Articles by

Christina Wong

Faith

When wisdom hurts: Making painful decisions

ā€œYouā€™re actually in a life-threatening situation right now.ā€ That was what my dentistĀ told me inĀ all seriousness. 7 months ago during a regular check-up, my dentist suspected that my lower...

Faith

I tried to be an extrovert for years

I’ve only recently accepted that I’m introverted. Growing up, I wasnā€™t entirely in the dark about my personality.Ā I rememberĀ recognising early on that I was a little bit different...

Faith

The real island life: A peek into the people and past-times of Pulau Fordata, Indonesia

In July this year, I travelled to Pulau Fordata, located in Tanimbar Islands of Maluku province, Indonesia. A Bible Dedication Ceremony took place in one of its villages, Romean, to celebrate the...

Health

"Our fight is simply to make it to tomorrow": This is what depression looks like

I almost committed suicide in August of 2017. Iā€™d made plans. Iā€™d started to put part of it into action, unbeknown to those closest to me. I have a loving wife, a couple of good kids, and a...

Relationships

Iā€™m an introvert, but I won’t let that be my excuse

Iā€™m a claustrophobic introvert and itā€™s pretty obvious. Me-time is my favourite time of the day. Itā€™s when I just lie on my bed and read, or watch some YouTube videos. Just me and myself....

Health

I was planning to get married, then I got cancer

ā€œYolanda, I’m really sorry but you have cancer.ā€ I didnā€™t know how to react. My mind was a blank. The doctor continued explaining my report, but I just stared blankly at her. As I lay...

Culture

I was almost aborted

For many parents-to-be, finding out the gender of their unborn baby is usually an exciting and touching moment. But not for my parents. My father really wanted a son.Ā Imagine his disappointment...

Work

Do you find yourself stuck in survival mode at work?

The biggest issue faced by young working adults today is the absence of spiritual ambition.Ā While there is much striving towards worldly measures of success, a void of spiritual vision exists in how...

Faith

A new hope

Hope.Ā Itā€™s a loaded word. What exactly is hope? What is the basis for it? How do we learn to hope? And how does it lookĀ to you? We hope for many things, and in many people. We hold onto hope amid...