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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...

Faith

How to cling to love in a world of hate

In this world, evil seems to be gaining ground, but something greater is also awakening in the collective human conscience. We read about terror, but we also read about kindness. There are those...

Relationships

The men who build our country: Loving our migrant workers

“Uhm, hello – my name’s Eudora! What’s yours?” It was a Sunday in June when I found myself greeting a young man leaning against a wall in the mid-afternoon heat. As part of my youth...

Faith

What’s the point of life? Everything is meaningless

Here’s an honest thought: There are times I wish I was dead.  I’m not suicidal – I don’t want to kill myself – but I’m not averse to the idea of death: Wouldn’t it be nice to one...

Work

From medicine to missions: I left the hospital for the field beyond

Previously a doctor in a private hospital, Josiah recently left the marketplace to serve as a ministry apprentice in his church. While his main focus is the missions portfolio, he also handles the...

Faith

“If you have a smartphone in your hand, you are part of the mission”

I never paid much attention in the only computing class I took back in university – a compulsory module that required us to learn how to code on Microsoft Excel. Possibly the only reason I passed...

Faith

A dream of justice for the disabled

The greatest challenge I find in trying to do good is a lack of empathy. The truth is I am a product of circumstances. I have my biases, blind spots and paradigms. These sometimes hinder me from...

Faith

Should I be giving to every peddler I see?

Most of us are used to being approached by old, hunchbacked elderly selling tissue packets, but I was once approached by a young man who asked for some money for lunch. Although I typically walk...

Faith

Do good, for God’s sake

I’ve made it a point in my life to always choose to be passionate enough to act. On injustice. On tragedy. On inequality. On anything that stirs my spirit, stabs at my soul, screams for action....