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Do Good

“Thank you, Mr Christ”: Divine encounters through disaster relief

In March 2014, over 10,000 people attended Celebration of Hope in Fukuoka with Will Graham. Organised by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and led by Will Graham, grandson of the late Billy...

Missions

To be one of you: What it took for this Singaporean pastor to love Japan

Pastor Lam Wai Chan was 37 when he first received the call to uproot and relocate to Japan. Despite his love for the country and its culture, and his fluency in the language, it was not something he...

Life & Death

I was living in denial until I lost my only parent: Yusrin’s story on grief and healing

I grew up, for the most part, not having a father figure present in my life. Mum was my only parent. My mum raised my siblings and I single-handedly and it wasn’t easy for her in many ways....

Illness

I strived to become a world-class pianist my whole life, but tragedy struck overnight

I was 17 when I woke up one day with pain in my wrist and elbow. Writing suddenly became difficult, and all of a sudden, I could no longer control my fingers anymore when playing the piano. I went to...

Mental Health

I was 10 when I first thought about ending my life

TW: This article contains mention of self-harm and suicide ideation. I grew up in a family that was constantly fighting. Discipline, harsh criticism and bruises filled my childhood, leading me to...

Family

Always being teased for looking different, I finally found out I was adopted after a conflict at home

How would a 19-year-old react when he finds out that he is adopted? That is what I went through two years ago during a conflict with my family, when I discovered that I was adopted. From birth, I...

Real Life, Real People

How I found freedom from my 6-year drug addiction

My mum was a tiger mum and the sole breadwinner of our household, hence she was always busy with work. My stay-at-home dad was pretty silent and very particular about cleanliness, so he would scold...

Missions

Where to start with missions? Just go

“It always seemed like it was reserved for people who are very noble or people who are very passionate. I thought one needed to have a certain skillset first to be able to go on missions.” Though...

Music

“When we have Him, we have everything we need”: Awaken Generation’s Ian Chew on true provision

Ravens was written in the most unassuming and unexpected way. One Saturday morning in 2020, I was conducting a songwriting workshop for my church . We were learning about the basic building blocks of...