Stories of Hope, Unity and Transformation
Who Will Be the Next President?
Our Vote Matters Topmost on everyone’s mind as I write this is: “Who will be the next president of the Philippines?” My president. Your president. Whoever wins the highest votes will get to sit in the highest seat of power in the nation, whether he or she was...
BEAUTY FROM BROKENNESS: RESTORING A SECOND-HAND WEDDING GOWN
Finding My Dream Wedding Dress Damaged with missing beads. A ripped inner skirt. Lace that’s old fashioned. She’s not as beautiful as the others. She’s used. And she only cost me Php3,000. Because I was growing emotionally attached to a cheap gown, I started calling...
Joseph the Dreamer: Then and Now
“I am special! I am special! I am special!” If there was a scene that stood out for me in Trumpet’s musical production, Joseph the Dreamer (JTD) this year, it was when Joseph said these words while pounding on the prison floor, forcing himself to remember his value...
Remembering Venite PART 3
This is Part 3 in a 3-Part tribute to Venite Castillo, written by his friend, Inah Tolentino. My Goodbye I already lost my father, mother, and sister, so I can say I am well-acquainted with grief. Still, I got blindsided by the grief over losing Ven. He was a best...
A Way to Light (Part 2)
The Story of Leyl Valdez As told to Grace Roscia Estuesta The prayers my lola uttered, the worship songs that played in our house, and the Word of God ministered to me and kept me. I believed this birthed my encounters with the Lord. Through it all, I believed that...
A Way to Light (Part 1)
The Story of Leyl Valdez As told to Grace Roscia Estuesta As I listened to my eldest brother’s tape playing the song “World’s Apart” by Jars of Clay in 1995, the seed of intimacy was planted in my heart. Love notes filled the room, and this paved the way for my...
Hope After the Storm (Part 2)
Help kept coming in from friends and from clients abroad. One Voice Magazine and Help International partnered with us and sent monetary support to continue the outreaches. The third wave of community outreach was the most emotional one. We distributed bags of rice in...
Hope After the Storm (Part 1)
I woke up to the sounds of busy streets and happy noises from children playing. I checked my phone with eyes half-open to see what time it was. It was 2:00 p.m., no wonder I felt hungry. A couple of months had passed since Typhoon Odette “Rai” struck Cebu, but the...
U-Care for Ukraine
One Voice Magazine, in partnership with ICEJ Philippines, would like to invite you to take part in rescue efforts being done in Ukraine, spearheaded by the International Christian Embassy. You can do this in two ways: 1) Send short messages of HOPE and CARE to...
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...
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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