At an age where most people are spending time with their grandchildren or travelling around the world, Mr Chew Eng Bong has been busy cycling around Singapore to do his part for charity.

The spritely 86-year-old is a familiar sight, riding his bicycle across the island, regularly clocking long distances to keep fit.

More recently, he completed a 57km route to raise funds to benefit the residents of MWS Bethany Nursing Home – Choa Chu Kang. The nursing home is one of the centres under Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) which offers round-the-clock residential care to the chronically ill and frail. He did this as a member of Connecting Cycling Superstars (CCS), a group of passionate silver-generation cyclists who have been volunteering at the Home since 2017.

With the COVID-19 pandemic situation, various measures were put in place at the Home, and CCS volunteers like Eng Bong have been unable to engage the senior residents as they used to. Still, wanting to make a tangible difference in the lives of the residents, he and the other group members initiated a fundraising campaign called “Love on Wheels” to raise funds for the Home’s care remodelling project. The project involves transforming the Home into a more home-like environment that is also dementia-friendly.

The Bible says, “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace (1 Peter 4:10)”. In doing so, the CCS group has used their gift of a good heart to bring joy into the lives of vulnerable seniors.