Dear friends,
We are called to be witnesses of God’s love to the world. And one opportunity to do that together as a faith community is coming up really soon! SafeHaven is organising the doublebill screening of the two documentary films – 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted a Culture and 牧者(The Shepherds) on Saturday, 18 May 2024, to commemorate IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia) at The Projector at Cineleisure.
I was recently in California and had the chance to spend some time with the director of 1946, Sharon “Rocky” Roggio, and Ed Oxford, who appeared in the film. They are both really excited to be here in Singapore for the Asian premiere of this film, and we are delighted to be hosting a Q&A with Rocky after the screening.
Tickets are now on sale at http://fcc.li/SafeHaven. Tickets are at $15 for each show, and we have also set aside some tickets as “Pay as you can” in line with our stance that our activities should be accessible to everyone.
This is a wonderful opportunity to invite friends and family to watch these films so they can hear the stories of LGBTQ Christians, and get to know some history – especially how the word “homosexual” got into the Bible in the first place. This would be our opportunity to witness to God’s amazing love for the LGBTQIA+ community.
Like Miak said last week, this is one way we are “Go”-ing out into the world to be a force for love, for justice, for peace. Come join us this Sunday as we reflect on what it means for us to GO: Witness to the World.
Shalom,
Pauline