Location and TimesWell since this is kind of my blog I wanted to tell you that our youngest daughter just turned 27 on Monday. Joy Soncco is our baby girl. She is married to Julio and has two children –Benjamin and Read more […]
Archives for October 2007
Subject: Drought in Georgia
This just came in from David Lundy: The latest drought news is pretty dry! Don’t know the source of this official drought information, but: It’s so dry in Georgia that the Baptists are starting to Read more […]
Time Change Sunday
Don’t forget that this Sunday will be Time Change Sunday. On Saturday night before you go to bed you will need to set your clock back one hour! So that means that if you go to bed at 11 just set your Read more […]
Mother in law’s day
Well yesterday was Mother in law’s day. I find it very humorous that they tell us to celebrate that day the same week as Halloween but what can I say. No one has more jokes made about them than the mother Read more […]
Welcome our newest members–The Clapp family
Jonathan, Allison, Patrick and Randy all became members of Vision Baptist Church this morning. What an honor and privilege to have our good friends join us in our endeavor to glorify the God of Heaven. Read more […]
Testimony from Hugh Watson
Hugh sent me this in an email and I thought you might enjoy the truth in it so I asked his permission to put it on the blog for you. My cardiologist told me regular exercise is important to stave off Read more […]
Robert and Kelli are married!
Robert Canfield and Kelli Perkins are now married. Tony Howeth did a wonderful job as he married them and then pronounced them Mr. and Mrs. Robert Canfield. They will be back in a week. They will be Read more […]
Excited about tomorrow
Well I am really looking forward to tomorrow morning. Trent just wrote to tell me of a very good group of young people that they hope to have in their class tomorrow. I know that David Lundy is working Read more […]
Great Meeting with Pastor Wayne Cofield
Thursday evening Brother Wayne preached a tremendous message on soul winning. God blessed us with 117 in attendance but of course only about 55 or 60 were in the auditorium for the great message. Those Read more […]
Promo video for the Bible College in Peru
Benjamin Armstrong and the guys from the TV station have made the following video to send to Ireland for their mission’s conference. I know that you will enjoy it. I thank God for Chris and all the work Read more […]
two men and a baby
 Pastor Gardner with the new daughter of Pastor Ronald Tubillas, Tabatha. John Pearson with Tabatha. Read more […]
quote and update
I just got the following quote and update from our friend Pastor Derik Lawrence. Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process. ~ Harold Geneen He has had some pretty major events in his Read more […]
Soul winning taught by Wayne Cofield
Well tonight will be a very special night at our church. Wayne Cofield who was my pastor for many years will be coming and preaching on soul winning. He started and has now pastored the Whitfield Baptist Read more […]
Pray for your missionaries–especially Kevin and Corli Hall!
I want to ask all of you to pray for our missionaries. This article will show you the importance of prayer. Also I want to remind you of the danger that our missionaries face on the mission field. They Read more […]
How should we as Christians react to Halloween?
Following is the first part of an article to help you learn more about Halloween and how you should react as a Christian! We have our Fall Festival. Betty and I give out candy to the children in the neighborhood Read more […]
Kids tell the truth!
The preacher’s 5-year-old daughter noticed that her father always paused and bowed his head, for a moment, before starting his sermon. One day, she asked him why. “Well, honey,” he began, proud that Read more […]
LIFE IS LIKE A BUTTERFLY
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop Read more […]
Christmas on the Northside!
I can’t say much right now but I thought you might like to know that we are making very special plans right now for a brand new annual event here at our church. It will be called Christmas on the Northside. Alpharetta, Read more […]
Tony Howeth preaching a mission’s conference
Well several of us just traveled to Covington to hear Brother Tony preach a tremendous message in a mission’s conference at Newton Baptist Church with Pastor Doug Parham. He did a wonderful job and we Read more […]
Thank you so very much!
I must admit that I had no idea what all you had planned for us yesterday during the morning service. Thank you so much for our Pastor Appreciation Sunday. I usually at least know what is going on in Read more […]
Another independent Baptist church on its way to Alpharetta
Well I just found out that another independent Baptist Church is on its way to Alpharetta. There is more than enough room for them and I am glad that God is touching hearts to reach the people of this Read more […]
Getting ready for church!
I hope you pray for me as we have church services each week. I need God to work and move in my life that I would be the man of God and the preacher that I should be. I am not up to the work and definitely Read more […]
Help for the thing that’s bothering you!
Well I am excited about the opportunity to preach the Word of God tomorrow at my favorite church. We are in the book of Acts chapter 14 and tomorrow we will be on verse 22. Contrary to what the prosperity Read more […]
we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
…we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. Acts 14:22 God’s people have their trials. It was never designed by God, when He chose His people, that they should be an untried Read more […]
Revival
“I can give a Prescription that will bring a revival to any church or community or any city on earth.” “First, let a few Christians (they need not be many) get thoroughly right with God themselves. Read more […]
Congratulations to my parents
I want to take this opportunity to congratulate my parents, Charles and Carolyn Gardner on 54 years of marriage. God has been very good to them. They have 4 children, Austin, Felecia, John and Vicki. Read more […]
Excerpts that bless
Well I got an email letter that just blessed my blesser and so I wanted to share just a few things out of the letter without hopefully giving away the author of the letter since I do not have their permission. Read more […]
Letter from the Pastor’s School in Peru
I received the following letter from one of the pastor’s in Peru and thought that I would share with you some of it–translated of course so that you might feel like the trip was worth while. Hno. Guillermo, Read more […]
Krispy Kreme brigade
I am just taking a note from my Bible reading and was thinking of the blessing we had this week of giving out donuts to our neighbors in the business park. They have been such good neighbors. Philip Read more […]
Lots of catching up
Well I have been gone for a long time and so that really gets me behind though I try to work as hard as I can while I am away. In Peru I preached or taught about 20 times. I also met with countless people Read more […]
Congratulations to Ronald and Asunta
Well while Betty and I were in the air last night Tabitha Tubillas was born. God has greatly blessed our church with Ronald and Asunta and now they are blessed with a new addition to their family. Please Read more […]
Mark Tolson just wrote this up in an email
At Vision Baptist Church we believe that God’s Word provides the only solid foundation on which to build your life. We believe that God has a purpose for every individual. That is why we make no apology Read more […]
Wonderful day with the family
Well today has been much more relaxed as we spent time with our family. Chris, Andria, Jacob, Hannah, and Andrew Gardner plus Joy, Julio, Benjamin, and Lelia Soncco and Betty and I had a wonderful time. Read more […]
Too Busy, A Modern Day Parable
Satan called a worldwide convention. In his opening address to his evil angels, he said, “We can’t keep the Christians from going to church.” “We can’t keep them from reading their Bibles Read more […]
Greetings for the evening service!
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Greetings from Peru
9th Annual Pastor’s School
Well God has tremendously blessed this week! The work here is phenomenal. Some doubted as to what would happen to the work when Betty and I left Arequipa to return to the states and start Vision Baptist Read more […]
The Our Generation Summit is coming
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Church Planting is Leader Training
Missions exists because worship does not! We desire for every person in the world to have a clear presentation of the Gospel and be given the opportunity to come to know God through His Son Jesus Christ! If Read more […]
Blog activity
Well I thought I would kind of show you what is happening around the blog world about our time here in Peru. First Check out Tyler Master’s rendition of a late night. Then go read John Pearson’s blow Read more […]
Young men and women of God
They have been the focus of my ministry for a long time. I realized many years ago that I had to focus on finding young men and women who wanted real purpose in their life and loved the Lord Jesus Christ Read more […]
Praise the Lord.
That is about all I know to say. I am excited to be here in Peru with Chris and this ministry. I love seeing my kids, Chris and Andria, Joy and Julio and the grandkids but I miss Vision. I am so excited Read more […]
Check out our singers!
I got an email from Trent telling me about their being pictures of our young people singing at an activity at Victory Baptist Church in Loganville. The activity was organized by Chad Gordon who is doing Read more […]
Update from Peru!
Well I am sorry for being so far behind in the updates but I have been really busy. We arrived here on Tuesday and that evening I preached the first time. Then on Wednesday morning I preached at 9:45 Read more […]
Men’s Deep Sea Fishing Trip
What a morning
I am sitting on the couch in Chris’ house between Jacob and Hannah, two of our wonderful grandchildren and Andrew is playing on the floor. Jacob is writing his name and he is not trying to write granddaddy’s Read more […]
Arequipa
Well we are now in sunny, warm, Arequipa, Peru, South America. Mark, Betty, and I are sitting in Chris Gardner’s house. The others are spread out in several different houses. We arrived in Arequipa Read more […]
Miami
Well we are sitting in the Miami Airport on our way to Arequipa, Peru. I am excited to be able to return to Peru and see all of our friends and family but mostly to see all the work that God is doing Read more […]
Keep up with everyone
David and Anne Lundy were not at their posts today because they were serving God in Mexico with their entire family. Isn’t it wonderful to have a Children’s Pastor with a great heart for world missions. Read more […]
Great Evening Teen led service
I was so very proud of our young people tonight. We are blessed with a tremendous man of God–Trent Cornwell as our youth pastor. One of the most important ministries in any church is the youth ministry. Read more […]