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e thank God the Father for allowing us to be part of the great revival He has prepared for these last days. We truly believe that the Holy Spirit will surprise us at our conference this year and that every delegate will receive a special touch from the Holy Spirit, full of anointing, healing and miracles. This will be a glorious week where we will see how God sends His rain on all those who set their hearts on seeking Him. The Lord promised us at our last conference that He would bring a new beginning to His church - and that is exactly what we have experienced. This has been a year of incredible growth in the ministry and we have witnessed how the Vision has impacted both Colombia and the nations as the church has awakened to conquer new ground for Christ. We can truly say that this has been a year where the Holy Spirit has moved supernaturally like never before, allowing us to take hold of the promises He has given us. With that same conviction, we believe that 2016 will be a year of open heavens, where the Spirit who gives life will breathe on every person, family, ministry, city and nation. The Scriptures teach us that the people of Israel lived far from God during the time of the prophet Joel. Consequently, plagues came to destroy the land and the
nation experienced a severe drought. But the Lord, in His great mercy, spoke to the people through the prophet, saying, “Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God; for He has given you the former rain faithfully, and He will cause the rain to come down for you - the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month” (Joel 2:23). What was He helping them understand? That the former rain was coming soon - the miraculous rain they had been waiting for to restore the land. However, before this could happen, they needed to rend their hearts and return to God with all their strength. The rain that the Lord was promising was a downpour of His reward and restitution that would restore all that the plagues had destroyed. Is not the same God who revealed His power in those days also the God of today, who longs to pour out His blessing on our lives? We have every confidence that this is the Word of God for each one of us and that this is the year of the Holy Spirit’s rain upon our lives; these will be times when He rewards all the arguments that stand in our favor, when life comes to the areas that have long been dry or even dead, joy and rejoicing will replace sadness and pain, and the fruit that the enemy tried to steal will be restored. The best times are coming - times of blessing and abundance in every
area of our lives and times during which God will prepare us for the great harvest that He wants to give us. It gives us great pleasure to welcome you to our conference. We trust that the Lord will use each of the sessions and the time you spend in His presence to fulfill His purpose in you; we believe that He will speak to your heart and minister to your deepest needs. Our prayer and the desire of our hearts is that lives would be transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Pastors Cesar & Claudia Castellanos
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Presidents: Pastors César and Claudia Castellanos Directors: Julián and Lorena Gamba Executive: Elkin Gamba
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Production: G12 MEDIA Art Director: Esteban Ríos Coordinator: Raúl Arévalo Contributing Writers: Paola Sanchez, Yekaterina Pachón, Johanna Alvarez, Leonardo González, Erika Berrios. Graphic Designers: Andrea Núñez, Andrés Villamil, Luisa Ariza, Daniel Mantilla, Jessica Garzón. Finished and Prepress: Daniel Durán Photographer: Federico Rodríguez Translation: Roxanna Bayat
THE SIGN OF THE BLOOD OF JESUS OVER EACH FAMILY
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A GENERATION THAT TRANSFORMS LIVES
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MIRACLE NIGHTS IN COLOMBIA
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Special Guests
Colombia: Richard and Manuela Harding John and Angela Espinosa Erika Berrios South Africa:Bert Pretorious Argentina: Omar Cabrera Singapore: Lawrence Khong Hawaii: Art Sepulveda Russia: Eduard Deremov Philippines:Oriel Ballano USA: Douglas and Marcia Vergara Ecuador: Abelardo Rojas Brazil: Laudjair Guerra Chile: Rafael Pérez Korea: Lee Seung Bang
Acknowledgment
Misión Carismática Internacional G12 Congresos & Convenciones G12 Editores SAS Generación 12 Music Soulfire Revolution Generación12 Generación 12 Kids Vision Art G12 Radio Fundación Un Solo Corazón Recursos G12
The articles and the content, style and opinions expressed within them, reflect the implementation of the G12 Vision around the world. Similarly, they relate the experiences of leaders passionate about making the love of Jesus known in different cities and nations. G12 Vision © 2016 - All rights reserved. Total or partial reproduction of this magazine in any form (including covers, graphics and photos) - printed, electronic, audiovisual or otherwise - is prohibited without prior written permission from the publisher. Some photos were acquired with rights from Shutterstock, Inc. Copyright ©. All Scripture quotations are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright© 2011. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. Free annual distribution
FOR THE LOVE OF COLOMBIA
ISSN_ 2357-5123-01 Printed in Colombia, January 2016 CALLE 22C No. 31-01 PBX_ (571)_745 73 73 Bogotá, Colombia contacto@g12media.net
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n 2015, MCI experienced something significant as we realized the importance of anointing the homes of every member of the church, allowing each family to receive the powerful covering of the blood that Jesus shed. Pastor Cesar Castellanos visited the homes of each of his team of 12, who in turn visited their teams of 12, who in turn also went and anointed the homes of their disciples. Psalm 133:2 teaches, “For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron’s head, that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe.” This refers to the anointing that comes first on the apostolic authority, and then descends onto the beard, referring to the leaders, before running down onto the border of the robes, which represents the last generation to have been reached. Applying the blood of Jesus over every house raised up a covering in the spiritual realm that the enemy cannot cross. It is so important for us to be aware that the adversary fights with all his strength to cause believers to ignore the power of the precious blood of Jesus. He does this because he knows that Jesus’ blood is the weapon with which God has powerfully and definitively defeated him.
“The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.” Exodus 12: 13
Can you imagine having lived during the time of Moses, faced with the sentence of being destroyed by the plagues? Surely you would have followed step by step the instructions given by Moses, to whom God had revealed the preparations His people were to make so that none would fall under the coming judgment of the death of the firstborn. This divine lesson given to the nation of Israel was what would later become one of their most important celebrations, known as the Passover. Every family was to take a lamb and closely follow all of the instructions for the sacrifice. The father of the house was to collect the blood of the lamb in a basin. With that blood, he was to take some hyssop and paint the lintel and the doorposts of the house as a sign of protection. This is a powerful spiritual lesson that we should apply to our own lives; through the confession of the blood of Jesus, we are redeemed from the power of the enemy and the spirit of death and destruction can no longer touch our lives or the lives of our loved ones. When we stepped out in faith to anoint the homes of every church member, Jesus came to dwell in every heart and every past that had been enslaved by Satan through sin, greed, immorality and all kinds of evil, was completely erased by the power of the blood. This was the beginning of a new time as the Holy Spirit took the place of pastor in each home.
TESTIMONY After my leaders visited my home to anoint it and declare in prayer what the blood of Jesus does for us, my family and I experienced a supernatural level of divine protection. I remember that just a few weeks after the anointing, a spirit of death tried to come on the life of my mom. She was at home with my brother when, for no reason at all, she suddenly began to feel physically oppressed and under attack. Her breathing became irregular and she collapsed on the floor. My brother was so frightened by what was happening that when he called me, all he could say was, “Mom’s dying.” I was already on my way home and the first thing that came to my mind was that night when my leaders had anointed our home. I declared with confidence, “My family is under the covenant of the blood of Jesus.” Regardless of the fact that I was in a taxi, I immediately started to declare the 5 confessions of the blood out loud: my family is redeemed from the power of the enemy, my family is forgiven of every sin, we are cleansed, justified and sanctified by the blood of Jesus. The Holy Spirit helped me do this with authority and conviction and I realized that I was literally fighting in a spiritual war. I believe that every teaching I had received from Pastor Cesar about the blood of Jesus became practical and real in that very moment. When I got home, I could barely believe what was happening. My mum was practically lifeless. I knelt down next to her on the floor and in an act of faith, I placed my hands on her chest, came close to her ear and as if I were taking her place, prayed, “I come to You Lord, believing that there is victory over the enemy through Your blood.” I witnessed how that short declaration rebuked the spirit of death. God breathed the breath of life into my mom, her body temperature returned to normal, the color returned to her face and she sat up. All she could do was cry and say, “Thank You Jesus.” 7 • VISION
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his is just one of thousands of testimonies that have been circulating in our church about what families have experienced since they received the anointing of their homes. What is interesting is how every member of the church now understands that the blood that Jesus shed, represented in a drop of oil, permanently brings protection to everyone who believes in Him. It is amazing to see that thousands of people around the world have also been able to understand and experience this teaching, both personally and as a congregation, through Victory Through The Blood, Pastor Cesar Castellanos’ new book released in summer 2015. Each chapter explains how the redemption Jesus won on the cross can become a reality in us and how correctly applying the blood of Jesus over a life or a circumstance causes all things to be transformed into blessing.
By the blood of Jesus, I am redeemed from the power of the enemy and I have been brought into the kingdom of Jesus Christ.
By the blood of Jesus, all my sins have been forgiven.
Because I walk in the light and have fellowship with other believers, the blood of Jesus cleanses me now and continually from all sin “This book has helped me grow in my relationship with God and has enabled me to help others understand that the medicine we need to receive physical and spiritual healing is found only in the blood of Jesus. I invite you to read Victory through the Blood because it will help you experience the freedom that Jesus has won for you.” Julián Gamba Pastor MCI
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By the blood of Jesus, I have been justified and God sees me as if I had never sinned.
By the blood of Jesus, I am sanctified and set apart for God.
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VICTORY THROUGH THE BLOOD Victory through the Blood will help you discover how to take hold of the victories Jesus won for you when He shed His blood on the cross. Learn about how to use the weapons you have and how to apply the blood of Jesus, so that you can be transformed into a conqueror who will reach thousands of people for God.
SEND YOUR RAIN 2016: CONFERENCE DVDS Send Your Rain: conference sessions bring you a message that will motivate you to speak life and discover the purpose of God for your family and your nation. The rain of God will come upon you and bring life to a new desire to seek His presence.
AFTERGLOW: SOULFIRE REVOLUTION Now is the time to take the light of Jesus to those who do not know Him - and that is what Afterglow is all about. These 12 songs glorify the name of Jesus and help us connect with the Holy Spirit through praise and worship. The album was recorded live over several nights in Bogota. The presence of God was so real in those precious moments of worship and the joy of the Lord broke out during songs like Set the World on Fire and Afterglow.
RAISED FROM THE DEAD: REINHARD BONNKE Founder and leader of the ministry Christ for all Nations, Reinhard Bonnke has led evangelistic campaigns all over the world, gathering up to 1,600,000 people. He shares the testimony of a woman who brought her husband to the church where Bonnke was preaching, in the hope that his partially embalmed body would be raised from the dead after three days in a coffin. This incredible miracle is part of a movement of God, birthed in a small African church and stretching around the world!
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he album Afterglow is based on a word that Pastor Cesar Castellanos shared at the beginning of the year from Genesis 1:2-3: “Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.” Every song on the album is about allowing His light to shine in us so that we can then share His light with others. Our prayer is that the light of Jesus would illuminate every life, bringing direction and purpose. While there may be many areas of our lives that are in a mess, we can say, “Let there be light,” because when God speaks His Word, He brings hope and transforms circumstances.
out and surrender completely to God. I spent several months working on the lyrics, before meeting with Martin Smith to show him the idea I had. It was a great opportunity to receive input from one of the musicians I admire the most. We then continued to work on the song as a band until we felt it was finished.
One of the songs that ministers to me most is You Have Won My Heart. It speaks of those moments when we truly need a miracle from God and we realize that He is our everything and we are nothing without Him. During a night of prayer, I simply began singing, “Hear me when I cry, resurrect my life.” I felt the need to pour my heart
If you are going through a tough time, I hope that you can enter into prayer and listen to this song, and that you can know that God hears you when you cry and when you need Him to hold you close. I pray that you will be able to feel you are loved by Him because there is nothing better than His love.
When I hear this song I am reminded of one of the stories that most impacts me in the Bible: the story of Hannah. In her desperation to have a son, she laid her all on the altar and spent a night in prayer - and that was when she received her miracle.
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oulfire Revolution’s new album AFTERGLOW contains 12 live worship songs that capture the heart of our church. The goal of every song is that each person would know God personally and powerfully and that His presence would bring a special glow to our lives. This album is more than just an expression of the band’s experiences; it is a reflection of what is in the heart of God for His Church. Isaiah 60:1 says, “Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you.” This verse has been essential in the production of this album because it helps us understand that we are the extension of the light of Jesus here on earth.
Set The World On Fire, the first single on the album to be released, sends a message to this generation about the importance of allowing ourselves to be used by God to become channels of blessing and to reach the lost - those who have never had the opportunity of hearing about Jesus.
AFTERGLOW KIT - RESOURCES FOR CELLS COMING SOON The idea for the Afterglow Kit came about when we noticed a need in churches, cells and small groups to access resources that would help them share a relevant message with this generation. It includes 12 teachings and video testimonies with a message that will allow you to see how the light of Jesus can transform the lives of thousands of people. We trust that this material will greatly help you in your ministry.
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“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it” (Proverbs 22:6). We have the responsibility as a church to help children discover the Word of God in a fun and creative way, because then they will be able to grow up with solid spiritual foundations.
Our kids zone and pre-teens meetings play an important role in the spiritual growth of each child, providing ageappropriate activities that help them fulfill the purpose of God in their lives.
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THE GREATEST LOVE FOR OUR CHILDREN 2015 was a year when we clearly saw the hand of God. A special seal was placed on our church during our International Conference: A New Beginning, our Pre-teens Camp and our Kids Conference at the beginning of the year. Something we had never seen before was how passionate the children and pre-teens were about attending these events. Prior preparations were what made that possible. One of the requirements for the children and pre-teens to attend was that they needed to have a night with God (an all-night prayer meeting). As a result, the Holy Spirit came upon each of them in a supernatural way.
Just as God chose many of the most famous prophets and heroes in the Bible at a young age, such as Samuel and David, we also believe that God is calling boys and girls in our generation to change the world. The enemy targets these age groups because he knows that destroying this generation of little heroes would affect the future of a nation. Seeing the incredible impact of The Greatest Love strategy, carried out by all MCI Bogota at the beginning of 2015, challenged a new generation of children to go and share the love of Jesus in their schools and neighborhoods, and to invite their friends to the weekend meetings at church. Hundreds of children went out in groups, accompanied by adults, to speak to people on the streets and to impact their circles of influence.
It was amazing to see how parents and friends who didn’t know God and who had previously known nothing about our meetings came to church the following weekend. From that time on, we have seen a significant increase in the attendance at our kids zone and our pre-teens meetings. VANESSA
THEIR COMMITMENT Seeing a child passionate about seeking the presence of God is something incomparable to anything else in our society. We have truly seen great commitment to God demonstrated in our meetings this year: the children are the first to arrive and they want to be the last ones to leave. This has been a great joy for all the kids leaders who have played a major role in each child’s spiritual journey, but the thing that has changed the spiritual atmosphere the most has been understanding the power there is in the faith of a child - a faith that is able to believe for and receive the most amazing miracles, both in their own lives and in the lives of others.
“A FAITH THAT IS ABLE TO BELIEVE FOR AND RECEIVE THE MOST AMAZING MIRACLES, BOTH IN THEIR OWN LIVES AND
One demonstration of the children’s commitment to God and the church is their faithfulness and passion when it comes to prayer - pre-teens have attended various 12-hour long prayer meetings this year and have received the fruit of their prayers.
IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS.”
THE NEW PRE-TEENS MEETINGS Launching our new pre-teens meetings alongside our seven weekend services was a great challenge for us because we had only ever attained a maximum attendance of 500 at our Saturday pre-teens meetings over the past few years. But when we created this space, the numbers doubled supernaturally. Attendance is now higher than ever, with 1300 pre-teens meeting each weekend (across all seven services). Meanwhile, attendance in our kids zone has increased from a maximum of 900 to an average of 1700 children, aged 2-8 years. This has shown us that every strategy Pastors Cesar and Claudia implement in the women’s, men’s and even youth nets can also impact our children’s ministry, because the passion with which children do things goes far beyond what any of us could ever have imagined.
Vanessa came to know the Lord when she was 8 years old. Although her parents had not yet definitively decided to follow the Lord, her siblings had. Thanks to her sister, Vanessa met the Lord and began to attend our kids zone. She was very shy and withdrawn at the time but she began to grow in her faith until she was able to feel secure in God. She is now 15 and loves to serve God with all her heart. She serves in the kids zone and she recently sent her first disciple to an Encounter. She is becoming a tremendous leader of influence. SHAILOH Shailoh was born just six and a half months into the pregnancy. Doctors seemed sure that this beautiful Mexican baby would not live long, but her parents decided to pray and dedicate her life to Jesus. During that time, Shailoh needed a blood transfusion and the introduction of a catheter. Due to the amount of medication used, her auditory system was damaged and she lost her hearing. Six years later at the G12 Mexico conference in November 2015, Pastor Cesar Castellanos was praying during the ministry time. Moved by the Holy Spirit, he said that there was someone there whose hearing was being restored. Shailoh was in the kids zone at the time - she fell to the ground and instantly received her healing.When her parents began to play her music and talk to her to see how she would respond, she made signs to ask them to be quiet! That was when they realized that the miracle had really happened. “When we realized that our daughter was reacting to sounds, we began to do things we had never done before. We played some worship music on a low volume from my cellphone and hid it under the bedsheets. We were shocked when she started to look for the cellphone and then put her finger on her lips as if to ask us to be quiet. We wrote to our family throughout Mexico to tell them what had happened. They cried when we sent them videos... Sometimes you see miracles on television, but you never imagine that they could happen to you.” Luis Edgar Gordillo, Shailoh’s Father Thanks to the faith that parents impart to their children, they too can receive a touch from God and experience the power of the blood of Jesus.
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ne of the most effective evangelistic strategies in recent times has been a campaign carried out by the leaders of MCI Bogota called The Greatest Love. This strategy given by the Holy Spirit has impacted nations, cities and neighborhoods and has one clear goal: to take the message of Jesus to every person who has never heard about His love and mercy, bringing salvation to each one of them. The strategy was born in the hearts of Pastors Cesar and Claudia Castellanos in 2014, prior to the inauguration of MCI Pereira in Colombia. Their heart was that the inauguration would have a large impact on the city, and so, along with the MCI missions team, they began to work on a strategy that would take the church to the next level. They decided to call together a select group of leaders from Bogota, with a strong calling in evangelism and a heart to take the message of salvation to others, and train them to become experts in winning. This group of leaders would form part of the team of people who would be sent to Pereira as part of the Missionaries For One Day campaign. Faith-filled and fully equipped, they went out onto the streets to tell others about The Greatest Love in a creative way. T-shirts that identified them as part of the campaign, red heart-shaped balloons to give away, a large photo frame for taking fun photos, and joyful hearts passionate about winning others, all helped to break the ice with people on the streets. Sectors and neighborhoods were divided between the leaders in advance; each leader took a group of 12 people to their assigned locations to carry out the campaign: the goal for each person was to share the message of Jesus’ love with 25 people, taking their contact details and inviting them to the inauguration event the following weekend. Generación 12 joined MCI Pereira for a great time of praise and worship during the inauguration, along with Pastors Elkin and Gina Gamba, who officially inaugurated the church, and Pastors Jorge Andrés and Margarita Cataño, who went as representatives of Pastors Cesar and Claudia.
The strategy was so successful that 1,494 people made a commitment for Christ during approximately three hours of evangelism, thanks to the participation of 51 local leaders and 20 missionary leaders from Bogota. We could clearly see God’s hand upon the strategy and the work being carried out, so we decided to launch the campaign in other cities near Pereira. There was a great harvest in every location: 1,545 people made a commitment in Armenia, where 65 local leaders and 12 missionary leaders from Bogota joined the campaign for a day; 1,403 people made a commitment in Manizales thanks to the work of 103 local leaders and 15 missionary leaders from Bogota; and 240 local leaders and 12 missionary leaders from Bogota witnessed 3,200 commitments in the city of Ibagué in just 3 hours. Given the effectiveness of the strategy, we decided to launch the campaign on a much larger scale in MCI Bogota at the beginning of 2015, with the assurance that this was an opportunity to spread the message of Jesus in a fresh way, in a short amount of time. Thousands of leaders, willing to go out onto the streets to speak to people about Jesus, were trained by the main pastoral team in Bogota, who shared powerful teachings that prepared the spiritual atmosphere for the time of harvest that was coming. Every word prepared the hearts of the leaders and led to genuine repentance - some repented for having stopped winning souls with real momentum, some for having lost the strength of conquest in the ministry, and others for having lost the right motivation. More than a simple time of training, we witnessed the re-awakening of an army of brave warriors ready to win souls, with hearts full of compassion, passion and love for people they had never
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even met. The fruit of this time of preparation was demonstrated in the results of the campaign. A practical workshop on evangelism also reminded leaders of the basic principles for winning new believers, using the four precious opportunities taught by Pastor Cesar Castellanos, with their respective Bible verses, to explain how the needs of each individual can best be met. This strategy has done much more than simply bring an entertaining message of hope to people. It has enabled us to connect with people in every area of our city in a fun and spontaneous way; a small gift and some simple questions have allowed us to meet the needs of each person by sharing the love of Jesus with them, giving them the opportunity to have a personal encounter with Him so that their lives will never be the same again. It was truly miraculous to see how thousands of people accepted Jesus into their lives there on the streets with willing and broken hearts, and how their friends and families joined in by receiving prayer for their needs. In just one day of evangelism, 56,652 people in Bogota accepted Christ into their hearts. One of the main goals of the campaign was keeping in contact with the people we met so that we could help them go on to become part of the MCI family. We decided to hold a large event where everyone could receive a touch from God and an answer to their prayers. That was when we had the idea to invite all our contacts to a Miracle Night with the evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, who also ministered powerfully about the Holy Spirit during our international conference. The presence of God moved in a special way that night as he prayed for miracles, healings and signs in SimĂłn Bolivar Park. 140,000 people attended (the maximum capacity for the outdoor venue) and we were able to consolidate the fruit we had won. We saw how God powerfully blessed the evangelistic work of the church. We have now been able to take the campaign to almost every city and municipality of Colombia, and MCI churches around the world have become pioneers in impacting their nations through this strategy (in Chile, Ecuador, Argentina, Mexico, USA, and Holland).
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Every person who gave their heart to the Lord was the fruit of more than one month of intense spiritual preparation on the part of the MCI pastoral and leadership teams. They committed to specific times of fasting, spiritual warfare and extended periods of intercession so that the heavens would be opened for conquest and so that nothing would be able to oppose the campaign. They prayed for protection and anointing over every leader so that they would all be able to reach their goal of 25 with strength and courage. After just one day of evangelism, all the leaders declared that they would never be the same again, because the fire of the Holy Spirit to evangelize and make disciples had come upon them. This is the time when God is asking His church to arise and conquer; it is time to keep the right focus and understand that the Lord longs to bring salvation to thousands of people who do not yet know Him. That is why He is awakening the heart and the spirit of leadership to step out and bring in that great harvest of souls that is so desperate to receive a message of hope. It is time to proclaim that only THE GREATEST LOVE, the love of Jesus, can transform a life, a city, and even a nation.
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We asked one of the pastors in MCI Bogota some questions to find out about the lasting results of “The Greatest Love.”
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It has been amazing to see how thousands of people have made the decision to follow Christ, simply because they heard about the love of Jesus in a simple and creative way.
It awakened a genuine passion and compassion for the lost, both in the leaders of the church and in those who had recently become Christians. It helped people step out of their comfort zones, encouraging them to become instruments in the hands of God.
No one resisted the message we brought, which shows us that people are anxiously waiting to hear those words of love, encouragement and consolation. That is why we need an army of leaders who are willing to tell others about Jesus with great passion.
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Where has this strategy been used? This awakening in evangelism has helped us conquer the biggest and most famous locations in each city in Colombia, such as Simón Bolivar Park in Bogota, the stadium in Bucaramanga, the stadium in Villavicencio, La Plaza de Toros in Medellín, La Concha Acústica in Cali, etc. Around the world, churches in Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Chile and various places in the United States have gone out to conquer entire cities with this powerful evangelistic strategy.
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How would you sum up the results of this campaign? Extraordinary! This campaign has contributed significantly to the growth of the church through the strengthening of the cell groups, which is the perfect place for consolidating the fruit. This strategy was given to us by the Holy Spirit and can transform entire cities and nations. In conclusion, when we consider these amazing results, the glory belongs to God alone.
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hristmas is over, the decorations have been taken down, and a new year, full of opportunities and new challenges has begun! The way in which we begin this year has a profound impact on the success we will have in 2016. So let’s begin motivated! One of the first activities we have done as a cell this year is DREAMING BIG! I made a special effort to ensure that the cell meeting was a precious time to be together as friends so that we could encourage one another as we enter into a new stage of dreams, faith and conquest. I bought a new folder and various kinds and designs of paper so that we could write down the dreams we have for every area of our lives. Everyone else brought marker pens and stickers, and we all began to put our dreams down on paper for each of our 5 priorities. We didn’t finish because God has placed a lot of dreams in our hearts! But we all committed to completing our designs during the week so that we can put them in the folder. We will use the folder throughout the year to help us keep our focus!
1. God should be number one God longs to occupy the most important place in our lives. When we give Him His rightful place and make Him number one, everything else can fall into place.
2. My life is very important Looking after our bodies should be considered a priority. Something as simple as a daily 15 minute walk, a regular form of exercise or eating a balanced diet can help us stay healthy. This in turn enables us to maintain healthy thoughts and emotions as well.
3. My family should be an example We need to take good care of our relationships at home so that there can be an atmosphere of peace and love, where the presence of God can be felt.
4. My calling Dios nos ha llamado a Su servicio, Él quiere que seas instrumento para llevar salvación. Desarrollar el ministerio, requiere disposición, compromiso y pasión.
5. My profession While work should be important to us, the key comes in understanding the true source of our provision. When we understand that our blessing comes from God, we don’t feel the need to make work our first priority. May this year be full of great victories for you and your family.
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Discover how the Lord wants to take your life to a new level, just as He has done with these great leaders, who along with their ministries, are impacting nations for Him.
1. What has been the greatest miracle God has done in your life and your ministry this year through the Vision? The greatest miracle that God has done in my life and ministry this year is that He has called my entire family to serve God together in the G12 Vision. The Vision definitely has the power to bring restoration to families and bring them together for His cause. Another great miracle is that we were able to complete our new church sanctuary through the full-time and part-time commitment of our church members.
2. What dreams and goals have you and your church set for 2016? The goal that we set for 2016 is to grow in number until we are twice our current size. This goal is not only for our church but also for all the G12 churches in Korea.
3. Could you give us 3 words that describe what God has done in your life through the Vision? Restoration - Change - Anointing.
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1. What has been the greatest miracle God has done in your life and your ministry this year through the Vision? We have experienced the anointing of double fruit during the years God has been allowing us to be pastoring. We lead two MCI churches - one in San Diego, USA and the other in Tijuana, Mexico; both are full of a wealth of cultural diversity, different languages, different needs and challenges, but are united for God in one heart, to share the love of Jesus with others through the Vision. My wife and I are so pleased to see that our children are happy; adapting to a society with a different culture isn’t easy, but they have demonstrated a love for the church and that God always wants to take us to conquer places we had never imagined possible.
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Our main goal is to consolidate the 144 in the churches in Tijuana and San Diego, as this will surely strengthen the ministry and encourage every leader to believe in the promises that God has given them. We also want to win more than 1000 people, helping them to have a personal encounter with Jesus so that their lives can be blessed and transformed. We know that the Lord will surprise us supernaturally.
3. Could you give us 3 words that describe what God has done in your life through the Vision? Faith - Family - Growth.
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1. What has been the greatest miracle God has done in your life and your ministry this year through the Vision? God has been phenomenal in the grace He has showered on our family and our ministry during this year. We have experienced an unprecedented depth in our relationships. Our marriage and our family have been strengthened by the messages on “A New Beginning.� We forgave one another and became absolutely transparent and honest about where we were and where we wanted to be. As we practiced the application of the blood of Jesus together at home, we demonstrated this to the church in a service and saw breakthrough in so many lives. We stand in awe of how God has healed and restored and brought hope and joy back to thousands. We thank our Pastors Cesar and Claudia for leading by example and teaching us how to be like Jesus, not just on the platform but most importantly at home.
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3.Could you give us 3 words that describe what God has done in your life through the Vision? Love - Faith - Patience.
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1. What has been the greatest miracle God has done in your life and your ministry this year through the Vision? Our G12 Argentina Conference 2015: A New Beginning welcomed over 7000 delegates. After the conference, the church across the nation entered into a new level. A new anointing was released and we witnessed how the number of meetings and services multiplied in many churches. The church in Santa Fe celebrated its 43rd anniversary and the vice-governor of the province attended the celebration. The level of prayer in the church has increased, the commitment of the people has grown, and even the projects that had seemed to be moving slowly were propelled forward by the renewal the Lord brought to our church. We have opened new churches in Patagonia and ordained new coordinators to supervise the localities that are now opening up for the gospel. We have also seen that there has been a renewal in enthusiasm in the Vision. It truly has been a new beginning!
2. What dreams and goals have you and your church set for 2016? God has promised to send the former and the latter rain and we believe that we will see this happen in our nation this coming year. We pray that the river of the Spirit will begin to flow and flood every corner of our land. We ask the Lord to send His rain on our families, our church and our nation. Our goal as a church is multiplication in 2016. Our challenge is to take 14 000 people from our church to the G12 national conference this year. We believe that the Lord will help us in this great challenge.
3.Could you give us 3 words that describe what God has done in your life through the Vision? Purpose - Passion - Projection.
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1. What has been the greatest miracle God has done in your life and your ministry this year through the Vision? Every church that is part of the Vision has truly received a revelation of the heart of God this year. There has been a new beginning in the life of every leader, every church and even in the nation as a whole. I believe with all my heart that 2015 marked a new spiritual beginning for the G12 Vision in Asia. The G12 Conference in Singapore was a reflection of what we are experiencing as a church. It is not a coincidence that this event began when our nation was celebrating 50 years of independence. New winds full of blessing are definitely blowing over Singapore. Something that transformed our ministry was when a group of us traveled to Colombia for the G12 International Conference in January 2015. We were not expecting to encounter the fire and passion of God so powerfully. We returned to Singapore ready to impact each of our cities in such a new way.
We heard about The Greatest Love campaign and we returned to Singapore inspired. This has truly been one of the best strategies to reach our generation. After a time of preparation, a total of 4064 leaders went out over three weekends to share the love of Jesus with people. It was like an army of missionaries in the parks, on the beaches, in the market places, the malls, the cinemas, the metro stations… We were able to win over 12 440 people for Jesus! I sense that in the last year, FCBC has really caught hold of the G12 Vision as one body. We are believing God and stepping out in faith to have 1728 cell groups by August 2016. My 12 are working hard together to see their 144 groups come to fruition. We currently have just over 1000 cell groups. Yet, we are catching the spirit of the Vision in our hearts and there is a sense of laboring together with a determination to achieve the new goal we have set. We are seeing the fruits of our labor and the Lord has added to us many new groups. In addition, I have seen a younger team put in place to take the church into an exciting new era. My son, Pastor Daniel Khong, has been made the deputy senior pastor and he is leading various key ministries of the church well. God has given him a special anointing to preach the Word with great authority.
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2. What dreams and goals have you and your church set for 2016? Our main goal is to complete our 1728 groups in 2016. God has also given us a mandate to greatly impact through Singapore’s Arts & Entertainment arena this year and in the future. He has blessed us with a state-of-the-art performing arts theater which we not only use for our weekend services, but also as an Arts & Entertainment hub. We have determined to continue to positively influence the Arts and Entertainment sector. We also want to strengthen the people we have won during the year. We will continue to go out into the streets, full of faith and passion for Jesus to conquer the promises He has given us. As a ministry, we have placed our talents and creativity in His hands so that many can come to know the truth.
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1. What has been the greatest miracle God has done in your life and your ministry this year through the Vision? The greatest miracle we have experienced in our life and ministry has been the healing and restoration of our family and the families of our ministry! God has used the Vision to help us understand that the local church plays a fundamental role in bringing hope to thousands of people. We have understood that we can bring love and a purpose in Jesus to those who need the Lord. One of the other miracles I have seen this year is how God has given our church a new heart and compassion for Hawaii.
2. What dreams and goals have you and your church set for 2016? This year we believe that the commitment and passion for the work of God in each one of our leaders will enable us to achieve our goal of forming our team of 1728. We are also looking to continue to work on establishing twelve G12 churches on the different islands around us.
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1. What has been the greatest miracle God has done in your life and your ministry this year through the Vision? This year has been a new beginning for the ministry and the Vision in our church. As pastors, we have spent the last 5 years helping to establish the 144 in different cities in Russia; one might say that this task was our Goliath in the Vision. Our team of leaders worked hard this year and served God with all their hearts. Each one wanted to do the Vision and form disciples. We have seen how God has given us His power to receive His victory.
2. What dreams and goals have you and your church set for 2016? After Pastors Cesar and Claudia Castellanos set us the challenge of conquering the 144, our disciples formed their teams of 12 in just one month - each team eager to serve the Lord. We also experienced the blessing of our family during our G12 national conference in October 2015 and we have seen how God protects the next generation. Our hope for 2016 is that we would see the seeds of the Vision bearing abundant fruit. We believe that our entire team of 144 will also form their own teams of disciples and that we will all work together to serve the Lord.
3.Could you give us 3 words that describe what God has done in your life through the Vision? Commitment - Growth - Passion for Jesus.
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1. What has been the greatest miracle God has done in your life and your ministry this year through the Vision? God has surprised us this year with unprecedented growth. Truly, the dreams God has for us are far greater than we had imagined. Each of my twelve held their own event for new people in the main auditorium of the church. 80% of those who attended were there for the first time. It was an opportunity for thousands of people to receive Jesus in their hearts and it was also an opportunity for our team of leaders to understand that God has called them to lead hundreds of people. All this has shown me that it IS possible. As Pastor Cesar Castellanos says: “Prayer + Team + Goals = Conquest.”
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One of the main goals we have as a church is to consolidate our team of 1728 leaders. To do so, our 144 all need to build their teams of 12, so we are supporting them as they work toward that goal. All that God has been doing in us and through us in this time has inspired several pastors from around Brazil to also implement the G12 Vision in their churches. I strongly believe that the Lord will use our testimony as a family to communicate the love of God to our city and our nation this year.
3.Could you give us 3 words that describe what God has done in your life through the Vision? Direction - Motivation - Strategy.
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1. What has been the greatest miracle God has done in your life and your ministry this year through the Vision? This has been a year of God’s providence and amazing movement for the whole of G12 Philippines. The Vision is continually being spread by different churches united in aiming for greater revival together. Mentoring and coaching sessions with G12 pastors and leaders were regularly scheduled throughout the country. As a result, G12 churches are being continually empowered and equipped and nets are being strengthened, allowing us to conduct big harvest events like youth and regional conferences in different parts of the Philippines. We also witnessed God’s power of acceleration through partnership with the Holy Spirit, and held a strategic and evangelistic campaign using a film showing of a movie entitled, “Do You Believe?” In just a matter of 4 weeks, more than 1100 cells were opened and around 9000 new believers engaged in this cell miracle harvest. Pastors and leaders of churches mastered this fresh strategy and the number continues to grow to this date. We are continually claiming God’s promises and entering into the momentum of our dynamic path toward our harvest phase. We started this year strong, and upon entering our new beginning, we will finish it stronger.
2. What dreams and goals have you and your church set for 2016? 2016 will be a year of answered prayers and ministry breakthroughs. Our focus is on praying for our nation as this is very timely since we are going to have our country’s government elections. We will be setting our feet on different landmarks and consecrating different cities through prayer and fasting. We believe that this will be the time that people of good governance and godly leaders will emerge and be used for God’s glory and favor upon our land. More pastors and leaders will be empowered and will be setting out on a mission to help spread the Vision, not only in the Philippines, but to other countries as well. We are aiming to gather more than 7000 pastors for the next G12 Pastors’ conference so that we can do the Great Commission in unity. In addition, this year will be a preparation for what we see in 2017, wherein we are aiming to gather a million people in G12 churches. We will be witnessing multitudes coming back to God and being baptized by the Holy Spirit. Doors of opportunity will be opened and God’s provision will overflow as we humble ourselves and offer our lives as living sacrifices for the advancement of God’s kingdom. With activated faith, we will be demonstrating the power of teamwork. Every leader will be a leader of teams and will be operating on a larger scale of harvest, because God has given us the ability to do immeasurably more than we can imagine. Every stronghold of the enemy in the campus, marketplace, family and society will be demolished and there will indeed be a loud explosion; the sound of God’s victory throughout the land.
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1. What has been the greatest miracle God has done in your life and your ministry this year through the Vision? The miracle I am most thankful for is seeing my whole family wanting to serve in church and to be the change in this generation. We have also seen how the hand of the Lord has been upon the ministry this year as we have been able to form our teams of 144 men and 144 women. We also began our youth ministry in Santiago with 230 people and baptized 137 members of our church, all willing to completely consecrate their lives to God.
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Our desire is now to strengthen those leaders and see supernatural multiplication. We have therefore set the goal of forming our teams of 1728 men and women leaders, as well as the 144 youth leaders.
3.Could you give us 3 words that describe what God has done in your life through the Vision? Restoration - Order - Fatherhood.
1. What has been the greatest miracle God has done in your life and your ministry this year through the Vision? 2015 was a very special year for MCI Ecuador. We inaugurated our new auditorium in the city of Quito, our national conference was a huge success and we organized our first ever women’s conference. We were able to consolidate our team of leaders and anoint our 144 men and women. We also joined The Greatest Love campaign, taking the message of Jesus to different sectors of the capital city.
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The great fruit we received from evangelism allowed us to consolidate our two Sunday meetings and launch a Saturday youth service.
2. What dreams and goals have you and your church set for 2016? Our main goal as pastors is to consolidate our teams of 144 and win our 1728. As one of our great aims is to transform families and homes with the message of Jesus, we want to open 400 cells all over Quito this coming year. On a national level, we will work to strengthen the different MCI church plants in Ecuador.
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ith a heart to be part of the change in our nation, the foundation Un Solo Corazón, on behalf of International Charismatic Mission, works to help vulnerable children and their families access education, healthcare and food provisions, so that they can have a better quality of life. 2015 saw the beginning of a social action campaign in one of the most challenging departments of Colombia: La Guajira. Months of research to identify the basic needs of the population led to a team visit, and the campaign was given the name United for La Guajira.
At 5am on Friday 6 November we began a day of social action that the foundation had been preparing for over three months. The Colombian Air Force played an important role in the project. We began our journey to La Guajira from the CATAM airport in Bogota, full of expectation, passion and faith. From the moment we touched down in the department located in the very north of Colombia, the sun shone intensely. We headed for the municipality of Maicao by bus and after a 40°C journey, we arrived at El Limoncito school, situated in a small town of the same name, located 2 hours from the capital of the department. School classrooms were transformed for two days into medical assistance and consultancy rooms, and the perfect space to carry out the evangelistic campaign, The Greatest Love. Thanks to the hard work of the volunteers at MCI Guajira, more than 200 people prayed the prayer of faith and received Jesus as the Savior of their lives. For over four years, we have been managing various projects that promote family rights in Colombia, including adoption, health, nutrition, education and recreation. The project we are currently working on is helping to provide the installation and maintenance of 2 water desalination plants in Pájaro and Ischipa in the Department of La Guajira. Our goal is to provide a better quality of life and reduce the mortality rate in children under 5 years old in the Wayuu population. According to figures from the Ministry of Health, deaths have increased from 33 to 43 per 100,000 children since 2013. El Limoncito was the place we chose to develop the first phase of this project. On that day, 6 doctors, 4 dentists, 2 physiotherapists, 1 psychologist, 1 oral hygienist and 1 optician accompanied us. We also brought clothes, school bags, educational notebooks, Bienestarina* and Bibles, and distributed over 5 tons of non-perishable food products, donations received from thousands of people in MCI Bogota who came together to be part of the change. Although we were in one of the departments best known for its tourism, breath-taking views, and bright colors woven into the dresses of each Wayuu woman, our stay in this community far from the city gave us a
glimpse into what life is like for every man, woman and child in La Guajira who does not have access to the most basic necessities: clean water and food. During our first visit, we were able to help around 1978 Wayuu families. However, our conversations with the mothers, children and communities there filled us with a passion and determination to return. They challenged us to “serve” in the most genuine expression of the word. The Bible teaches, “Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave” (Matthew 20:26b-27). That was what motivated us to make this journey - we were inspired by the powerful example of Jesus. His life is synonymous with what it really means to go, to serve and to reach out to others. We serve when we anticipate the needs of a person; we serve when we break down barriers. Without a doubt, 2015 has been a new beginning for Un Solo Corazón. It has been a year of great conquests. We can truly say that God has enabled us to accomplish even greater things. However, we now believe that the anointing that is coming on the foundation in 2016 will be even more powerful. The work continues. Our goal is not only to generate a temporary impact; we want to ensure that we bring hope and lasting solutions for many years to come. We long to continue to be both an instrument to bring joy, to bless and to meet the needs of families, and a movement that, through our projects and the results obtained, raises awareness, motivates and inspires more people, wherever they might be in the world, to be servant-hearted, to volunteer and to make a difference. You can find out more about our projects and discover how to get involved by writing to us at info@unsolocorazon.org *A dietary supplement produced by the Colombian Family Welfare Institute (ICBF) that contains a mix of cereals and proteins, fortified with vitamins and minerals.
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DO NOT MAKE HASTY DECISIONS AS THESE CAN LEAD TO RUIN. Fear is often the worst enemy of financial victory, because it causes us to act hastily under pressure and make bad decisions without thinking. Do not allow fear to paralyze you or uncertainty to cause you to spend excessively. ADJUST YOUR SPENDING TO THE NECESSARY MINIMUM. We recommend making a budget of your entire monthly spending, regardless of whether you are a single person or a household. Compare your income with your expenditure and uncover any shortfalls there might be in your finances. Adjust your monthly spending accordingly and keep to those limits until you come back to a point of balance. LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL INCOME. It is important to ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you what your oil is - that gift or talent that characterizes you, and focus on that. However small your talent may seem, it can generate an income that will be a blessing to your life. Also look for other sources of income that will help to balance your monthly budget. PAY YOUR DEBTS FROM THE SMALLEST TO THE BIGGEST. Focus on the smallest and most immediate debts first and then begin to work on paying the more substantial ones. BE ACCOUNTABLE TO GOD IN YOUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS. Honoring God with our tithes, offerings, firstfruits and covenants is a divine commandment. It is important that we do not give the enemy a foothold by ignoring this principle in our lives, because the curse of ruin and poverty can then come immediately. If you have failed the Lord in this area, we recommend you make a covenant of restitution to cancel every argument and honor Him with your finances. TRUST THAT GOD SUPPLIES EVERY NEED. We need to understand that there is a storehouse in heaven that contains everything we need. Only by faith can we access that place in the spiritual realm and ask God to supply our needs. God will supply all things according to the riches of His glory.
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015 was a year of great faith challenges and conquest for the church. The result has been fruit that remains today. Undoubtedly, one of the most amazing times we experienced on a spiritual level in Colombia was the national tour of Miracle Nights, with Pastors Cesar and Claudia Castellanos, who had it in their hearts to visit 6 of the largest cities of Colombia, with the goal of imparting the anointing of healing and miracles in each place. Generación 12 were also part of the tour, creating an atmosphere of praise and worship through every song. The first weekend was in Bucaramanga, Medellín and Cali, and the second weekend in Villavicencio, Neiva and Santa Marta. Pastors Cesar and Claudia were able to be present on both weekends, beginning each day meeting with the leadership of the churches in each city, giving a seminar called Victory Through The Blood, and teaching in depth about the power there is in the blood of Jesus. Everything was then made ready for a time of miracles and healings, and the event began with a Generación 12 concert in the evening. Pastor Cesar then shared the Word and ended with a ministry time, during which we saw a powerful move of the Holy Spirit. Months before, an evangelistic campaign called The Greatest Love had been implemented in several cities in Colombia. Because thousands had been won for Christ, we began to look for a way to keep the fruit that had been conquered. That was why each miracle night became a miracle catch. The largest stadiums and coliseums were rented in each city to be able to consolidate the work of the leaders. There were open heavens wherever we went, the presence of God was demonstrated with such power, and God ministered to the needs of every person and family who attended. MCI stepped out to conquer, to influence and to be the answer to the needs of each person in every city. Every miracle night was attended by important political representatives from each region, such as mayors and governors, and they all prayed the prayer of faith and accepted Jesus in their hearts, allowing us to see that the church plays an important role in the political and spiritual development of every town and city. The tour required an impressive amount of logistical work. Pastors Julian and Lorena Gamba headed up the team that planned the events and looked after the finer details. There was also an impressive amount of spiritual work required to prepare the atmosphere in each city. Pastors Cesar and Claudia, along with the pastors and leaders of the churches hosting each event, the band Generación 12, the pastoral team in Bogota who were supporting the tour, and the entire production team, united in times of fasting, intercession and all-night prayer meetings. They witnessed how God powerfully answered their requests.
¨”The experience in each city was supernatural… multitudes, miracles and hearts open to receive Jesus. But it was Villavicencio that really left an impression on all of us. We experienced great opposition that day. Flights were cancelled and Pastor Cesar was seemingly unable to travel, but he then decided to come by car. When he arrived, the worship was finishing and a torrential downpour began! People were getting wet, including the sick who had come in the hope of a miracle. Pastor Cesar set an important precedent and began to preach in the rain. He crossed the coliseum completely soaked through and came to where the sick were. He began to pray for them one by one.”
Nobody moved from where they were despite the heavy rain, and supernatural miracles took place.
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In conclusion, these miracle nights allowed each church, and even the team from Bogota who went to support the events, to enter into a greater level of conquest and faith. We experienced the glory of God during those days, we saw how the presence of the Holy Spirit moved freely over every person willing to receive their miracle, and we saw open heavens over each city.
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s the church, we have a spiritual and ministerial obligation to directly reach the hearts of the people. As part of our society, we are also called to play an active role in as many settings as possible, including the decisions that affect our nation. As International Charismatic Mission, we have been pioneers in conquering new ground and applying true kingdom principles, as established in the Word, to the three governmental branches that are found in every nation: the executive, legislative and judicial functions.
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As Colombians, we are greatly blessed that our constitution covers many of the principles we defend. Perhaps one of the most precious elements of our constitution is the preamble, which speaks about the importance of basic human rights and the value of a life, and clearly defines the kind of country we want to have. When we understand ourselves as agents of change, the church begins to play an important role in the implementation of real political policies that meet the needs of a society.
THE CHURCH IS THE BEST PLACE TO RAISE UP AGENTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE All the social work that is carried out in a nation can also be taken up by the church. For example, when a family has been torn apart by a divorce or a young person is trying to break free from drug addiction, the church takes the time to walk with them through a process of restoration until their lives are completely healed. That is real social policy - one which meets the needs of the people in an effective and orderly manner. As the church, we have both the responsibility and the opportunity to create those settings for change. WHAT WE ARE DOING IS ALWAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES FOUND IN THE WORD The Old Testament provides us with numerous examples of men and women of God who were directly involved in the governments of their time. Esther, for example, had to assume an important role at a specific time to bring blessing to her people. Joseph, after many years of training, became the second in command in Egypt, a position of great power and authority, and was able to bring salvation and provision to his people. It is clear that it has always been in the heart of God to raise up a generation with political vision and the anointing of government to bring blessing to a people or nation. We simply need to hear the call. ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN POLITICS When Pastora Claudia Rodríguez Castellanos entered the Senate some 25 years ago, she opened the way into an arena that had previously been closed to Christians. She was the first Christian woman to enter the Congress of the Republic of Colombia and her arrival did away with all stigma and paved the way for a new beginning, declaring that, “Christians can get involved in politics.” Those were times of struggle and a great deal of hard work, but thanks to Pastor Cesar and Claudia’s vision of government, along with their team of pastors and leaders in Bogota, she achieved a good position in national politics. The creation of the National Christian Party also provided us with representation in the Colombian National Constituent Assembly. From that time on, our participation in politics began to become even more evident, especially after having attained significant representation in the Senate, the House of Representatives, and local government in Bogota.
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Preventing same-sex marriage in Colombia has been one of the most significant achievements for the church as a whole. The debate in itself brought an awakening to the body of Christ as people began to realize the importance of participating in the decisions that affect the future of our nation. This was an opportunity to ensure that our voice was heard and to persuade members of Congress from other parties to also support our initiative. A NEW PHASE
We are currently entering into a new phase of government - one where each one of us is able to be a positive influence and where International Charismatic Mission is becoming an important voice in every arena. The time has come to participate in the transcendental decision-making processes of our nation. We have already taken much ground and created new opportunities for active participation in politics. Now is the perfect time for young people to get involved in community action committees, city councils, and other forms of local government, to be able to influence both departmental and national decisions.
Genesis 12:2 is the verse God gave us as a church, and the same word motivates us in our political work. Our mission is that, through our dignitaries, all the families of the earth would be blessed, that everyone would have access to employment opportunities, that young people would be able to develop to their fullest potential, that women would play a leading role in society, that investment security would return to our country, that there would be balance in social contributions and that we would be able to construct a genuine peace project. We have passed the stage of testing the waters and learning how to establish ourselves as a church in the political arena. Now is the time for all of us as leaders, in each of our countries, to enter into government in every area through the people in our church. We are called to be the head and not the tail; God is raising us up and equipping us to enter into government and lead our nations.
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We helped to pass 10 laws, which have been subsequently strengthened, upholding the rights of women in the family unit and promoting access to housing and education.
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ernando Santos Junior, better known as Fernandinho, is one of the most distinguished Christian artists in Brazil. This singer, songwriter, producer and pastor will be joining us at our G12 International Conference: Send Your Rain 2016, ministering through songs that bring the presence of God. Something to highlight about Fernandinho’s life is his journey from being a successful musician to being a worshipper who serves God. During this process, he understood that worship was his heart desire and the Lord even gave him a word through his pastor, saying, “I raised you to be a worshipper.” His fourth album, Una Nueva Historia (A New Story), released in March 2009, has been one of the most successful productions of his career, containing songs such as Grandes Cosas (Great Things), Padre De Naciones (Father Of Nations), and Una Nueva Historia (A New Story), which have all been translated into Spanish by the Colombian band, Generación 12. Another one of his best known songs, Manda Fuego (Fire Fall Down), was translated into Spanish and English by Soulfire Revolution and has been a great blessing to the nations. These songs are prophetic hymns for specific times in the church and have supernaturally released the move of the Holy Spirit.
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he creation of Destiny Training two years ago marked the beginning of a process to develop exciting and engaging new products for G12 churches. We are working to design tools that simultaneously equip church leaders and engender transformative change in the character and nature of church members. With each and every product the goal is always the same – to unlock the great leadership potential that God has placed in each of us. In January 2015, VisionArt was formed to enable the expansion of our focus to meet the wider needs of both churches within the G12 Vision and other ministries seeking inspiration and support. VisionArt brings together a dedicated team of writers, editors and designers to conceptualize and create powerful and intuitive products that produce results. The VisionArt team is committed to identifying and addressing the needs of the churches with the same excellence that has enabled Destiny Training to be such an effective tool.
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estiny Training is a modular based, leadership training course. Year one is based around six modules, covering themes such as Christian foundations, the fundamentals of the G12 Vision, successful leadership and the Holy Spirit. Each module consists of 10 classes, each developed around a pioneering three stage teaching process: Connect, Conceive and Create, designed to engage the students with the material and produce positive and lasting results. It is the essential element of the Discipleship step of the G12 Vision. With over a year of real classroom experience to analyze, we were able to further adapt all of the Destiny Training material. The newest version of the product now includes a completely revised Teacher’s Material pack. With new session activities and enhanced connectivity across the units, Destiny Training continues to be cutting edge, creative and cohesive.
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DESTINY TRAINING: YEAR 2 (COMING SOON) Destiny Training Year 2 builds on the success of Year 1, providing the tools to advance students into growing leaders, equipped to win and motivated to develop their own disciples for God’s Kingdom. This next level of training continues with the same fun and interactive formula but with added flexibility for students to individually choose areas of faith and ministry to focus on. By using online study solutions, Destiny Training Year 2 directly delivers to each student the wealth of experience behind the Vision in Colombia. Please visit CapacitacionDestino.com/en or speak to your G12 Resources advisor for more information.
he LifeClass product unites the three core elements of Consolidation: Pre-Encounter, Encounter and Post-Encounter. LifeClass can be used by leaders to successfully guide new believers through the foundations for their growing faith, ensuring that they are prepared for a transformative, face-to-face encounter with God. Completing LifeClass enables people to experience the true impact of an Encounter, and equips them to be able to go on to reach their full potential as a leader through Destiny Training.
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ittle Big Heroes is a one-year curriculum created for Kids Church leaders. Over the course of 52 weeks, it takes young children on a fun, dynamic journey through the lives of 12 key biblical heroes of the faith. VisionArt recognized the desire of parents and leaders to impart biblical examples of courage and faith to their children, so they designed a curriculum that brings key stories to life in a creative way. Focusing on heroes such as David, Abraham, Moses and Esther, Little Big Heroes offers children the opportunity to admire and emulate the same Bible characters that motivate us. Packed with resources, leaders can use this curriculum weekly to inspire and train children to engage with the Bible and grow up into all that God has planned for them.
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Starter Kit Includes: Class guides for the first two heroes, David and Esther. Generación 12 Kids’ latest album: Pequeños Heroes Promotional Poster. Stage and set design ideas. Quick Start guide. Extra materials including worksheets and slides.
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