Our Contributors
Meet our bunch of creative writers and artists from all over the world!
Click on each profile to learn more about what we’re passionate about and to view our contributions.
CREATIVES
AMY
Amy likes making faith-filled art that points people back to Jesus. Her illustrations are inspired by a childlike-faith and awe for God and His amazing creation. She expresses herself best through her art, sometimes using memes and puns…More
EMILIA
Emilia enjoys listening more than talking, and hopes to touch the hearts of people through her drawings. She’s a graphic designer, illustrator and photographer, and sees art and multimedia as a medium of connecting people to God…More
ESTELLE
Estelle enjoys all things creative such as illustrating, capturing and stitching candid moments in life, cooking up social campaigns, and everything in-between. She believes there’s so much potential to speak life through what you create…More
GALIH
Visual artist by passion and profession. A big fan of natural beauty. I was born a doodler. I loved to doodle on practically anything in the house. So my parents decided one day to help me—and the house—by signing me upfor various drawing competitions…More
JOHN
Full time servant of the Lord and nurse by profession. Expressing my creative side through typography not only reveals a vital part of me but more importantly, enables me to bring Christ’s reality to everybody. I believe that His words are very…More
LARA
On dewy mornings, Lara can be found crouching down in the garden with a magnifying glass, admiring the dew formed on a fresh blade of grass. She loves observing the little details in God’s creation, and her art embraces the inspiration she draws…More
MARIE
I draw, poke and cut things. I guess drawing, or creating things (be it embroidery or paper cut outs), has just always been a medium that spoke to me to express myself when I cannot find the right words to say. It is also a means…More
NICO
Ever since I was a kid, I was into the arts. I used to write my notes in different handwriting styles when I was in elementary and high school. For some reason, I stopped doing calligraphy when I reached college, but I rediscovered my love for the arts…More
PAULINA
Paulina sees God as the one who colors the days of her life. She loves her parents and her sister, and considers her husband the most beautiful miracle of her life. Being perfectly imperfect reminds her how much she needs God every day. She wishes to…More
RACHEL
I’m an introvert who often laughs too loudly and gets moved to tears too quickly. When I’m not indulging in food or sleep, I am scribbling away, carving rubber stamps or creating a (artistic) mess at my home workspace. To me, the arts is a platform through…More
RACHEL
I believe every creative process is an act of worship. Through creating, we reflect the beauty and nature of Christ, the ultimate Creator and Artist. My work is a visual representation of my thoughts and meditations…More
WRITERS
AMY
AGNES
Agnes once scored a “D” for English, so she never imagined that she could write. But after she experienced God’s redemptive power through an unexpected interruption in life, she felt prompted to write to share about the goodness of God….More
ANDREW
Andrew’s guilty pleasure involves swaying to hits of the 80’s such as George Michael’s seminal art piece, Careless Whisper. Unfortunately, his guilty feet have got no rhythm. He can usually be found laughing among friends or shushing them in a cinema…More
ASHLEY
After getting her BA in Christianity and her MA in Biblical Languages, Ashley is now on faculty in the Theology department at a private Christian school in Texas. She loves living life with her husband David and kiddos Sadie and Xander…More
CALEB
Caleb is a fan of film, food, fun, family as well as other things that don’t begin with the letter f, like travel and the theater. He considers himself a citizen of the world: born in New Zealand, raised in the Fiji Islands, now living in Australia, and the holder of three passports…More
CHARMAIN
has a thing for chocolate, Jane Austen, and extraordinary stories of ordinary people. A wife and mother of two, she is uncovering what it means to live as loved, with eyes for eternity. She writes because it helps her process experiences, and loves being surprised by God—especially in the little but meaningful moments He plants into her everyday.
CONSTANCE
Constance is an avid reader and a Milo addict. If she is not found with a book, she is probably watching Korean dramas or jamming on her guitar to some Coldplay tunes. She enjoys the company of children and hopes to…More
DEBORAH
Deb is thankful to be using her training in Media and Communications to share inspiring stories of how God has transformed lives throughout the world as a journalist and Communications specialist for Wycliffe Bible Translators Australia….More
EVELYNE
IAN
is a proponent of Steve Jobs’ fashion style — black t-shirt and jeans are all you need in your closet. While you would usually find him talking to people, he’s actually an introvert and his favorite colour is green…More
JACQ
Jacq has coffee and ink in her veins, and is a journalist by trade. A professional geek who loves magic, pro wrestling, and rock music, she writes a lot of fanfiction and analyses media like it’s Shakespeare…More
JANE
Jane likes to think of herself as a reader first, though a picky one at that. Thanks to grad school, she’s transitioned from fiction to nonfiction, though these days it’s long essays by eloquent writers…More
JANEL
Janel is an author, freelance writer, and speaker. After five and a half years in East Africa, her family of six has returned to Colorado, where they continue to work on behalf of the poor with Engineering Ministries International. Her first book, on spiritual life skills for messy…More
JANICE
Janice loves being a sponge, though not of the dish-washing variety. Rather, she enjoys listening to and soaking up stories, mostly of people, and then squeezing forth their tales in fresh ways and forms to bring out their unique voices and personhood…More
JOANNA
firmly believes that life is too short to make long-term plans. Everyday, she is learning to cling less tightly to things here and looks forward to the day she will meet her Lord. In the meantime…More
KELLY
Kelly is a journalist and documentary filmmaker in Singapore. While not chasing stories and banging them out on the computer–actually sometimes, while at it–she loves being outdoors and soaking up the sun…More
KEZIA
resides with her husband, Jason, in Krabi, Thailand where she serves alongside him in the ministry under Sowers International and teaches English at a local Thai school. She and her sister were…More
She blogs at kezia-lewis.com.
MADELEINE
Madeleine grew up as a third-culture kid on the missions field, and learned early on the power of telling stories that connect people across cultures, classes and nationalities. Now, as a young adult living in Australia, Madeleine uses her writing….More
MADELINE
Madeline is a Christian writer and the co-founder of Jacob’s Ladder Blog. She was born in England, was raised in Australia, and currently lives in Germany with her husband, Solomon. Madeline is in recovery from burnout, chronic depression, and anxiety….More
MARISSA
Originating from Latin America and having studied across Europe and the Middle East, Marissa now lives in the bustling city of Hong Kong with her husband, Brian, and…More
MICHELE
Michele relocated from New Zealand to Australia to join the YMI team as a full-time staff, putting an end to her status as a volunteer contributor. A former journalist, Michele loves the written word, and knows the power it has to inspire and to transform lives…More
NELLE
Nelle Lim is an educator, a writer, and an academic. She grew up in New Zealand but now lives in Singapore, and is still getting used to the tropical weather. Writers like Philip Yancey, Eugene Peterson, and Annie Dillard have been her lifelines, their incredible words helping her…More
RAPHAEL
Raphael enjoys reading and writing, and experiences them as means of connecting with the Word too beautiful for words. He believes there’s no such thing as having too many books. Having been led…More
REBECCA
loves nothing more than to hide in her cave with a good book and the company of the multiple universes living in her head. Occasionally, she can be lured out of her cave with ice cream, a game of Catan, or a meaningful conversation….More
SARAH
Sarah is a speech therapist by day and a writer of inspirational lyrics and stories by night. A third-culture kid enjoying life in Singapore, you will usually find her bantering with friends over milk tea…More
SHAWN
TRACY
enjoys spending time with loved ones, preferably over a good meal. She finds the organizing and cleaning of spaces, therapeutic. Her fascination is with languages and she hopes to pick up…More
VANIA
loves to create. But while she would rather click her mouse than type on her keyboard, she is game to draw parallels in everyday life to what the word of God says through text. Her name is…More
WAN PHING
grew up in Penang in a home of Looney Tunes cartoons on VHS and Laser Disc action films. At university, she was introduced to indie arthouse films and began writing unofficial movie reviews on her blog. An INFP, fiction author, and coffee lover, she is now based in Kuala Lumpur as a full-time writer. More
WENDY
YANG
Yang Ming considers herself a pilgrim on earth. She counts knowing Jesus as the greatest treasure of her life. Writing is a form of articulating her inner thoughts and passion to her readers…More