..::Tribe Mission::..

Presentation
Joey Dauz, together with his paediatrician wife, Megs Dauz, is active in helping the people in their outreaches through their limited means. He and his core members from the Arise Christian Ministries, provide material time and resources in expanding the tents of the ministry, which God has laid on their shoulders. In order to maximize help for the “least of our brethren,” he attempts always to network and collaborate with other ministries and organizations.

Higaonon tribe
Part of their outreach targets is the endeavour of reaching out to the Higaonons, who are known to be one of the Indigenous Peoples in Southern Philippines. Hence, the term Higaonon is actually a juxtaposition of two words, which are higad and gaon. The former means “at the side or mouth of the river or at the coastal areas”, and the latter term means “taken”. By etymology then, there was violence in the historical makeup and background of the Higaonons, who “used to inhabit the coastal plains and river banks, but were gradually, say forcibly, driven out from their rich habitation and driven up the mountains” by other waves of settlers.

Mr. Dauz and his core members felt that their forebears had grievously sinned against the original inhabitants of Southern Philippines. For this, the team is simply trying to make up for their forebears by trying to reach out to the Higaonons, albeit in a very limited way, in order to help them help themselves.

Mr. Dauz is likewise active in other civic pursuits like the Arise Foundation and the Rotary Club of Metro Butuan. Through these organizations, he was able to help access support for different communities and target stakeholders.