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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Our team arrived in Chile early this morning! After taking our first full team photo, we headed to meet the missionaries Daniel and Becca Vallette and were greeted with such hospitality. In order to reach the campsite where we are staying this week, we drove twelve hours, stopping for lunch on the way. This roadtrip […]
This was the first morning of us actually waking up in Chile! Our cabins are located right on the edge of a beautiful lake. After breakfast, we all jumped into the vans and drove to the base of volcano Villarrica. We were able to hike a portion of the volcano and enjoy a picnic. Then, […]
Today we had the incredible opportunity to spend time with children in Chile, share the love of Christ with them, and simply be present in their lives. From the very moment we arrived, we were welcomed with so much joy, excitement, and genuine affection. Their energy was contagious, and their smiles instantly made us feel […]
Today was a very eventful day. We were up bright and early for biscuits with butter and jam, a type of powdered donuts with yellow cream, slices of ham and cheese, and slices of apples and bananas. After breakfast, we headed to our first school in Temuco. When we arrived, we socialized with the students […]
