NEWS UPDATE — NOVEMBER 2020 We do not post many news updates, and usually the occasion is a mission trip. COVID restrictions for entering the Philippines have kept us from returning, but we are still engaged with those we love at IFL. We chat with children or staff several hours… Continue reading
A message from Roland and Faylene Beard on October 31, 2020: We received unusual communications from the director of the Institute for Foundational Learning (IFL), Pat Capwell about the situation at IFL, where we make our mission trips. The COVID situation, which continues to lock down much of the Philippine… Continue reading
We are back in the Philippines. The word spread quickly from the moment the first child saw Deo’s vehicle pull through the IFL gate. We were exhausted from the 23-hr. trip and the traffic-laden ride back from Manila, but adrenaline kept us unpacking. Little knocks began. They needed to see… Continue reading
Early September 2017 Report from the Philippines (IFL) The mechanics of this mission trip were not easy. Preparation was arduous and took days. Other tasks interfered. There was no rest until we were on the flight, and that rest was limited. The director (Pat) of the Institute of Foundational Learning… Continue reading
I had the opportunity to share my heart with the graduates and those moving up at the Institute of Foundational Learning in the Philippines. Many of the IFL students I count as my “sons” and “daughters”. I love them, and some of my prayers are accompanied with tears as they… Continue reading
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