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.
From April 17 - 24, 2010, the entire student body of the high school of Faith Academy Mindanao in Davao City, came to Tagum City and to the NEOS Fellowship Center for one week of what is called 'Outdoor Education.' 
On April 1, 2010, we took all of the regular NEOS volunteers to the beach for a fun day. In the morning we did a workshop on how to lead worship and how to deal with the weekly Sunday school classes. In the afternoon they simply got to have fun in the water. 
On March 25, 2010, Idylyn Casayas was the graduation speaker at a local kindergarten in Tagum City. 
On January 5, 2010, the NEOS staff and volunteers spent the day at the Outland Adventure extreme day of challenges. 
Esther was on the 2009-2010 Faith Academy Mindanao girl's basketball team. She had a wonderful time. She made new friends, learned how to be on a team, and honed her basketball skills.
NEOS had 18 Christmas parties in December of 2009.
Valerie had the joy of attending Homecoming at Taylor University in October of 2009. The special reason she was there was to attend the 25th reunion of the very first Women's Cross Country team from the fall of 1984. 
