Illness

At 25, I became a caregiver and sole breadwinner

Nothing in life ever prepared me for what happened. I’m 25, the only child in the family and not married. Now I’m the sole breadwinner of the family with a disabled father. And it has not been...

Life & Death

Death, where is your sting?

On 25 February 2012, I experienced loss for the first time in my life. My maternal grandfather, or gong gong (公公), passed away after battling with pneumonia. I still vividly remember a gripping...

Mental Health

I saw hope even when it felt like I was drowning

It was during a season of transitions that I fell into depression. It wasn’t a sudden fall. It was happening, but I just hadn’t realised it. At the time, I was in NS (National Service) and in...

Mental Health

Depression may be a giant, but God is greater

It has been more than four years in my struggle with depression.  In the first three years I thought to myself: “I just need to find someone to be there for me, to save me out of my misery.”...

How-tos & Handles

5 ways to refocus your thoughts

Do you find it hard to take control of your thought life? Are you often besieged with negative thoughts, or do you find yourself constantly battling fears? Paul wrote to the Philippians church,...

Disabilities

Loving Jonah, my brother with Down Syndrome

My parents would always talk about my brother when we were very young. “Oh you know,” they would tell me. “Jonah is special. He only has one hand.” This only connected for me...

Illness

My sister’s cancer and the power of prayer in our family

I come from a family steeped in ancestral worship. So when I became a Christian, my parents were understandably very upset and did not allow me to go to church. One time, my mother got extremely...

Illness

Don’t waste your waiting

In 2016, my mum was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer. When I heard the news, I couldn’t help but ask God why. There were many questions in my mind, and I couldn’t stop thinking about them....

Life & Death

Sulli: Another star gone too soon

What seemed like a calming tide after Jonghyun’s passing in December 2017 was broken on Monday with news of yet another K-pop idol dying by suicide. At 25 years old, Choi Jin-Ri, or more commonly...