by Thea Rezel, 19 years old Before attending the School of Witness (SOW), I haboured self-hatred and felt emptiness and loneliness. This began when I was separated from my close
by Matthew Christee (above photo, middle), 24 years old Growing up, I never felt special or important. My parents quarreled constantly and home never felt like home. Spiritually, I felt
by Elizabeth Fam (above photo, second-left), 19 years old Before coming to the School of Witness (SOW), I was a typical Sunday Catholic. I was distant from God and I
by Christabel Neo (above photo, left), 26 years old Since encountering Christ three years ago, there has been ups and downs in my faith journey. I constantly strive to be
by Clara Tee, 25 years old Since I was a child I grew up with lots of affirmation. It. Was. Great! But to ensure I was liked by others, I
by Melodi Ng, 28 years old I am an only child born to my parents who tried really hard to conceive and had me in their late 30s. I lived
by Jimson Heng, 25 years old Just before I started SOW, a friend asked me, “What’s the favourite part of yourself?”, and I couldn’t answer, because I didn’t really like
by Gillian Koh, 24 years old I am a cradle catholic and I come from a unique family. My biological family includes my dad and three older sisters. My mother
by Celeste Cordeiro (above photo, right), 27 years old I am the oldest child with 2 younger brothers. Being the eldest, I felt responsible to be a good example for
by Celeste Seah, 27 years old I am a cradle Catholic, am an only child and came back to the faith in 2016. Helpless. Fearful. Tired. Abandoned. Lost. Wounded. Unloved.
by Carolyn Lau, 33 years old On the first day of the School of Witness (SOW), we were asked “what are you thirsting for?” The first thing that came to
Cheryl Fong (above photo, left), 28 years old I am a cradle Catholic but not brought up in the faith. I grew up in a traditional Chinese household where achievements
by Melissa Lee (above image, middle), 25 years old “Let God tend to others first. I’m feeling okay. I can deal with it later.” These thoughts were on my mind
by Nicole Lim, 19 years old When I was young, I was a very friendly child. However, an incident that occurred caused me to recoil into a shell of timidity.
by Joelle Tan (above photo, left), 21 years old I come from a family of six and I am the third child. Before attending the School of Witness (SOW), I
by Melissa Foo, 25 years old For most of my life, I struggled with loving and believing in myself. I constantly sought validation and affirmation from others, which stemmed from
by Justin Quah, 19 years old My life before the School of Witness (SOW) was not Christ-like. I did not go to church, I was not involved in community and
by Sabrina Lee Before attending School of Witness, I was active in my parish and university Catholic community. People would tell me that I am warm and approachable and I