Biyayang Bitbit

Biyayang Bitbit

PRODIGAL, COME HOME. He is the forgotten face, the man without family, the man behind bars. Whatever he’s done, our Father’s heart longs for him, and so must ours. Family isn’t family unless we make room for the prodigals to come home. The custodial facilities for...
Prison Ministry: A Fulfilling Challenge and a Calling

Prison Ministry: A Fulfilling Challenge and a Calling

Scripture Reference: Luke 4:18-19; Matthew 25:34-36 Prison Ministry is Difficult Prison ministry is not an American dream. It is not the land of milk and honey, not a wonderful mission field as well. It is a very difficult mission field. You expose your life to...
The “WHY?” Behind Prison Ministry

The “WHY?” Behind Prison Ministry

Editor’s Note: This week, we take a look at prison ministry. Why do people reach out to those behind bars? Jayson Belleza gave us his thoughts when asked this question. His story of freedom was published on our website last August 4, 2020, as well as in our print...
A Soldier Saved by Christ

A Soldier Saved by Christ

Testimony of Col. Cesar J. Mejico A Lost Young Man Growing up, I was a typical 19-year-old teenager from Manila. I had no hope, no purpose, and I was lost in life. I drank away my youth, spending time with peers who had a bad influence on me. I believed that as long...
What Makes a Good Filipino

What Makes a Good Filipino

The Beginning of “Islands Abridged” There was a kind of inevitability to “Islands Abridged,” I think, as far as I had anything to do with it. Role-playing games, graphics design, pixel art, cultural studies, colorful miniatures, discovery-based learning, ostensibly...