Salt&Light

While most people complain about problems at work, Timothy Wong, who heads the research department at DBS, sees them as a way he can draw closer to God.   “The bigger the problem, the more you recognise your own frailty and inability to really solve that problem,” he said at the recent Intentional Disciplemaking Church (IDMC) conference. "Nonetheless, I can go to Him in prayer and have Him either give me wisdom to solve the problem, or solve the problem for me." Read: saltandlig.ht/3XpdXKC

In agonising pain because of endometriosis and several fibroids in her uterus, Yvonne Kong-Ho opted for a hysterectomy. Though she was already done having children, she didn't expect the loss of her womb to cause her so much emotional anguish. Read: https://saltandlig.ht/47sNd0m

You might have admired her art on your OCBC Frank credit card, or read an article on her in Design Society Singapore and Tatler Singapore. But not many people know that God is the real pioneer behind Joanne Lim's modern Western calligraphy at The Letter J Supply. Read: https://saltandlig.ht/4enfK9Z

“He will shower and will not use soap and shampoo. You remind him to take his medicine, and he claims he has, but they are still in the box.” Caring for her father with dementia – on top of a son with a rare congenital disorder – is stressful and difficult, but Shirley See presses on, knowing Who she's really doing this for. Read: https://saltandlig.ht/47JHVOp

“I will always remember my dad as a fiery evangelist, incredibly anointed and gifted,” Pastor Pacer Tan, Senior Pastor of Lighthouse Evangelism and Pastor Rony’s son, told Salt&Light.  “But most of all, I remember Dad for being a faithful husband and a dedicated father.” Read: https://saltandlig.ht/4ddYz9D

Satan’s strategy to destroy the church is not unlike the turning point in America’s fight for independence, where the men were told: “Save your bullets. Don’t shoot just any soldier. Shoot the officers,” said Rev Dr Peter Dr Tan-Chi during his talk, Leadership Under Attack, at the recent IDMC Conference Singapore 2024. “Satan has a target. His target are leaders. So don’t be surprised when our leaders are attacked." Read: https://saltandlig.ht/3Tnw9TE

“Why won’t you vanish from this world?” Given away by her birth parents and mistreated by her adoptive parents, Aw Qi Qi often felt she should not have existed. But through her husband Jeffrey and his loving family, God restored to her what she had lost – and later showed her that she had never been alone. Watch: https://youtu.be/APbIKBRdBCg

“When I relied more on the Bible (in my counselling), I found the teaching and approach to be more holistic.” Drawing from his own experience and observations, Christian counsellor Andrew Ponniah puts Christian precepts into secular counselling principles in his new book, Meandering in the Counselling Maze. Read: https://saltandlig.ht/3TwkrpR

Growing up in a dysfunctional family, her childhood was far from a fairy tale. Suffering abuse of every sort, she desperately wanted a way to end it. Life did not get easier as she grew up: By 17 she was in depression. At 26 she was struck by cancer. But when she was in hospital, friends persistently showed up to encourage and support her, and that kept her going. As a result, she felt a strong desire to discover who this God, who had saved her, was. She made it her goal in 2020 to connect with God. Read: https://saltandlig.ht/47qEEmM

They come from the community, many from broken homes, with broken hearts. But through Sonshine Kids, they have an opportunity to encounter God. Read: https://saltandlig.ht/3ToXtB3