“You’re turning 24? Me too!” I’d only been speaking with Emily Ho for a whole 5 minutes, yet we had already made a connection. Both of us were born in the same year and we’d...
Reading the news, I discovered that it’s an up-and-coming trend for people to plan their funeral. As one person interviewed for the article said: “I am the best person to know what I...
I almost committed suicide in August of 2017. I’d made plans. I’d started to put part of it into action, unbeknown to those closest to me. I have a loving wife, a couple of good kids, and a...
In 2009, I visited a friend in hospital for the “blues”. I was 17 years old and stood at the door clutching a bunch of flowers, not quite comprehending what had just happened. In 2015, I...
Ms Loh was my music teacher when I was thirteen. I was thrilled when she became my literature teacher two years later, because she had been abroad for further studies the year before, and I was...
“Yolanda, I’m really sorry but you have cancer.” I didn’t know how to react. My mind was a blank. The doctor continued explaining my report, but I just stared blankly at her. As I lay...
Don’t be silly, only kids half your age do these things. The old pen knife blade was cold to the touch. In my head, a fierce battle raged. But I deserve this. I fell into the deep, dark and...
I’d finally climbed out of a deep pit in my life, where I had decided to hide for the longest time. I looked up and I saw Him at the edge of the pit; He was helping me back up. So I climbed...
Whenever I think about the Great Commission, the first thoughts that come to mind are missionary journeys to the ends of the earth – preaching the gospel to the unreached, encouraging foreign...