Awakening the Dream (Part 2)
The story of Noelle Paula Llave continues… One evening, I couldn’t sleep. I was about to cut myself with a blade when I suddenly heard this voice in my mind saying, “If papatayin mo ang sarili mo ngayon, alam mo na ba kung saan ka mapupunta?” (“If you would kill...
Awakening the Dream (Part 1)
Just My Past Growing up, I was diagnosed with ADHD. I thought my diagnosis would always define who I was. Back in school, I struggled so much with my academic subjects and was always chosen last by my peers when it came to group projects. Because I knew I was lacking,...
A Wrecked Life Made Whole
My Childhood I was born and raised in a typical family in Cebu City. My mother was a housewife and my father was a carpenter. We lived together with my two sisters, one older and one younger than me. We lived a simple life. Sometimes we had enough, and other times we...
The Shy Storyteller
The Introvert I am an introvert. I don’t like the thought of people looking at me. I feel awkward when I must make eye contact with another person. I get anxious when I’m surrounded by so many people, regardless if they’re familiar or not. I rarely initiate...
Isang Kwento ng Pagtitiwala: Ako at ang Panginoon
Noon, akala ko ang pag-asa ay namamana. Kumbaga, kung nasa maayos na relasyon at estado ang mga magulang mo noong isinilang ka, napakapalad mo. In my younger years, ganyan ang perspective ko, na iyong mga ganitong tao, sila lang ang may karapatang mangarap at...
In Christ, We Are Made New
Jesus as Tradition Growing up, I knew Jesus and his ways as just part of tradition. I knew there was God whom I could pray to and ask for what I needed. But I didn’t recognize Him as the God I had to obey. Growing up in a broken family, I was perceived by my extended...
CORRIE TEN BOOM: THE SAINT WHO SURVIVED RAVENSBRÜCK
When World War 2 broke out, many Jews were being rounded up and sent on one-way trips to the concentration camps of the Third Reich. The ten Booms decided to fight back by making their home a safe house for Jews. This Dutch family would hide the Jews, give them new...
What’s in Store? A Look at One Voice Magazine’s 2nd Trimester
Grace in Timing And just like that, the first trimester of the year is over! We are very grateful for the myriad of tasks we finished in the first months of 2021, particularly the completion of A NEW DIRECTION, the print issue of One Voice Magazine, and the launch of...
Higit Pa Sa Kalayaan Sa Rehas Na Bakal
Kwento ni Jenel Topia Asilom ayon sa pagkakasalaysay kay Glendell Mae Tupido “Wala ng mas sasakit pa nang masaksihan kong binawian ng buhay ang aking kaisa-isang kapatid na lalaki dahil sa malnutrisyon at dehydration. Napakasakit sa damdamin. Pakiramdam ko, nabigo ako...Get your copies now!
