Family

Family

A letter to my brothers who struggle with special needs

Growing up, our family are the people we’re closest to, but sometimes they are also the cause of our greatest heartaches.  Middle child Daniel* (19) tell us about his struggles in learning how to...

Family

Waiting for my child: A journey through infertility

A seemingly natural, straightforward, joyful experience that so many others easily celebrate and at times casually joke about, became a clinical, drawn-out and painful journey for us. Needles, vials...

Real Life, Real People

#UnheardNarratives: Children of divorce

A marriage involves two people, but a divorce can involve a lot more if you think about the families affected. In episode three of our new series, Unheard Narratives, we hear from children of...

Do Good

Homeless at age 14, this is how a foster family changed her life

In his 2021 National Day Rally speech, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong highlighted Roslina Toh’s effort in mobilising 200 volunteers to organise food and shelter for stranded Malaysian workers...

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...

Family

From small talk to TableTalk: A card game created by poly students for families to connect

Growing up the youngest of four children, Isaiah Chia, now 20, was used to sitting quietly while his elders talked. His was “a very typical Asian household” where there was “no culture of...

Family

First-time dad: I’m learning about patience

So much has changed for me during this pandemic period. My BTO was delayed for nearly a year, and I joined my church to serve on a full-time basis. The biggest change, however, was becoming a father...

Family

What can we learn from the Bible’s imperfect fathers?

What’s your relationship with your father like? Do you have an “Asian Dad” who doesn’t say much, but shows his love in other – often more awkward – ways? Or do you have a...

Family

This Father’s Day, how about the gift of prayer?

With Father’s Day right around the corner, many of us are racking our brains to figure out what to do. What could we give our dads to show just how much we appreciate them for all that they do?...