"Arise, shine, for your light
has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you"
(Is. 60:1)
REVIVALPOST
from TAHITI
Edualdo,
Aline, Kori,
Erika, Silvio
& Benji
Cicero
French
Polynesia
(South
Pacific)
February 2012
Dear friends and partners,
We are attempting in this letter to give you a quick update on
the many happenings that we've experienced since last summer:
LOOKING BRIEFLY AT 2011 UP TO NOW
It's been very amazing what God has been doing in 2011 in
Tahiti. I have even been at loss writing a newsletter because of
the many things that have kept us quite busy and which I am
going to list non-exhaustively such as
- meetings (4 times a week) with an amazing sense of the
presence of the Holy Spirit (we have never been so
refreshed in almost 20 years of ministry as it has been with
this amazing move of the Spirit);
- healing of hearts and bodies in an increasing measure
(healing is really becoming the bread of God's children and
beyond that a blessing to anybody who receives healing just
because we believe that God is a good Daddy and that He does
whatever He does just becauses His nature is to love and to do
good);
- transformation causing families to be blessed (such as
this sister that has seen the Lord bring such a transformation
to her life that her husband has been wanting to go to church
and go to Bible studies after he had never had any desire for
spirituality);
- the message of the Kingdom of God is really becoming
the forefront message we see at the core of the Good News... it
becomes increasingly obvious that as the Church becomes more
concerned for the Kingdom of God to be manifested on earth (as
it is in Heaven) and less with promoting herself that a much
greater response is coming to the fore with people that have had
no interest in Christianity as they've seen it for too long
(self-righteous, judgemental, insulated from the world). There
is great openness for a Gospel that brings forth the good news
of life, forgiveness, grace, healing, and love and stays away
from a doom and gloom message;
- that is actually what we are trying to convey to our students
at the School of Transformation which has been taking
place every Saturday afternoon since last Fall with 16 students
enrolled (apart from a 6 week break from December 2011 to
January 2012);
- in November and December 2011 we held 2 retreats with
about 50 then 40 folks (with also children and some youth) that
helped us bring home a greater understanding
- of our Father in Heaven that
actually runs to us (see Luke 15--prodigal son story) and
kisses us all over before we can even conceive of being able
to run to Him with all the baggage of hurt, shame,
brokenness and sense of worthlessness people carry in our
islands. The son didn't actually even feel worthy of being
called a "son" and was willing to just being a "servant"
(sounds like a lot of the Christianity we know where people
can at best desire to serve God without that sense of being
cherished by Him in such a very special and intimate way);
- of the things our Father has in
store for his children making us aware of the gifts that
each has received from Him in order to feel a part of His
purposes over the nations which he is wanting to harvest
ever since Jesus gave that mandate to His disciples to go...
The second retreat was also a great opportunity to embrace
His heart and His call as He gave us some understanding as
to what to expect in 2012 (more miracles, greater abundance,
more souls into the Kingdom, a greater sense of His
holiness, a move toward greater unity in the Body of Christ,
...)
- we now have gone out into the
streets of Papeete a few times and believers (who actually come
from various church backgrounds) are learning to reach out to
others and use their spiritual gifts over people who do not have
a clue about the great God we love and serve. Many healings have
taken place at the Market in downtown as we've gone to the
various store owners and offered them to bless their business.
We have people get healed from kidney problems or even stomach
pains, or high blood pressure. It is amazing to see the response
of people once they realize that their sickness and disease is
being healed by the power of His name and the laying on of our
hands;
There is so much that we thank God for and we know that what we
see now is just but a small beginning of what will become a
tsunami of His glory over the islands of French Polynesia!! No
doubt in our hearts by the way!!! Many promises have come our
way and we know that His word will be fulfilled... i.e. that "the
knowledge of His glory will fill the earth, like the waters
cover the sea..."
KIDS'
CORNER
They are growing!!
- Kori (23) is currently in Cambodia
touring South East Asia with her boyfriend (Alex). She went to the Philippines first (Alex joined her there from France) in November 2011 from Tahiti and then they went to
Singapore, Malaysia,
Vietnam and Cambodia.
Kori was excited to visit Aline's family home town, Dalat (birthplace of
Aline). Actually Kori took a one year break from her Political Science studies
in France and she should go back to France to complete her studies next Fall.
- Erika (21 next
month) is now doing a technical 2 year training in
International Trade in Tahiti (after her 3 years as a BSSM
student in the USA) -- BSSM = Bethel Supernatural School of
Ministry (she did 2 years in Redding, CA and 1 year
internship in Maui, HI). She loves Zumba and is also a Zumba
instructor which allows her to make some money and help
finance her studies.
- Silvio (19) is a student at LAMA (Los Angeles Music Academy) in Pasadena, California (where he was born during the Fuller
Theological Seminary days...)!! This guy is a nut for guitar
and is soooo passionate about that. He could spend hours
playing and perfecting pieces of music. This is a good
challenge for him because it's the very first time he is on
his own to care for his life and take charge (that's another
great learning experience...)
- Benjamin (17) is in vocational high school with us in Tahiti
and loves his major in electronics and computer science. He
is a geek and spends many hours on his PC doing graphic arts
and watching Manga movies... He is a fan of rubgy and
beginning in March he will be going back to play it with his
club because he had to recover from a broken shoulder and
wasn't allowed to play for 6 months ... very hard for him!!!
MOVING
ON ...
As for Aline, she continues teaching English
one day a week at the local prison (for the last 3 years
now). She loves every minute of it. She really believes
revival is going to hit the prison. For years inmates have
been singing praises and hymnals early in the morning and
late in the afternoon in their cells. It is so easy to talk
to them about Jesus, such an openness... amazing. She
sometimes prays for them or chats with them about God and
they are always so eager to listen . Somehow they sense she
has a deep respect for who they are regardless of what they
have done in the past. She also teaches French 10 hours a
week at a junior high school nearby. Most kids come from
very difficult backgrounds and there are many opportunities
to shine for Jesus. The other day Erika said to Aline “Mom
since you teach difficult kids (5 years now) you have been
more patient” … Thank you Jesus! I guess she has learned not
to judge so quickly and, honestly, when you know the
background of some of these kids you wonder how they made it
so far to survive and compassion does increase. In fact, 3
out of 10 students in her classes have their dads in jail.
I (Edualdo) am in charge of the ministry that by now you
know as “Vision of the Harvest”. Some homeless are coming,
people from all kinds of backgrounds. One of the things that
come often in testimonies is that people feel loved and this
is great news to us because nothing else would be meaningful
without it! Since the last part of 2010 we have welcomed
quite a few YWAM teams (from Hawaii, New
Zealand, New
Caledonia, Australia, Canada, France) coming for outreaches in Tahiti and her islands. We host once a month a night
of Praise and Worship with different worship groups or
individuals and the presence of the HS has been tangible. We
continue the Marama Nights (evenings of fun, music and
testimonies, prayers for the sick, for families and youth at
the local Mc Donald in Papeete)
once every 3 months or so. Last November, we’ve had the
coming of Philippe Auzenet, a French evangelist and he held
seminars on sexual identities (how to love, help and
minister to those suffering with sexual addictions, abuse,
etc). He also led a seminar on inner healing and suffering.
He was well covered on local TVs, radios and newspapers.
Our hearts continue to burn for the lost and we seek God for
creative ways to reach out also through arts and prophetic
dance. We have a group led by a dancer who is on fire to
share her passion for Jesus through dance. This month
(February) we are focusing on intercession with
intentionally seeking God for our lives to impact the
nation.
PRAYER
NEEDS
- continued hunger and a
seeking of His face in our personal lives;
- ongoing spiritual and physical health;
- an increasingly focused vision toward the
fulfilment of God's will for our role in the nation of
French Polynesia;
- protection and
provision over our lives as well as Kori & Silvio
who are currently overseas (South East Asia &
USA);
- the needed financial
breakthroughs for the cost of ministering in French
Polynesia;
- the
strategies that are needed to bring impact and transformation
in the land;
- for God to
bring those ministries that are strategically needed to bless
our nation.
For the earth
will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the
LORD as the waters cover the sea. (Habakkuk 2:14)
Edualdo & Aline Cicero
BP 40394
Fare Tony
98713
Papeete - TAHITI
FRENCH
POLYNESIA
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