Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Students, Faculty and Staff Build Hope on Mission Trip to the Philippines
Published: June 24, 2024.
A group of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students and faculty recently returned from a transformative mission trip to Bacolod, Negros Occidental, in the Philippines. This marked the university's first return to the Philippines since the pandemic and the first trip under Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'s leadership, after taking over the 20-plus year university mission program.
From May 13 to 26, the group partnered with , a Christian organization dedicated to eradicating poverty through housing security, education, and social and economic enterprises.
The mission participants stayed at a retreat center on the campus of the and worked alongside local volunteers to build homes for families in need.
The participants included
- David Abrutis (Student, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«)
- Anjelika Angosta (Student, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«)
- Hunter Brough (Student, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«)
- Edson Chipalo (Faculty/Staff, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«)
- Thomas Dupre (Faculty/Staff, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«)
- Payton Goudreau (Student, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«)
- Brandon Hoeft (Faculty/Staff, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«)
- Michelle Kioltyka Heredia (Student, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«)
- Matthew Little (Student, South Suburban College)
- Colin McCay (Student, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«)
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