SINGAPORE - The Assemblies of God World Missions organization reports that one of their pastors has died of SARS, the mysterious illness that originated from Asia and has spread around the world. AG News Service reported April 4 that Chinese pastor Simon Loh contracted severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, after visiting a SARS patient in a hospital in Singapore. Loh pastored First Assembly of God in the city state located south of Malaysia. Because of the SARS scare, churches in Singapore could cancel some children’s programs and services. “We have four missionary families in Singapore,” World Missions Asia-Pacific Regional Director Russell Turney told AG News. “They are aware of the outbreak and taking precautions, but SARS is a very dangerous and very real health threat.”