Love in My Unlovable Parts
Editor’s Note: This testimony was first published by Kairos, a web e-zine based in India. We are using it with their permission, but with the adaptation of One Voice Magazine’s publishing style. I’m Benjamin B Cruz, national director of Living Waters Philippines, an...
From Damp Walls to Freedom
The dusty air of Israel bore witness to the harrowing encounter of Gelienor “Jimmy” Pacheco, a 33-year-old caregiver from Ilocos Norte, who found himself in a struggle for survival when Hamas terrorists attacked and abducted him and hundreds of others. In an interview...
In the Beginning, I Had a Friend
He smiled and waved at them, his eyes almost completely hidden underneath excessive folds atop his lids. His head was smaller than everyone else’s. He held onto the gray bars of their gate, where, day after day, he stood for long hours, waiting for people and cars to...
A Miracle in the Philippines—and a New Sister in Christ
Benita used to make fun of the house church in her community—until it was the only place she could turn to. Benita* is from a stilt house community in the Southern Philippines. We can’t tell you exactly where she lives—her story could put her in danger. Why? Because...
A Blossoming Life
“Blossom” was in her early 30s when she was referred to Samaritana in 2013 by one of her neighbors who was a Samaritana trainee. When we first met her, she could not read or write—an inability that brought a lot of shame and insecurity in relating to others. ...Get your copies now!
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