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