Articles by

Wong Siqi

Faith

I believed that God’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? That’s the one question that’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 “God’s will” really mean for me?

Have you ever had someone say to you, “Don’t worry, God’s will is perfect for you”? What does that mean? How can it be “perfect” when you’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

“Missing out on mum”: Learning to love my mentally-ill mum

I missed out on a lot of things as a girl because of my mum’s mental illness. I didn’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

“Lord, please don’t ever call me to be a missionary!” This was my plea after my first mission trip as an 18-year-old onboard Operation Mobilisation’s (OM) ship Doulos. It had been an...

Culture

Kingdom Invasion: The power of prayer intercession

The 40-year cyclical review of Dr Billy Graham’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

There’s no young people in my church … Should I leave?

This was written in response to Elizabeth Tan’s story, “3 questions to ask before changing church“. I read the article by Elizabeth in which she wrote about her decision to change...