For the past eight weeks 30 of our deaf couples and many singles attended a weekly Marriage Class taught by Don and Marie Hewett, missionaries who have lived here in the Philippines for 15 years and have taught marriage seminars for years.
Determination At Its Finest
Having a disability, lack of tools or even a typhoon are not about to stop these young men! Typhoon Haiyan left devastation to IDEA’s dormitory for the Deaf in Ormoc City. The boy’s room suffered the worst damage with the roof blown off and bringing the electrical wiring along with it. IDEA brought in a team to put up the …
Vocational Training Takes on a New Look
Through the help of our skilled workers and BDA teachers each student is able to learn how to use the tools needed to do the job and actually work on projects that need done for IDEA.
IDEA Honored as a Modern-Day Hero!
IDEA PHILIPPINES WON THE NATIONAL MODERN-DAY HERO AWARD FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL CATEGORY!
New Recruits
Throughout this past month our elementary teachers have been scouring the hills and towns searching for children who are deaf/hearing impaired and inviting them to come and be a part of our IDEA classrooms. This year on Bohol 32 students were identified between the ages of 5 and 13.
Build Us Back
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.
Answered Prayer
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.
Changing Lives in the Community
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 was near the epicenter of …
Happily, “The Show Must Go On”
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 (BDA) just put on a …
Team Work – School Repairs
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 focus has been on getting …