Stories of Hope, Unity and Transformation
The Grace to Continue
Our God Who Is Faithful Happy New Year, everyone! 2021 may have been a tough year for many of us as grief, loss, sickness, and death lodged themselves as realities. However, 2021 was also one where I believe God showed us an aspect of His remarkable grace—the grace...
Faith Through a Filmmaker’s Point of View An Interview with Film Director Ram Esteban Estael
We all have different perspectives or lenses through which we see the world. A certain view precedes all our daily decisions, life choices, and responses to God. In Matthew 6:22, it says, “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will...
Forgiving My Father
Contented in a Christian family I grew up in a Christian household. I have two older siblings, making me the youngest. My mother was an employee of FDA (which was called BFAD during her time), while my father was an OFW in Saudi Arabia. Due to the nature of my...
Pag-Ibig at Panaginip: Kwento ng Pagmamahalan nina Pastor Rommel at Hannah Agustin
“Yung lalaking tinutukoy mo sa panaginip...ako ba ‘yun?” Hindi birong tapang ang kinailangan ni Hannah upang sagutin ang mga tanong sakanya. Magkahalong takot at pangamba ang tumatakbo sa kanyang puso. Maaring tuluyang magbago ang kanyang buhay matapos ang tagpong...
Mukha
Desperate in her search for her own identity, one girl takes matters in her own hands and creates a face for herself. But she soon finds that there is only one way she can reach true fulfillment. Watch this short film, MUKHA, by Blast Off Brothers, directed by One...
Babu Jalhana
https://youtu.be/bzTfV4xu1u4 GENRE: Drama RUNNING TIME: 12m 40s RATING: G SYNOPSIS: Babu Jalhana (Aunt Jalhana) is leading a gathering of Tausug Christ’s believers in the outskirts of Sulu. She is being discipled by Angel and Joy, two missionaries from the cities....
Nasaan Sila, Nasaan ang Virus?
Amidst heightened quarantine restrictions, a group of Badjao roam the locale of Agusan del Sur in search of food and a way to get through the day. This is a story about their survival, hopes, and worldview as they also experience the challenges of the pandemic....
A Missionary’s Calling: Finding a Home Away from Home
I left my home 8 years ago. I packed my bags and went to the city where I studied college. The day that I left was also the day I informed my family that I was leaving. It was bad, I know. But something in me was looking for something more, something greater, to do...
Calls from the Afghan Silence: “If You Love us, Pray for Us”
The black burqas are back. The men in rifles have become permanent fixtures in the streets. And, more and more, Afghanistan begins its descent into silence. As international attention starts to dwindle almost a month after the Taliban regained power, local believers...
7 Things to Pray for Afghanistan
September 27, 2021 Pray for the lawmakers Last Friday, September 24, a Taliban official declared Afghanistan’s return to executions, including Sharia punishments such as amputation, stoning, and flogging. The Taliban leadership has previously given the impression that...
Partner’s Corner
Bakit nangyari ang COVID-19? Nasaan ang Diyos sa lahat ng ito?
Galing sa Librong, What About Covid 19? Why? What Now? What’s Next? by OMF Literature Inc. “Natutulog ba ang Diyos?” Iyan marahil ang tanong ng ibang tao ngayon. Nasaan ba ang Diyos sa panahon ng kagipitan? Ito rin ang tanong ng salmista: “O Yahweh, bakit masyado kang...
GROWING PERSECUTION LEADS TO AWAKENING OF THE CHURCH IN CHINA
The church in China has been through seasons of intense persecution over the last century, as well as seasons of greater freedom. While these easier times in recent years may have come as a relief, some say they also led to the church becoming more “professional”;...
Reaching Out to Storm-Stricken Montalban
OB fed thousands of families in storm-stricken Rizal “We’ve been through every other typhoon, but we never saw anything like this,” Flordeliza Flores of Montalban, Rizal, shared as she waited in line to pick up her meal in a vacant lot near her house. There, Operation...
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