Tuesday, September 4, 2007

You Guys Need to Read This!

September 3, 2007

Kathie Walters:

"LIVING IN THE GLORY--GOD CALLED US FIRST TO ENJOY HIM"

"We need to live in what He has done, and not in what we are trying to do."

Recently, when I arrived on the East Coast for a weekend of ministry, I was met at the airport by some very excited ladies. "We are so glad you're here!" one of them exclaimed, "We really need a touch from God." My husband, David, and I hear this quite often.

It concerns me when people seek after a "touch from God," because God has something better for us--His provision is for us to live in His glory. I understand people's heart and desire for God, but if we learn to live in His glory, then we can become a source of the touch from God. We don't have to seek after one.

Changing Mindsets

Although God will bless His people, there are some things that He will not agree with--for example, our religious mindsets. The Holy Spirit cannot stay and dwell in these wrong concepts as they are contrary to the truth, because He is the Spirit of Truth. God has shown me three very important mindsets that we need to change.

The first mindset is one that most Christians can be guilty of. Either consciously or unconsciously, we are trying to change our old nature (old man) and improve ourselves. We fail to realize that Jesus never came to do that. Jesus crucified the old man so that by faith, we can walk in the new man who is already created in righteousness and holiness.

Because of this, the enemy tries to make people feel they are not qualified to live in the supernatural realm--but remember, Satan is a liar and a thief. Jesus qualified us 100 percent. It's never 90 percent God, 10 percent us--it's 100 percent Him. The supernatural realm of angels, Heavenly visitations and the chariots of God were meant to be a normal part of our lives. They are manifestations of the Glory of God.

As you behold the glory of the Lord "...we are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord" (2 Corinthians 3:18).

He is going to "...present you faultless before the presence of His glory...." (Jude 1:24).

We are His trophy and His workmanship. He is the One who does the work, while we do the yielding. We need to live in what He has done, and not in what we are trying to do. Don't pray for God to send His glory--He already has. We aren't changed from glory to glory by trying--we're changed by His Spirit.

The second thing that we are prone to is "false responsibility." We are responsible for what He gives us, and that is it! A heavy spirit makes people feel responsible for things and people they can do nothing about. We cannot change anyone, and we certainly can't make anyone do something.

Many revivals have been quenched by this religious spirit. A young revivalist was used mightily in the great Welsh revival. He was a vessel and the glory of God flowed through him. Then, after a year, he began to make himself responsible for how the people responded to the Spirit. If they did not respond the way he thought they should, he would leave the meeting or shut it down. This brought a spirit of heaviness into the land and onto the people because it was not his responsibility.

Our responsibility is to do what He tells us to do, say what He asks us to say, and go where He wants us to go. That is all God requires from us--and we get to keep our joy!

The third religious thing we fall into is carrying "false burdens." As intercessors, we need only to yield to the Spirit. When that anointing falls on us and we do some warfare, we have to remember that it isn't us, it's the anointing from Heaven. We may do some declaring, or we may laugh, weep or fall down on the floor and cry out, but no matter what, the burden will eventually lift because Jesus is the Ultimate Intercessor seated at the right hand of the Father.

Once, I belonged to an intercession group in Florida. We got into some battles where the burden was so heavy, it felt like a dark cloud weighing down on us. Finally, someone prayed for the group and cast out the false burden. We actually felt it lift. We laughed and took a break because there are times when you need a break to get back under the anointing.

God called us first to enjoy Him--after all, if we don't enjoy Him, why are we serving Him?

Your Mindsets DO Affect the Moves of the Spirit

That is why moves of the Spirit come and go. Why is there a powerful move of God in a certain church or ministry, but after a couple of years it dissipates? People wonder, are puzzled and may be hurt by it, but often it is a result of a spirit of abortion that causes the move of God to be terminated. Unfortunately, it affects the people who have been enjoying that move of the Holy Spirit and the presence of the Lord.

When my husband and I came into the things of the Spirit, we had layers of theology and head knowledge. We could dot every theological "i" and cross every doctrinal "t." We began to seek the Lord. We were hungry for God. Then we came into a powerful revival in the South of London. People were coming from everywhere and the presence of God was overwhelming. Our biggest stumbling block was not our worldly ways, but our theology and head knowledge.
We had to learn that when the Body came together and let God move, it really wasn't about who or what, it was all about Him. No one really cared what happened as long as the beautiful presence of Jesus was there.

People left the meetings and never made it to the bus stop. They would fall out under the anointing and lie in peoples' front yards, hang in trees or sprawl out in the bushes. When people called to get directions to the meeting, we would have to tell them, "You will find people lying in the street outside; don't take any notice, just step over them and come on in." The glory of God was on everyone--the banker, the trash man, the child, the aged.

Sometimes we just have to sit at the feet of Jesus, rest, and let Him shower us with His love. He is not asking us to run around 24/7 getting all worn out.

He is the lover and keeper of our soul. We are the apple of His eye, His beloved. We can rest and live in His glory because He has covered us with it. Remember, He called us for Himself--we are His treasures!

Kathie Walters
Good News Ministries
Email: kathiewalters@mindspring.com


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Wednesday, August 15, 2007

We picked it for you - Enjoy!

Hello dear ones,

We thought you might enjoy this article by Bill Yount on the Obsession for Fruit.

The Lord is about to bring the best new wine ever made out of our lives and ministries unto Him.

Love & Passion,

Edualdo & Aline Cicero


"July 26, 2007 -- Bill Yount:

"I Heard It Through the Grapevine--Joshua and Caleb were OBSESSED with Looking for FRUIT!"

Numbers 13:20 "And be ye of good courage and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first ripe grapes."

It's interesting that the spies were sent in to spy out the Promised Land when the first grapes of the season were ripe. I sense the Lord wanted all twelve spies to focus on the fruit of that land and not the giants. I am sure Joshua and Caleb kept hearing how big the giants and walled up cities were from those ten spies while they were taking their tour. I believe Joshua and Caleb got to thinking, "If the giants are really that big, can you imagine how big that fruit must be?" Joshua and Caleb were obsessed, looking for the fruit of the land of promise. What we look for is what we will find. They came back with a cluster of grapes so big, it took two men to carry one cluster on a pole out of the valley of Eschol.

GOD CALLED THE LAND THAT WAS FULL OF HEATHEN GIANTS AND UNGODLY CITIES, WALLED UP TO HEAVEN "A GOOD LAND THAT FLOWS WITH MILK AND HONEY!"

Psalm 27:13 "I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living."

If we are ever going to enter our Promised Land we must see the good in our nation, our government officials, our cities and the good in every person we meet! We may have to use Scripture (Romans 4:17) to see the good, and call those things that are not as though they already were!

Romans 2:4 "It's the goodness of the Lord that leads men to repentance."

Did you know that God chooses to see the good in you, and not the evil? Ask the father of the prodigal son what he saw when his son came wandering up the road to home, and said, even when he was still in the pigpen of sin, "That's my son!" Be careful of what comes out of your mouth when you see heathens rage and sin in people's lives increasing. It was what came out of the mouth of the ten spies that kept all of Israel from entering into their inheritance!

It's the same for us today. If our mouths can keep us out of our inheritance, then our mouths can take us in! Let's look for the good and speak of what is good in the land of the living!

THE "CLUSTER" OF GRAPES WAS THE KEY TO GETTING BACK INTO THE PROMISED LAND

I noticed that Joshua and Caleb still stuck it out with that unbelieving bunch of "sour" grapes that eventually dried up in the wilderness and became raisins. God separated Joshua and Caleb from them, later in His timing, and they finally got to enter into their inheritance. But they hung in there, for they knew the key to get back into the Promised Land was to stay together and let the process prepare them for what was ahead.

Isaiah 65:8 "... as the new wine is found in the cluster, destroy it not; for a blessing is in it."

God has a corporate vision right now for His Kingdom in the earth, so we must be in a cluster of believers, and we must connect with churches, tribes, tongues, and nations--for God is too big for just our ministry, church, or home group. I sense that what God has in mind is beyond us. This new wine cannot be made from just one grape--one ministry, one church, or one vision. Without connecting to the cluster, your life and ministry is bound to dry up.

I SAW THE HANDS OF GOD COMING UPON THIS CLUSTER OF GRAPES OF THE NATIONS... HIS HANDS ARE ABOUT TO BLESS US BEYOND MEASURE

I saw some pressure coming upon this huge cluster of grapes where you and I were placed by the hand of God. We first thought the pressure was coming from the enemy or other grapes in this cluster, but I clearly saw the hands of God begin to squeeze this cluster to make the best new wine that He was saving for this last, end-time, harvest revival.

You can always tell when God is about to make new wine from the cluster where you are placed... some grapes will begin to "wine."

IT'S TIME WE SAY TO THE GRAPE NEXT TO US... GOD IS SMARTER THAN YOU AND I!

As His hands continued to put pressure on us in this cluster, some grapes began to cry out, "Oh, God, I can't handle this bunch You put me with. Please get me out of here!" The Lord responded, "I will, My way, just hang in there!" As more pressure was put on this cluster, some grapes began to cry out. "Lord, I am not being appreciated here. These grapes around me seem to be hindering my gifting, calling, and dream You have given me. I seem to be losing my identity." The Lord says, "You are right on schedule. You have been too thin-skinned, and your brokenness is a must for what I am about to do. If you lose your life, you will find it in Me!" Most of the grapes in this cluster had no idea what God was really up to. More than our dreams, plans, and ministries, God seems to be after something more than we could understand. I think it is time we say to the grape next to us, "God is smarter than you and I!"

"THE ANOINTING FOR THE HARVEST OF THE NATIONS IS IN THE 'CLUSTER' OF GRAPES!"

As the hand of God kept squeezing this cluster, many grapes were broken to pieces. The juice of the grapes dripped down from the cluster into the earth, becoming the new wine for the great harvest of the nations.

Bill Yount
Blowing the Shofar Ministries
Email: theshofarhasblown@juno.com


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Monday, August 6, 2007

Some Special Visitors with us in Tahiti!!

The following is the excerpt of a blog that was sent by Boodi (Jean-François Blanc), a Christian short-term missionary sailor, whose mission (along with his co-worker Will) is to go to the island nations all over the world and serve in whatever way they can in order to facilitate the spreading of the Gospel. They made it to Tahiti on July 24th and will be leaving around Aug. 20th, 2007. Their next destination will be Fiji on board of their Swan 44 feet long sail boat. Feel free to check their website!!    www.veritas.oceanblue.net
 
Edualdo & Aline Cicero
Vision of the Harvest - Tahiti
 

From: Jean-Francois Blanc [mailto:veritas@ocens.net]
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 8:40 PM
Subject: Aug 6, 2007 – Marama Night

 

Greetings!!  I just wanted to bring you up to speed on events.  From what I experienced, the Marama Night youth outreach on Friday was a large success with at least several hundred folks participating and watching.  A group from Hawaii also performed.  This was a great time to have some fun and share the gospel with a diverse crowd.  Edualdo, great work!!

 

Aline took Melinda to the airport half way through Marama Night.  Melinda, thank you so much for your service to the mission.  Several women came up to me at church and specifically mentioned how you touched their lives.

 

My message to the Full Gospel Church was a bit short by local standards I think but it seemed to be well received and I pray that through God I was able to both encourage and challenge the congregation.  The message was primarily on Isaiah 42:10-13.  Thank you all so much for your prayers, they are always greatly appreciated.

 

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There is no shortage of places and ways to serve so I would encourage any of you who have been looking for some way to apply your special gifts, talents, or resources to please contact us.

 

May God bless you all abundantly,

 

Boodi 

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

RevivalPost from Tahiti (June-July 2007)

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)
June-July 2007
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Dear Friends & Partners,
 
TRIP TO THE USA (mid-June to mid-July 2007)
Our trip to the USA was the best vacation we ever had as a family. We went out because we felt such need for renewal, rest and recreation for our minds, hearts and bodies. The Lord honored our step of faith as we ventured out in spite of a limited budget in our hands that could not possibly have met all our needs for four entire weeks!
 
Erika, Silvio and Benji had their share of fun (and we did too) at some amusement parks. We were also greatly blessed to have met many of our old time friends we had not seen for many years and get to know other wonderful people, places and ministries. It was such a breathtaking experience to drive through vast stretches of landscapes (deserts of California/Nevada and majestic forests of Sequoia trees as well as Yosemite National Park). We were also privileged to have been offered some nights at nice resorts on our way back down from Northern California (we felt really spoiled and special). Basically our itinerary (which you had received) was followed through and we did have a long drive of about 4,000 miles (in 4 states).
 
We want to express our deep gratitude to all of you who have been such an intrical part of the success of this wonderful trip. You have been a great blessing to us through your hospitality, your presence, your generosity, your prayers, and your serving hearts. It was truly God's love lavishing us with special attention and treats.
 
One of the highlights was the ministry of Bethel Church in Redding, CA. We were so blessed to just be there and be on the receiving end. The presence of God was really refreshing and stimulating to our faith. Testimonies of healings and miracles were reported at every meeting. The overall message about the Kingdom of God and its demonstrations were a great inspiration to our hearts.
 
KIDS' CORNER
While we were having fun in the US, Kori (19), our eldest daughter, was taking exams in France. We were so excited to hear she passed the entrance exam to the Political Sciences Institute of the University of Toulouse, France. She will return to Tahiti on August 10th and will heading back to France mid September. We are so blessed! She is now looking for a place to stay in Toulouse.
 
Erika (16), Silvio (15) and Benji (12) all agree that they have had the best vacation ever. Precious memories to keep and remember for a lifetime! Although three of our children were born in the US, this trip was a real discovery with so many new experiences to live, places to see, and friends to meet that have known them as babies or toodlers!
 
OUR NEXT MARAMA NIGHT (Saturday, August 4th)
We are already actively preparing our next major Marama Night youth event. It will take place this time at the very central square of downtown Papeete called Vaiete (translated by "water basket"). It will be a mini concert that will gather 7 groups of youth from different fellowships and churches. The main goal of these youth is an opportunity to convey the presence of Jesus and His message of love and healing to the people who will be gathered for this occasion through dances, songs, skits, fun challenges and a final hour of worship.
 
Please do pray that that night will see many people touched, healed and reconciled to God and one another. More than ever before Tahiti needs to hear the call of the Father gathering lost hearts unto Himself as He demonstrates the reality of His love through signs, wonders, miracles and healings.
 
PRAYER CHALLENGES
The followings are some prayer needs we'd like to share with you that are important and vital to our lives and ministry in French Polynesia:
1. Increasing awareness of and intensified desire for the Presence of the Lord in our lives
2. Greater focus of our heart and vision toward the most essential aspects of God's will for our lives
3. Keeping our dream alive for a nation wide revival over French Polynesia that would set this nation on course to a fulfillment of its divine destiny
4. For divine solutions to the deep political and economic crisis of our nation
5. Our bookstore in downtown Papeete still needs a major financial breakthrough (we really need to restock it)
6. Definite need for an increase of our financial support to face the ongoing expenses of our lives and ministry
7. Strategic connections with ministries that would help us fulfill God's call in French Polynesia
8. For the International School of Ministry (ISOM) which we continue to coordinate in Papeete
9. Continued protection in the area of health (spiritual, physical and emotional)
 
We invite you to join our hearts for the blessed times that are ahead of us as we foresee the great Harvest already at hand!
 
Much love and passion in Jesus,
 
Edualdo & Aline Cicero
Vision of the Harvest - Tahiti
 
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Friday, June 15, 2007

PLANNED ITINERARY OF THE CICERO FAMILY (June 16 - July 14, 2007)

PLANNED ITINERARY OF THE CICERO FAMILY IN CALIFORNIA
(June 16th-July 14th, 2007)

@ Saturday, June 16 – Arrival of the Ciceros at the LAX airport (evening time). Hosted by our very close friends, David & Carolyn Dhunoo, during our time in Southern California (their phone #: 714-779-7920).

@ Sunday, June 17 – Speaking engagement at the 1st United Methodist Church in North Hollywood

@ Monday June 18 – Visiting with friends and night meeting with the French Club in Santa Ana (old time Christian friends from all over the Los Angeles area). These are people we've known since our Fuller Theological Seminary days in Pasadena (1989-1994).

@ Tuesday - Friday, June 19 – 22 – Visiting with friends and relatives in the Southern California area all the way down to San Diego as well as times of recreation (Disney Land & Universal Studios).

@ Saturday June 23 – Invitation & Sharing to the Roses of Sharon Celebration in Upland.

@ Sunday June 24 – A day in Pasadena (Harvest Rock Church ?) - Hope to see some of our friends there too.

@ June 25 – Driving up North to Santa Rosa & staying with friends

@ June 26 – 29 – A discovery of the San Francisco area and many great times with good friends of that area…

@ June 30 – July 2 – A week-end in Redding at Bethel Church (Bill Johnson's ministry)

@ July 2 – 11 – Angel's Camp, Yosemite, Las Vegas (NV) & St George (UT) – much to be seen we hear in those spots

@ July 11 – 13 – Flagstaff (AR) with our good friends and opportunities to share before our last stretch back to Los Angeles

@ July 14 – We're flying back to Tahiti with lots of good times in our hearts and memories to cherish for many years

  1. IF YOU'D LIKE TO CALL US, here is our US cell phone number starting on June 17 thru July 14 : 714-768-3370
  2. IF YOU'D LIKE TO WRITE AN EMAIL, here is our address: visionharvest@gmail.com (will check it regularly)

Saturday, June 9, 2007

Praise Report (Marama Night of June 2nd, 2007)

PRAISE REPORT
VISION of the HARVEST - TAHITI
French Polynesia (South Pacific)
Marama Night of June 2nd, 2007
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Dear friends and prayer partners,
 
IT WAS A REAL BLESSING TO SEE THE YOUTH HAVE SO MUCH FUN
We know some of you have been waiting for this report. Last Saturday, June 2nd, from 6:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Tahiti time), our 5th Marama Night youth event at McDonald's for the second time, was a real blast. The youth involved had a great time of praise & worship, dances, skits and fun contests.
 
This is how the Lord intervened during that night as you prayed for:
  • continued smooth and favorable connections with the managing team in McDonald's (Tahiti)
DEFINITELY, IT WAS APPRECIATED BY THE MCDONALD'S STAFF &
THE CLIENTS WHO FLOODED THE AREA FOR MEALS AND WATCHED THE FUN
  • good preparation of the youth groups from different fellowships who performed
EACH GROUP (a total of 4) HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEIR SONGS, DANCES, PLAYS &
MUSIC WITH DEDICATION AS UNTO THE LORD
  • perfect weather conditions (no rain especially)
IT WAS A GREAT WEATHER!
  • no disfunctions and no damage on the equipment we will require (sound system, tent, stage, musical instruments, lights, decorations, etc.)
NO DAMAGE FOR SURE BUT THE SOUND QUALITY NEEDED SOME WORK THIS TIME!
(We reached a few times saturation point with the extent of microphones and instruments involved)
  • good impact of radio announcemnts, posters, flyers all over town and beyond
LOOKS LIKE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE SHOWED UP AND THE MARAMA NIGHT ARE GETTING TO BE KNOWN!
  • the drawing of a good crowd of youth that night
WE MUST HAVE HAD AT LEAST 250 PEOPLE
(was hard to count with the tremendous number of clients coming in and out as well)
  • no discouragement or demonic strategies to hinder the teams in their performances
IT WAS MANIFESTED THROUGH SOME DEGREE OF SPIRITUAL
HEAVINESS & SOME TECHNICAL DISFUNCTIONS
  • the abiding touch of the Holy Spirit to anoint the whole event
YES, WE BLESS THE LORD FOR THE OVERALL ENJOYMENT AND FUN THE YOUTH EXPERIENCED
THROUGH THE FUN CHALLENGES OF THAT NIGHT
  • sensitivity and boldness in conveying the message according to the heart of God
THE MESSAGE CLEARLY CAME ACROSS THROUGH ONE OF THE PLAYS THAT A YOUTH GROUP
PERFORMED THROUGH SINGING AND DANCING (the theme of loneliness and rejection)
  • good testimony of the Christian youth involved in the event
WE ARE VERY AMAZED TO SEE HOW THESE EVENTS HAVE POLARIZED THE HEART OF THE
CHRISTIAN YOUTH INVOLVED AND HAS GIVEN THEM A NEW BOLDNESS TO SHARE CHRIST
  • many hearts touched and ready to receive the love of Jesus unto salvation & healing
SOME PEOPLE WERE CLEARLY TOUCHED BUT IT'S HARD AT THIS POINT TO MEASURE THE FULL IMPACT
  • an increasing awareness of the presence of God during our Marama Night events
WE HAVE SENSED AN INCREASING AWARENESS OF GOD'S PRESENCE BUT MORE IS YET TO COME
  • favor with city officials and also the permit to hold our next Marama Night Mini Concert (on August 4th) at a very public and central location in Papeete
FAVOR HAS BEEN DEFINTELY THERE AND WE ARE TARGETING A VERY CENTRAL LOCATION
OF DOWNTOWN FOR OUR NEXT MARAMA NIGHT MINI CONCERT ON AUGUST 4TH, 2007
 
We will keep you posted on the next event. In the meantime we're getting ready for our long awaited four-week long trip to the USA (from June 16th through July 14th). We will no doubt experience some new adventures and we would appreciate your prayerful support. Stay tuned...
 
Edualdo & Aline Cicero
Vision of the Harvest - Tahiti

Thursday, June 7, 2007

Global Day of Prayer & Marama Night (5th Edition)

PRAYER ALERT & PRAISE REPORT
VISION of the HARVEST - TAHITI
French Polynesia (South Pacific)
Global Day of Prayer (May 27, 2007) & Marama Night of June 2nd, 2007
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Dear friends and prayer partners,

THE GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER IN TAHITI: A NEW DAY FOR OUR NATION
Last Sunday, May 27th, we joined in with the many hundreds of millions of Christians spread out over 220 nations for the Global Day of Prayer of Pentecost Sunday. It was indeed for us in Tahiti the occasion for a great gathering of the saints (between 250 and 300) from at least five different fellowships/churches. Pastor William Tua rented the Sheraton Hotel for the event. I believe the most moving time was the Holy Communion where we did sense a special work of the Holy Spirit breaking our hearts over the many years of divisions and dissentions among Christians that have caused so much grief to God.

Everybody was so excited by the meaningfulness of that day and we believe (along with others) that this Pentecost Sunday has marked the history of our nation for that is the day when a significant portion of the Body of Christ of our nation has agreed to be AS ONE before the Lord. We saw the crumbling of many unworthy walls that have been built over the years in the name of religious pride and selfish ambitions. We are really thankful to God and we feel honored to have been able to be a part of this tremendous gathering and we are praying that other opportunities will be given to worship God together again in the near future.

OUR NEXT MARAMA NIGHT, THIS SATURDAY JUNE 2nd
This coming Saturday, June 2nd, from 6:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Tahiti time), will be hosted our 5th Marama Night youth event at McDonald's in downtown Papeete. It is going to be our second open air public endeavor and we believe it will impact many people's lives. We had actually planned the event somewhere else in Papeete but it didn't work out that way! Thank God, McDonald's was open to host us again.
We'd like to request your prayers (same as last time) on behalf of this forthcoming night especially in these very areas:
  • continued smooth and favorable connections with the managing team in McDonald's (Tahiti)
  • good preparation of the youth groups from different fellowships who will be performing
  • perfect weather conditions (no rain especially)
  • no disfunctions and no damage on the equipment we will require (sound system, tent, stage, musical instruments, lights, decorations, etc.)
  • good impact of radio announcemnts, posters, flyers all over town and beyond
  • the drawing of a good crowd of youth that night
  • no discouragement or demonic strategies to hinder the teams in their performances
  • the abiding touch of the Holy Spirit to anoint the whole event
  • sensitivity and boldness in conveying the message according to the heart of God
  • good testimony of the Christian youth involved in the event
  • many hearts touched and ready to receive the love of Jesus unto salvation & healing
  • an increasing awareness of the presence of God during our Marama Night events
  • favor with city officials and also the permit to hold our next Marama Night Mini Concert (on August 4th) at a very public and central location in Papeete
The main sound mixing table we were supposed to acquire a month ago, hasn't made it yet to Tahiti. This piece of sound equipment will indeed be strategic to our Marama Night events. Please pray that we will have it no later than August 2007.
With much love, appreciation & gratitude for your partnership in the Lord's Harvest,
Edualdo & Aline Cicero
Vision of the Harvest - Tahiti

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Friday, May 25, 2007

Coming to California SOON! Yeah!!

Dear Friends,

Here is our flight schedule finally confirmed! Wow! We'll get to see some of you (hopefully many of you if you happen to be around)!!

We arrive in LAX on Saturday June 16th @ 7:45 PM with flight # QF 3821 (Qantas) on code share with ATN (Air Tahiti Nui flight)
We depart from LAX on Saturday July 14th @ 1:00 PM with flight # QF 3824 (Qantas) on code share with ATN (Air Tahiti Nui flight)

Praise God, we received the printed travel tickets the day before yesterday from France!!

Also, this is just a tentative itinerary and we're still working on it but we'll give you the gist!
  • We will probably spend the first week and up to 10 days of our stay or so in Southern CA [visiting our friends in Yorba Linda & Pasadena, the French Club (Sunday night if that's the best), Disney Land, Universal Studios, Aline's family in the San Diego area?...] . Earl & Jana Thurner might actually come see us and we would go with them to some of the fun places in South Cal.
  • We might then take off to Flagstaff, AZ (got an invitation there from some friends + church engagement too if that works out) and it needs to be confirmed.
  • From there we should drive (if the $ will be there for that) to Las Vegas, NV for some more sightseeing of the impressive City of Lights. Probably for a short stay.
  • Then we move up toward the Yosemite & Sequoia Parks and see what we can glean of the imprints of God in those legendary sanctuaries of nature (anything else we can visit there?)
  • The next longer stop should be in Santa Rosa (suburb of San Francisco) staying with our friends there and visiting the region (which we have never gone to). They have plenty of suggestions for us and will be staying at two possible locations there. We will also take a trip out to Redding from there for a church weekend at Bethel (the headquarters of Bill Johnson's ministry). Have you heard of him before? He is the author of "When Heaven invades Earth". Make sure you grab that book!! It's a must reading (solid food for quick growth)!!! :-))

OUR IMMEDIATE PRAYER NEEDS ARE:
  1. Getting organized before we go with the Bookstore, the ISOM Bible School (which will still be going on after we're gone), making plans for the next Marama Night youth outreaches (letters and planning before we go)!!
  2. Pray we will be able to afford the 4-week rental of a car NOW since the payment online is a lot cheaper and we can have incredible deals if we charge our credit card (but of course we need to have the credit line for that!!!)
  3. That we will manage to get a temporary cell phone number NOW for the USA so that we can send it to all of those who would like to reach us anytime during our American venture (another online charge on our credit card to be made possible--not the case right now!!)
  4. That we will be able to have some ministry cards prepared for our trip in the USA and sent to you guys so we will have them to give away.

By the way, this week end is gonna be glorious since we're going to be involved with the Global Day of Prayer which will take place in 200+ nations around the world (350 millions Christians worldwide will participate). Make sure you join whoever organizes it in your area! It will be very anointed and is preparing the Body of Christ at large to be positioned for an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit unto revival and harvest. We are having it in Tahiti at the Sheraton Hotel and we're expecting a gathering of at least 300 believers (4 to 5 fellowships are going to be involved this time). SO EXCITING!!!


We're open to any suggestions you may have. We've not been back since 1996 (last time we saw some of you was on our way back from PNG). ...


Loving Cheers & Beary Hugs,
Edualdo (& Aline) Cicero