Life & Death

Will you be an Elliot?

You may not have heard of Elliot Soh during his too-brief life, but many of you will by now have read his final thoughts, penned just before he was called home to be with the Lord on September 28.Ā ...

Life & Death

25-year-old Elliot Soh: “Goodbye… you know where to find me”

Elliot Soh was called home to the Lord on September 28, 2019 at the age of 25 after a nine-month battle with stage 4 sarcoma. He passed away in London where he was studying. Before he left, he wrote...

Life & Death

Babies lost to abortion: Unplanned but not unknown

June is the founder of the Buttons Project Singapore,Ā an initiative that invites anyone affected by abortion to send in,Ā either physically or digitally, a button of memorial for each baby. The...

Illness

How is God still good if I have breast cancer at 26?

Update (February 25, 2021): On the afternoon of February 23, 2021, See Ting went home to be with the Lord. Our hearts hurt and rejoice all at once because she is gone ā€“ but also free from the pain...

Surveys & Reports

Social media and suicides: Are we hearing the silent cries for help?

ā€œI used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. Itā€™s not. The worst thing in life is ending up with people that make you feel all alone.ā€ – Robin WilliamsĀ  The late...

Mental Health

Mended by love: A mental health professional offers hope and help

This was a response written to a story we ran earlier this month: “There are more like Jarrid: Why I’m breaking the silence at 30ā€. Last Friday night, I skipped cell group and headed...

Surveys & Reports

Can a stranger save someone from suicide? Conversations on strengthening communities

ā€œI want to offer an insiderā€™s view of what it is like to be suicidal. To try to help you understand what it is like and how does a person get to that place.ā€ Speaking at theĀ Samaritans of...

Life & Death

Flung out of the car and critically injured, I begged to die

24 May 2016. That was the day when the car I was in collided with another vehicle while during a rock-climbing trip in Australia. My friend and I were flung out of the backseat from the impact. My...

Mental Health

Learning to love myself when others called me fat

When I was studying in China, there were many occasions when sales assistants would just ignore me whenever I walked into shops or boutiques around my university. When they did take notice of me,...