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Archives for December 2006
Dealing with trouble!
“Never go out to meet trouble. If you will just sit still, nine cases out of ten someone will intercept it before it reaches you.” Â – Calvin Coolidge
Quotes from Tertullian
“The first reaction to truth is hatred†“The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church†“He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies†“Nothing that is God’s is obtainable by money.†“It is certain because it is impossible†“You can judge the quality of […]
Scientific Facts in the Bible
Go to the following link and check out these scientific facts in the Bible. I thank Tyler Masters for the good job that he does getting out information to help you realize how you can get involved in getting the gospel to Muslim people. Read and enjoy.
BCWE Business Review
Be sure and click here to check out the latest entry on the BCWE Business Review.  The title of the article is Your Mortgage Planner for 2007. You do not want to miss this good advice. I am also excited to tell you that Vision Baptist Church will have an Adult Bible Fellowship starting in January […]
Bible Pathway Ministries issues challenge for 2007.
USA (MNN)–The Barna Research Group says nearly seven out of ten born-again Christians (67%) have read the Bible in the past week. That’s good news, right? Â Yes, and no. Many North American Christians have access to Scripture, but never read the Bible all the way through. Bible Pathway Ministries’ Karen Hawkins says their case […]
New Building Update
Bro. Mark Coffey asked me to post this blog for him: We were very excited to see our new facility today as we made our walk-through and finalized plans for a move within the next two weeks! However, we were surprised to find out from the leasing company that we may have to pay as […]
Urgent Need from Chile–Missionary Jason Holt
In Santiago, Chile, Missionary Jason Holt has an exciting opportunity that presents an extreme challenge. This week, he has signed a contract to purchase the ideal piece of land for the ministry.  It is only 100 yards from their current rented church building, but they have very little time to raise the money for the […]
MOROCCAN CHRISTIANS RELY ON DISCRETION, TECHNOLOGY
Under the suspicious eye of the police and Muslim clergy, Moroccan converts to Christianity discreetly hold church gatherings. There are about 1,000 of us in around 50 independent churches across the big cities of the kingdom,†said the 30-year-old Christian who coordinates these evangelical Protestant groups. The state tolerates them, but they continue to “conduct […]
Congratulations to the new Philadelphia Baptist Church and Pastor Eric Byrd
We received the following letter from Pastor Eric Byrd. He is one of our missionaries and we are very proud of him. Read the letter, look over the pictures, and be sure that you pray for him.  Pastor Eric Byrd on the far left and the newly organized Philadelphia Baptist Church. Dear Friends,  We had […]
My letter to Time magazine
I have written the following note to Time magazine and sent it to them as is mentioned in the previous post. I challenge you to consider doing the same. We need to stand for right and truth and morality. I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for publishing the truth about parenting. Children […]
“Two Mommies Is One Too Many,â€
Gay-activist groups have mobilized to oppose an editorial in Time magazine written by Dr. James Dobson. Write the publication’s editors and let them know that you appreciate them publishing “Two Mommies Is One Too Many,†Dr. Dobson’s piece on why children “do best on every measure of well-being when raised by their married mother and […]
Ladies Peru Trip
It is our last day here in Peru. Yesterday some of us were able to pass out tracts and it is amazing how the Peruvians were litterally begging for them It took a total of ten minutes to hand out hundreds of tracts. It just shows that they know there is something more out there for […]
Quotes
… I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. — Thomas Edison Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. — Albert Einstein Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t, you are usually right. — Henry Ford The greatest test of courage on earth […]
Ladies Peru Trip
Well, we suffered Tuesday for the cause of Christ on the Mission Field. Manicures, Pedicures and hair cuts at the Salon. Natasha Witt became sick for a few days so we cancelled our Puno trip, and filled in some time.Yesterday, we were able to go to a small fishing town deep in the mountains. It is […]
Happy 30th Birthday to Andria Gardner!
Andria Gardner is a missionary sent out by our church. She turned 30 years old today. She is a wonderful wife and mother and also a great missionary. Here is a picture of Chris and Andria shortly after their marriage. They are now parents of 3 wonderful children. I am sure that you know that Andria also sings. […]
Trifles
“Never think that Jesus commanded a trifle, and do not dare to trifle with anything He has commanded.†– Dwight L. Moody  Subscribe to the Vision News by Email Â
Pray for money for Santiago, Chile
God is really blessing and Jason Holt and the church there in Santiago are about to sign the contracts. They are in desperate need of about $66,000 by the end of January. Please pray with them that God provide all that is needed. Click here to get more information Also read about the great weekend […]
Qualifications to be a missionary sent out of Vision Baptist Church!
As of today this is what we plan to ask of any that would be a missionary sent out of our church. I would love to have your opinions and questions. God bless you as you become a great missionary church. Feel free to write me at gardner@visionbc.org.  1.        Clear profession and evidence of God’s […]
Funeral Arrangements for Pastor Charles Blackstock’s mother!
ON Monday at 5:15 pm Mrs. Martha Blackstock went to be with the Lord. She is pastor Charles Blackstock’s mother. The viewing will be held on Wednesday from 1-3 and then from 6-9. The funeral will be held at Lighthouse Baptist Church on Thursday at 1:00 pm. After the burial there will be a meal […]
Ladies Peru Trip
Yesterday, we met a young lady named Marisole. She is a nurse here in Arequipa but her dream, she told us, is to one day have medical clinics all over the outskirts of Arequipa. That is where our journey took us yesterday. About 45 minutes to the middle of nowhere, all that you can see is […]
Urgent Prayer Request for Pastor Charles Blackstock!
Pastor Charles Blackstock, Lighthouse Baptist Church in Dawsonville, Georgia, is in need of your prayers at this time. His mother is in the hospital and really on her death bed. Obviously he is hurting very much. I would like to ask you to pray for him and for God to give him grace and to […]
International Construction Team
Dear fellow businessman: After twenty years in construction in Atlanta, I thought I had built about everything there was to build. I had no idea that my skills were exactly what God needed to touch people a half a world away. I received Christ as my personal Saviour at age 19. Since then I have […]
Stephen and April Baker, missionaries of the week!
Stephen and April Baker are missionaries with Macedonia World Baptist Missions to the country of Ireland. Both Stephen and April spent time as singles with the ministry in Peru. April was an Our Generation Volunteer and a great blessing to our the ministry. April was a charter member of Vision! They married just a few […]
Darwinism Discredited By Real Scientists
“All major scientists support evolution.” This is the Darwinist’s response of choice to anyone who dares question the notion that matter, time, and chance – not God – have brought all things into existence. Darwinists assert there is neither scientific support nor intellectual basis for the Biblical account of creation. That Darwin diehards continue to […]
Ladies Peru Trip
Greetings from Peru! We are on our 4th day here in the Peru. We are privledged to have Amy Coffee leading the four of us on a mission trip. We hope that we are able to give some insight as to what we are feeling and thinking as we experience being on the mission field for the […]
BCWE Business Review
Let me invite you to visit the BCWE Business Review by clicking on the link. This is an exciting new ministry of Vision Baptist Church and John Pearson. We will be starting an Adult Bible Fellowship in January 2007 that will be the most exciting ever as you learn to be truly a Businessperson COMMITTED to […]
The Importance of Friendship through Sunday School
by Mark Tolson  “People are not looking for a friendly church, they are looking for friends.† The statistics tell us that it takes seven “friends†for a person to stick at your church. You may think that this is an outrageous number, but think about how many people in your church that you […]
Arise and Go
Check out Mike Staley’s new blog by clicking here. The link that you will click on will actually take you to an article he wrote about the need to put a library in the hands of the men and women as they graduate from Bible College in Peru. I agree with him wholeheartedly and told […]
Miracle as Chilean people continue to give
 I am so excited to see how the people of Chile are giving to get their land for the church. I want to challenge you to read about the work that God is doing in Chile with missionary Jason Holt. Pray about what you could do to help them get the funds to pay […]
Graduation Class of 2006 named for John Pearson
Each year the classes of the Bible College following Peruvian custom name their class promotion. This year the class called itself “John Pearson, Class of 2006”. I think that is a fitting name and honor for someone who has done so much to help the Peruvian Bible College. John entered the graduation and was presented […]
Apparent persecution by Muslims to radio preacher!
I received the following news via one of our missionaries as to one of the most horrific events you have heard of in the United States of America. Ralph Davis was working at a Christian Radio station in Springfield, Georgia on Tuesday, December 4, 2006, when according to reports from Mr. Davis three men came […]
CHRISTIAN MAID, DAUGHTER FREED AFTER MONTHS IN BASEMENT
A Christian housemaid and her daughter spent months as captives of a Muslim homeowner who tortured them in attempts to make them renounce their Christian faith. Shahbaz Bhatti, chairman of the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA), reported on Thursday, Dec. 7, that 40-year old Nareen Pervaiz and her 13-year-old daughter, Razia, were “tortured and illegally […]
John Pearson and Businessmen Committed to World Evangelism
I want to congratulate John Pearson on a great accomplishment today. He spoke to the BCWE group here in Arequipa in Spanish for nearly one hour. He was able to communicate his ideas and his lesson with very little help and surprisingly few mistakes. There were about 60 people or more present for a banquet […]
Graduation Banquet!
Last night we held the graduation banquet and got to meet those that will be graduating this year. John Pearson spoke to the banquet in Spanish for about 5 minutes. What he had to say was a great blessing but the fact that he could speak that long in Spanish is also great achievement. There […]
The Aldo Asto story
I wrote the following story several years ago as the testimony of Aldo Asto. I changed the names back then to protect the innocent but he has been serving as a missionary for years now in Chile and God is really using him. I thought you might find it very interesting. He is your missionary of […]
Learn more about the Newtons!
 SALVATION TESTIMONY:J. Scott Newton I praise the Lord for the gift of a strong and faithful Christian family. I was born into a family that was surrendered to not only serve God, but to take the good news of Christ to another country. Thus, I was under the sound of the Gospel both at church […]
Pray that God will provide funds to purchase land for this church!
There is so much going on around the world right now. The financial needs are enormous. Our church is currently giving nearly $10,000 a month to send the gospel around the world. Businessmen Committed to World Evangelism are carrying a load for the world that is more than you could ever imagine. Right now David Lundy […]
Darwinian
It is not religion but atheism that requires a Darwinian explanation. It seems perplexing why nature would breed a goup of people who see no purpose to life or the universe, indeed whose only moral drive seems to be sneering at their fellow human beings who do have a sense of purpose. Dinesh D’Souza. taken […]
Lucy’s Child looks like an Extinct Ape after all!
This is the skull that was found and named Lucy’s Child. This is what they reconstruct her to look like. Â This is a supposed picture of our ancestors! Every time you turn around they want to show you the missing link and some how avoid the fact that there is a creator God who […]
Trent Cornwell’s grandmother has gone to Heaven!
Trent and Stephanie are in Kentucky right now. Trent’s grandmother, Imagene Nelson, died at the age of 86. She had been saved for over 70 years and lived a very godly life. She had six children, 15 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Please be in special prayer for Mr. Nelson, Trent’s granddad, because her passing […]
Morocco jails German for trying to convert Muslims
RABAT (Reuters) – A Moroccan court jailed a German tourist for six months for attempting to convert Muslims in the southern resort of Agadir, officials said on Wednesday. The court in Agadir, Morocco’s main tourist destination, found the 64-year-old man guilty of trying to “shake the faith of a Muslim”, they added. The court also […]
The foundation of all morality!
I want to thank Hugh Watson for sending this out to the “Men of Vision.” John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the United States “There are three points of doctrine the belief of which forms the foundation of all morality. The first is the existence of God; the second is the immortality of the human […]
Be careful with sin!
Paul Harvey tells how an Eskimo kills a wolf. He coats his knife blade with blood and lets it freeze. Then he adds another coat of blood and then another. As each coat freezes he adds another smear of blood until the blade is hidden deep within a substantial thickness of frozen blood. Then he […]
AIDS Will Kill Half of South Africa’s Teens Before They Reach Age 60
This has to break your heart. There is very little gospel being preached in South Africa. Sin is wrecking havoc in the lives of men and women. As a church we must be concerned about taking the gospel of Jesus Christ to these people. He desires to be preached there. We currently support Kevin and […]