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Soc
and Ched came to know the Lord personally in their early teens. As an
Engineering student in
St. Louis
University
(
Baguio
City
),
Soc was recruited by his Chemistry teacher (Diane Manubay) to join a
Navigator bible study. Later he and a number of students formed the first
Navigator team in
Baguio
City
. They were
trained and led by a Navigator Korean missionary Peter Hong and later by
Willy Manubay. After his college graduation, Soc taught for four years in
SLU and helped led the training apartment for men (like a boot camp where
young college students learn disciplines in prayer, scripture memory, and
bible study, along with some practical skills). Later Soc and Ched (married for a year)
served as full-time staff with the Navigators serving in the campuses of
Baguio
City
,
UP Los Banos, and
Manila
from 1989-1998. The next year, their status was changed to Associate
Staff. They continue to minister to their contacts from their campus
ministries, most of whom are now professionals and starting their own
families. They journey with them as they face new life challenges through
periodic visits, meetings, phone calls and email exchanges.
During their three year stay in Tabaco, Albay, they were actively helping a local church, training church people in organizing several small biblical communities. These communities later became a source of help and encouragement when strong typhoons hit the area in 2007 and 2008.
Soc and Ched are both employed in Manila-based private companies as Human Resource practitioners. They are blest with three wonderful teenage children--Cocoy,
Aio, and Tembi. In 2007, Soc was selected to be a part of the Navigators Leadership Team (NLT). He is the only Associate Staff in the group. This is symbolic of the Navigator's direction to involve more lay people in leading the ministries. He is assigned to oversee the Human Resource Dept, Military Ministry, and the
NLT representative to Northern Luzon. Ched, aside from partnering with her husband's work, is serving as the administrator of the several e-groups of staff and alumni
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