Stories of Hope, Unity and Transformation
Always Our Reason of Hope
An Assurance That Never Fails On behalf of everyone in One Voice Magazine, MERRY CHRISTMAS! It’s been quite a year full of milestones, learnings, gains, and losses. In all these, we remember God’s hand upon the details of our lives. Nothing surprises Him or catches...
As if Face-to-Face: A Reflection on Gadgets
With just one click, you can have a “face to face” conversation with someone on the other side of the world—or right across the street from you. Our ability to make and maintain connections with friends and loved ones has been revolutionized by technology. Not too...
THE GREATEST EXAMPLE OF LOVE
The words of the scholarship director hit me hard: “I’m sorry, but because of your low grade point average, we have no choice but to withhold your scholarship.” I was crushed by the news, but I knew that I had no one to blame but myself. With a nod, I replied, “I...
The God of New Beginnings
When I think about new beginnings, I remember how God rescued me from backsliding. In high school, I was so on fire for God. I was always present in campus ministry activities and even conducted my discipleship group meetings in church and outside church. This...
I Really Don’t Know Anything: How to Walk in Fruitfulness
This article was originally published last February 7, 2023 in the writer’s personal page: https://vergeascabano.com/2023/02/i-really-dont-know-anything-how-to-walk-in-fruitfulness/. I’ve always thought that living productively is all about strategies and tactics. If...
Stepping into the EthnoArts
"So, what do you do as missionaries?” “We do EthnoArts work.” Whenever we get to this point in conversations, we almost always launch into a mini-lecture about what we do in the field. When people hear words like “church planter,” or “outreach volunteer,” they seem to...
A Call to Prayer over the Battle for Israel’s future
As Israel is about to celebrate its 75th anniversary in just a few weeks, the Jewish State finds itself in possibly the greatest internal crisis since the establishment of Israel in 1948. The heated national debate over judicial reforms has drawn masses of...
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...
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...