In the Beginning, I Had a Friend

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 pass by. More often than not, people avoided greeting him, and kids simply did not want to play with him. There were only a few (myself, included) who saw him just as he truly was: another kid looking for friends—just like everyone else. Mickey was my friend.

A Blossoming Life

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.  During...

Tunay na Habag

Tunay na Habag

Anong mga mata ang gagamitin natin para sa mga taong nakararanas ng kawalan ng hustisya? Pagtingin bang mapanghusga o pagtinging may habag? Gisingin ang mata ng pag-ibig at tingnan ang mga tao nang gaya kay Hesus. Gising na, Pilipinas!...

Liham Mula Kay Itay

Liham Mula Kay Itay

Mahal kong anak,
Unang una, nagpapasalamat ako sa Diyos na ibinigay ka Niya sa akin. Hindi nayata mabilang sa salita ang pasasalamat ko sa Diyos.
By Archie Salvador
Gloc-9

A Glimpse into the Ethnoarts Workshop

A Glimpse into the Ethnoarts Workshop

How does an ethnoarts workshop look like? Here are pictures of the Ini Kos Konamin Tanong Buwis (Obo Monuvu for “This Is Our Land”) workshop that took place at the Manobisa High School in Magpet, North Cotabato, last July 11-14; 17-20, 2023. One Voice Magazine wanted...

Gising Na, Pilipinas! Coming Soon!

Gising Na, Pilipinas! Coming Soon!

It’s our absolute pleasure to bring you this issue! We invite you to pre-order a copy of Gising Na, Pilipinas! because it is FOR YOU! No matter how young or old you’ve been as a Christian, the stories in this magazine are meant to awaken you to dream for more of God in your life and in this nation. Hopefully, this issue will stir you to answer these simple questions:

1) Am I living a life that is extraordinary, or am I just existing?
2) Am I doing the very things God wants me to do right now?
3) Do I complain every day, or do I have something to thank God for every day?
4) Do I find God and the things of God exciting to me?
5) Am I involved in building the nation—even if it starts with my street or my barangay?

Continue reading the editorial of One Voice Magazine here!

Day One Day

Day One Day

What would it look like to begin again? What would it look like to encounter the love of God as if it were the first time? To have our hearts burn in love for Jesus as if it were “Day One” of knowing Him, and to steady our gaze and longing for the “One Day” of Jesus...

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Visiting the Poquiz Aeta Tribe (outreach ocular)

OV at Singapore