Creative Electricity

The island of Mindanao is in a state of calamity due to the lack of rain since December. The water level is so low that many of the wells are completely dry. Due to the lack of rain, we are having scheduled electric power failures daily. The shortest has been 30 minutes and the longest has been 5 hours. We never know when it will happen or for how long. So, we are ready at all times with a back up power system for the house.

Mike takes the battery out of the car, hooks it up to a 400-watt power inverter, and then plugs in an electric fan and a lightbulb. Ta-Da!! Light and air at the same time. It sure helps me to sleep in the afternoons when it is hot and it helps me to do lesson plans in the evenings when it is dark. So grateful for the inverter that Mike bought several years ago.

Valentine's Day at NEOS - 2010

The NEOS Fellowship Center had two special celebrations for Valentine's Day.

The first one was for the youth on February 9. Mike and Val shared on the topic of True Love Waits to a group of 97 youth and adults. We are trusting God that the young people were challenged to save themselves for marriage.

Steven (in white t-shirt) and some friends.

The second celebration was on February 14 and it was for the adults.

Mike and Val spoke again but this time it was on the rules of communication. There were 15 couples in attendance. They learned how to sit down and talk about situations that come into their lives.

Rules of Communication:

1. Speak the Truth in Love

2. Keep Current

3. Act and don't React

4. Attack the Problem, not the Person

The Rules of Communication were taken from the General Association of Regular Baptist marriage counseling topics. Mike attended a GARB conference in 1993. We have been using what he learned at the conference in our marriage and with other couples ever since.