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!

Missions

How one man followed the call of God… all the way to Africa

Leonard Ong would never have guessed that a relaxing evening spent watching a fishing programme would eventually lead to an extraordinary journey into the heart of Africa. But when God calls, you...

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Once a serial dater ashamed of her unwanted pregnancy, she finally found true freedom

When we think of the word “freedom”, many of us think of the ability to do whatever we want, whenever we want. But for Jennifer Heng, keynote speaker at young women’s conference, Not Gonna...

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A refugee’s story of racism and redemption

Max Jeganathan was less than 1-year-old when he and his parents had to flee Colombo, Sri Lanka on a cargo ship due to violent racial riots in 1983. Known as Black July, mobs of Sinhalese gangs...

Music

Freed from performance anxiety, I no longer had to pretend

There is a word in Japanese that summarises the deep problem I was facing: “足りない” (tarinai). In English, it means “not enough”, “insufficient” or “lacking”.  By all...

Mental Health

The girl with a morbid fascination for death

I developed a love for reading in primary 5. It started with innocent children’s books, before I turned to magic and fantasy. Then I read this goth novel in primary 6 that became the catalyst...

Discipleship

When I was fearful of change

Growing up on a steady diet of Hollywood coming-of-age stories whose protagonists are sometimes accused of changing for the worse, the elevation of constancy over change had been inculcated in me...

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I never thought I’d be working full-time in a Bible translation ministry

In 2018, I decided to quit my job in the education sector to study in a seminary because I desired to serve him in full-time ministry. After graduating in 2019, I wanted to explore serving in church...

Finding Purpose

“It’s an answer to a prayer I wrote at 19”, says 27-year-old who is refreshing heritage brand CYC

Think of the iconic 85-year-old Singapore brand, CYC, and a picture of made to measure shirts favoured by prominent CEOs, politicians and state leaders comes to mind. But Cara Chiang, 27, has...

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What I learnt as a young teacher: The tender-hearted discipline master who made a difference

Pastor Low Kok Guan graduated from computer engineering, but made a switch to teaching after 7 years in the IT sector. In the 10 years that he taught in primary school, he had the privilege to serve...