Real Life, Real People

Be inspired by these ordinary people who have extraordinary stories. Wherever you are in life, every story in here is sure to give you hope!

Post-secondary

My self-worth was tied to my grades, but God set me free

I was the studious one in my family. I was the one that my parents would boast about due to my good results, the one that my cousins were constantly compared to, the one who enjoyed studying and...

Family

I am adopted and unashamed: How I traded my fear of separation for peace and identity

“I felt unloved, unwanted and unimportant.” That’s how Ashley Tan summed up the internal struggle she faced growing up as an adopted person. Now 20, Ashley was adopted as an infant in...

Outreach

How a breakup, board games and the Alpha Course led me on a path to discover Jesus

Growing up in a family of freethinkers, Ting Wei knew little about religion. Though there were certain religious practices that his family would observe due to tradition, these were considered more...

Outreach

Sharing your personal testimony: How your life story leaves an impact for the Gospel

Back when I was working in the newsroom, I used to tell my interns that news is what people need to know and want to know. How does that apply to our faith? The Gospel is what people need to know....

Family

Always being teased for looking different, I finally found out I was adopted after a conflict at home

How would a 19-year-old react when he finds out that he is adopted? That is what I went through two years ago during a conflict with my family, when I discovered that I was adopted. From birth, I...

Real Life, Real People

I lost a kidney growing up, but I would come to gain so much more

I was three years old when I lost a kidney.  From a young age, I had been having regular fevers. My mother kept bringing me to the general practitioner, but there was no other sign from my body that...

Real Life, Real People

Losing my national team spot, marriage, and friend to suicide – I thought all hope was lost

As a national rugby player for 11 years, I was engaged in sports my entire life.  My journey as a sportsman first began when I started swimming in kindergarten. As I progressed to primary and...

Real Life, Real People

Bible Bento: This storyteller is using AI and anime to serve up Scripture in a new way

About nine months ago, I suddenly woke up on a Friday morning with a sentence in my mind: “Children love Bible stories, like Daniel and the lions’ den.” Initially, I found this strange and...

Real Life, Real People

I became an Olympian at 18, but life taught me more through setbacks than success

Sports has always been something that I hold dearly to. I was trained in Singapore Sports School as a track and field sprinter. At the age of 17, I represented Singapore in the SEA Games and the...