January 28, 2009
God is so gracious to open eyes to His marvelous
light as expressed by Jesus to the Apostle Paul in
Acts 26: "I am sending you to open their eyes so
that they turn from darkness to light and from the
power of Satan to God, so that they may receive
forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are
sanctified by faith in me."
In 20 centuries the blinding tactics of Satan have
not assuaged. Please read the following from Terese
Magsalin in the Philippines as she coordinates a
"Revealing His Glory" training in Cebu in February
in the central Visayas region.
Please pray for
Cebu --- that our Lord will tear down the heavy
stronghold of idolatry among the locals there. This
week Cebu is actually having a grand local feast
called "sinulog" which is a parade and celebration
for Saint Nino (little Jesus icons) images. Sister
Penny (Arriola) said that the missions movement
there is slow and she's kinda getting frustrated at
times. She said that strongholds of the enemy might
be at work. I do agree that territorial spirits may
be behind that thing. That's why it is exciting
that we will have RHG there with you coming over on
the week of Feb. 15. As we pray and seek God's
grace and as His message is sown via the "Revealing
His Glory" seminar and training we do hope that God
will change the spiritual climate of the place! God
is greater than any spirits and we need to reclaim
the place, Cebu for GOD! This early on we should
ask for intercessors to pray for GOD to tear down
the works of the enemy and make Cebu a fertile soil
for God's glory to be shown and displayed!
Cebu is but one city to pray for on this trip. Here
is a weekly itinerary:
- For the first week of February, you may add
Bandung, Indonesia and the training and consultation
to be held that week.
- For the second week of February, please pray for
Dhaka, Bangladesh and the teaching and training to
be conducted there.
- From February 14 till the 27th, two cities (at
least) will host trainings in the Philippines: Cebu
and another yet to be determined.
- The remaining two weeks of the trip till the 11th
of March take me to Taiwan for more trainings and
consultations.
- Returning to the US does not take me home as a
church in the city of West Oneonta, NY will host a
missions seminar on March 15.
Ike Rhyu, our South American director, is conducting
several trainings. Please pray for 2 scheduled
trainings in Mexico and another in Panama.
Andy Barnard, our African director, requests prayer
as he investigates possible teaching and training
events in Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa over the
next few months.
Your prayers and support are essential, and we on
the international team are most thankful.
