City News
  • Church
    • Church & Missions
    • 中文报道
    • Harvest Magazine
    • 《丰收》纪念特刊
  • Features
  • Interviews
  • Culture
    • CityFamilies
    • Community
    • Eye On Society
    • Lifestyle
  • Perspective
  • Who We Are
  • Who We Are

City News

  • Church
    • Church & Missions
    • 中文报道
    • Harvest Magazine
    • 《丰收》纪念特刊
  • Features
  • Interviews
  • Culture
    • CityFamilies
    • Community
    • Eye On Society
    • Lifestyle
  • Perspective
  • Who We Are
Church & Missions

Never Too Old for a Makeover

By Lim Shiqi December 14, 2008
By Lim Shiqi December 14, 2008

Makeovers are only for teeny boppers, right? Wrong. On Sunday, 26 October, City Harvest Church’s dialect church successfully made over eight elderly men and women from their congregation during service.

The participants, all between the ages of 60 and 80, were given a free, full makeover inclusive of a brand new set of clothes, make-up, hair styling — plus before-and-after photographs to complete the experience.

At the start, with the exception of a few enthusiastic individuals, most of the participants seemed tentative and uncomfortable in their new outfits. Finally, after the flurry of curling, styling, preening and powdering, the contestants were photo-ready.

But when it came to posing for the photographs, the elderly displayed a different side to their initial reticence and discomfort. Most of them seemed much more confident. One male contestant even gamely mugged for the photographer upon request. When asked to comment on their new look, the participants were unanimous in their approval.

Finally, the elderly got to show off their new looks on stage to the congregation. The female participants looked slightly unnerved on stage at first, but as they waved and posed it was evident they did not mind the attention at all.

According to Jonathan Goh, the main coordinator for the dialect church, the reason for organizing the event was to boost the confidence and inspire change in the elderly, as many of them thought of themselves as “old and outdated” and were therefore, poorly dressed.

This is hopefully the first step in encouraging a similar change in their outlook on life and self-esteem. It was a great start to making the elderly at City Harvest Church “grow old with grace”.

PHOTOS: Alvin Loh
City Harvest ChurchDialect ChurchElderlyMakeover
0
FacebookTwitterWhatsappTelegram
Lim Shiqi

Related Articles

THN Malaysia Conference: Flowing In The Same Spirit

May 19, 2023

Spiritual Disciplines Series: Fasting

May 18, 2023

Young Adults Retreat: Experiencing Koinonia

May 12, 2023

First Light, Dialect Service’s Declaration Of God’s Love

February 5, 2023

Pastor Appreciation Month Finale: Celebrating Pastor Kong &...

October 27, 2022

House Of Joy Tampines Greenweave Officially Opens

May 31, 2022

Derek Dunn: Upholding Kingdom Culture On Both Sides...

March 10, 2022

Moving In The Supernatural: Derek Dunn

February 28, 2022

The Person Of The Holy Spirit: Kong Hee

February 14, 2022

Angel Tree Project: The Bridge To Reconciliation

January 1, 2022

Leave a Comment Cancel Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Cookout with Pastor Yong

Chap Chye



Claypot Rice



Osmanthus Jelly



Hainanese Pork Chop

City News Weekly

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube

© City News. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Notice | Terms