On January 3rd, 2016, we continued our building in Masagana. Since it was Sunday, we first went to celebrate Sunday Mass together.   After lunch we are visited by two special Canadian guests. Senator Tobias Enverga from Ottawa and Neil Reed, the Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines. Read more about their visit We felt honoured... Continue Reading →

On January 2, 2016, we went to our official 2016 buildsite where we will be spending the rest of our days in the Philippines. We put in a lot of heavy lifting today. See Day 8 - (pt.1) for a recap. After building, we visited the 2013 buildsite of AKC. There we will have dinner, play with... Continue Reading →

On January 3rd, 2016, we had two special Canadian guests visit us at the Masagana build site. Tobias Enverga - Senate of Canada Neil Reeder - Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines FAQ: Hurricane Haiyan Canadian Relief Effort It was great to hear that Canada as a nation is doing so much to help the people... Continue Reading →

On Monday, January 4th, 2016, our group was invited to Good Morning Boss - a Philippine morning TV show on channel 4 (The People's Television). Below are youtube videos posted on the People's Television Youtube channel of our 5 minutes of fame 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXogEcTXqi0   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt2vYl82VV4 Tell us what you think of our interview by writing... Continue Reading →

Today is Wednesday, January 6th. We are currently in Hong Kong for a 4 hour stop over. Due to extremely slow wifi at the hotel, we've been unable to post pictures & updates daily. We just wanted to let all our families, friends, and supporters know that we are all safe, sound, and on our way home.... Continue Reading →

Today is January 2, 2016. We are all excited to be going to our official buildsite, the Masagana community.     For dinner we are going to the 2013 build site of AKC where we will be having dinner, playing with the kids, and giving out presents. Thanks for following our travels. Check back to... Continue Reading →

Today is the January 1st, the first day of 2016! We will be travelling to the OLB community in mountain region San Mateo Today we worked for over 2 hours of strenuous labour. Tomorrow we will be going to this year's buildsite to work for 4 hours. We are ready for the challenge. Thanks for... Continue Reading →

Today is December 31, 2016, hours away from the new year. Here's a summary: 6989 - number of sponsored children to date 550 - college graduates to date 300 - number of sponsored children that have graduated with honors (shows that all kids can excel if given the opportunity) 75% - passing grade in the... Continue Reading →

It's December 30th, 2015. So far today we've seen the drastic difference between the ultra wealthy side of the Philippines versus the poverty stricken slums of Tondo that we experienced the day before. Now instead of analyzing the difference, we want to make a difference. After the memorial cemetery, we travelled to the 2012 build... Continue Reading →

Today Michael wanted us to experience the opposite end of the poverty spectrum as we visit the financial district of Makati. Next stop is the AVANAI community. It is the build site where Michael's group in 2012 helped build homes. Please feel to read our comments below as well as those from previous post. You... Continue Reading →