will be a day-long seminar at Our Redeemer Lutheran church. In the morning you will learn about the history and scope of Lutheranism in Singapore and the wholistic mission-ministry of the Lutheran Church in Singapore in the nearby country of

Cambodia. A graduate of the first ecumenical Parish Nurse course in Singapore will join us to talk about the challenges the 15 graduates of this course have faced. A special guest will be Kua Wee Seng, the United Bible Societies coordinator of Bible

ministry in China. Wee Seng will talk about the remarkable Bible output of the Amity Press in Nanjing, and the wholistic ministry in various parts of China. In the afternoon clergy from Singapore churches and Singaporean Parish Nurse graduates will be invited to join the seminar to learn about the Parish Nurse ministry and how it may be implemented.

This morning a visit is planned to the St Luke’s Eldercare Centre – a day-care ministry to elderly people. The afternoon will be given over to a visit to Sentosa Island, beginning with a cable car ride from Mt Faber. The visit will include the Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom, as well as an Images of Singapore exhibition. This evening the tour comes to a close with a farewell dinner at the hotel.

After breakfast this morning it’s time to depart for home, or for further touring in Asia.