Cagayan de Oro City

Sam and Aida Lacanienta

     On Nov 8, 2010, Mike and Val drove north to Cagayan de Oro City (CDO).   It was nearly an 8 hour trip for us.   But, it was through winding mountain roads and so it was beautiful.
      On Nov 9 and 10, Mike joined the Officiating Officer's Convention in CDO.   He was oriented on marriage contracts and birth certificates and how to process both of them.   It was good that he attended.
     Once the convention was over, Mike and Val were able to spend a few days just relaxing in CDO. We were invited to visit the home of a friend and were pleasantly surprised at the remoteness of their property.   It was soooo quiet and peaceful and such a relaxing time.
     Sam and Aida work with Word of Life Philippines as well as pastor a small church in the mountains of CDO. This couple has been in the ministry for many years now and it was such a blessing for us to sit under their tutelage for a few days. We hope to implement some of their ideas at NEOS. Thank you, Sam and Ida, for the respite and the wisdom.   We enjoyed the time very much.

TCE 1

     On October 26 - 30, 2010, Esther and Steven Boado plus Melissa Boyken, traveled to Davao City and lived there for one week in order to join the class Teaching Children Effectively (TCE) Level 1 through Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF).   Esther, Steven, and Melissa will now do a practicum at NEOS in order to fulfill the requirements to receive a certificate of completion.  
     It is exciting to see our children join us in the ministry and to become a part of brining boys and girls as well as young people and adults to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

     If you are interested in taking a TCE class through your local CEF office, please get on the CEF website and find the contact information for your local CEF area director.   Simply request a TCE training to be conducted in your church.

NEOS Vehicles

     On October 20, 2010, Mike went to Davao City and came home with a new vehicle for the NEOS Fellowship Center.   God has been so good to provide most of what was needed to purchase this vehicle.  We still need about $6000 to cover the balance of this purchase.

    NEOS now has two Kia 2700 vans to use in moving people around Tagum City in order to get them to and from NEOS functions.   Most of our contacts at NEOS do NOT have vehicles of their own and cannot afford to pay the money it would take them on public transportation to get to NEOS each Friday, Saturday, or Sunday night.

     Because we now have two Kia 2700 vans, we no longer need the blue car.  Please help us pray that our old blue car will now sell.                                                Thank you.

      The NEOS vehicles help the people get to NEOS so they can learn about Jesus.


Update:  May 2011
   The $6000 outstanding balance for the new Kia has now been paid for and the blue car has been sold.   God is so good.   Thank you so much for your prayers.  

Internet Safety Class #1

       On October 15, 2010, NEOS had its first internet safety class.  There were 26 people in attendance and the young people learned a lot.
     Most young people in the Philippines do not own their own computer and so they go to an internet cafe to do their research and to get on their social networking sites.
     We taught the young people about how to compose their passwords, how to log off before they leave the public computer, and how to be safe while surfing the internet.  The students were enlighten and the parents who were in the audience were also encouraged at what they learned.
     We have been asked to do another class on November 19.   This time we will focus on the topic of Facebook.   Melissa Boyken is the one making the power point presentations and we are borrowing a power point projector from the Tagum City local government.