Articles by

Wong Siqi

Faith

I believed that Godā€™s plan for me was to die

My journey with God started in 2007: A six-year-old child, eyes squeezed shut and chubby hands clasped together in prayer as I sat with my kindergarten friends around a table, reciting grace before...

Faith

Why would a Father do that to His Son?

What hinders the next generation from heading out into the mission field? Thatā€™s the one question thatā€™s been on my mind for several months now. And from the many conversations I had, as...

Faith

When I look at my scarred wrists, I think of the man with the nail-scarred hands

I was 13 when I first started cutting myself. Something just rang in my head that inflicting pain on myself would help me to relieve stress and be happy. I was a sensitive kid and had frequent mood...

Faith

What does ā€œGodā€™s willā€ really mean for me?

Have you ever had someone say to you, ā€œDonā€™t worry, Godā€™s will is perfect for youā€? What does that mean? How can it be ā€œperfectā€ when youā€™re struggling to even...

Relationships

Growing up in a lower-income family, I hated my life

My parents separated when I was 10. I was too young to understand anything about separation, but one thing I knew for sure was that our house now felt emptier. After the separation, my mother moved...

Relationships

ā€œMissing out on mumā€: Learning to love my mentally-ill mum

I missed out on a lot of things as a girl because of my mumā€™s mental illness. I didnā€™t have someone to talk to about boys, about my period, about skincare. And I never had someone to nag me about...

Faith

My struggle with becoming a full-time missionary

ā€œLord, please donā€™t ever call me to be a missionary!ā€ This was my plea after my first mission trip as an 18-year-old onboard Operation Mobilisationā€™s (OM) ship Doulos. It had been an...

Culture

Kingdom Invasion: The power of prayer intercession

The 40-year cyclical review of Dr Billy Grahamā€™s prophecy over Singapore in 1978 has been ongoing rhetoric across multiple local churches even in the days and months leading up to 2018,...

Faith

Thereā€™s no young people in my church ā€¦ Should I leave?

This was written in response to Elizabeth Tanā€™s story, ā€œ3 questions to ask before changing churchā€œ. I read the article by Elizabeth in which she wrote about her decision to change...