Ecuador!

Tremendous time with Jimmy Cornejo and the team in Cuenca, Ecuador. I left Manila on Wed. morning at 7am and arrived Cuenca on Friday morning at 9am - wow - what a trip - but well worth it! Here with amazing men of God, Tim Cross, Robert Barriger, Joaquin Molina, Jimmy Cornejo, Guillermo Aguayo - what an amazing time - more photos soon...commissioned 70 men, including over a dozen pastors...
Leaders from across Ecuador were there...it was tremendous...and the teaching team are all heavyweight guys - it was awesome...

Then, the ride back to Guayaquil to catch flight to LIma.. over the Andes mountains! Looking out right side of van, it must have been a half mile straight down at times... wild - fog, rain, gravel roads, one lane in area where mountain had collapsed a month ago, just another day doing the men's movement thing around the world!

Just arrived in Lima - ministry tomorrow will be great...and at home, Brandon is gonna rock HopeC3 church! It will be an awesome Sunday as we pray over the shoes we are taking to Juarez, Mexico next week for the little kids in the toughest areas of that broken city... that will be so very special... great way to spend Thanksgiving!

doin' the stuff!

paul

Manila was Rockin'!

Over 3,000 leaders and pastors from all over Philippines, Guam, Solomon Islands, and many other places I cant spell...it was wild...and extremely productive!

We will conduct a Philippines National CMN event Dec. 4.5 next year 2009! Eddy Leo will be there and many others...tell friends now that you know have connections in that part of world!

blessings!
paul

MANILA

WOW - what an amazing time with Dr. David Sobrepena, James Davis, Joann Webster, Eddy Leo, and other great friends ministering to thousands of leaders from across Philippines... over 300 pastors signed up to be part of the launch of CMN in Philippines and kickoff the men's movement in that troubled yet rising nation... this is historic.

just landed at LAX, caught some sleep and heading to Ecuador... I landed in Manila on Tuesday morning at 7am, and then spoke at 11am to the delegates! that was wild, then spoke again next morning at joint session and left wed. night - so, 3 days of travel but only one night in a hotel - flew to LA, slept at hotel for a bit, then back to airport to go to Miami, then to Ecuador where I will stay at hotel late night for a few hours, then catch flight at 6am to Cuenca and scheduled to speak at 11am. This is the glamor of travel and ministry... :)

loading my flight.
bye.
photos later.
pc

Awesome again...

That awesome was an attempt to do blog from Manila - writing about AWESOME weekend with John Muratori and the men in Connecticut. Hosted regional event in Cheshire, CT and men from all over the area attended - great results - mens leader Thomas said that he is getting reports from other churches, as well as their men - Muratori is a gas to be with - wrote great book called "Rich Church, Poor Church" and it 's a hit - just got back from mentoring leaders in Aruba (Lord, send me to St. Thomas or Maui - if it's your will...) These guys really have it going on and we will do a larger regional event next year in the NewHaven area of Connecticut...

Hanging with John and men like him has convinced me it is time to launch a mens' movement coaching alliance - men who can help other pastors lead their men strongly and effectively - to lead men who are successful and lead men who are on the rebound and be successful at all levels --- think with me on this...and we will launch at May Lions Roar.

LIONS ROAR - MAY 11-13 DALLAS 2009.

Robert Barriger, Bishop Bronner, Eddy Leo, Doug Stringer and others leading this convocation. Plan now!

pray hard, live strong.

paul

Awesome

cool video about fathering

I'm watching you Dad!
The principle is -
Children may not always listen to you,
but they will always imitate you.



amen.

pc

Cincinnati - Argentina

8 men saved in Cincy men's event with Paul Holland, Ps. Barry Clardy and great team. What an amazing thing to see men at 27, 35, 42 and 58 years of age give their lives to Christ! To see men standing there with tears in their eyes, nothing manipulative, just the awesome power of God hitting their hearts with a bang - truly amazing.

Same day Robert Barriger, Eddy Leo send me email of great event they are doing in Argentina at good friend Carlos Balart's church. How cool is that?!

Headed to NYC thursday, looking forward to great event in New Haven area with dynamic pastor John Muratori... then, back to Hope Church, leave after service to Manila - two days there, then Ecuador - two days, Lima for a day, then home for two days and drive hundreds of shoes to the little kids in Juarez, Mexico for Thanksgiving...

and, continuing to pray for Karyn Barriger - she starts chemotherapy in the morning. She is healed.

amen.

paul

Mariners Church - NB

Starting FIRES! That's what this event was about - Men's Pastor Jerry Huson has got a huge passion to see the men of his region on fire for God - and this event was about that... Jerry is a former baseball coach, college president and now taking on the task of leading the men of this dynamic huge church in Newport Beach California... had great times with dear friends Paul and Kim Forrest, Robert Kalatchan, my awesome inlaws Rick and Ann -
...and great times with Jerry just passionately beating each other up about reaching men around the world!
Robert Barriger flew in to hit it with a strong word about 'nothing', and CMN Chairman, Bishop Dale Bronner came from Atlanta to create a larger vision for the men who attended from the region! When I grow up, I want to be just like Bishop!

This is what being 'allies' is all about - networking with passionate brothers in the Lord! Creating momentum for the global men's movement!
a love for good coffee always helps - problem with Jerry is he works out 5 days a week - so, he's irritatingly healthy.

Let's do the men's movement around the world - take it to new levels!

fire up!

pc