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Faith

Why I teach children with special needs

“One man built his house on the sand … It crashed! It crashed!” What followed this bizarre outcry were more words I could not understand, not even as a special needs teacher. My student drew...

Faith

Here I am, send … him

 “But Moses said, ‘Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send somebody else’.” (Exodus 4:13) Early last year I was jogging along my usual route, to the bridge by the river....

Faith

What’s killing your kindness?

Ever wondered what motivates you to do good? The key word here is “motivate”. The motivation, the impetus, that adrenaline that keeps you going. The motivation behind human behaviour has...

Church Life

Everyone deserves a moment with God: Special needs and the Church

Several years ago, a life group in Hope Church Singapore found itself with four unique cell members – each of whom had special needs. With no experience in caring for people with special needs, a...

Do Good

I dream of a HungerFree world. Do you?

Having studied Communications in college, I desired to find a job where I could strengthen my skills and use them to serve God. So when I came across a job listing for Resource Development and...

News

From a hospital in Tokyo, an urgent cry for help

Maybe you’ve seen this appeal on your Facebook feed: Please help me bring my father home. You may have trouble accessing the link, possibly due to heavy traffic to the site. In short: The...

Real Life, Real People

The credit analyst who left everything behind for an unpaid internship in Cambodia

When I was younger in the faith, I used to hate the idea of working in the church office. That was my only concept of what full-time ministry could look like. I had the perception that it would...

Do Good

Going the extra quack

“I thought I wouldn’t see you again after the last time you came to my house during Chinese New Year,” said Madam Png Peck Hoon. I smiled guiltily and insisted that I’d been...

Real Life, Real People

THIR.ST TALKS: I know an amazing woman

We’ve all heard stories about amazing women – but how often do we hear these stories from the mouths of men? Thir.st went behind the scenes with five such women who have incredible stories of...