Category Archives: Faith Stories

“Strangely, I have always prided myself as a Church-going Catholic and assured myself that so long as I’m in, I’m never out. It wasn’t until troubles hit home that I admitted I had long left the Church spiritually. My relationship with God took backstage since 2005 when I focused only on my career. While GodContinue reading “Martin”

“I remember having a terrifically carefree and liberating time studying in Virginia and then working in NYC. I was financially and socially independent, career driven and had a full social calendar. But whenever I was in my apartment, I felt empty. I remember that. Then abruptly, I had to return to Singapore because Dad gotContinue reading “Cheryl”

“My relationship with God had always been purely transactional. I give my time in prayer and service; He returns blessings. That went on till I started working. If my faith life mattered little before, it altogether disappeared when chasing my career became my only priority, above my family and kids. Everything else in my lifeContinue reading “Leonard”

“I never left the Church because I never really entered it. Getting baptized at 22 made no difference to my life at all. I was busy travelling, going on exchange programmes and starting work. I had left my home in Vietnam when I was 14, had no real concept of love, and no need ofContinue reading “Frances”

“For the first part of my life, it was great. I had a close-knit community in USA – which I left behind when I left for college. Years passed I became a young atheist travelling around Asia, having the time of my life. Until my God moment: I had married Lisa, and we didn’t haveContinue reading “John”

“My relationship with Landings was once rather ‘on-off’. I first left when I felt I couldn’t be a blessing to someone I was journeying with, and that broke me. Then I left again when I got retrenched and needed to devote myself to job-seeking. Sadly, I had faced retrenchment twice but wonderfully, the second timeContinue reading “David”

For 45 years, I never went to Church and I was scared when I first came to Landings. The people at Landings encouraged me: “Take baby steps, one at a time.” You know what else they did for me? They offered to pick me up and go to Mass together. I live in Woodlands… theseContinue reading “Adam”

“It was a Taoist ‘master’ who told me to return to Jesus. Life had been good after I ‘graduated’ from Confirmation. Happily, I declared myself a free thinker but also explored different religions. My beliefs? Do good, be kind, and don’t hurt anyone. I only approached that ‘master’ because of health concerns – who wouldContinue reading “Veron”

“Honestly, although I’ve always been in some community or ministry all my life, I never thought there would ever be one that would bring me closer to God. But Landings changed my mind. For one, it reminded me of how I’ve always believed we are all born for a purpose to do what God wantsContinue reading “Marie”

“I was in a youth group once, a really nice one I enjoyed serving at. But we didn’t have a common mission. After that, I decided community is for those who need something to anchor their faith on – me, I’m already grounded in God. Then my girlfriend and I broke up, and the communityContinue reading “Jonathan”