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Outpouring of the Holy Spirit

July 31, 2013 Merlin Gonzales Backyard Missions, FHL Indiana, FHL Week

Mid-week FHL Week & 24/7Indy celebration at Creekside Ministries

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2013

Reported by Facundo Cortez, FHL Anderson/Pendleton Area Coordinator

Today was an extraordinary day as we experience the supernatural pouring out of His Holy Spirit!!!!!!!

We met at WellSpring Church and had our group devo (devotional). We started the day soaking in God’s presence by being in His Word, praying, worshiping & praising the Lord! God’s presence was real! WOW!

Today we had two teams. One team went to Wheeler and another group went to Liberty Christian School to continue the painting project there.

The Wheeler team’s assignment today was to continue doing housekeeping at Wheeler Mission Center for Women and Children in Indianapolis. They cleaned the dining room.

When they were done they went to Garfield Park to enjoy their sack lunch.

The Liberty team continued to make progress painting the women’s bathroom on the first floor. They decided to go to Taco Bell for lunch. While there, one of the team was able to talk to another guest at the restaurant and give her hope since she was going to a rough time. It’s amazing where God can give us opportunities to share the Word about faith, hope and love!

The teams then got together at the ice cream shop across the street from Liberty and eat ice cream together. Then we said goodbye to the Steve Wolverton from Michigan and his two granddaughters. We could not have do it without them.

Then the Holy Ghost Fireworks started!!!

Several churches and ministries from the Anderson/Pendleton attended the 24/7 Indy at Creekside Ministries. It was led by their deaf (ASL) worship team and it was AWESOME! The presence of the Lord was everywhere! The power of the Holy Spirit began to be poured out big time!

(Let me say that my religious/church background is not one that normally feels comfortable with magnification of the Holy Spirit. Some of you reading this may not believe or accept the things I am about to share but I ask that you read with an open mind and heart.)

All of sudden, people began to be filled with the Spirit Holy, slain in the Spirit, shaking uncontrollably, speaking in tongues, laughing for no reason! Some became so drunk in the Spirit that they had to be driven home! Some people were crawling to the altar! Some were healed of physical sickness! Others were healed of broken relationships and broken hearts! Others were set free from bondages, generation curses and so much more!! As people walked thru the prayer tunnel they were also slain in the Holy Spirit. To put it mildly, it was wild!! All of us received the power of the Holy Spirit to do what He wants us to do: Be his witnesses! To proclaim boldly the Good News!

If you weren’t there don’t worry The Holy Spirit is coming to a neighborhood near you! I believe that as the momentum continues we will continue to see an outpouring of the Holy Spirit like in the day of Pentecost! Revival is here NOW! The manifestation of God with signs and wonders is happening NOW! And they will continue from this day forward! To God be the glory!

Mid-FHL Week 2013

July 26, 2013 Merlin Gonzales FHL Week

The start of FHL Week 2013

It’s hard to believe that more than half-way through the FHL week! God has been blessing us as we continue to lift up the Name of Jesus.

Here’s a quick update for FHL Week 2013:

On Sunday, July 21st, the Prayer Celebration was joined by musicians, prayer leaders, volunteers, partners and pastors and many more. The shofars were blown to start the event followed by a warm welcome by Merlin Gonzales, CEO/Founder of FHL. The FHL worship team led by Donna Cherry provided a wonderful praise and worship songs. Our Prayer leaders for the 7 cultural moders of society led everyone to prayers and intercessions. Iglesia Monte de Sion blessed us with a drama of the story of the 10 virgins. The prayer celebration ended with drum circle.
Many different ways to worship, pray and praise our Lord
- The praises, worship and prayers continued with the 24/7Indy. All throughout the FHL Week, Creekside Ministries is hosting the 168 hours prayer-worship. We have seen the works of the Kingdom inside the building and out in the community.
The following days, we had youths from MI, OH, PA, NC, and other states sent by Group workcamp. The projects range from moving some FHL supplies to storage, home remodel, food drives, toys collections, neighborhood clean ups, random acts of kindness (bottled water, praying for people in the streets and businesses…), painting a school bathrooms and serving families.
Home remodeling

It’s not too late to join with what God is doing in this region in this hour. Don’t forget to join us tomorrow, Friday at 7:30a at Rick’s Cafe Boatyard with Krish Dhanam.

Express God’s love through prayers, praises, worship and helping others in practical ways. More soon updates to come. Stay tuned.

Giving through receiving – the paradox of the Kingdom

July 22, 2013 Merlin Gonzales FHL Week

Shofars start the celebration

So many things had transpired since I last wrote my last blog 3 days ago. This blog will be a little different in a sense that I will use YouTube links to tell you what had happened at the official start of FHL Week and the different projects. This way you can feel and hear the passion and emotions of the people involved.

The FHL Week normally starts with the Blowing of shofars. It was followed by welcoming the partners, volunteers and recipients of services. Then the declaration of the Kingdom through praise and worship.

Thanks to California Closet for allowing us to use their truck to move supplies to the storage place provided by CertaPro. Thanks, CertaPro!

We had many portions of the Prayer celebration such as a drama about the 10 virgins, different leaders praying for the major influencers of a society, drum circle and the vision casting of 24/7Indy and many more.

Cleaning, shoveling and weeding

Today, we have the major remodel going on by clearing the rooms for flooring, tearing the kitchen cabinets and clearing bushes. We had 30 youths from different parts of the country who worked on moving some of the FHL supplies to storage room and by cleaning a church workshop and a creek.

I would like to encourage you to follow us on Twitter and FaceBook for updated reporting of the mission trip right here in our own communities.

It’s not too late to sign up for projects; call 317-578-3370 or email me at [email protected]

Indiana Governor proclaims FHL for the state

July 19, 2013 Merlin Gonzales FHL Week

Governor Mike Pence proclaimed July 21 to July 28, 2013 to be Faith Hope and Love Week in the state of Indiana

Indianapolis, IN, July 19, 2013:

The proclamation from Gov. Mike Pence,

“Whereas, FAITH HOPE AND LOVE is a week-long period of volunteerism in our communities, starting with a celebration for this annual event;

Whereas, the vision is to mobilize out communities through active participation in improving neighborhoods and through facilitating meaningful service projects by helping those in needs;

Whereas, this event brings community members together in loving service and seeks to break down manmade walls between churches, races, social status, government and education to unite people to help our neighbors in need;

Whereas, Faith Hope and Love is about people participating in a joint effort to bridge the social, economic and spiritual gaps in our community;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Michael R. Pence, Governor of the State of Indiana, do hereby proclaim July 21-28, 2013 as

Faith Hope and Love Week

In the State of Indiana, and urge all citizens to duly note this occasion.”

Faith, Hope, and Love, International, Inc. will be mobilizing hundreds of volunteers during the 9^th Annual FHL Week. There are various projects and services that are planned all throughout the week such as home renovation, neighborhood clean ups, visiting nursing homes, food collections and many more.

Last Saturday, a project to help someone in need financially resulted in Project Fundraising in the Geist area. “Oh my! I’ve seen God come through and I’m still in awe”, exclaimed Sandy Hieser, a Project Manager for the home renovation. Although the official start of FHL Week is on Sunday, July 21 3p, a local grading/excavation company already pulled overgrown bushes and flattened the yard earlier part of this week. Tomorrow, July 20^th, a church in Martindale-Brightwood area will be visiting homes for their Re-connection Project.

For additional information about FHL Week schedule of project and services, contact Merlin Gonzales or visit FHL Week web site at www.fhlinternational.org

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The Unexpected happened again

July 13, 2013 Merlin Gonzales Backyard Missions

FHL Office

I was very excited this morning since our organization, FHL, will be opening the 13th food pantry today (in less than 3 years). As my wife and I parked our vehicle in front of our office, I noticed that my plants including my large banana tress were knocked down to the ground! I thought there must be some high winds last night. As I was getting closer to the office, I found out that someone broke into our office!

As I hurriedly enter the front office, everything seemed ok but later I found out that our laptop was stolen. Later, I noticed that the intruder took our DVD player and our cash box. The pattern of how things had transpired was very similar to the first time we were broken into about 3 to 4 years ago. The person who did it knew exactly what to take, a big plasma TV.

Here’s an opportunity for you: Join us as we pray for this person for his/her deliverance from the grips of satan. We forgive this person and we are willing to assist in finding help for him/her. I’m asking you to share this message to others and let’s expect miracles to happen.

While on the cross, Jesus prayed for those who crucified Him, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” – Luke 23:34 I pray that the Holy Spirit will invade the thief’s heart with His power and love, In Jesus Name.

Let’s expect the unexpected to happen again…from heaven’s perspective.