Friday, March 23, 2007

Preaching at GVCA

Matt and I preached last sunday morning at Garden Valley Christian Assembly. It went great. God had a word for the church. God is so good. He amazes me all the time.. It humbles me to think and brings tears to my eyes as I stand in awe how much God loves and values His people. I can't even stop saying that He is good! He is awesome!





New Wineskin for the New Wine... The Price of the New is the Old

Isaiah 43:18 – 19 “Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall SPRING forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert…

CHANGE… this word keeps coming back to me. A CHANGE is coming! It shall SPRING FORTH! There will be a river of revival & transformation – a different move of the Holy Spirit. It is important that we take heed to what the Holy Spirit is saying and not get left behind with what God is about to do. The time is NOW! This is the KAIROS** time of the Lord!! The time of birthing out the vision has come… like a woman in labor & about to give birth… Nothing & No one can stop it!

I see that many will reject it because it is new and different. But those who will embrace the move of the Holy Spirit will experience the Hand of God move in their lives, their family, ministry or work place… a significant change will come!

I see people rise up! They will be the nameless & faceless generation who have sought after the heart of God. They have been hidden but they will arise and many will wonder where they came from. And I see that they are people of different ages and backgrounds. They are the Lord’s prized possessions, yes even the kids! But they will be trained & equipped and will move in the power of God because they have humbled themselves & made themselves available to God.

For those who have been longing and thirsting for My move… do not be weary in waiting for I shall come and show Myself strong in your behalf… You shall see and hear what Isaiah 64:4 is saying, “For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him… and 1 Corinthians 2:9 – 10, “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him. But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.”

Do not be afraid! Isaiah 41:10, “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand…” Again… Do not remember the former things… Behold I will do a new thing… It shall SPRING forth… Shall you not know it? I will even make a way (road) in the wilderness and rivers in the desert…

This month is significant… MARCH ON!! God is saying, “Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare (or DO NOT LIMIT GOD!!!); Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes. For you shall expand to the right and to the left, And your descendants will inherit the nations, And make the desolate cities inhabited… and most importantly… Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed… Isaiah 54:2-4a… for some of you have been put so shame by circumstances in your lives… but what God has planned to do through you, no man can stop it!!!

This month will be a starting point to MARCH ON to the next season and SPRING FORTH towards the next level!! To God be the Glory!

Lindsay Coil
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** Kairos is an ancient Greek word meaning the "right or opportune moment". The ancient Greeks had two words for time, chronos and kairos. While the former refers to chronological or sequential time, the latter signifies "a time in between", a moment of undetermined period of time in which "something" special happens. chronos is quantitative, kairos has a qualitative nature.

- Kairos time is usually perceived as a time of crisis.
- One has the choice of danger or opportunity, a chance to build something new out of the old.
- Kairos time bridges the tearing down of the “old way” with the building of a “new way.”

Hiking

Matt & I went hiking with Jamie, Rachelle and some of the young adults. We went to a waterfall. It was really nice and we had fun!

But this time, I didn't get bitten by any dog! LOL!! And the trail wasn't as physical as my other whole day waterfall hike back in Davao where I got bitten by a dog twice and I had to get 1 anti-tetanus shot and 5 anti-rabies shots! Whew, what an experience! Something that I wouldn't trade for! LOL!!

Me (bottom), Rachelle (Middle) and Jamie (Top)

The Waterfalls.. pretty huh?



Rachelle being herself..!

My gugma and I.. it was windy in this area because we were just in front of the waterfall..



Beautiful view.. just having fun with my gugma!
















Gun Shooting!

Dad, Matt and I went out shooting three weeks ago. I wasn't able to put the pictures right away. For some reason I thought I had so that's why there was a delay. Anyway, we had fun! I was able to shoot my first bullseye! The disctance was about 56 of Matt's paces. So it was pretty far.



My second gun.. This was the gun I used when I hit the first bullseye. See picture below!

First bullseye.. 56 of Matt's paces.. Yeeaaah!

The hand gun.. I shot bullseye with it too.. See picture below


I hit the bullseye with this target too. I don't know if you can see it.. The bullet went through the black triangle. Cool huh?

These are the three guns I used that day.. Do I look scary?! LOL!!

Saturday, March 10, 2007

San Francisco!!

Matt & I visited Pastor Joshua's church (ECC San Francisco) after our visit to Los Angeles. We had a great time in the service & we shared what we have been doing in the Philippines. It was also a wonderful opportunity for us to spend time with Pastor Joshua & his wife. They really took care of us as we stayed in a very nice hotel with the view of the bay! God is so good! I also met some Filipinos in their church & one lady from Dumaguete! I met some Cebuanos there also and so I was able to speak my own language! Hahaha..

We didn't get to have pictures taken with them though but we took some pictures on our way out.

Driving through San Francisco Bridge! It was such a cool experience for me!
View from a Vista Point...

San Francisco at the background...

Zoom in shot of the city from the Vista Point..

Alcatraz!!! The famous prison from the movie "The Rock" starring Sean Connery & Nicholas Cage.. We were not able to go there because of the time.. definitely next time!!

Me with a very tall statue of a sailor.. I don't know who he is though.. I'll find out next time


Well, Matt doesn't look short at all!!


Finally, the City Hall..









Tuesday, March 06, 2007

USA Base

I met Pastor Carol & Pastor Roberts for the first time last month. It was great! I really enjoyed talking with them. I have a picture with Pastor Carol but didn't get to have one with Pastor Roberts. I guess I have to go back and visit! Hehehe.. Matt and I had a wonderful time having lunch with the Liardon family. They're such wonderful people. It's was just a great experience for me to see where my roots are! God is good!


Me & Pastor Carol.. I love the background.. World Invasion!! Amen!! And there you go, Pastor Roberts is in the background..

Smith Wigglesworth's piano.. cool!!





Friday, March 02, 2007

LA Fire Department

I just had to put this entry in! This was one of our most fun days with Leah & Ashley. Leah took us to LAFD station 51 that is INSIDE the Los Angeles Airport! How cool is that? We all had fun as you can see in the pictures below..!
Now who are you calling short?! LOL!!

Me, Ashley & Nichole (Ashley's friend) inside the Emergency Truck.. Cool!

Leah & I being ourselves doing the Filipino gwapa sign.. we just had to bring this to America!

Me being.. me! LOL!! So much fun! It was windy and cold that day too..! But I was just too excited to be inside the airport in the fire station.

Before they let us have any more fun.. they put us to work first. LOL!!

Ashley being goofy..!

It's my turn to rescue my gugma!! LOL!!

Now, don't mess with this woman..!