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Four Decades Later
Story and Photos by Suzanne Chu; ICM Trip Participant I first visited the Philippines with my mother when I was 8 years old. We drove 12 hours in traffic jams to the house that she grew up in – a...
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Forging Partnerships in TB Control
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacteria that can infect any organ of the body and is highly contagious; and when left untreated, can cause death. It is curable with a regime of antibiotics over the period of...
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Help is arriving. By boat, by pedi-cab, by hand.
By Erin Manfredi, Communications Manager, ICM In the midst of the devastation that was left behind by Typhoon Haiyan, the resilience and strength of people in the Philippines is on display. The streets...
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“Rubble, trees, and scrap metal everywhere.”
This is a message sent by ICM’s Donor Services Officer Anthony Ramos last night. “I am sending this message through text as all that our mobile service is horrible here in Iloilo, Panay, one of the...
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Mothers Thankful for ICM’s Relief Distribution
By Justine Maceross, ICM Communications Officer On December 5, ICM staff revisited Logingot Island for the first time since our initial visit two weeks prior — this time to distribute more relief packs...
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Shining Hope into Bohol This New Year
Report contribution from ICM Communications Team Val Jovani Canda, Lily Grace Talaban & Meng Valientes After the catastrophic 7.2 magnitude earthquake in October, Bohol is beginning to get back on...
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A Pastor sees Peace after Transform
Story by Ellie Haldors – Intern, ICM Hong Kong Last week, I took a trip to the Philippines to learn more about the happenings inside of ICM. As I talked to pastors whose communities have gone through...
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Telling the story
by Louise Joachimowski, Creative Resources Officer Spending a month working in the Philippines always has its ups and downs. There’s been tropical storms, ferry cancellations, lack of internet and...
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ICM Thanks Filipino Artists
ICM celebrated the talent and generosity of our Filipino artists at the 12 December ICM Artists Thanksgiving Dinner. The intimate dinner included artists, donors and members of the ICM Manila...
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Creative Philanthropy: She Nailed it!
By Jessica Bean, ICM Donor Relations Manager Australian Libby Malcolm uses her business to creatively raise money to support the kindergarten education of 30 children living in ultrapoverty in the...
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Learning for Life
All photographs except the group photo (#2) by Mark Lehmkuhler March 27-29, 2015 saw 2,854 children from International Care Ministries (ICM) Jumpstart Kindergarten program graduate. The graduations,...
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Jumping for Jumpstart
Photographs courtesy of ESF South Island School The students at Hong Kong’s ESF South Island School (SIS) jumped their way into the Guinness Book of World Records on 24 March, 2015. At 10.05am...
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The Kindness of Strangers
Pastor Paul Posong was heading to the shops with his family when he noticed a man in distress. Seeing people in need is a regular occurance in Pastor Paul’s community in Palawan, the Philippines – but...
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Rising from the Ashes – Cristine and Raffy
When a fire destroyed Cristine’s flimsy house late last year, she was grateful that no one in her family was killed. While Christine, her husband Raffy and their two children were unharmed, they were...
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Santino’s Story
By Kim Thomson, ICM Volunteer All his life, five year old Santino Elisalde has watched his fisherman father at work each day. Santino lives with his parents and six siblings in a two room shack which...
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One Trip – Three Perspectives
The weekend of May 13-16, several visitors attended an ICM 101 trip in Dipolog to learn more about ICM’s poverty reduction model. Attendees fell into different age, gender, cultural and geographic...
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Unlocking Dreams
By Jessica Bean, Donor Relations Manager Saturday, 30 April 2015, over 110 people gathered together at Hawkins Foyer room at Shore school in North Sydney for ICM’s fourth Australian dinner. The...
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The Mother and Daughter Trip – Through the Eyes of a Daughter
By Hannah Saad, ICM Assistant Trips Officer It has always amazed me when I see or hear about a close mother and a daughter relationship, since I grew up not experiencing one. I’m Hannah and for the...
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Friends of ICM
By Carol Roa, Chief Advancement Officer The Friends of International Care Ministries (ICM) hosted breakfast and dinner events last Monday, June 8, 2015 at the Makati Shangri-la hotel to formally...
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Shoe in for Success
The children of ESF Kennedy School learned how easy it is to make a difference in the lives of others on June 24 and 25 when the school held its fourth annual ‘gently used shoe’ collection. This year,...
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