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...

I was born into a Buddhist family. My family prayed to the gods of Buddhism. We had an altar at home that is for worshipping the god. At that time, I had no idea what and who they were. But I just followed my family members in praying to their...

Before Believing in Jesus I grew up as an only child in a traditional Taoist family who does ancestor worship. As I had no other siblings to play with, my usual pastime is to hang around my grandmother or my great-grandmother. I would accompany them to temples on special occasions...

I was raised in a family that reveres icons. From a young age, I did not know precisely what or who my identity was. During that time, I was struggling with my examinations as I could not catch up with lessons and assignments. I was so far behind that I...

I used to hate school, and was a true blue rebel who opposed anyone who represented authority. Back then, I fought and quarrelled with my parents almost daily. In order to escape from their restrictions, the rebel in me decided to leave home to work in a place as far...

I was introduced to God at a young age.  It all started with my tuition teacher whom my mother engaged when I was 7 years old to guide me in my school work.  The tutor, instead of helping me academically, at each weekly session she spent more than half the...

My first experience with God and Jesus in my life was when my mother got me a crucifix during primary school.  On Easter and Christmas, my mother would bring my siblings and me to attend church service.  We are not, however, regular church attendees.  I never had the opportunity to...

Kat has been our mutual friend for many years.  We had come to know the church through her many invitations.  Stepping into this church was our first step in knowing God.  In fact, I am no stranger to Jesus, as my father was blessed to have known Jesus before he...