REPORT TRIP TO RAPA NUI (April 14th-28th, 2015)

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you" (Is. 60:1)
REVIVALPOST from TAHITI

Edualdo, Aline, Silvio & Benji Cicero
French Polynesia (South Pacific)

May 2015 - Trip to Easter Island Report
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Dear friends and partners,

We returned from Easter Island since April 28th, 2015. We came back with the sense that we fulfilled our Mission and that the connection with Easter Island (Rapa Nui) has been made. A spiritual highway is now open between Tahiti and Easter Island. The local believers over there are now convinced that they are no longer alone. The sense of isolation and abandonment that the native population has felt over many decades has been replaced by a bond of love and affection in the Lord that will lead to further connections, trips and sharing times.

We know this is but just a new beginning of connections that have a much wider purpose in light of the great harvest of souls yet to happen ... 

Here interceding for the people of Rapa Nui with Tuhi (center photo in orange shirt)
asking for justice in the land and the move of God and His angels

BEYOND OUR EXPECTATIONS
The evaluation of the whole trip is EXCELLENT and surpasses our expectations. We were so thankful for our connection with Pastor Alejandro Torres (Templo Evangelico) and his people that have really been a great blessing in many ways. They did take charge of a lot of stuff and we want to be thankful for all of that. We are also thankful for the few times we were able to attend Pastor Urias Alves' church (AOG Brazilian Mission) and his warm welcome. We did manage to attend a very traditional pentecostal church that also welcomed us with unusual warmth and even organized an after-service snack for us.

Our international mission team of 19 people (15 came from Tahiti) at the RANO KAU crater
as we were touring and praying over the island along with some of the local believers

The connection with the unchurched--or Catholic for many of them--folks of the island was excellent and each time we were VERY accepted by the local Rapa Nui population who enjoyed hearing us talk in Tahitian attempting some communication with us. On one of those outreach occasions, we spent about 2 hours ministering to an elderly fellowship hall nearby the central village where our dance group (Hebron Dance) performed Tahitian and Marquesan dances. They did open the hearts of the people there and allowed us to minister the love of Jesus to them. Powerful physical and emotional healings happened and the opportunity for more of God to flow into people's lives as well. The local TV station sent 2 interviewers on site and 2 of the miraculous healings were reported later to the local population.

Above, at the Governor's office in Hanga Roa
(from left to right: Yeni our interpreter, the Governor, myself, Pastor Alejandro Torres)

Overall, we also seem to have made a good impression on the local authorities and it was a special blessing to have a time with the Governor and praying at her office. It was a precious time also praying for all her staff that requested it from us. 

A MOVING TIME
I was really praying that somehow the Lord would give us a chance to honor the elders of the island, i.e. those that have gone through the painful experience of those 60+ years of "imprisonment" on their own island (from the very beginning of the 20th century to the mid 60's). This is a time that was even painful for these older Rapa Nui folks to recall.

We were able to arrange a time with the "Nelson Mandela" of the island, Alfonso Rapu. He shared with us one evening along with a great lady, Isabella, the tragic story of an entire native population taken hostage behind barbwire on their own island and how the Chilean military imposed a harsh treatment over them (beatings, humiliations, curfew, punishments) and even restricted their personal freedoms. At one point, the natives were not even allowed to talk their Polynesian language, or even go fishing without requesting permission to do so. 

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It wasn't until 1966 that finally the Chilean government granted the islanders the full status of citizens of Chile and began building infrastructures on the island (school, roads, hospital, airport, etc.). Alfonso Rapu became the first Rapa Nui mayor of the island in 1967 (the very year Jerusalem became the official and indivisible capital of Israel after the 6-day war).


MORE ON THE HISTORY OF RAPA NUI 

(click below or copy & paste)
https://easterislandtraveling.com/easter-island-facts-and-info/history/ (website)
https://vimeo.com/112681390 (trailer of a 52-minute long documentary, English subtitles)

FUTURE MOVES
Our prayer is really to see that our heavenly Father would cause us to connect as often as we can (including Skype sessions) among entities of the Polynesian Triangle and understand His heart and mind as to His ways and strategies for the end times. We would definitely consider any other trips to Rapa Nui that would be necessary to strengthen and encourage but to also build a vision for the glory of God in the islands. We also believe that our Rapa Nui brethren could also benefit from traveling and connecting with the Body of Christ of other parts of the Polynesian Triangle. We are now praying for our next assignment to another location of the Polynesian Triangle. More on that in our next communication to you ...

SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR TRIP
- Food miraculous multiplications on 2 occasions (chickens thighs and pork chops)
- Many people healed of their bodies and of their spiritual hearts
- Significant prophetic acts around the island and declaration of the Lordship of Jesus
- Great receptivity of our team among the natives
- Greater unity among believers on the island
- Sense of greater support and fellowship of the island's body of believers with the rest of Polynesia
- Positive impression by local authorities
- Heart connection of Easter Island with the Polynesian Triangle of which they (and us) are a part.


MORE PICS ON OUR RAPA NUI TRIP (click below or copy & paste)
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=c16ce572dc2ccfc5&id=C16CE572DC2CCFC5%211045&Bsrc=Share&Bpub=SDX.SkyDrive&sc=Photos&authkey=!AuEVWg72BMIHu-U (photo album from one of our team members in charge of children's ministry and spanish interpreter, Yeni)

PRAYER NEEDS

• For an increased proclamation of the Gospel of the Kingdom in French Polynesia and the Polynesian Triangle (Rapa Nui, Hawaii, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Western Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga)
• For our spiritual, emotional, mental, physical and emotional health and vitality
• For a heightened understanding of the will of God and sensitivity to His voice
  
• For a continued and sound connection and fellowship with our brethren from Rapa Nui
• For wisdom, discernment and revelation as to our God-given vision for the Polynesian Triangle
• For increased intercession toward the will of God in our region and wise action
• For financial provision that would release us into God's mission
  
• For our next mission assignment in the Polynesian Triangle (timing, location, people involved, hosting ministry/ies, Spirit-led program)

Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise from the ends fo the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,
you islands, and all who live in them. (Isaiah 42:10)

Thank you for your interest and support !!! Let us know how we can pray for you. Send your requests to avntahiti@mail.pf !!

RECAP of VISION of the HARVEST (2012-2013)

CLICK on the slideshow below in order to review our yearly events from Oct. 2012 to Sept. 2013

A picture slideshow by Smilebox

MARQUESAS TRIP VIDEO CLIP (July 2013)

• Conversation started September 8
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  9/8, 8:39pm
  

  Edualdo Cicero
  

  
  

  Dear friends,

  You will find below the link to the movie made by one of the US team members that came to Tahiti and traveled with us to the Marquesas islands from July 2nd thru 12th! It was an amazing experience of God's powerful breakthrough in the healing of many lives and God encounters that opened the hearts of some islanders toward a personal connection with Christ... Our team was made up of 8 (and later 9) people from Tahiti and the USA who ventured out to three of the Marquesas islands (Ua Pou, Hiva Oa and Tahuata). Just enjoy this video and please do get back to us with questions or any comments you may have...
  

  Link to the Tahiti/Marquesas outreach video (about 30 minutes long) (editing by Steven Harmon): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_jS-pQ8q48 (click on it or cut and paste over to your web browser)

  We pray that God's grace be fully revealed to you as you seek His Kingdom!

  BLESSINGS and SHALOM, Edualdo and Aline Cicero VISION OF THE HARVEST - TAHITI

A GREAT SLIDESHOW OF FRENCH POLYNESIA (Tahiti - Moorea - Marquesas)

Slideshow created with Smilebox THANK YOU BARBARA!!! You did a great job indeed! This is what our eyes see here in Tahiti and Moorea and what we beheld in the Marquesas islands during our trip there with the great team from the US (and Hawaii) that came to minister there. If you ever wanted to invest through generous giving toward our Kingdom outreaches in the islands of French Polynesia or even participate to our venture for next year, be sure to connect with us  in Tahiti (Edualdo & Aline Cicero: visionharvest@gmail.com)  or in Hawaii (Cynthia Hudson: cynthiahudson@gmail.com).

OUR TRIP TO THE MARQUESAS (July 2-12, 2013)

Here is a testimony of our trip to the Marquesas islands (+ more pics below) this month of July 2013. Steven P. Harmon shares the incredible saga of healings and breakthroughs ... read on!!! :) 

The outreach team of 9 in Hiva Oa + our guide (Jean, red had)

SO MANY WERE GETTING HEALED, I LOST COUNT AFTER THE SECOND DAY
We started off in Tahiti. I preached at two churches, one right after the other. We did healing right after and people came up and got healed and got spoken over. When we went to the Marquesas Island we didn’t have a plan on what we were going to do so we sat down the day before and planned it out. We decided that we were going to go door to door, and walk the streets. Our approach was that we would go up to people, talk with them for a while and then ask if they had any needs that we could pray for, physical healing, job, finances, family issues, God issues, or whatever. We would use that as an 'in' to connect with the people. We were there to bless them with God’s love in whatever way we could. So basically we were going to do what the disciples did in Luke 10.

We started off at a house where we looked for a girl with a specific condition to pray for. We met an older couple who were sitting outside. In much of the culture in these islands, the people spend time outside on their porch. We stated talking with them and they told us that they had pains and conditions all over their body. I forgot what it was, but they all got healed of several things. Then we left and met up with bunch of people. We prayed for others and prophesied over them and then another guy comes up, sees what we’re doing and he gets healed. We walk up the street and run in to the guy who picked us up from the airport. He was outside of his house with some of his family. We talk to them, and his dad and sister get healed and tell them about Jesus’ love and how they can walk in the fullness. We go up the street to pray for another guy and I see a guy riding his bike with a big brace on his right knee. He gets healed, takes off his brace and gets the gospel of the kingdom preached to him. The guy hardly knew anything about Jesus. We went out to another village and walked up and down the streets. One of the mayors and his workers get healed. We walked up the street, found more people sitting outside their houses. They all got healed and prophesied over and preached to. We prayed for another guy in another town with a bad infection on his leg. All the pain left and the crowd that gathered around him while we prayed got witness it and got to hear all about the kingdom.

Next day, went to another town and more people got healed and prophesied over. One guy who was in his 60's had braces and could hardly walk. He felt the tingling going through his legs and back when we prayed. His back started to straighten and his legs began to get stronger. He started walking with one brace. He still needed more prayer. We came back the next day and some of the pain returned. I knew we were dealing with a demonic infirmity. We prayed again and the pain left again. His back was even straighter and he started walking without his braces for the first time in years. This guy was a believer but his faith had faded over the years. We taught him, for a while, how to really walk with Jesus and about His identity so he will learn how to maintain his healing. Then we went to a lady’s house that was in her 70’s to pray for her cataracts. We had to do it before her daughter came home who was a Jehovah’s Witness. She got healed and got her vision back and could see. We told her all about Jesus why He is the best thing ever. We thought that would be a good gift for her daughter to come home to. We saw some more healing and did a whole lot more ministry the rest of the day. And all this was just from the first island we stayed at.

The first island we came to: Ua Pou (July 2nd, 2013)

In Ua Pou from July 2nd thru July 8th, 2013

In Hiva Oa from July 8th thru July 12th, 2013

In Tahuata on July 10th, 2013

Would you please consider praying for these islands and the incorruptible seed that has been planted in the hearts of many people to grow and produce long lasting fruit and for the propagation of that seed in many more hearts... also we would covet your prayers for the follow up strategy from God!!!

What the Devil doesn’t want you to know about yourself 

(by D. R. Silva on Jan 18, 2011)

You are not powerless or helpless against anything. You have ALL power and ALL authority because Jesus gave it to you (Luke 10:19, Matt. 28:18).

This is what people need to be taught so they can live as constant victors, not constant victims.

I spent 6 years of my Christian life as a victim, thinking I was stuck in depression and sin and that I had to beg God to do everything and fight every battle for me, thus missing everything He already did and gave to me. I already have everything needed to win (2 Peter 1:3), to always live from victory, and not always be searching and begging God for it.

Jesus already won, I’m in Him, so I won, too. He said, “You WILL have trouble in this world.” (John 16:33) that’s a promise. Many Christians stop there and aren’t taught the rest of the statement. He went on to say, “Take heart! I have overcome the world!” Why should you be excited and happy because He has overcome the world? Because you are one spirit with Him (1 Corinthians 6:17)!

If He has overcome the world, so have you.

It’s not a future tense thing, He didn’t say, “Take heart, someday I will overcome the world!” He said He already has. If He has already overcome all the trouble in the world, so have I. The problem is we get sucked into thinking from a now perspective were we are still trying to win. I already won, I don’t beg God for victory, I use the power and authority that He gave me to enforce the victory I already have in Christ.

I always win, I never lose (2 Cor. 2:14). I’m not helpless, I’m full of power. I’m not a victim, I’m a victor. I don’t look for victory, I live from it. I don’t need to beg God to fight my battles, He gave me power and authority and told me to trample on the works of the devil (Luke 10:19). Should you feel ashamed and inferior for asking God for help? Not at all! You are growing and learning, as am I. He’s the guy who said, “Ask and you shall receive.” There is nothing wrong with asking, but the point is not to get stuck in this idea that He is up there and you are down here, and you constantly need him to come to your rescue. He lives in you.

He lives in me, He goes where I go. I’m not powerless against sickness, diseases, depression, stress, worry, or any of that other garbage. I am victorious every time. I always win, I never lose, even when I feel like I have. My nature is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Galatians 5:22), those are the fruits of the Spirit who lives in me, who is also one Spirit with me.

Does any of this mean you will never face opposition or get into battles? No. Jesus promised you trouble. What I’m saying is that you will always win if you use what God gave you and stop believing the lie that you are lacking and need a better anointing or a stronger gift before you can receive what he has for you.

You have the greatest anointing, that is the Anointed One who lives in you and will never leave you (Gal. 4:6, 1 John 2:27, Matt 28:20). You have the greatest gift, that is the Holy Spirit who lives in you, in whom every gift resides.

You always win, you never lose (2 Corinthians 2:14).

REVIVALPOST from TAHITI (April-July 2013)

"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)

April-July 2013
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Dear friends and partners,

The amazing transformation SAGA is moving ahead and since the end of 2012, the ultimate call for intercession has been ringing loud and clear for the believers in Tahiti. Why? Because the heavenly realms of our nation are loaded with angelic activity that should soon give birth to major breakthroughs and turn around situations... (including our last legislatives elections of May 5th that have witnessed the amazing return of the autonomists in power and, furthermore, with the strong advance of a party believed to be crushed for ever!!!) ...

Actually, we are now convinced that something is happening to build up the Body of Christ of French Polynesia that it may take ownership of its calling to become salt and light in the midst of an increasingly disillusioned population groping in the dark of unfulfilled political promises that have moved the nation into a great inner turmoil.

THE TRANSFORMATION CENTER UPDATE
The testing of our faith has been obvious in 2012 with the financial pressures we've experienced all year long trying to believe for God's provision toward the Transformation Center (which is now closed as you know since the end of 2012).
The first great news however is that our ministry debt is now COMPLETELY COVERED!!! We made our final payment on May 29th concerning the late 2012 rents of the Transformation Center's hall in Papeete and we did keep our committment toward the owner (by God's grace of course)!!! Rejoice with us for this amazing blessing!!! THANK YOU for your support and prayers that have been timely and strategic!!!!!

HAWAIIAN ADVENTURE IN TAHITI in APRIL 2013
Also we did enjoy having our amazing Hawaiian troop made up of 5 powerful women (Gleni, Moea, Kathy, Eva, Dedrie) who did raise their own support to come and bless our nation in April 2013 for a week. Their message was very clear, "Tahitian brothers & sisters get out from your confortable indoors and go with the HS fire into the highways and byways... tell them about His love, pray for them, bless them, heal them, love on them, the harvest is ripe, the time is NOW!!!"

A photo of the outreach in Tahiti with our 5 Hawaiian friends with Aline and another lady

"THE POWER OF MONEY" SEMINARS in MAY 2013
More recently we've been helping out organizing the stay of a ministry from Switzerland that has been carrying a powerful teaching on how to become "faithful and prosperous stewards on behalf of God who is the actual owner". Their name is Kurt and Lis Buehlmann and they have already taught a 6-day financial seminar and a business seminar this month of May. On June 1st, 2013 they had their last public appearance with a Conference on the Economic and Financial crisis the world is experiencing and shared some of the answers to this major crisis. These sessions have raised the importance for believers to become a lot more aware and obedient with regards to wealth and money. The contrast between the World System values vs the Kingdom of God values gave a great insight into assets, wealth and money.

 

The team that organized the Financial and Business Seminars

Financial Seminar in Paea

The very interesting thing is that a good number of participants were not born again believers when they first enrolled but ended up receiving salvation by faith by the end of the 6-day financial seminar! As a matter of fact we numbered about 130 people present at the last day of that very seminar which took place in the town of Paea and about 30 of them made profession of faith that evening! Glory to GOD!!!

A TRIP TO THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS IN JULY 2013
We would request your prayers for our forthcoming 10-day trip to the Marquesas islands this July for an outreach into 2 islands (Ua Pou and Hiva Oa) along with some friends and intercessors that have also heard the call to reach out to those remote islands of the Northern most part of French Polynesia. We will be 8 people in all (including Aline and I). We believe that we need special support:
- for protection (spiritual and physical),
- for God encounters (signs, wonders, miracles, healings, salvations),
- for impact unto long lasting transformation of many lives and
- for holy boldness to make the message of the Kingdom known in both of those islands.

HOW TO PRAY FOR FRENCH POLYNESIA
For those of you who would love to pray for French Polynesia and the various challenges we're facing, we invite you to subscribe and request to be friends of the following website where prayer requests will be posted on a regular basis (see below): http://www.gracehope.com/community/?uid=79369
You could actually link it to your facebook's login & password!!!

OUR MISSION DIRECTOR SPEAKS TO YOU ...
We are honored to be part of the 500 missionaries operating under CMM/MorningStar Missions in over 50 nations (feel free to check this great info): http://www.morningstartv.com/ejournal/morningstar-missions-update

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 a family;
- our forthcoming trip to the Marquesas islands from July 2nd to the 12th (unity, God's encounters, favor with the local people, clear proclamation of the Gospel of the Kingdom, total provision and protection);
- 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.

No servant is able to serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon (riches, or anything in which you trust and on which you rely--Amplified). (Luke 16:13)

Thank you for your interest and support !!! Let us know how we can pray for you. Send your requests to avntahiti@mail.pf !!

WILL YOU GO? A terrifying vision ...

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REVIVALPOST from TAHITI (June-Aug. 2012)

"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-August 2012
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Dear friends and partners,

From the beginning of 2012 we heard the word that this year was going to be a stretching year for our faith. The following quotes from a sermon that Bill Johnson preached in 2012 brings a lot of hope and actually stirs our faith for more of Him!!

"All growth is rewarded with pruning that insures fruitfulness for the next season"

PROCESS: Cross - Resurrection - Cross - Resurrection - Cross - Resurrection - Cross - Resurrection....
Weeping in the night ... Joy in the morning - it's the way it works folks!! It is actually accelerated NOW...

"Our Reference Point is the Cross!!!"

There has to be a place of brokenness. We cannot afford to forget -- we don't want vines with just leaves ... and no fruit!! Life is supposed to be the reward for loss...

For the joy set before Him, He endured the Cross.

Strength is perfected in weakness...
We might be one Cross away from victory!! ...
We don't want reward by striving or self promotion!!!

"When you embrace the Cross, you guarantee fruitfulness for the next season"!!!

Never has our life been processed so drastically ... We want to EMBRACE THE CROSS!!!

GIVING UP THE LEASE OF THE CENTER
Since the last week of June 2012, Aline and I felt very strongly we needed to give up the Transformation Center facility we have in downtown Papeete. We have a great sense of peace about this decision. We did try other options like opening the use of the facility to other groups that might have wanted to help relieve the financial burden and we also thought that with our daughter's plan to use the Center for her Zumba classes, it could have helped to cover the cost of rental (+ other costs such as utilities, rental charges, insurance,...). Unfortunately, even with Erika's potential sublease of the Center, it wouldn't have covered for the amount that we need to put out every month for the Center.

We also communicated this financial challenge in the beginning of 2012 to local believers who know the Center and what was organized there since 2011. We wanted to make them aware of the needs and see how the challenge could be met locally. Apart from a handful of people that have kept up a monthly commitment for Vision of the Harvest's needs, we have not seen much consistency in the support that has been declining over weeks and months. However, we have lately been astounded with totally unexpected donations locally and from overseas that have allowed us to catch up significantly with late rents due for the Center. Also, on August 2nd, we organized  the sales of 270 baked chickens and raised close to $ 2,000 US dollars. Other support raising events are planned for September.

The response of the owner has been amazing!! He offered to help with the advertising on public newspapers and contacting real estate agencies so that the word gets out about the facility being now open for rental. However, we are bound to the current lease that mentions a 6-month notice until somebody takes over the facility. We are thus asking you to pray that it will be taken over ASAP and that we will be released from our current lease. We still have the Upper Room (much smaller) but still a good location we can use until we find another facility more affordable and suitable to our needs.

THE THURNERS' KAIROS TIME
We would like to take this opportunity to salute the amazing contribution of our ministry friends and coaches Earl & Jana Thurner who have made it possible for us to have extraordinary breakthroughs thanks to their initial committment (in Feb/March 2011) to rent the current facility of the Transformation Center along with the vision of the School of Transformation and the ensuing move of the Holy Spirit that we enjoyed up to this time. They have been giving sacrificially to see to it that the Center could be launched and covered for especially during the first year of its operation. They have also shared a much clearer vision of God's Reformation in the Body of Christ in order to facilitate revival which God wants for our nation. Earl & Jana are presently more involved in some nations of Latin America especially in Honduras where they have been invited to take part to a project (One Day One Nation) which aims to see the transformation of the entire nation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGiarLEieCE&feature=share and http://vimeo.com/44062510). They do have a heart for French Polynesia and we will be working with them as to their future involvement into a wider scale impact over our nation.

WE MOVED TO ANOTHER HOUSE
Since April 2012 we now live in Papeete, the capital city. It has been a blessing in many ways:
- We have less driving needs;
- It is 10 mns walk from downtown, the beautiful Paofai Gardens Park, the banks, the post office, etc.;
- We can exercise easily by climbing the mountain accross from our house;
- The house is more comfortable: the kitchen is 3 times larger than the one we had, the veranda is huge (as big as the house itself) with more hosting potential and there is more natural light to the house.
The move was necessary and we are happy we did it.

KIDS ARE ON THE GO...
Three out of 4 of our kids are or have been overseas for various reasons. I guess we infected them with that adventurous bug...
1. Kori just came back from Cambodia and has been staying in South-East Asia since November 2011 where she went around from the Philippines to Malaysia via Singapore and then on to Vietnam to end up in Cambodia. There she got a 6-month contract working for a French firm. She is scheduled to fly back to France (Toulouse) in September in order to complete her final year of Political Science studies.
2. Erika was in Hawaii where she completed a 6-8 weeks internship with Wet-n-Wild in Oahu as part of her requirement with her schooling in Tahiti with an "International Trade" major. She took advantage of this time there for more Zumba training. She is now back with many plans, ideas, dreams and much stamina to move on...
3. Silvio is now attending his 4th quarter at the "Los Angeles Music Academy" (LAMA) in Pasadena, California. He is really excited to perfect his musical talent and hopes to complete his "Guitar" major studies by the end of March 2013.

Benji is still with us and will be attending his last year of vocational high school with a computer science focus.

THE WINDS OF CHANGE ARE BLOWING...

On Sunday, July 29th, 2012 during a church service in Papeete, I had a vision after I was just asking the Lord what He was doing in the spiritual realms so that I would get a better grasp of what we are going through here in Tahiti... and here is what I experienced. I went up in the spirit and saw powerful winds blowing so STRONGLY that I could see trees bending almost to the ground due to the pressure of the winds. There was a tremendous light in that scene and I asked the Lord what those winds were. I heard they were the "WINDS OF CHANGE" that are blowing over the nations that will be causing major changes and which will cause powerful waves/currents of God's Spirit to be moving into the nations to bring the transformation that is needed. I also received that those winds were aimed at frustrating the plans/plots of the nations (cf Ps. 2:1-6).

Then I heard two words, "BRACE YOURSELVES" because the power of those winds and waves is such that things will be quite hard or shaky in the natural and that we need to really focus our attention to Heaven so that we don't get carried away by discouragement, fear, or depression... Those winds are in fact not supposed to crush the believers but rather to allow them to prepare and strengthen the Body for the Great Harvest coming upon the earth. I believe that to some extent these winds are indeed already blowing ... Let's get ready!!!!
 
STATING OUR VISION
You will find it on our blog: www.visionoftheharvest.com (Page: "Our Vision")
ALINE - We may leave the Center but the vision is alive and well. As I was climbing up the mountain in front of our house praying and praising God, a thought came so strong and it was "The center is only a means, the vision has not lost a wrinkle". Oh my! I was so encouraged and when I came home I shared with Edualdo how God had talked to me so clearly.

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 a family;
- 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.

Looking unto JESUS, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross. (Hebrews 12:2)