On Jan 5th, we went to another ANCOP site in the rural region of San Mateo. Here we had the opportunity to plant trees. Next job: trek through the forest get some water. Now time to play with a whole new bunch of kids. It's was so hot up in the mountains on the hard... Continue Reading →

Jan. 4 is our 3rd day on the build site.  We're excited to get a lot of work done today.  Here's pictures of some scenery as we approach the ANCOP build site.   After a morning of hard work we're ready for lunch!   Look at the serious contrast between the shanty on the left and... Continue Reading →

Jan. 3rd was our 2nd day at the ANCOP build site.  After yesterday, we were eager to get rolling. Like yesterday, we were greeted by a crowd as we entered the build site and the kids performed another dance for us......sooooo cute!! Our work yesterday allows us to paint the concrete walls today.  This is... Continue Reading →

Today is Jan 2nd, 2013 and it's our first day at the ANCOP Avanai build site. First stop is the ANCOP head office for a brief orientation.   Now back to work in the PM as we prep (scrape, sand, neutralize) the outside of each home for painting tomorrow. In the afternoon, we also got... Continue Reading →

Today is the first day of 2013!  A perfect day to go sight-seeing since the roads are clear of any traffic.  It kinda felt weird driving around.  We've grown so accustomed to bumper to bumper traffic with constant horn honking but today it literally felt like a ghost town - no cars, no people, no... Continue Reading →

Today we were super excited to get back into service mode by visiting a community called El Dorado. The plan is scheduled as follows. 10:00 am - Arrive at El Dorado GK village 10:30 am - Opening Ceremonies & large group activities 11:00 am - Small group games and distribution of Christmas gifts 12:00 pm... Continue Reading →

On this day we met for breakfast @ 6:15 am and journeyed on a 2 hour drive to the beautiful Tagaytay. First stop was the Mary Mother of God church. People from everywhere come here to pray and show their devotion. Before heading to Picnic Grove Park, students tried taho, a traditional Filipino snack made... Continue Reading →

Today our team drove 1.5 hours to Butos Bulakan to visit the St. Martin de Porres Orphanage We entered the beautiful dining hall for a brief orientation. The St. Martin de Porres Orphanage moved to its current location in  2005 onto donated land 7 hectares in size. There are currently 127 kids at the orphanage... Continue Reading →

Our group of leaders meet at Toronto Pearson Airport at 9:30 pm on Boxing Day, Dec. 26. Prior to leaving, Greg Rogers told us a story of Blessed Mother Teresa as we all took the Vow of Pleasant Disposition. Our 1:30am flight was delayed because of snow, but sure enough, we took off ready to embark... Continue Reading →