Who would of thought that an earthquake and a typhoon could have been one of the best things that could happen? There have been some amazing silver linings in the midst of all this destruction.
This makes one wonder at the use of the term “DISABLED” to describe a person. IDEA takes pride in “Enabling” people.
Nothing encapsulates the vision and mission of IDEA more than the graduation ceremonies at the Bohol Deaf Academy. This year we had one young man and 7 young women graduating. As is the custom here in the Philippines the ceremony included all of the necessary pomp and circumstance and attention to detail. What an honor
Through God’s intricate connections of timing, people at IDEA were made aware of the need. With 10 family members crammed into their temporary shelter under the tree, we felt it best to provide them with two core houses setup side by side. Although the combined floor space is only 387 square feet, this is a great place for them to begin the rebuilding process.
With a pile of rubble in the background and workmen hammering all about the business of running a city still goes on. All the salvageable desks, filing cabinets and books of records were being used in these temporary tent offices so that business can go on. The City Hall at the center of Sagbayan
The school year in the Philippines is coming to an end and soon the students head home for a short summer vacation. It has been a very rough year with the earthquake and typhoon but spirits are high and the kids and IDEA staff are bouncing back. To prove this fact, our Bohol Deaf Academy
On October 15 when the 7.2 earthquake hit the island of Bohol IDEA’s classrooms in Loon and Sagbayan took a beating. Walls and ceilings cracked, columns that held the walls cracked and made each of these rooms unsafe to occupy. Since that time our students have been meeting in tent classrooms. Up until now our
On March 7th, around 400 friends of IDEA gathered at the Billings Hotel in Billings, Montana for an evening of renewing old relationships and showing their support for the ministry of IDEA. Around 100 people in attendance had actually been to the islands of Bohol and Leyte as volunteers for IDEA over the years. Along
we came up behind a form of public transportation known in the Philippines as a tricycle. Of course it is doubtful anyone on this joy ride was thinking about their CARBON FOOTPRINT. Looks like fun, doesn’t it?
You have to love these two photos. Do you remember the old song, “No Matter How Humble, There Is No Place Like Home”? These photos really hit the mark. A family of six live in this simple structure. Not only has this woman placed the beautiful sign on her tent home that she and her
