We have two big news stories to share with you. One is a prayer request and the other is a praise report… 1. Important Prayer Request: Yesterday, at 2:00 pm EST, one of our Chilean pastors met with the owner/seller of a great piece of property to discuss a deal! Pray that if this is […]

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 […]

Last week, Vision Baptist Church held an amazing 5-day Children’s Evangelistic Crusade with Bro. Ed Dunlop. During that time, I got to be a part of a bus ministry that started out with 10 visitors and ended with a high of 45 kids and adults and 19 church workers. It was my first time ever […]

Charles W. Gardner went to heaven tonight from his home in Harriman, Tennessee. I will get more info to you on austingardner.net. Right now I don’t have much to say

Hello Everyone, My pastor for over 20 years, Bro. Alfred Willis is back in the hospital again with heart problems. As many of you know. Bro. Alfred had open heart surgery 9 years ago. On January 31st he had another heart attack. They put in two stints released him from the hospital. He was home […]

Dean Hamby has been my friend for over 20 years. His entire family has been a blessing to our family. He serves as the Assistant Director of Macedonia World Baptist Missions. Betty and I served with this great board for 20 years and we now have two sons that are missionaries with Macedonia. Dr. Hamby’s […]

Please pray for Hugh Watson. He just called to inform me and wanted you all to know the following: They will not put in a stint right now because he only has a 50% blockage in one part. He is still bleeding internally but it must be from some problem in the gastrointestinal area. Please […]

We have gone through a lot of this recently but here comes one more. Lindsey Fredman’s grandmother died. I have very few details but she will be buried somewhere in New York. I think the funeral is tomorrow night. I will give you more details the moment I am able to get them. Lindsey’s grandmother […]

CRAVEN, Edward Mr. Edward Eugene Craven, Sr., 47, of Charleston, entered into eternal rest Sunday, March 1, 2009, at the Hospice Center of Charleston. Funeral services will be held 3 PM, Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel. Interment will follow in Glendale Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Craven […]

Please pray for Stephanie Velke. We got a call last night a little after 2 am saying that her dad had just died. He was born again so we trust that He is in Heaven. These next few days are going to be very hard for Stephanie so please pray for her. David and Stephanie […]

Betty and I traveled to Charleston, South Carolina today to be with Stephanie Velke. As you know her dad is dying. She is one of our members, wife to David Velke, and future missionaries. I had been out of town on the Pastor’s Retreat that we led, then Jeremy Hall’s ordination. This was the only […]

This morning when John Pearson arrived to teach a class and work on church projects at 5:45 am he found the church quite damaged and some articles stolen. He called 911. Here are some pictures of the damage. It appears that our insurance is not going to cover much. We lost about $800 on the […]

Trent Cornwell is preaching his granddad’s funeral today in Kentucky. Though he was saved and 90 years old it will be obviously a difficult time. Charles Gardner, my dad, is at the doctor right now getting tests run. His heart beat is at only 42 per minute. They do not know why and will be […]

Please let me ask you to pray as our staff hosts a Pastor’s Retreat in Pigeon Forge from now until Wednesday morning. God has blessed with pastors and missionaries that are interested in being with us. We want to talk about World Evangelism and Discipleship. I am a local church man. I believe that we […]

While Trent and Stephanie Cornwell were away on their anniversary celebration their car died. I mean died and they had to be picked up and brought home. It will cost more to fix the car than it is worth. So I would like to ask you to pray for them. On their limited budget they […]

I would like to thank God for those that pray regularly for me. Yesterday morning before the service a visiting friend prayed with me. Last night David Lundy came by and we prayed together. After church I found a note on my desk where 4 young ladies are going to meet before each service and […]

This has to be the poorest country that I have ever visited. David Lundy is filming here and it isn’t the best but it will give you an idea of what things look like within blocks of Keith Shumaker’s house and church. Please pray for them.

The missionary that I just visited in Morocco, Aaron just sent out this request. Please be in prayer for them. I want to ask you all to pray for little baby Jenna tomorrow. Saturday night just after Bro. Gardner left my wife noticed a large bulge under her belly. We took her to the emergency […]

I would like to ask you a very selfish thing. I really want to beg you to pray for me that God will use me and work in my life. I want to be used of him. I want to preach with power. I want His leadership in what I do as pastor of the […]

Brother Willis had gone home from the hospital but here is the latest update: Hi Everyone, Bro. Willis was released from the hospital today but remained home only a few hours. He started having pains in his chest again and his family took him back to the hospital. I guess it was around 8 PM […]

All I can say is MIRACLE again. I stand amazed at God’s power and the power of prayer of God’s people. The doctor came in after lunch and said that Bro. Alfred does have some damage to his heart. The doctor said in a short period of time he should be able to back to […]

The following came in an email earlier today. I wanted to ask each of you to be in prayer for a good man that has been a friend and supporter to us. This is all that I know right now. We invited Brother Willis to Peru many years ago and he did a great job. […]

Dear Preachers, Just a quick note to inform you of an important prayer request for Dr. Don Richards. Bro. Richards is the pastor of Corinth Baptist Church in Loganville and a past moderator of our fellowship. Bro. Richards has just been diagnosed having stage 6 prostate cancer. I have just spoken with his secretary and […]

These are in many ways the worst of times! The economy is in the toilet. People are losing their jobs. Banks are closing and all, but I want to ask you to be praying for a miracle. I know that all we can do right now is pray. But I want us to be asking God to […]

I received an email forward today that Pastor Don Richards is dealing with cancer. He has been a very good friend to me and to world evangelism for many years. I want to ask all of you to pray for him. He is the pastor of Corinth Baptist Church in Loganville, Georgia and was the president […]

Like I already mentioned Pastor Miguel Murillo was hit by a train yesterday afternoon. The car was destroyed but both preachers were alive after it was over. Looking at these pictures you will know that this is the truth. The train hit the car in the passenger door on the driver’s side. The train was […]

Please continue to pray. Here is a report with more detail about his surgery from his blog. I went to the surgeon today and we have a plan. The surgery will be next Thursday at 7:30 am. They are going to go in through a 9 inch incision that will be made in my back […]

I just found out why Anne missed church on Thursday night! She has the Chicken Pox. She is an extremely faithful worker for the Lord and in our church. She and her husband David are in charge of our children’s ministry. Please be sure and pray for her that she will soon recover and be […]