Jul 24, 2012

Thankful Tuesday.

Today I am thankful for



Monday night Bible studies
The encouragement of Paul in Philippians  
Paul's joy even when he was in chains
Honest friends 
facebook, email and text messaging
A mother who can fully relate to me
A loving GRACIOUS God 


-Caidy 

Jun 30, 2012

Video posted!

check out what 818 Ministry did in 2011! 


We hope you all have a blessed day.

Peace. 

Jun 26, 2012

Got Books?

We are in need to books friends! Specific books. For classes at CBC. 
If you have any of the following books and would like to donate them to 818 Ministry/Cebu Bible College please let us know.

Thank you! 

CAUTION: there are over 100 books on this list, please don't spontaneously combust when reading. ;) 

Alland, Kurt—Synopsis of the Four Gospels English edition
Anderson, Lynn—They Smell Like Sheep vol. 2
Arnold, Bill and Choi, John—A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax
Bakke, Jeannette—Holy Invitations
Barth, Karl—Evangelical Theology: An Introduction
Birch, Bruce—Let Justice Roll Down
Blenkinsopp, Joseph—A History of Prophecy in Israel
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich—Life Together
Brueggemann, Walter—Praying the Psalms second edition
Brueggemann, Walter—The Prophetic Imagination second edition
Chittister, Joan—Wisdom Distilled From the Daily
Clapp, Rodney—A Peculiar People
Collins, Michael and Price, Matthew—The Story of Christianity 2000 Years of Faith
Cowan, Douglas and Bromley, David—Cults and New Religions
Enns, Peter—Inspiration and Incarnation
Fant, Clyde, Musser, Donald and Reddish, Mitchell—An Introduction to the Bible
Fleer, David and Bland, Dave—Preaching Mark’s Unsettling Messiah
Fleer, David and Bland, Dave—Preaching the Sermon on the Mount
Fleer, David and Siburt, Charles—Good Shepherds
Fleer, David and Siburt, Charles—Like A Shepherd Lead Us
Foster, Blowers, Dunnavant, and Williams—The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement
Fretheim, Terence—The Pentateuch
Frost, Michael and Hirsch, Alan—The Shaping of Things to Come
Gaustad, Edwin and Schmidt, Leigh—The Religious History of America
Goldingay, John—Old Testament Theology
Goodspeed, Edgar—The Apocrypha
Graves, Mike—The Sermon as Symphony
Green, Joel—New Testament Theology: The Theology of the Gospel of Luke
Grenz, Stanley and Bell, Roy—Betrayal of Trust
Grenz, Stanley and Olson, Roger—20th Century Theology
Grenz, Stanley—Theology for the Community of God
Grenz, Stanley—Created for Community
Guenther, Margaret—Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction
Hays, Richard—The Moral Vision of the New Testament
Hicks, John Mark—Anchors for the Soul
Hicks, John Mark—Come to the Table
Hicks, John Mark and Valentine, Bobby—Kingdom Come
Hicks, John Mark and Taylor, Greg—Down in the River to Pray
Highfield, Ron—Great is the Lord: Theology for the Praise of God
Hipps, Shane—The Hidden Power of Electronic Culture
Hoerth, Alfred—Archaeology and the Old Testament
Holladay, William—A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament
Holloway, Gary and Foster, Douglas—Renewing God’s People: A Concise History of Churches of Christ
Holloway, Gary and Lavender, Earl—Living God’s Love
Holt, Bradley—Thirsty for God
House, Paul—Old Testament Survey
Jervell, Jacob—New Testament Theology: The Theology of the Acts of the Apostles
Johnson, Luke Timothy—Scripture and Discernment: Decision Making in the Church
Johnson, Luke Timothy—The Writings of the New Testament
Karkkainen, Veli-Matti—One With God: Salvation as Deification and Justification
Kelly, Matthew—Rediscover Catholicism
Kessler, Martin and Deurloo, Karel—A Commentary on Genesis
Kraybill, Donald—The Upside-Down Kingdom
Kysar, Robert—John, the Maverick Gospel
Ladd, George Eldon—A Theology of the New Testament
Laniak, Timothy—Shepherds After My Own Heart
Leman, Kevin and Pentak, William—The Way of the Shepherd
Lewis, C.S.—Mere Christianity
Lewis, C.S.—The Screwtape Letters
Lewis, C.S.—The Great Divorce
Lyle, Dorsett—The Essential C.S. Lewis
Long, Thomas—The Witness of Preaching
Love, Mark, Foster, Douglas, and Harris, Randall—Seeking a Lasting City
Machiavelli, Niccolo—The Prince
Malesic, Jonathan—Secret Faith in the Public Square
Mays, James—Preaching and Teaching the Psalms
McClendon, James Jr.—Ethics: Systematic Theology
McKim, Donald—Theological Turning Points
McKnight, Scot—A Community Called Atonement
McLaren, Brian—Finding Faith
McLaren, Brian—The Secret Message of Jesus
McNeal, Reggie—Missional Renaisance
Metzger, Bruce—Breaking the Code
Miles, Margaret—The Word Made Flesh: A History of Christian Thought
Miller, Calvin—The Singer Trilogy
Molloy, Michael—Experiencing the World’s Religion
Morris, Danny and Olsen, Charles—Discerning God’s Will Together
Nouwen, Henry—In the Name of Jesus
Peterson, Eugene—Answering God
Peterson, R. D.—A Concise History of Christianity 2nd edition
Practico, Gary and Van Pelt, Miles—Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Grammar
Practico, Gary and Van Pelt, Miles—Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Workbook
Roberts, Mark—Can We Trust the Gospels?
Sarna, Nahum—Understanding Genesis
Senior, Donald—The Gospel of Matthew
Shelly, Rubel and York, John—The Jesus Community
Smith, James K. A.—Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism?
Stein, Robert—Studying the Synoptic Gospels
Stone, Bryan—Evangelism After Christendom
Stringfellow, William—An Ethic for Christians and Other Aliens in a Strange Land
Strobel, Lee—The Case for Christ
Strobel, Lee—The Case for Creator
Strobel, Lee—The Case for Faith
Taylor, Barbara Brown—The Preaching Life
Taylor, Barbara Brown—Leaving Church
Tannehill, Robert—The Narrative Unity of Luke-Acts vol. 2
Tenney, Merrill—New Testament Survey
Thompson, James—Pastoral Ministry According to Paul
Thompson, Marjorie—Soul Feast
Towner, Sibley--Genesis
Trenchard, Warren—Complete Vocabulary Guide to Greek New Testament
Trull, Joe and Carter, James—Ministerial Ethics
Turabian, Kate—A Manual for Writer of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations sixth edition
VanGemeren, Willem—Interpreting the Prophetic Word
Van Voorst, Robert—Readings in Christianity
Van Voorst, Robert—Anthology of World Scriptures
Voelz, James—Fundamental Greek Grammar second edition
Volf, Miroslav—Exclusion and Embrace
Wallace, Daniel—Greek Grammar: Beyond the Basics
Willimon, William—Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry
Wright, Christopher—The Mission of God
Wright, N. T.—The New Testament and the People of God
Wright, N. T.—Surprised By Hope
Yancey, Philip—Disappointment With God
Yoder, John—The Politics of Jesus
United Bible Societies -- The greek new testament fourth revised edition

May 30, 2012

Children of God

There is a fun song in Cebuano that goes like this (translated into English):

You are a child of God
I am a child of God
We are children of God 

The chorus doesn't make sense in english ... but as you might gather its intent is to celebrate being a child of God
Chrous:
Dance dance a little,
Wave your hands
Shake your hips
Turn around a little 


I love hearing the kids sing and giggle as they sing this song and point to each other. 
Its a gentle reminder that we are all children of God... no matter your age, how long you have been a follower, your "status" in church, etc. We are all children of God, seen as the same through the eyes of our merciful Creator. 



May 6, 2012

Back to Cebu!

Im back!!

I am back in Cebu after a long, joyful, stressful, wonderful, trip to the USA. I spent 12 weeks traveling around much to the east coast visiting supporters, family, friends and churches telling them of the work God has blessed Ronald and me with.

I started in Lexington, KY. I meet with the Southside church and had a wonderful visit ... So much support and love was received from these people!

I wasn't able to get a picture this trip ... but these are the same people I visited with!
 My next stop was Nashville, TN. While I was in Nashville I visited with the Central church. Central is one of our biggest supports in many aspects. Ronald and I started attending there when we were just newly dating, nearly 7 years ago. We worked with the church right up until the year before we moved to Cebu. We love these people and are so blessed to have them apart of the 818 Ministry team.

Some of the ladies of Central.

 I also got to visit with some of my RA girls!! It was the BEST reunion!!! I love these girls.

RA reunion. 
 In Nashville I was able to catch up with some friends from college, and share with them about the work in Cebu. College friends are forever friends! love them all so much!
Friends from college
 I visited my old work place while in TN, Ezell-Harding. One of my old kids, Bryce, was excited to help with the ministry in Cebu. He made 20 duct tape wallets for our street kids! Thanks, Bryce!!
Me and Bryce

Of course I visited this beauty EVERY morning for 3 weeks!!! I wish we lived closer ... my niece, Kylee,  is possibly the cutest, funniest little girl I have EVER met!


Next stop ... Paduach, KY to visit with the Mosses and Lone Oak church. Ben and Steph are one of our favorite married couple friends and highly supportive and involved in our work in the PI.  Ben's parents, Mr and Mrs. Moss are also very involved with our work in Cebu. I loved visiting with them and hope that next time we are all together Ronald will join us as well! 

Eating a yummy dinner at Olive Garden with Ben and Steph in KY.


Before heading to Florida I made a trip to OH. While in Ohio I visited with 3 different churches. I stayed with Nellie Shelton (a native of the Philippines) and we enjoyed a nice relaxing few days together.
Nellie, me, the Zeiglers. These are members from the church in OH. Wonderful people! 

Nellie and I enjoyed watching the snow :) 

Half way through the trip I made it to sunny FLORIDA where I visited with my parents and a few more churches.
One sunday afternoon I made a special Filipino meal for our sponsor church.
Mom and Dad helped cook! It was a fun fun afternoon
PIT STOP in DC to visit the Philippines Embassy and apply for my visa. Thankfully cousin Bambi lives in DC and was super helpful in getting me around.

Cousin Bambi and I waiting for the bus. 

Philippines! 

 Florida was a fun stop. Courtney, Shanley and Emily came down so we could all jog a half marathon together! It was fun. Tante also came to support us ... a fun filled Irish weekend. While I was in Florida I also got to visit the BINGO with Shan-ma. It was an interesting experience and I enjoyed spending some time with Shan-ma :)

Having some fun in mom's new convertible!!! 

just got done with the half marathon! 

at the bingo with shanma. 
 I wrapped up my time with a trip to the NorthEast. RI, CT, and PA were the last three stops. The NorthEast is where it all began for me. Had it not been for the Kershaw's and Warwick church, South County and TRCC .. I would be a completely different human. I look back on my childhood and I am so thankful for the people who have shaped me to be a disciple of Christ. Thank you friends and family in the North ... i LOVE you guys!

Chris and I stopped at TRCC (Camp Bethel) for a walk down memory lane. 

Of course we also went to Dunkin for donuts. 

I had my first train experience. It was fun! 


I visited with Kyle Anderson, his wife, Ashley and the church they work with.
Kyle and I are friends from church camp (TRCC). 

I had a wonderful opportunity to share 818 Ministry with my cousins school, West Bay Christian Academy.
Nicks class prays for the work in Cebu everyday. We are so thankful for this young group! 

Diane (my mom's BFF) stopped by the family party in RI. I love her! 

Some of my cousins! I was so happy to see them all at one time! It was great to share with the family
about 818 and the work Ronald and I are apart of. 

Tante!! Tante is a breath of fresh air ... helping me get around and taking care of all my scheduling needs.
Thanks for everything, Tante! 

Matt and Casey. Cousins. Love them and their hearts!! So much love and support pour out of them.
Thank you, guys :) 



818 Ministry has been abundantly blessed.

Our cup over flows!


Peace.
-Caidy

Feb 28, 2012

Broken.

I can't get over just how broken this world really is. My heart is heavy and therefore my thoughts might seems jumbled. 







Lets go back in time and see how GOOD and BEAUTIFUL things were before sin entered the world. 


In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 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. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." ... And God said, "Let there be a vault between the water to separate water from water." ... God called the vault "sky"... And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so ... And God saw that it was good. Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land ... "And it was so. And God saw that it was good. And God said, "Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth ..." And God saw that it was good. And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth ..." God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth."  And God saw that it was good. And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds..." And God saw that it was good. Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in out likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock, and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." So God created mankind in his own image, in the images of God he created them; male and female he created them." God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.




See the theme? It was good. God created everything GOOD. Then he made humans. We were created in His image ... a GOOD image. 


Then what happened? Humans got greedy? Humans wanted the power? Humans wanted more? 


Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had make. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, "You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, "You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die." " You will not die," the serpent said to the woman. "For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will bel ike God, knowing good and evil." When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked...

Humans were banished from the garden. Banished from everything good. There is extreme poverty, children are going hungry, people sleep on the polluted streets, crime has increased, there is much sadness. Things are difficult since leaving the garden. 


Back in our history God sent his Son to live with us, teach us and save us from this utter brokenness. Jesus Christ, is our hope. He was the LAST sacrifice so that we could have LIFE and life abundantly!   


Romans 8 talks about the end goal ... at a certain time when Jesus Christ comes back he is going to renew everything. NO more suffering, no more pain, no more  poverty. All that good stuff will come to life. Isn't that something to look forward to? Doesn't that give us a fire to do something for God ... for the one who gave it all? So, having all that hope how does that make us in the present?  How does that change our life today? How do we participate in the story of God? How do we change this broken world into something good?


Ronald and I are doing what we can in Cebu to aid in the coming of Christ. Failing many times but still striving to the Kingdom.
You don't need to live in a 3rd world country to do Kingdom work, to help renew this broken world ... look around -- there are broken people all over the United States, people longing for hope.


Think about how your actions effect others, think about living simply to help others, think about NOT living to your means. Love people.    



"in the world exists literal starvation and literal nakedness...and at the same time, i can't fit all my clothes in my drawers and have to run because i eat more than i need .... "-- Shanley Deignan. 



Feb 12, 2012

Caidy in the US of A

I am Stateside and enjoying every minute with family, friends and supporters!

If you would like to meet up with me while I'm visiting, here is my schedule of when I will be presenting and when I will be where(which is subject to change at any time):


February
            13-23   Nashville
                    Wednesday 15th --   Central church of christ -- presentation night 7pm
                    Sunday        19th --  visiting Central church of christ
                    Wednesday  22nd -- visiting Clarksville Hwy church of christ
            24- 27 Paducah, KY
                    Sunday        26th --  Lone Oak church of christ 
            27-29 Nashville

March
            2/29 – 3/5 Ohio
                    Wednesday  29th --  Meeting and presenting to a new church in Ohio
                     Sunday        4th  -- Amherst church of christ

            5-7 Nashville

            7-9 Atlanta, GA 

            10-30 Florida            
                    Sunday         11th – Visit with South 14th St church of christ
                    Wednesday  14th – Visit with South 14th St. church of christ
                    Saturday       17th – RACE DAY! Run a half marathon in honor of the kids of 818 Ministry
                    Wednesday   21st – Visit with South 14th St. church of christ
                    Sunday         25th – Visit with Bellivew church of christ 
                    
 April
            1-23 Rhode Island/PA
                    Sunday       1st – Warwick church of christ  presentation
                                      10- 12th -- visit with new church in PA 
                                      13th – West Bay Christian Academy chapel    
                                      23rd – BACK TO CEBU 


email or facebook message me if you have questions. 

Love you all! 

-Peace.