YOM Missions Teams

The Adventure Begins 

5/24/26  Preparing for a trip such as this is no small task, but having a team such as this makes it an exciting adventure! On Saturday, May 23rd our team of 5 Nursing majors and 5 college athletes along with leaders Ryan and Laci Vanderboegh and Craig Lewis all met up at LAX to begin […]

We Made It! 

5/25/26  A 17 hour flight and 23 hour travel day is not for the faint of heart, but this team handled the trip with grace! We praise the Lord for His kindness in that every single detail went perfectly. We arrived in Manila around 12:30 p.m. local time which is 12:30 a.m. Eastern time. Jet […]

A Day of Fellowship 

5/29/26  Today we had another day of the basketball clinic/tournament and medical care available. This was in the afternoon so in the morning we took a fishing trip as the Behmans are working to reach some of the fishermen of the island for the Lord. We didn’t catch much, but the views and experiences were […]

Another Day of Ministry! 

5/27/26   Today, like most days on Mindoro, we are up with the sun and getting ready for another day of exciting ministry. We traveled by car/van for an hour or so to the river where our hike began. With some traveling by foot and some on a cart pulled by Carabao (aka water buffalo), we […]

Serving Side by Side 

Missionary life is not for the faint of heart. Our kind missionary hosts, Tom and Jen Behman, have a heart to host missions trips. Not because it’s super easy or even convenient but because they want to share their love of missions with the next generation. They desire for us to serve alongside them and […]

Ministry is in Full Swing! 

Author: Ryan Vanderboegh  We are so thankful for the opportunity to minister to the people of Mindoro. Our team had the opportunity to hike a few miles into the mountain to minister to a portion of the Iraya Mangyan tribe. Half of the group was able to work with the children and we were able […]

Day 2 of Summer Fest in Cebu City! 

Today, we were able to come out for day two of Summer Fest with GCBC! We began with messages that taught the gospel in both Tagalog and English. Next, we went out to the outdoor basketball courts to continue our basketball and volleyball tournaments. Our team felt that the tournaments allowed us to really get […]

Island and Sea

Heading Home and The Boat People 

Monday, June 9, Behman Family (Mindoro)/Week 2 Team (somewhere over the Pacific Ocean).  Late last night, the team said their goodbyes from the Subic Bay Children’s Home and headed down to the Manila International Airport to return to the United States and to meet the Hurst family. After arriving at the Airport around 1:00 am and saying […]