My family started worshipping in Calvary Jurong BP Church in 1980 when my uncle, an Elder in Sharon BP Church, brought us there. I was then in primary 4 and knew nothing about Christianity. The following year I accepted Christ and was infant baptised. That night when I prayed the...

The Past Me My parents doted on me since young. I was arrogant and had a temper that, once unleashed, could not be controlled. My mouth uttered vulgarity; I was willful and quarrelsome. I was guilty of all these! My brother could not control me, and my sister kept a...

My parents are great parents. They have taken care of my sisters and me really well and always put effort in protecting our interests. I tend to, however, see things differently from them. I was withdrawn and introverted in my family. Ever since I was young, I had always loved...

My mother had poor health since I was born.  Thus, I was raised by my grandparents until I started schooling. That was the time I went back to my parents. My childhood memories are not happy ones because I was constantly forced to live a life dictated by my parents....

I grew up in a Christian family. My grandparents were both Christians. Burning joss sticks and praying to ancestors were all done by “the others” but never by our family. But in a traditional Chinese family unit residing in a small town, this was practically unthinkable! As a child, I...

I grew up in a non-Christian family. My family members engaged in ancestor worship. This was the very reason that my marriage to my husband was faced with serious objections because he comes from a Christian family. Eventually, however, we got married. I had gotten myself married into a “God...

My father was a doctor and my mother a midwife. both were Christians. My maternal grandfather was also a pastor. Thus, I grew up in a Christian family and believe in the existence of God and heaven. Deep down inside me, I knew that only by believing in Jesus could...

My father worked in Sembawang Shipyard. As in the local tradition, ancestral and idol worship are a norm in those days for my parents. After my marriage my wife and I followed in my parent’s footsteps in ancestral and idol worship at home. Life after marriage is plain and simple,...

My family used to be farmers. As in the local tradition, ancestral and idol worship are a norm in those days for my parents. After my marriage, I too followed in my parent’s footsteps in ancestral and idol worship at home. Life after marriage is plain and simple, as any...

I was baptised during the Chinese Lunar New Year in the year 2003. It has been 15 years since then. During that period, there were four years during which I was filled with bitterness and forsook the Lord completely. Days without the Lord were even more difficult. When I was...