Stories of Hope

25/12/2025

At one stage, Jovena Chia was making $8,000 each time she did tarot card readings at events.

“The spirit behind my deck was mean, ruthless and straightforward. A lot of people seem to gravitate towards it because they want to hear the truth straight up,” she said.

“I was charging exorbitant prices because I was confident that my readings were very accurate, whether it was about predicting pregnancy, abortion or an accident.”

But there was an emotional trade-off that almost cost her her life.

She drafted her su*cide note and planned to take her own life on December 22, 2017 – two days after her mother’s birthday. But then remembered that she had promised to attend a Christmas event her friend Rachel had invited her to.

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TRIGGER WARNING: Contains mention of su***de ideation. Reader discretion is advised. Growing up, spirituality was part of Jovena Ramona Chia’s everyday life. Several relatives...

10/12/2025

Jasmine Tuan used to be a compulsive shopaholic. She was constantly featured in magazines and TV for her style – and her walk-in wardrobe overflowing with clothes, shoes and bags. She would be invited to the hottest parties in town, “partying from Tuesday to Sunday – resting on Monday”.

Then a near-death experience in Krabi turned her life of excess 180° around.

Today, Jasmine's shopping addiction has been transformed into Cloop, a circular fashion social enterprise that works to reduce overconsumption and fashion waste, what the United Nations calls "an environmental and social emergency".

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Jasmine Tuan had a coveted job as a multimedia designer at an iconic Singapore club that played the world’s freshest dance music. Then she...

27/11/2025

Kick off the Christmas season with carols in English and Mandarin, jazzy festive music and a Flashmob telling the story of the nativity. All are invited to join the joint celebration at One Holland Village on November 29, from 3pm to 9pm.

It’s a joint celebration by 12 churches in the Queenstown and Holland Village area.

The highlight will be the simultaneous lighting up of seven church compounds which will twinkle with festive lights in the month of December.

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For Nicholas Lee, who didn’t grow up in a Christian home, Christmas gatherings a family friend invited him to, held a special magic. “As a child, I looked forward to those annual Christmas parties at their home – the food, the games, the carollers going from door to door, the gift exchanges. T...

19/11/2025

As an only child with a sick father, Julia was forced to grow up fast. She became fiercely independent, capable of solving almost anything by herself.

When her husband, Eddie suggested to raise funds for their child's surgery, Julia had to confront her discomfort and learn to accept help for the first time in a long while.

Watch their story on YouTube and discover how Eddie and Julia overcame their own struggles while journeying with their child, Kaleb, who was born deaf.

16/11/2025

Many aircraft accidents happen because pilots fail to pay attention. “Inattentional blindness” – when someone is so focused on one thing that they fail to see another – is a common cause of such accidents.

This also happens in daily life, says Wong Yuan Sy, who taught aviation physiology to pilots for 10 years. Sometimes, we can be so blinded by our problems, pain or plans that we fail to notice what matters most in life.

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Many aircraft accidents happen because pilots fail to pay attention. “Inattentional blindness” – when someone is so focused on one thing that they fail to see another – is a common cause.

09/11/2025

What if a doctor told your child would never hear?

For Eddie and Julia, the news that their boy, Kaleb was deaf in both ears left them devastated.

Watch their story on YouTube and discover what gave them hope, strength, and the miracles they experienced along the way.

05/11/2025

When Jolene Kunju spotted Francis How across a crowd at a nightclub, it was love at first sight.

She sent her friend over to tell him that she thought he was cute.

Her friend came back with his mobile number. Jolene and Francis chatted into the morning, and a few hours later, met up for a movie and lunch.

Francis told her honestly that he was a former dr*g addict who had just been released from prison the year before.

“But strangely, his upfront honesty made me feel secure,” said Jolene.

Then came the biggest surprise, one that made Jolene swear. Would it be a deal breaker?

It was love at first sight. Jolene Kunju, then in her early 20s and pursuing her Honours degree in Marketing, spotted him across a...

29/10/2025

Min Ho's life as a dr*g addict was miserable. He would try over and over again to quit, but he could not stop. Not even when his father disowned him, not even when he attempted to end his life.

There was no hope for Min Ho ... until Someone intervened and rescued him.

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19/10/2025

An official member of a secret society, Liu Min Ho used to use and peddle dr*gs.

Once, he was beaten up so badly, five of his ribs were broken and he almost lost consciousness.

At this point of despair and hopelessness, Min Ho found an unconditional love that transformed his life.

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12/10/2025

"I wanted to stop, but I didn’t know how to stop.”

Kaoru saw no way out of add*ction and gang activity, except to end his life. But each time, he was rescued.

Little did he know, a woman's simple gift would lead him to a greater Love that would change his life forever.

Today, Kaoru brings the same love to the hopeless.

10/10/2025

Suzette Hattingh was a nurse in South Africa who was not fazed by all types of injuries she attended to.

As a Senior Nurse, she was no stranger to accompanying patients who were dy*ng.

One man, minutes away from dy*ng, suddenly sat up straight up in bed. He cried: “I see the living God on His throne, and I’m lost!” That was his last breath.

Another man, near d*ath, anxiously described going into a pit – feet first, followed by his body, then his head.

Finally, a woman, Mrs X, with terminal cancer. She was the most difficult patient – always screaming and cursing at the nurses – until she made peace with God.

On her d*athbed, Mrs X said: “Oh, Sister Hattingh, do you see these people with white clothes?”

Suzette recalled: “Three such experiences so close together left me unsettled. I began asking: 'What if God is real? What if there really is life after d*ath?'"

Dr Rev Suzette Hattingh, who was in Singapore in September for miracle healing rally, HEALSG 2025, shares her story with Stories of Hope.

Growing up in South Africa, I had wanted to be a policewoman. But my Daddy firmly said no. So I chose the next best...

01/10/2025

At the age of 10, Suzette Hatting’s right arm was shredded in an accident on her father’s farm in South Africa.

Doctors were angry with her father for not allowing them to amputate her arm.
“Mr Hattingh, you are the most irresponsible man we’ve ever met. If we don’t amputate, she will die of septicemia.”

Then they told him: “Take her home. Let this child at least die in her own bed tonight.”

Suzette not only survived, she went on to become a nurse. After being prayed for, she regained full use of her arm.

It was the first of many miracle healings she would personally experience. It set her on fire to pray for others.

Today, she goes around the world praying for healing in the name of Jesus. Rev Dr Suzette Hatting was in Singapore in September for miracle healing rally, HEALSG 2025.

When I was just 10 years old, I asked to join my dad on the tractor to harvest maize from the fields. IAs I bent down to put the corn into a bag, the wind lifted my dress. A grease bolt on the pulley caught the fabric and, in an instant, pulled me feet first into the combine harvester.xThe blades sl...