The Philippines
Missionhurst focuses our relief efforts in the Philippines on social poverty, lack of education and the inaccessibility of health care. Missionhurst also preoccupies their time with young street children, orphaned or abandoned by their families, most of whom are male children between the ages of 6 and 12.
LEARN ABOUT OUR MISSION IN THE PHILLIPINES
Missionhurst missionary Fr. Gerardo Costa has spent much of his time in ministry working with the Philippine’s marginalized street children. Many male children are homeless due to abuse, abandonment, family economic distress or separation or death of the parents. Costa established a Half-Way Home for Boys, which provides not only basic physical needs but emotional and psychological care as well. This Half-Way Home for Boys is fully operational and offers support for homeless boys as well as their families. The Home also coordinates long-term solutions through other organizations in hopes of helping the boys establish their place in society.
The Welcome Home Foundation is a non-government organization that offers temporary residential programs, pre-school and education resource programs for deaf people in the community. Fr. Arturo T. Arnaiz is involved in this foundation and addresses the needs of the deaf community in the Philippines to offer them the opportunity to become self-sufficient, relevant members of the community. Arnaiz focuses his ministry on addressing the fact that deaf people deserve respect, acceptance and equal opportunity within their community.
HELP SUPPORT THIS MISSION
Missionhurst focuses on the social health of the Filipino community, whether that be offering a home for orphans or providing higher education for deaf individuals. If this type of social change is of interest, there are multiple ways in which Missionhurst accepts support, whether that be through donation or advocacy.
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