Stories of Hope, Unity and Transformation

Why I Love Mindanao
The War-Torn Region My love for this war-torn region of the Philippines started—of all places—in Singapore. It was 2013, and members of the One Voice team were on practical training in street missions. We usually trained in this kind of cross-cultural atmosphere...

The Pandemic Revival
A Divine Turnaround Definition of Pandemic: An epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries and usually affecting a large number of people. I believe the Lord is turning the evil of the Covid-19 pandemic around the world...

When The Scandal Of Disgrace Meets God’s Grace
“To that person who gets to read this article, perhaps you’re at the point in your life where you feel like there’s no hope or you have no purpose anymore. I just want to let you know that if God can use an ‘Amalayer’ like me, paano ka pa?” - Paula Jamie “Amalayer”...

Behind Valentine’s Day
Did you know? Valentine's day is named after a priest who was martyred on February 14 in the year 269 AD. During that time, Rome was at war, and the emperor, dubbed Claudius the Cruel, prohibited marriage and engagements because he felt that the people's attachment...
The Second Time Around
A Prodigal Daughter I was nurtured by a loving Christian Family. I was raised with the conscious knowledge of who God is and trained to live right in my younger years. Although I was blessed with so much love and care and was fed by concepts about the Lord, still, I...
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...
Boses
https://youtu.be/4k5nLx9Y-8Q Isinulat ni Grace Roscia Estuesta Maririnig ang kanyang sigaw sa ilang, na nagsasabing: ‘Ihanda ninyo ang daan para sa Panginoon, tuwirin ninyo ang mga landas na kanyang dadaanan. Boses. Tinig. Isang tunog. Naririnig. Malakas, mahina. May...
Dancing to a New Rhythm
Why dance? Dance is a form of expression that brings so much freedom and joy to everyone, even in the absence of spoken words. In fact, some things said through unspoken words can pierce straight through a person’s soul and spirit. One does not need to be a dancer in...
Generosity as a Powerful Witness
An excerpt from the E-book, Global Transmission, Global Mission Taken from the chapter, “Christian Testimony in a Time of Pandemic” First published in One Voice Magazine on May 20, 2020 Christian generosity is a powerful witness. Whether in the local shopfront church...
Paraclete Hands
How Painting Began for Me I am a painter who loves creating textured abstracts. Through my art, I process with the Lord thoughts that can sometimes seem overwhelming, and I invite Him to heal my heart. “IT IS FINISHED (A tribute to my mom) I do not have formal...
Partner’s Corner

CORRIE TEN BOOM: THE SAINT WHO SURVIVED RAVENSBRÜCK
When World War 2 broke out, many Jews were being rounded up and sent on one-way trips to the concentration camps of the Third Reich. The ten Booms decided to fight back by making their home a safe house for Jews. This Dutch family would hide the Jews, give them new...

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”;...