The Arms of Love Children's Home on the Island of Bohol is located on about five acres of land near Tagbilaran City. The children's home ministry includes a facility that contains four distinct homes, each of which is designed to accommodate 12 children, a resident houseparent couple, and one resident assistant. Children began moving into the homes in January 2001. As of summer 2006, 41 children were living in the four homes and were being cared for by 18 full-time staff. A multi-purpose facility on the property includes staff offices, indoor recreational space, a common kitchen and dining area, computer lab, library and accommodations for visiting volunteers and short-term teams.
In addition to providing open recreational space, several acres of the children's home property have been developed as a farm that both generates income and provides food for the children's home. The farm raises and sells fish, chickens, eggs, goats' milk, sheep, mangos, pigs and various vegetables. The children living in the Children's Home participate in caring for the animals and crops.
In 2006, Arms of Love also began operating a "young adult transition home" in Tagbilaran City, where youth who have graduated from high school can reside while they pursue a further education at the University of Bohol. As of mid-2006, three of our children had moved into the "young adult transition home."
Arms of Love also owns a property in downtown Tagbilaran City, which is being used by the Vineyard church that is affiliated with the project. This building hosts regular worship services, contains additional office space, and is used as a base for compassion ministry outreaches, youth events, and other gatherings.
Future PlansNo new facilities are planned for our ministry in the Philippines. As of the fall 2006, our primary capital needs are (1) completing the interior of the fourth home, (2) purchasing a second bus for transporting the children, and (3) completing our purchase of the multi-purpose facility.
When fully-developed, we anticipate that we will be caring for a maximum of 48 children on the children's home property, plus an additional group of youth living in the downtown transition home while attending university and transitioning to adulthood.
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