Mary spent 17 years in church ministry in the areas of missions training, discipleship and outreach mobilisation. Personally, she has been serving the Bangladeshi migrant community in Singapore for the past nine years.

She is currently the coordinator of Al Massira in SE Asia and Bangladesh, traveling and sharing with churches and field workers training programs that equip believers to dialogue and journey well with friends who want know how the Old Testament prophets related with God, and understand the signs pointing to the Messiah.

Mary enjoys community building in cross-cultural friendships, board games, music and swimming.

Seng Chuan was a pastor for some 15 years (1977-1993), before returning to secular work as a speech teacher (1997-2013). In 2006, he embarked on a program of academic study in Buddhism that led to an MA in Buddhist studies. In addition, he also attended the Buddhist Sunday School at the Mangala Vihara (Temple), did Pali language studies at the Ruwan Buddhist Society, and a post-graduate diploma at The Buddhist Library. Seng Chuan has also been an adjunct lecturer at the BGST (1995-2021), having taught classes in pastoral ministry, speech education, and Asian religions. In his retirement years, his time is mostly spent between playing table tennis, and doing some voluntary work with EOL (end of life) patients.