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!

Mental Health

Bullied in school, I struggled with self-worth

Being told that I had been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) wasn’t something I was proud of. When others found out about it, people said things to me like...

Missions

From A-Levels to Africa: How a daughter followed in her father’s footsteps

The year is 1975. Rodney Hui, or affectionately known as Uncle Rodney to many young friends, is only 20 years old. Rodney had a long break before starting his university education, so he decided to...

Real Life, Real People

#SpillTheTeh: The grief of losing a loved one to death

TRIGGER WARNING This article contains content on death and suicide.  Death. It is something that all of us have to face, and yet few of us would want to think about it. Perhaps because it seems so...

Real Life, Real People

I was a bully, but my own battles were tearing me apart. This is how my life was turned around

When I was 15, I met a group of friends whom I wanted to reach out to. However, to my surprise, I ended up being influenced by them. It started off with simply hanging out with them. Then I realised...

Disabilities

#SpillTheTeh: Here’s what people with disabilities want you to know

“My mum would tell me when I was younger that I needed to study hard and be a tuition teacher, so I can ask my students to come to my house and I can earn a lot of money without having to go out at...

Finding Purpose

How does one end up swapping a law school scholarship for a degree in social sciences?

Studying law had been my dream for as long as I can remember.  I had always been fascinated by the job like having to pore over the facts and getting to craft and pick apart arguments (no doubt...

Illness

What going (almost) blind taught me

At the end of July last year, I underwent an operation to halt vision loss in my right eye. In crude terms, the operation involves the surgeon cutting a small slit in my eye to reduce its pressure....

Real Life, Real People

What hope remains when your life is turned upside down?

Earlier this year, Christian lifestyle brand Jacob Rachel (JR) began an intimate and wonderful little series called “Community Stories” on their Instagram page. There they shared personal...

Missions

“Why am I here when I could have been more useful back home?”: The nurse who spent her lockdown in South Africa

“I always thought I came with no expectations. But the truth is that we always have hidden expectations,” said 37-year-old Kamala Devi. On February 9, 2020, Kamala arrived in Johannesburg for her...