Month: February 2011
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Land for Churches in Chile!
For the past few months, veteran missionary Jason Holt has been raising money in order to buy land on which to build churches all over Chile. This is his latest update: With a donation this week for $505, our total has now grown to an even $24,000!! In just 2 months, God has tripled the…
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Lots of Projects Ahead–by missionary Keith Shumaker
Missionaries say all the time that they are called to a certain country. Normally, our vision gets cornered to a small area of a town and that is it. I have met a few missionaries that have had a major impact on just one city and even fewer who have impacted a country. I have…
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Excited But Scared–by missionary Keith Shumaker
I am amazed that the God of Heaven loves to work through people like me. What an honor it is to serve Him. This week I have been preparing my thoughts, plans and strategies about going back to Burkina Faso. I have been excited for months about it. Just like a child in a candy…
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Travis Snode’s February 2011 Update
Outreach Update Since the beginning of the year, we have been working harder than ever to reach new people. We have been focusing most of our efforts on the cityside of Derry due to the great need there. The Lord has blessed with some new people coming into the church and getting involved. We recently…
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Micah Rastelli’s February 2011 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends, Thank you very much for your prayers and support. The Lord has really blessed me with this opportunity to come to Peru and work and learn from Jeremy Hall. It has been great being able to see what missionary life is really like. Thank you for all of the money that you…
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Miguel Murillo’s February 2011 Prayer Letter
I thank God I am able to count on each of you and your prayers. Without a doubt, you form a part of all that is happening in different churches in Arequipa. Esmirna God blessed us this month with various families, and we began holding a second service. This is occurring at 10:15 and with…
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Bangkok Observations Day 2 & 3 by Philip Bassham
The youth is said to be questioning a lot of their parents culture, which could be an exciting opportunity for the gospel to make a real impact. The devil has a strong hold on the country and does not want us there. Biblically, their worship and sacrifice at their shrines, idols, and temples is sacrifice…
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Scott Newton’s February 2011 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends, I am excited to be writing this on a Sunday from my home church! It has been a very long time since I’ve been home at Vision for a Sunday service, but tonight we are having our “Vision Night” to cast our goals for 2011. January has been a relatively more “relaxed”…
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Make Us Dangerous
“We are so utterly ordinary, so commonplace, while we profess to know a Power the Twentieth Century does not reckon with. But we are ‘harmless,’ and therefore unharmed. We are spiritual pacifists, non-militants, conscientious objectors in this battle-to-the-death with principalities and powers in high places. Meekness must be had for contact with men, but brass,…
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Kevin White’s February 2011 Prayer Letter
Investing in Eternity As you might have already heard from out last prayer letter we are beginning a very exciting project for our ministry in Bolivia. The church there was started about four and a half years ago and the Lord has greatly blessed it. Our desire at this time is to purchase a piece…
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Keith Shumaker’s Vision for Burkina Faso
As of today, I have been a missionary for about 11 years. God has always taken care of my family and I. He has used His people to do this so many times. I am excited about what God is doing in Burkina Faso and in West Africa. I envision a great revival. Not because…
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Travis Snode’s February 2011 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastors and Praying Friends, We had a very nice time over Christmas with Teri’s parents here for about ten days. We enjoyed spending time with them and having their help in the ministry as well. From December 30 – January 1, we had our first Winter Youth Retreat. The two days were filled with…
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First Observations of Bangkok, Thailand
Missionary Philip Bassham writes this article about his first impressions of Thailand. He is currently on a survey trip of India and Thailand with a team of men from Vision Baptist Church. Lord willing, Philip and his wife, Lori, are planning on leaving for the field of Thailand in the fall of 2012. The city…
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Thank You From Trent
I would like to thank you for praying for my recent research & survey trip. We are currently in Bangkok, Thailand where Philip Bassham and his wife Lori will be moving, Lord willing, in the fall of 2012. We will be back in Atlanta Thursday afternoon. We have seen some of the most intense demonstrations…
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Kevin Hall February 2011 Prayer Letter
Thank God! Those two words above say it all. We just want to take a little of your time and brag on how good God is. He is the one that led us to South Africa. We came with the wrong mindset. We came thinking we were going to do something great for God. But…
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Help for the Holts Update
Dear Vision, Thank you so much for how you have come together and supported our missionaries! As many of you know, Jason Holt and his family will return to the States on furlough this April, and they are in need of many items to set up their home. Below is a chart highlighting which items…
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Chris Waye’s February Prayer Letter
Dear Pastors, Partners & Praying Friends, The deputation trail has finally begun! We are very excited to tell you that we have now started full-time deputation. The Lord has allowed us to finish our training in Peru and we arrived back to the States in early September. Since that time, we have been working hard…
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Pastor Warren Frick joins the Vision Staff
Vision is delighted to introduce Pastor Warren Frick as the new Senior Saints Pastor. He will be leading those above the ages of 50-55 or so. The Fricks joined our church a little over a year ago and have been a tremendous blessing thus far. Pastor Frick has expressed his great desire to reach the…
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Welcome Steve and Maria Morgan!
We welcome Steve and Maria Morgan to the membership of Vision Baptist Church. They have been greatly used in ministry by God, and we are very blessed to have them join us. We are privileged to have them join the Vision family and are excited at how God will use them at Vision!