JESUS FESTIVAL
On May 1st, 2025, the Jesus Festival disrupted what would have been a typical Labor Day commemoration in Noveleta, Cavite. Flags swayed in the air, displaying vibrant hues against the drab landscape of gray buildings and roads. Shouts for Jesus dominated the hustle...
An Afternoon for the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast
On August 31, 2026, the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast held a presentation and a fellowship of Filipino Christian national leaders at the Dusit Thani Hotel – Manila. The key speakers who came all the way from Jerusalem were Ohad Tal, a member of Israel’s Knesset and...
My Story for His Glory
“Now, who will write MY stories?” I heard God whisper this to my heart as I watched a reel on Facebook about a man, just released from prison, being shown kindness. A stranger had generously given him a thousand dollars and the birthday gift of watching the NBA live....
Kalayaan (Part 2)
Laya ang hatid ng tunay na kalayaan Ngunit tila nadudungisan ito ng kawalang katarungan At nagbabago-bagong kaguluhan. Sapat na ba ang isang araw na paggunita? Ang maipagdiwang ito ng isaan daan at dalawampu’t walong taon? Ano ba ang ipinangako nitong kalayaan Kung...
Kalayaan
Kalayaan, nakamit ka nga ba sa gitna ng kaguluhan? Natagpuan ka na ba ng aming bayan? Isa lamang itong pormal na terminolohiya—hungkag lamang? Napadaan ka lamang ba sa bayang sinilangan? Ikaw ba ay nanatili o pinilit na lang na hagkan? Malubha na kasi ang aming...
Another Kind of Psalm
Another Kind of Psalm I. At this moment, Your Word comes alive with a fire in its syllables, peeling away calloused flesh and piercing what could only be a rough cocoon: memory, habit, pain— realities given skin in a sheen of molten faces. And yet, I emerge, soft and...
From Trauma to Triumph: A Daughter Restored by the Father’s Love
The story of Aillennette Joy Marata as told to Star Maglajos A Story of Redemption Some testimonies whisper of God’s faithfulness. Others rise like a trumpet blast, declaring that what the enemy meant for destruction, God can rewrite for glory. Aillennette Joy Marata,...
Shalom in War
March 4, 2026 Today, at 5:55 AM, I was awakened by the alerts on my phone that a rocket was coming. I got up. Both my roommates got up from their beds, too. We walked to the bomb shelter just behind our house. Lights flickered. A father with his two kids were already...


