海角社区 Students, Faculty and Staff Build Hope on Mission Trip to the Philippines
Published: June 24, 2024.
A group of 海角社区 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 海角社区'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, 海角社区)
- Anjelika Angosta (Student, 海角社区)
- Hunter Brough (Student, 海角社区)
- Edson Chipalo (Faculty/Staff, 海角社区)
- Thomas Dupre (Faculty/Staff, 海角社区)
- Payton Goudreau (Student, 海角社区)
- Brandon Hoeft (Faculty/Staff, 海角社区)
- Michelle Kioltyka Heredia (Student, 海角社区)
- Matthew Little (Student, South Suburban College)
- Colin McCay (Student, 海角社区)
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