“God is calling you beyond the horizon.” Those words were spoken over Star Maglajos 24 years ago by a young female youth leader while pointing toward the horizon where the sea met the sky. At that time, Star was only 12 years old, attending a youth camp in Zambales mostly because her childhood church friends were there. She did not fully understand what the young leader meant. But she never forgot it. Back then, Star describes herself as merely a church-goer. She attended chu

Trusted missions research continues to show that women significantly outnumber men in missions. According to current evangelical missions data, single missionary women outnumber single missionary men by about 4 to 1, meaning more than 80% of all single missionaries are women.

Today, the church in Purok Nanon, now a little over four years old, stands as living proof that the Gospel transforms not just individuals, but entire communities. Nanay Shana now says with joy: “I am no longer the Yana they once knew.” The woman once known for fighting is now known as a woman of prayer.