Remembrance of how MHI now have two interpreted services in Wesley Methodist Church

      MHI started worshipping (providing sign language interpretation) in the Wesley Hall since 1991. It was started as part of the Prayer and Praise 9am on Sundays. Thereafter, the Deaf group would adjourn to the Music Room so that we can review the lessons we learnt after breakfast at YMCA McDonalds. We called that Sunday Fellowship.
      It went on for many years. The timings of the worship changed from 9am to 915am.  We found a Drop in Center DIC in 2000 at the Singapore Shopping Center. Later on in 2002 we started meeting at YWCA for our Sunday Fellowship at the Drop in Center (DIC Room 810) when COSC (Christian Outreach and Social Concerns) Department moved out of Wesley Church and to YWCA Level 8. In 2007 we moved to YMCA when COSC + DIC moved to the place which was originally YMCA McDonalds. 
      Many people asked me how did MHI split to attend 2 services? The original one on Sunday 9:15am Prayer and Praise and the second one The Saturday Service at 5pm on Saturday.
      It all began in 2011. MHI was preparing for ADCMC (Asia Deaf Christian Missions Conference October 18-21 2011) to the Philippines that year. A group of us are preparing to attend the conference and as a team from Singapore, we had to present an item as part of the program at Pampanga, Luzon.  We started to meet on a Saturday to practise signing the song "Who am I" by Casting Crowns.
      That time Wesley Church, particularly Wesley Hall had to undergo renovation. Thus we had to move to the Bible House for worship on Sunday. The space at the Bible House was limited and so the annoucements we made for the congregations make arrangements for other options like going to attend church on Saturday or Sunday instead.
      At first, the news was met with alot of reluctance. However the group that was already meeting on Saturdays would go attend the Saturday Service at Bible House after the practice.  The Sunday Fellowship was still being held on Sundays after the 915am service.  I received a call from Chairman (Ms Joey Chen) one day. She has requested that the Sunday Fellowship be moved to Saturday because it may be more convenient for all to attend Bible study in the afternoon on a Saturday instead of Sunday morning. I was at first reluctant because I believe that after the Conference, we will all be attending the Sunday Fellowship. Therefore there is no need to change the venue and the timings.
       She insisted and so, two groups of us met on Saturday for separate reasons. After our respective activities, we would attend the Saturday Service at the Bible House. After the Conference in the Philippines, we continued to meet as one combined group as The Saturday Fellowship and then went  for Saturday Service together. We had to provide interpretation for the Deaf at that service. When the Wesley Hall renovation was completed, the Sunday Prayer and Praise group went back to Wesley Hall and continued with the regular Sunday service at 915am.  The Deaf youths instead got used to the service on Saturdays.
      Thus we continue to attend the Saturday Service regularly since we moved back to Wesley Hall when renovations were completed. So now, MHI provides sign language interpretation for two services on Saturday and Sunday separately.