Brian’s Memories I was a very mischievous boy when I was growing up, and had my fair share of family issues. My mum placed me under foster care. I went to St. Patrick’s Boarding School, studying and staying there for most of my teenage years. When my foster family...
“What are you building your house on?” This question was put to Edwyn De Souza after he was hit by the first storm in his life; and he was so taken aback it became a moment of truth for him. In 1990, he stepped into the mission field, and has been a lay missionary...
I have encountered God not once but thrice – personally and deeply. All through my early formative years, I have been blessed to have been educated in mission schools, CHIJ Punggol and then St Joseph’s Convent. In secondary school, my school mate brought me to...
‘With God, all things are possible’ (Matt 19:26) – this verse from the Gospel of Matthew is the one that I go to when I need the strength to overcome difficulties, and when even the simplest things in life seem so difficult. I am born with Cerebral Palsy. Living with...
Christine and I were taken aback when our daughter, Charmaine, told us one day when she was in primary school, “Do you know we are the only normal family? I am the only one amongst my friends that has a mum and a dad. The rest come from broken families.” Charmaine had...
