October - A Few Days Early

You may be wondering why we are posting our October update a few days early. Well that's because our class is starting a WebFast this morning at 8am until October 24th at noon! Therefore, we had to get this out a few days earlier but tried to get it as close to October as possible.

Why a WebFast you may ask? Well, on Friday we completed our Worldview class and in it we not only discussed what a worldview is and the worldviews of some animistic people but also our own culture's worldview. That was very enlightening as we explored the shifts in thinking of our culture and how those were brought about. Of course, a major element of our culture is technology and it was fascinating to see just how much impact it has on us without our knowledge! Therefore, for the next month or so we will not be using the internet, texting, watching movies, or anything of the sort. The purpose of this is to help build more face-to-face relationships and to use our time more efficiently. However, they did make two exceptions in allowing us to check our school email and the MTC Intranet so we can turn in homework. So, you can put your fears to rest knowing that our studies will not be affected!

Classes have been fantastic as we've had: Learning Styles, Love and Respect, Worldview and Biblical Frameworks. In Learning Styles, we learned not just about how we as individuals learn but we also realized the necessity of having a diverse team in order to be most effective in the tribe. Truly all learning styles are needed in order to learn as a team and also minister as a team! In Love and Respect Cameron and I are having post-marital counseling. Our last semester at Bible School, a very dear and wise couple told us that they highly recommended post-marital counseling to newlyweds because that's when you really need it! Now we are going through the series and we have learned a lot thus far.

I described the Worldview class in the above paragraph but one of the things that we learned that was very thought provoking was the fact that people in the tribe are not sitting there with empty heads waiting to be filled with the Truth. On the contrary, the Enemy has filled their minds with lies directly opposing the Truth! It truly is a battle and not one to be taken lightly.

In Biblical Frameworks class we are actually briefly going through the chronological teaching that we will use in the tribe. Obviously when we actually teach the lessons in the tribe we will go slower but, for us, we are focusing on key points in Scripture that point to God's character. An example of this is when we discussed the account of Noah. I, and probably many of you, have often viewed this account as follows: mankind was bad, God wiped out mankind, God saved Noah, God placed a rainbow in the sky. However, our teacher pointed out a different aspect that I hadn't considered before that totally revolutionized my view of this account. You see God has promised Adam and Eve a Redeemer and when God makes a promise He will always keep that promise. However, in Genesis 6:5 it is recorded that every thought of man was evil. Noah was the only righteous man on the earth. Evil hates righteousness and so it was only a matter of time until Noah or one of his righteous descendents was murdered. Therefore, in order to preserve the line of the Messiah, God removed all of mankind except for Noah and His family. God's actions were merciful in order to give the world the Redeemer He had promised! God was rescuing mankind by removing what would eventually destroy us.

We had our first family visitors this month! Cameron's Uncle and Aunt stopped by a Sunday afternoon and we had a wonderful time showing them around campus and sharing with them some of what the Lord has been teaching us through our classes.

We have exciting news! Earlier this month we were added to the New Tribe Mission "give" list! This means that you now have the ability to give a one-time gift to us online. Our picture is even included which makes it even more official.

We realized that we had not yet shared with you our address! If you have been desiring to send us a letter, package or carrier pigeon, please use the following address which is also listed on the Contact tab of this page:

Cameron and Caitlin Neace
134 Main Dr
Roach, MO 65787

(Please do not include "MTC," "Missionary Training Center," "NTM," or "New Tribes Mission" as this can confuse the mail service.)

Thank you for your prayers and support as we continue studying in preparation for serving the Lord overseas! If you are interested in supporting us financially, we invite you to review our Support tab.

United in Christ,

Caitlin and Cameron