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ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½×îаæÏÂÔØ University Students, Faculty and Staff Build Hope on Mission Trip to the Philippines

A group of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½×îаæÏÂÔØ University 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 ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½×îаæÏÂÔØ University'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, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½×îаæÏÂÔØ University)
• Anjelika Angosta (Student, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½×îаæÏÂÔØ University)
• Hunter Brough (Student, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½×îаæÏÂÔØ University)
• Edson Chipalo (Faculty/Staff, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½×îаæÏÂÔØ University)
• Thomas Dupre (Faculty/Staff, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½×îаæÏÂÔØ University)
• Payton Goudreau (Student, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½×îаæÏÂÔØ University)
• Brandon Hoeft (Faculty/Staff, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½×îаæÏÂÔØ University)
• Michelle Kioltyka Heredia (Student, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½×îаæÏÂÔØ University)
• Matthew Little (Student, South Suburban College)
• Colin McCay (Student, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½×îаæÏÂÔØ University)

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