"I wanted to get out of Singapore so badly that my parents asked me, ‘Do you want to go to New Zealand?’, and I said ‘Yes!’. So when I was fourteen, I packed my bags and ended up in a new country. But on the first night, I felt so lonely that I just couldn’t control myself, and I kept crying the whole night. I didn’t want to tell my parents because of my pride; I wanted to show them that I was strong and independent. So I started thinking about God, and I thought - ‘God, please let me know you’re here’. As soon as I said that, I felt warmth in my room, like someone was giving me a hug. You’d think it would make me feel better, but it made me feel worse. I became desperate and opened my Bible, and the first thing I saw was ‘And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age’. And I found something to hold on to. Faith is a strange thing my friend, it comes only when you’re desperate. I question it all the time, but in times like these - it helps.”
