Reese - beautiful!

My Grandaughter Reese with Lindsay and Niles today after our men's event - at Southlake Town Center - splashing in the fountain - this is the freedom we were meant to live in! She's awesome!


Reese Splashing from Niles Holsinger on Vimeo.

Isnt she great!!

updates on the men's event later today... but, priorities first!

grace/peace
paul

From Peru to Prison!

Amazing night in prison last night... humbling, powerful, huge, high impact...
Got in from Peru Sunday afternoon, did huge party for amazing granddaughter Reese - 3 yrs. old! Then Pablo and I drove 10 hours to southwest part of Texas...

We conducted meeting by invitation of great ministry to prisons - Boyd Harrell of C.O.O.L. prison outreach - 60 men from the Terrell Unit of the Texas State Penitentiary Correctional System crowded into a small side room last night and as the music hit, they raised their hands, began to sing - and I just about lost it... Some men in prison for over 20 years, some never to get out...but, there we were with hands raised, music loud, singing at the top of their voices "I have freedom in the glory of the Lord!" wow...


I must say I was humbled to be with them - Pablo gave great testimony, Boyd hit another homerun, some other men had some great testimonies, then they had me get up to speak - I think to balance the greatness of the others with something a little lighter weight - (having me speak makes others look really good) - but, what an evening!

These guys had Maximized Manhood memorized...We gave each man a Strong Men in Tough Times book and workbook... signed each one, and really had an awesome and blessed evening...

One man told me, he had committed terrible crime at age 50, never in trouble before- but, what got him there was no role model as a man - and now, at 53 and 5 years from getting out - now, he knows what a man is! Another had killed his girlfriend he found cheating on him - he's been in 14 years - he said Maximized Manhood is how he got saved... and now, if he never gets out, he is a REAL MAN!


This is what the men's movement is all about...THIS IS THE REAL GLOBAL MEN'S MOVEMENT! ONE MAN AT A TIME!
NO SUPERSTARS, BUT JESUS - NO AGENDA, BUT MATURITY - BUILD MEN, BUILD CHURCHES, TRANSFORM CULTURE!

Men's Event - Lima

Great men's event in tough area of Lima this morning... awesome results - had one man who received Christ that was over 60yrs. old - rare thing - Hope Church laid out a breakfast feast for the men, some went through the line twice and again after the event - they were blessed!

Over one hundred men packed into Pastor Victor's Camino De Vida campus church - it was tremendous - so proud of them pulling that together, and building a strong church with strong men - Lt. Col. Rob Hrabak (ret.) kicked it off a couple years ago in this area with a strong challenge to the men - they couldnt get any guys involved in the men's movement - well, Rob kicked their butts into gear and now, under the great leadership of Victor and the strong covering of Robert Barriger - men filled the church on a Saturday! And... they didnt even know they were getting fed! Now, that says something strong...


Rob was there with me today to see what God has done over the past few years... and young Camino De Vida evangelist Nick Balcombe brought a strong word to the fathers and sons... "If you don't involve your son in what you are doing, he will resent what you are involved in" Then, strong time of young men being prayed for and then, the young men prayed for the older men - it was explosive!

We graduated 15 men from the Valor (Courage) studies and after today, I believe the next group will be larger.. it was awesome...

The men's movement will change the world, not by the stadium event, but by the enduring, strong, patient fathering spirit of local pastors like Victor and Robert Barriger who are willing to work the process.

"You can create great crowds with great sermons, but you will never change a nation, until you disciple a man."

thanks for praying for CMN around the world - somewhere right now, and 24 hrs. a day, every day, some men are meeting to go to a new level as Maximized Men!

loveyou
thank you
paul

Barrigers honored-BIG night in Peru!

Wow - what a spectacular evening in Peru as Camino De Vida and pastors Robert and Karyn Barriger celebrated their 20th anniversary with a huge concert and then a huge surprise...

ON stage is Jordan Durso starting a special segment of the evening - with he, son Taylor and son in law Pedro presenting to the Barrigers a car from their church - it was huge! From a church in which the average person finds it difficult to give more than 75cents per week in the offering - it was a miraculous gift of love!

The wife of the President also made a special presentation to the Barrigers... then, she stayed and enjoyed the entire concert...it was amazing...the love she has for the people of her nation - and the recognition that the Barrigers and the church (God's church) also have the same heart...it was a huge night...

thrilled to have been here.... now - a great men's event in the morning... actually in a few hours - got sick, taking all kinds of meds - last night did 12 hours of chills and sweat...tonight cant sleep - wish the pills would make up their minds!

but, gonna be a great saturday with the guys!

be strong.
grace/peace
paul

Peru -social justice

In Peru ministering at the Corazon conference - what a great group of leaders and servants of Christ... awesome!
We have received calls/emails for Portuguese church in London, from group of leaders in Nigeria, from a dozen other nations about the men's movement in their areas - while we're here in Lima... amazing how it's growing around the world!

Was sick for past couple days, but ministered today ok - seem to pick up something in Peru about every other trip...but, it's awesome conference with great connects for men's movement around the world...

Did session on social justice - that was their title - started it with observation that the greatest moment of social justice in human history is the moment that Christ hung on the Cross - set us all free, and made the wrong things right... then talked about the fact that most social justice is most often a moment of singular personal opportunity... that it is about one person doing something that affects another person - gave the example of Arland Williams - the 46yr old bank examiner that was one of 6 survivors of the crash of Air Florida flight90 - which crashed on take-off in snow and ice in 1982 - when rescue helicopter came and lowered rope - Arland helped the other five survivors onto the rope...at the cost of his own life... question was - "are you willing to be the last guy in the water?"

Effective... not about finely crafted sermons - it's about results.

grace/peace
paul

Peru-Great Opening!

Last night was the first night of the Corazon conference in Lima, Peru - amazing open - strong - in one of largest stadiums in Lima... believing over next few years it will be packed... seeing great friends from Ecuador, Argentina, Guatemala, Colombia and across the Latin nations... awesome - the men's movement being championed by Robert Barriger with stunning results...

Photo of Barriger and myself is with one of opening speakers - pastor of the huge and powerful Hillsong Church London Gary Clark... brought a great word - in fact, I will condense into an article and put on our new website...it was great...

Karyn Barriger led the praise and worship - what a miracle, leading praise just week after her last chemo treatment - overcomer - champion!

God is moving among the nations - all we have to do is get in his slipstream...then, work hard. Simple formula, faith with works.
That works - and I have faith we'll get it done.

grace/peace
paul

Robert/Karyn Barriger-the blessings of God!

Had an awesome couple meetings at our church today - they were smokin hot... great presence of God! Love it when there's a buzz in the air that you can feel, and it catches everyone's breath away...

THEN - in the middle of the second meeting I get a tweet (twitter.com thing - you can follow me at paullouiscole -it's very cool way to stay in touch) - SO, I get a shout from good friend Robert Barriger in Peru - he's in the middle of their third service music section and BILL HYBELS walks in to worship with them (they knew he was in town, but weren't seeing him until Monday) HYBELS walks in and joins their service!

THEN - in the photo you can see BILL HYBELS (c'mon, you know, willowcreek, etc. huge leader...) and BILL prays over Robert and Karyn in honor of their 20th anniversary! IS THAT COOL OR WHAT?!

Then Nick Balcombe sends out this photo from his phone and here's the blog - a couple hours after it happened!

God loves Robert and Karyn and so do we... she is an overcomer and has battled and beaten illness in her body... Rob is great leader and ok surfer...:)

God is good - headed to Peru tomorrow...

stay close to the heat.

paul