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