We're preparing for our first Christmas outreach to be broadcast to the nations from either Kukoh, Geylang, or Pipit as we’re preparing to engage all 285,000+ Filipinos across 42 neighbourhood towns and 72 constituencies in a cross-island digital municipality.

We'll focus on important non-Levitical issues related to how communities can bless God and flourish both in Singapore and their country of origin.

After a selection process of discovery and diagnostics, I plan to connect some of these individuals to the Nations Gate Oikos over the next three years, following the timeline in Leviticus 19:23–25, which would bring us to 2029.

The Family Gate Oikos will continue to fund this cross-island outreach by opening pottery studios as the Lord leads, starting with the Kukoh-Geylang neighborhood pottery mission for both employers and their children.

The wheels are spinning and the micro-kilns are firing up new possibilities for gospel communities to impact nations, beginning precisely where God has allowed us to "bloom where planted" as the church in flats.

There may be some challenges in setting up this digital campus ministry, where we'll help gifted individuals discover their genius through various modalities, regardless of race, language, or religion.

I'll unveil the details of the Nations Gate vision gradually over the next four months. Meanwhile, we'll all continue to listen to what the Lord is saying to us personally during the Torah portions ("reading Moses, seeing Jesus").

Oikos has implemented a reverse mission strategy over the past two decades, focusing on evangelism across urban and rural settings in both nations. This approach encompasses workplace ministries, university outreach, community development, rural church planting, agricultural cooperatives with discipleship programs, and mobile missions to reach non-traditional markets.

The strategy has resulted in cross-cultural partnerships, indigenous leadership development, and sustainable mission models. By adopting towns to reach cities, this comprehensive approach has fostered cultural exchange, spiritual growth, and mutual support between nations, exemplifying the global church's spirit and strengthening bonds through front-line evangelism to diverse groups in various settings.

John Finnis, a philosopher, suggests seven basic things that help people live well: Life, Knowledge, Play, Beauty, Friendship, Good Decisions, and Faith. These ideas are important in our world today.

Life now includes caring for everyone's health, dealing with climate change, and making sure people have enough food. Knowledge means learning to use technology and finding good information among all the data available. Play and enjoying beauty help balance our lives and understand different cultures. Friendship is important, but it can be hard to make real connections in the digital age. Making good decisions is challenging because world issues are complex. Faith is still significant, and we need to respect different beliefs.