HOPE FOR THE ISLAND

Hope For The Island

Living Hope Church is proud to support Hope For The Island.

Hope for the Island, Inc was founded by Derek and Jenn Van Ryckeghem in 1999 after a number of short term mission trips within the island. Stepping out in faith they saw God grow and provide for His ministry as they discipled locals who now faithfully serve as part of the team.

In 2017 God led the Van Ryckeghem family on a mission trip deep into the rainforest of Borneo. The Penan people were so excited to have missionaries arrive after so many years and welcomed them in like family. This has become an outreach location for Hope for the Island Philippines where a number of Filipino leaders have already gone in to serve. Preparations are being made to host more mission teams in the near future.

As those who carry the name of Jesus we exist to glorify God and obey what matter most to Him. That is to love God with every fiber of our being, to walk in an intimate relationship with God and as a result of that, obey His word practically walk out that love in our relationships with one another. Hope for the Island is called to live out Gods radical love exampled through Jesus in way of discipleship, service, compassion, mercy and justice within Siargao Island and beyond.