Meet Our Trainers

Rev. Louis Lau

Dean

Louis was born and bred in Singapore and became a Christian at age 16. He was first involved in world missions in 1981 with OM, serving in London and then onboard the MV Doulos for 2 1/2 years. And from 1992, together with his wife Chris, they joined OMF and have been involved in church planting ministries in Japan.

Presently, he is the Church Planting Facilitator in Japan and in Asia, training and facilitating missionaries and local leaders towards building DMM/CMM networks. He ministers to the poor and to the homeless in Tokyo since 2012. In 2014, he became the dean at ACTI, knowing the importance of missionaries being trained effectively.

While on the field, Louis did his MA in Intercultural Studies with the Cook School of Intercultural Studies with Biola University, graduating in 2016. They have two children – Justin is a worship pastor in London while, while Jeremy is working in Tokyo.

 dean@acti-singapore.org

Phil Carter

Training Director

Phil Carter, along with his wife Stella, have been serving in global missions through Cru for over 35 years in 38 countries across 66 cities. He founded and currently directs the XChange cross-cultural training program for Cru Asia Ltd.

Phil was born in South Carolina, USA, where he became a Christian at the age of 12. He attained a BFA in Advertising Design, a degree he has put to use across five continents while serving as a missionary. He married Stella at the age of 38 putting him in the middle of a large Chinese-Singaporean family, which is where the real cross-cultural learning began.

Phil and Stella have lived in the United States, South Korea and Singapore. In 2010 they began teaching and developing cross-cultural training tools for Asians moving to different cultures. He has also served as Sending and Partnership Development Director for seven countries in two different Cru regional offices within Asia.

roose.sg@gmail.com

Jimmy Won

Trainer

Jim and his family joined OMF International in the year 2000 to serve in Bangkok, Thailand.  He and his wife have three daughters. He was trained in Trinity Theological College Singapore and upon graduation served in an Anglican Church in the area of youths, missions and worship for 7 years before entering the mission field.

Jim and his wife’s main ministries in Bangkok are Community Development work, University outreach, Sports as well as Missional Business.  While on the field, Jim completed his MA in Intercultural Studies with Biola University (2015).  Both Jim and his wife are alumni of ACTI. They returned to Singapore to be the primary caregivers to Jim’s mom who is suffering from Dementia. Darcy is now an associate social worker studying at SUSS and Jim is the Missions Pastor of WEFC. 

 jimmy.won@wefc.org.sg

Chris Lau

Trainer / COunsellor

Chris graduated from the National University of Singapore (1987) and Institute of Education (1988) and taught in a Junior College (High School) for 4 1/2 years before leaving for Japan with her husband as OMF missionaries in 1992.  

Together with her husband, Louis, they have been involved in church planting ministries. Chris graduated with a Masters of Arts in Counselling in 2015 (Singapore Bible College). She is presently a counsellor for OMF missionaries, the wider missionary community and Japanese in Japan.

Besides serving at ACTI as trainer and counsellor, Chris also avails herself as a trainer in evangelism and discipleship in Japan, at the Re-Entry Retreats for returning Singapore missionaries and other training courses.

Chris.Lau@omfmail.com

Serene Ong

Trainer / Administrator

Serene returned to Singapore in June 2021 after serving with her husband and 4 children in Cambodia, Phnom Penh for almost 10 years. She supported her husband in his role as Country Director in Cambodia for the Methodist Missions Society while homeschooling her children on the mission field. Her ministry in Cambodia involved Education, discipleship, ministering to orphans and young adults and TCKs through the arts. 

Through God’s divine appointment, Serene joined ACTI as an Administrator in Jan 2022 and is also serving as a Trainer for the ACTI Course. She graduated with a Diploma in Business Management (Specializing in Human Resource) and completed an Advance Certificate in Christian Counselling by Waverly Abbey College in 2019. She is passionate to journey with young adults especially young women in their faith and calling.  

admin@acti-singapore.org

International Team of Lecturers