by Timothy Wong, NUS Catholic Students Society (CSS) I had my first touchpoint with OYP when I was serving NS. My elder sister was in SMU’s FIDES community at the
by Natasha Low, Republic Polytechnic Community I came to know OYP in 2021 when I was invited to attend the SHINE retreat just before I began my polytechnic studies. I
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 Jamie Lin, Genesis Working Adults Community The first time I entered 2 Lorong Low Koon, I thought I was doing a favour to God. It had been a few
by Samantha Tham, SMU FIDES Community My journey with the Lord has been nothing short of a crazy rollercoaster, having my life seemingly turned upside down. I have been blessed
by Denis Vincent, ITE/Private Diploma Community I first came to the Office for Young People at 15 during my confirmation retreat, as it was held on the premises. I think
by Zaneta Tan, Our Father’s House (Working Adults community) At 15, I answered God’s call and gave my life to Him, but my faith was still cerebral and more focused
by Jonathan Tham, Living Vessels Community (Private University community) Prior to entering university, my relationship with God felt like barren land. Despite knowing that there was a faint prompting in
by Natanya Lye Catholic Youth Community (Nanyang Polytechnic) Hi, I’m Natanya Lye, from Nanyang Polytechnic’s Catholic Youth Community. God brought me to OYP through my older sister’s invitation to attend
by Bernice Lee Genesis (Working Adults Community) Fullness of Life. These words represent my past six years in OYP since my first encounter at a JC/IB mass in 2016.
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 Jolene Abelarde I was baptised in a Protestant church before joining RCIY. I used to think of myself as a “trying-Christian”. I tried my best to be a good
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
We give thanks to the Lord for Combined Uni Retreat 2021. It was a joy and blessing to be able to gather in preparation for the coming of infant Jesus!
“I was blind, now I see.” (John 9:25).At the recent Treasure retreat for young working adults, the Lord moved powerfully in uncovering the spiritual blindness of their hearts. He renewed