How a former rugby captain became a beacon of hope at an MWS Nursing Home

During this period, Wei Kong’s family visited BRMC to pray for him. After the service, a group of church elders, including the late Benjamin Tan, prayed over them. Later that day at the hospital, Swee Chit noticed a familiar figure outside the ICU: it was Benjamin.

“He asked if he could pray by Wei Kong’s bedside,” Swee Chit recalled. “Afterwards, he told me that while praying, he saw a vision of Wei Kong holding a rugby ball and playing again. When he taught us how to pray, I asked if my prayers would be effective since I wasn’t a Christian. He replied that it would be better if I were one. Immediately, I said I wanted to become a Christian. Looking back, I realised the Holy Spirit was already working in my heart. For the past 14 days, I had been deeply moved by the Christian love shown to us.”

Benjamin then led the family in the sinner’s prayer. “I hadn’t slept properly in two weeks, so I was feeling exhausted, depressed, even suicidal,” Swee Chit said. “But the moment we finished praying, I felt complete relief, and hope replaced fear. I told Jesus, ‘I now surrender my son into your hands. I’m going home to sleep.’” That afternoon, he and his wife returned home and slept three uninterrupted hours, the “best rest [he] had experienced since the accident”. When they returned to the ICU, a doctor greeted them with, “Mr Lee, I have good news. Your son is no longer in danger. We’re preparing to move him out of the ICU.”