Where is Tagbalaran, Philippines?
Tagbalaran is on the Island of Bohol in the Philippines, south of Manila…a short 20 hr plane ride from Seattle…approximately!

Where will we be working?
The bulk of our time will be spent at the Orphanage (Children’s Center) in Tagbalaran on the Island of Bohol; and some at Cebu City, Cebu.

What will we be doing?
There we will have a work project to complete for the first 5 days. We’ll mix with the kids thru out the day and evening when they are not in school getting to know them on a personal level and submerging ourselves in their culture. One of the evenings we’ll take over the roll of house parent, and the following day take the entire staff, kids and house parents to a nearby beach where we’ll find plenty of interaction and fun. More on Tagbalaran, Philippines (Date TBD)

Leigh Buchan, took a reconnaissance trip to the Phlippines November 13-24, 2007, along with Kyle Billings, to determine if the Arms of Love Children’s Center on Bohol Island was suitable for a return Global Support Team Trip in 2008.

What I discovered there was a children’s center that would offer a very favorable team trip, where we could contribute towards a work project, as well as provide relief for the house parents, and an all day outing for the entire group. All this while intermixing with the children, developing relationships with them providing positive cultural awareness and an intercultural experience that enhances one’s sense of our global connectedness. More on Report of Philippines Trip November 2007