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

I never thought I’d be a victim of sexual assault

TRIGGER WARNINGĀ  This article contains information aboutĀ sexual assault, which may be triggering to survivors. I woke up in an unfamiliar place. My shirt was on, but … Where were my...

Real Life, Real People

The day my passion broke me

When I first became Christian, I realised that believing in a God wasnā€™t difficult. It was believing that He is a God who is sovereign and good that was the problem for me. As one who lived with...

Real Life, Real People

My story has no happy ending

I used to share a lot of testimonies. At the start of my journey with Jesus, they typically revolved around what I now recognise as trivialities: Favour at work, relief from stressful situations, a...

Real Life, Real People

In the face of darkness, a defiant song of grace

5 years ago at an Awaken Generation worship night, a couple shared openly what they were praying for: The wife had a tumour in her eye and needed a healing miracle. As they were sharing, God put it...

Culture

How do I love myself if I hate my body?

ā€œSheā€™s fat!ā€ ā€œSheā€™s so quiet!ā€ ā€œNo one will ever like her ā€¦ā€ Whispers filled the car while the young girl glanced out the window with tears filling her eyes, pretending she didnā€™t...

Real Life, Real People

"I heard the audible voice of God": Redemption from a life of ADHD and gang violence

My parents knew I had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when I was diagnosed as a child, but they kept it from me. When I went for my check-ups, my mother told me the medicine I was...

Health

The scars that can sing

23Ā April, 2011 is a day I will never forget. It was the day that marked the end of my mumā€™s four-year-long battle against breast cancer. She was 59 years old that year. It was a battle that...

Work

From English teacher to Hokkien peng

I joined the teaching profession in the year 1965. I was a passionateĀ primary school teacher, whoĀ aspiredĀ to become a principal in time. FourĀ years later, in December 1969, the Ministry of...

Culture

I was fit, strong ā€“Ā but I hated my body

I’m a SEA Games Medallist in discus throwing. I’m fit, but when I was a teen, I hated my body so much! I remember being in an all-girls cell group in church when I was 14, and we were...