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!

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...

Family

#SpillTheTeh: The struggles of young caregivers

“I used to think that caregivers are people of my parents’ age. So I always thought this part of life would come, but not that early. “That was my own misconception,” said...

Life & Death

Losing my mum to cancer: Seeing the good (and God) in suffering

I lost my mother to cancer last July. She was only 60. She was first diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer in her adrenal gland in 2012. We were thankful then that the cancer was discovered...

Personalities

“You are not what you cannot accomplish”: Olympian Yeo Jia Min on dealing with disappointment

“I’m sorry.” Overwhelmed with emotions after how her first Olympic outing concluded, Yeo Jia Min was fighting back tears during her interview with local media.  Although the world...

Personalities

Overcoming the odds: Team Singapore sailor Amanda Ng on her journey to the Olympics

Singaporean Amanda Ng competed in the RS:X Women category at the 2020 Olympics, but did you know that her journey to Tokyo was one fraught with pain and anguish? Sharing her testimony with the young...

Real Life, Real People

Once broken and battling depression, she discovered new meaning to life

“As a teenager, I wasn’t sure how to find my identity as a person,” confessed Jolyn Kari Ng. “At that time, it was probably through my friends, how popular I was in school and how attractive...

University

Entering university for the first time? Here’s what 4 young adults have to say about campus life

Entering university for the first time may be a daunting experience to many. But more than a milestone of academics and grades, our university experience can teach us much about life. We spoke to...

Discipleship

A second-generation Christian asks: What if my faith has no dramatic U-turn story?

My life hasn’t been very dramatic. As a result, I don’t really have a “U-turn story” to share about how God turned my world upside down when I got to know Him. I used to think...