One Man’s Journey
An intimate account by a very special young man: I am one of five children raised by migrant farmers in the rural hillsides of Tumalog Oslob, Cebu. Going to college and pursuing a career outside of my village was only a dream. But with the encouragement of the good Sisters of the Regina Coeli Educational …
The NEW Home of Love is Moving Forward!
As many of you know our current Mary Queen of Heaven Missionaries Home of Love Rehabilitation & Livelihood Center opened its doors in 2005. Twenty young residents, rescued from the evils of sex trafficking and prostitution, began their journey to a new life. We have grown over the years and now house fifty girls at …
Two Soft Drinks and a Box of Candy
2019/20 SCHOOL YEAR A rooster crows cracking the stillness of a warm, damp morning in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. A sprinkling of thatched-roof huts surrender to the morning light in the small sitios tucked away in the mountains. Alon eagerly rises from his mat on the bamboo floor and shakes his sister and …
Love Always Wins . . . an Incredible Story
2019 On the island of Negros lies the beautiful seaport town of Dumaguete City, boasting some of the best diving sites in all of the Philippines. Known as the City of Gentle People, its inhabitants are innately hospitable. But as with many cities, Dumaguete City has a problem. An area of the “Boulevard” is home …