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Families Are Beautiful

Families Are Beautiful

No matter what I do, I cannot change the fact that I was born to my parents. I inherited my moon eyes and zipper-like lips from my father, and my strange eyebrows (with one end growing upward) from my mother. I cannot change the fact that I have tendencies I picked up...

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HE IS SINGING OVER ME

HE IS SINGING OVER ME

Worship and Performance Worship is a familiar word to me. I literally grew up in church because my parents met as choir members. Later on, I found myself leading the congregation in singing songs to God. Singing songs about Him, yes, but not really knowing Him. That...

What Makes a Good Filipino

What Makes a Good Filipino

The Beginning of “Islands Abridged” There was a kind of inevitability to “Islands Abridged,” I think, as far as I had anything to do with it. Role-playing games, graphics design, pixel art, cultural studies, colorful miniatures, discovery-based learning, ostensibly...

Saying “YES” to Marriage

Saying “YES” to Marriage

I have many preferences when it comes to love: (1) ayoko ng mas bata sa akin, (2) dapat may fear of the Lord, (3) dapat siya ay tao na who wants to serve the Lord with me, at (4) mahal na mahal niya ako.  Ptra. Owie said this to herself as she presented to God her...

A Modern-Day Mabini

A Modern-Day Mabini

As an officer in the Special Operations Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Captain Sharco Mabini’s days may seem dulled down by routine, but to a non-soldier’s eyes, his days are nothing short of inspiring. In his 14 years of service, his daily grind is...

Captain Naomi Braza: The Supplier of Heroes to Marawi

Captain Naomi Braza: The Supplier of Heroes to Marawi

We continue our series on “Fighting for Marawi: Soldiers Who Dare to Dream” as we honor the life and accomplishments of Captain Naomi Braza, a woman thrust into the inner workings of war as she works to uphold integrity and excellence in the military. CAPTAIN NAOMI...

Our Second Chance at Love

Our Second Chance at Love

AN UNHAPPY ENDING He says: I was just fresh out of a relationship that lasted for around two years, but ended badly.  My then- girlfriend went abroad and came home after a year to break up with me.  The circumstances surrounding the break up were painful, leaving me...

HINENI

HINENI

When I was in grade school, I used to get envious of classmates who would tell stories about their summer getaway with their families in different places, different countries. Traveling was something our family couldn’t afford then; there were no “seat sales” yet nor...

The Radical Impact of the Singaporean Church

The Radical Impact of the Singaporean Church

A Testimony from One Voice Missions Trip last May 5-12, 2019  It was in 2013 when I dreamt twice that  one day, my feet would take me to Singapore. After 6 years, that dream came to its fulfillment. I have been to different mission trips in and out of the Philippines...

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Visiting the Poquiz Aeta Tribe (outreach ocular)

OV at Singapore

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