Stories of Hope, Unity and Transformation
Marching Toward 2022
Reviewing 2021 What a year 2021 has been! Lockdowns, sickness, grief, stress… a challenging list that still expands, but I must say: We’ve also seen the emergence of many beautiful things such as generosity, empathy made real with online huddles and meet-ups,...
When God Shows You a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
A rotund man walked wobblingly past me, each of his oversized hands clasping a clearly undernourished one—a little girl on the left, and a tiny boy on the right. There was a jolly procession behind them, too: other equally young children from the slums. As this guy...
Finding My Truest Self
When you do not know who you are and whose you are, you will succumb to almost anything. You are an open book to everyone, with no reservations and prudence. You do not have firm ground to stand on. You just go with the flow. Que sera sera as they call it. When you...
You Are Not An Orphan
“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” – John 1:12 Have you ever lost a father? I did. They say fathers play a significant role in our lives. Researchers have found that those who grow up...
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...
GANAP NA PAGHILOM: MATATAGPUAN LAMANG KAY HESUS
Lumaking walang ama, paano kung ang dating nagpo-protekta at tanging ama na nakagisnan mo ay siya mismong magtatangka sa’yong buhay? Saan mo pupulutin ang pira-piraso mong puso? May pag-asa pa ba itong mabuo? Ako si Jari. Bunso sa panig ng ina kung saan may isa akong...
Teachings Amidst Anthuriums
Painting in the Garden I was five years old. I was drawing flowers with a man in the middle of an anthurium garden. Birds were chirping, while the sun drew circles of light on our skin—light that peeked through the foliage. We sat on flowerpots and started sketching....
Fighting for Unity in the Midst of Increasing Division
The Battle of the Seen and the Unseen We are living in unprecedented times. None of us could have imagined or dreamed that our lives were about to change radically when the global world was hit with the COVID-19 pandemic about two years ago. We all had to re-learn a...
Asking Tough Questions in an Age of Oppression
Then and Now Historically speaking, there was an era in Europe when people who did not follow a prescribed way of thought were deemed a danger to the public and accused as witches. Believe it or not, many innocent lives were burned at the stake, with the leaders of...
Partner’s Corner
Middle East: One Dream Introduces a Whole Family to Jesus
This story of a family in a little village in a closed country is a common testimony that Open Doors, a ministry serving persecuted Christians worldwide, is often told about. Workers know first-hand that God spoke to this particular family in a very special way. God...
PAKISTAN: Shahzad Now Knows Who He Is Being Persecuted For
Is there anything more tragic than being persecuted for the Jesus you don’t know? In Pakistan, there is a community of “unchurched Christians.” They are people born into “Christian” families who have been cut-off from the church. Millions of Pakistanis are...
Travel Purposes: Go
Like most of the youth in my generation, I yearn for the luxury known as traveling. I’ve met people who could go out of the country for vacation on a yearly basis. I’ve also met people who could get a taste of that experience only after saving up and waiting for seat...
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