Willy
Welfredo D. Reonal (Willy) is a graduate of Bicol Deaf Action and now a much-loved teacher at the school. But the childhood he came through? Now that was a hardship that is not easily forgotten…
Gab
Gab is vivacious and bright, yet her outgoing nature conceals a terrible trauma which she is overcoming with love and support from staff and friends at the school.
Kalonga
Kalonga Elikana Msigwa is a former Rastafarian turned Christian evangelist. Coming from a broken home and journeying through a dark adolescence, Kalonga’s life has seen a sweeping transformation…
John
John Kazwalala is one of the most passionate and animated preachers I have ever seen. I catch up with him in a visit to Dar es Salaam.
Zephie, Winnie & Maryanne
Zephryne Moraa, Winnie Atieno, Maryanne Awuor are final year students at DMI’s Immanuel Integrated Christian School in Oyugis, Kenya. I interview them together where I discover that they are anything but shy and enjoy giving as much as they get.
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Aser
Aser Milarpes is one of our longest serving teachers at Bicol Deaf Action. I catch up with him in the dining hall at the school with Principal Anabelle interpreting where he reveals to me things that even take Anabelle by surprise…
Doug
Doug is one of the many colourful – and wonderful – characters that make up the DMI global family. So what’s a Canadian audiologist doing in the Philippines for 35 years?
Mary Jane
Mary Jane L. Montero has been in the DMI family since she was an infant and is fast becoming one of our brightest lights.
Anabelle
Anabelle Cuachin is a much loved figure in our Ligau school, leading all the educational operations and initiatives of the classrooms. But my goodness, at times there has sure been trouble in paradise…
No Tuan
This is the first blog I’ve written angry. As I speak with No Tuan, I see the bright potential of a young man cut down by misfortune, familial sin and the evil of a government. A young Burmese man, he shares with me at a Deaf camp we are both attending in Davao, Philippines.