Letters and more letters.

Surly one of these 53 churches will want to sponsor us. right?

I guess only time will tell.

We have sent letters, talked to and met with many different churches over the last 5 months regarding the work in the Philippines that Ronald and I will be apart of. Only two have truly considered it. Unfortunately, those two are not able to sponsor us. We hope that by sending out these letters God will bring a sponsor to us.

Lets see how our Creator does His work.

Please pray with us.

-Caidy & Ronald

Back to square one.

Well, here we are back at square one. Unfortunately, Rural Hill will NOT be able to be our sponsor.

I am at a super loss for words. Satan just doesn't stop. But fortunately for us, God doesn't either. We know that Satan is just trying to stop us because God is going to use us for GREAT works in His kingdom ... We will NOT let satan win this.

But I can't help thinking that maybe this isn't what God wants for our lives right now. I guess we will see what happens in the next month or so.

We are looking for a sponsor ... again/still. If you guys know of a church that would like to sponsor us please let us know as soon as possible.

CaidyandRonald@gmail.com

-Caidy

Smorgushboard -- Random

Finding a title is probably the hardest part of blogging ... the pressure of having an awesome title is very intimidating.

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"He has shown his people the power of his works, giving them the lands of other nations." Psalm 111:6

We are on an incredible journey.

We started to look for a sponsor in June. After several "no's", some non- responders and loss of hope, I stumbled upon this Psalm, which rekindled my desire to continue on the path...

But, I had still had it made it up in my mind that God didn't want us in the Philippines at this time and that we had to come up with a plan "b". I constantly prayed, "God, if you want us in the Philippines you need to open a very obvious door".... And oh what a door He opened...

A church heard that we were looking for a sponsor and they sought us out! They called Ronald, came over the next day and it was then when we all decided they would be our sponsors. So here we are, on this journey to the Philippines. Still doesn't feel real to me. I guess it wont be until we have plane tickets in hand ready to board.

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"Caidy and Ronald, what is the difference between a sponsor and a supporter"

Well, let us tell you! :)

Our sponsor is Rural Hill church of Christ. The give us "X" amount a month and then we need to find the rest of our support from other churches/individuals. As our sponsor, Rural Hill will take care of all our finances. All our money (from our supporters) will be sent to them, they will then send us a check once a month, for "X" amount, from the funds we raised before leaving. Also as our sponsor they will hold us accountable to the funds we use. We will send them monthly reports on how the ministry is going and talk with them if we ever decide to start a new ministry.

Our supports are the churches/ individuals that send financial support to our sponsors. Without our supports we would not be able to do the work that we feel commissioned to do.

I hope this clarifies things for you all.

Much love and peace.

-Caidy

Church -- Caidy writes

I often imagine what church will look like in the Philippines. Being a different part of the world, church may look different .... right?

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I recently visited a newly established church here in Nashville, being only 2 years old it has exploded in membership! It was so amazing to experience ones vision for Nashville actually coming to life through the power of the Holy Spirit. They have grown to three services, with each one being so full, people have to sit on the ground. The church here is thriving and growing and on FIRE to love God and His people! The preacher who had to vision for this church before it even started spent years in prayer and in the scriptures before actually putting the plan into motion, he sought out Gods will and allowed the Holy Spirit to work through him. It has been amazing to witness such an ordeal ... the Spirit is alive and at work in him .... working through him to bring people in Nashville to a deeper relationship with their creator. This church focuses on LOVING people, no matter what their past or present. This church knows that hope people can have in Jesus Christ and they share that hope with so many others on a daily basis. I was so very encouraged when I was able to experience this love and hope first hand last Sunday.

With all that said I see myself asking the questions ... what will the church be like in the Philippines? Will I allow the Holy Spirit to work through me to show others Christ's love? Will I be selfless enough to bring Christ to all people no matter what the circumstance?

Will I allow the power of the spirit into my life or will I shut it out like so many times before.

Knowing that I am going to a foreign country scares me, knowing that I am going their specifically to be a missionary scares me even more. God has called us and asked us, as christians to disciple people .... what a huge undertaking .... what a huge responsibility -- one that can only be taken on with the help of the Holy Spirit and direct guidance of Jesus Christ.

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I hope this post makes some sort of sense.

Please feel free to leave your comments.

Love and Peace.

The First

Hello All!

I (Caidy) think that I have started to write this first post about ... 5 times. Does it even matter the formality of a blog? Does the content even matter? I have decided not.
I am afraid that these first few posts are probably going to be a little "rough around the edges". Having spent the last 5 years being graded on everything I write I am sad to say that my sense of "free write" has been taken away. Without a topic or a purpose to I find it VERY difficult to get my thoughts down and out. I hope that my passion to blog and talk about life will come back soon.

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Let me start with a little introduction.

Caidy: born and raised in west greenwich, rhode island. Moved to TN to attend Lipscomb University in 2005. Majored in Bible:Children's Ministry ... LOVED IT. I graduated in May 2010!! I love early, crisp mornings with the birds chirping and wind blowing. One of my favorite things is seeing the Holy Spirit working in my life and the lives of people around me.

Ronald: born and raised in the Philippines. Moved to the USA in 2003 to attend Lipscomb University. Ronald's main intent on coming to the states was to learn and then go back to Cebu Bible College and teach. graduating undergrad with a BA:Bible, Biblical Languages, Ronald began pursuing his masters of divinity in 2006 and will graduate in 2010!! Ronald likes resting... in every meaning.


In the last 5 years we...

-got to know each other .. (I learned that if our relationship were to get serious I would have to decided to move to the Philippines with him or not)

-fell in love

-decided to get married

-got engaged

-got married


We are now...

-preparing to move to the Philippines as missionaries.