Before I came to the Simbahang Universal, I lived a life full of misery, bitterness, and resentment toward my father because of the physical and verbal abuse I experienced from him. As the eldest among four siblings, I was treated differently, often humiliated, and lived in constant fear whenever he was around. It came to a point that I prayed to God that it would be better if my father died so that I could be happy. My mother was working overseas, so I had no one to share my

Before I went to the Simbahang Universal, my life was chaotic and miserable, especially at home. I was insecure, very shy, and unable to express myself. I first attended the Simbahang Universal when I was eight years old after my mother was invited. For many years, I attended the services regularly until I became religious, I only listened to the messages without applying them to my life. As time passed, I believed that simply attending the church would make me happy, yet I s

I went to the Simbahang Universal when I was 10 years old. Before that, my life was normal—I was doing well in school and grew up in a decent family that provided for our needs. Yet deep inside, I felt an emptiness that I didn’t understand and didn’t know how to fill. At a young age, I became involved in pornography, which destroyed my sense of worth. I felt dirty, believed I couldn’t change, and thought my life would never move forward. Negative thoughts filled my mind, and

We used to live in poverty, in what people call a squatter’s area. We didn’t have our own house or land—nothing we could truly call our own. Because of this situation, I decided to work abroad. The first country I went to was Dubai, but I didn’t stay long because my situation there was very difficult. After that, I worked in Singapore for several years. Even though I worked hard and sent most of my salary home, I still couldn’t see any real change in our life. There was no mo

LIFE TRANSFORMATION “ We were former employees when we discovered a perfume shop at the mall and decided to resell its products. We started with 20 pieces and eventually became distributors.” - Chariz “When we built the shop, I saw its potential, so I resigned from my job. The business was profitable before the pandemic—we were able to buy a house and get married. But during the pandemic, I got sick, the shop closed, and we lost our only source of income.” - Vergil “ That tim