by Cyrus Tian Pre-CUR’21 When I first got the invitation to attend CUR, I was confused. Such events have never been my thing.To me, retreats were for those who wanted
by Tan Ci Rui (receiving the Sacrament of Baptism) Before attending OYP RCIY last year, I struggled with a lot of insecurities and feelings of unworthiness. I often felt that
by Clement Clayrant Chen Before getting to know the Lord and falling in love with Him, I always felt lonely and unloved. I was born into a non-Christian family, and
by Hannah Jeanne Lee Gek Ching Looking back at my long walk to baptism, I can see how God called me to Him in a way that I would be
by Luke Ho Yeung Jek (pictured, left) Before attending RCIY, I had been going to a Protestant church even though I was not yet baptised. I first started going to
Ezekiel Ho, Temasek Polytechnic SHINE 2022 was my first ever retreat. As I entered reluctantly, I had the mindset of being here simply to make new friends. On the first
by Yoanna Dela Cruz Hello! I’m Yoanna and I’m from NYP social work. Before SHINE, I thought I had a strong relationship with God. I was active in church and
I felt that I had strayed from God before SHINE21. It seemed like I was going my own way, even though I was still aware that God was there with
By Micaela Arriola, EXALT21 Decoration Team I/C Creativity is something I never really considered my strong suit. Even in school, I steered away from ‘arts subjects’ because I much preferred
By Natalie Low, Temasek Polytechnic I entered Empower uncertain of what to expect: I was not open, and was also weighed down by the many baggages and hurts that I
Before Empower, my life was mundane and boring: It revolved around school projects, grades, my high expectations of myself. I was stressed by school constantly, and outside of school I
By Deepu Jose, Anchor Community During university, I wanted to fully focus on my studies and be active on campus. I only had 2 years overseas and wanted to make the most
Hi! My name is Sophie, I’m 19 this year and I graduated from EJC in 2020. Throughout JC, I was getting more preoccupied with my social life, grades, and mental
My name is Zoe, I’m 19 and graduated from CJC in 2020. In that year I signed up for a similar exam prayer session, thinking that I would not hear
By Joseph Fernandez I have never understood God the Father. When people tell me to picture the Father, the first thing I think of is God the Unmoved Mover, a
A group of us who attended Office for Young People (OYP) ’s School of Witness (SOW) earlier this year decided to commit to a follow up programme called ‘SOW n