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January 2012 Prayer Letter
Hello everyone,
I have been taking a little break from posting on the blog lately but more updates will be coming soon! Thanks so much for keeping up to date with us and for your prayers.
Click here to see our January 2012 Prayer Letter (with pictures!)
January 2012
Dear Pastors, Friends and Family,
Deputation & Family Update
We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! The past couple months have been a whirlwind of traveling, preaching, sharing our burden for Colombia and seeing God do miracles. We’ve seen people saved through personal soul winning and in church services, and we’ve seen major financial needs met by God’s mighty providence. He is GOOD!
We’ve now traveled a total of over 31,000 miles and have gained several new supporters recently, even three this past week! Praise God. If you haven’t joined our team of financial partners we’d love to be your missionaries to Colombia! Millions have still never heard. Will you help us get there? By the way, if you haven’t seen our ministry video yet, check it out on our website: www.bemagnified.org or contact me and I can mail you a DVD copy.
We had asked prayer for Hells Gates, a program our home church did during October. It was incredible! 3,500 people walked through a reality drama of the end times, and over 400 came to know Christ as their Savior! We also participated in two conferences that promote missions in which many gave their lives for full time Christian service. I love this stuff!
Our pregnancy is going well, and the doctor just informed us last week that we’re having another GIRL! I’m quickly being outnumbered, but we thank Christ for entrusting us with another little child to raise.
Out Of The Mouth Of Babes
Amira, who is now 21 months old, absolutely loves to sing. She gets a couple of things mixed up but it sure is cute! We frequently hear her joyfully sing: “I.B.I.B.I.B…book and me… BIBLE!” or, another favorite: “Jesus loves me, little star, how I wonder, up above Jesus.”☺
Colombian Culture Corner
If you ever want to say “God bless you” to a Spanish-speaking person, just say, “Que Dios le bendiga.” (Pronounced: kay dee-OHS lay ben-DEE-gah)
Prayer Requests
1. Aubrie’s pregnancy – Baby girl due on May 24th
2. That we would be a blessing to churches as we travel & present our ministry
3. The 44,000,000 Colombian people who have never heard the Gospel!
4. Financial Support (now at about 20%)
Thank you for your continued prayers and support. We love you and pray for you often.
Servants of the King,
Aaron, Aubrie, Amira (& Baby) Vance
Church Planting Conference Streaming Live Now!
There is an amazing conference going on at this very moment (Thursday at 10 AM through Friday at 1:30) and you can join in by clicking this link. Dr. Earl Jessup and others are speaking about planting churches here in the US and around the world. Unfortunately, I am not able to attend this conference in person, but I’m so thankful that they are streaming this. I need to learn!
Let me know if you have any problems getting connected.
Here is the conference schedule:
Thursday
10:00 – 11:00 am Session 1 With Earl Jessup
11:00 – 12:00 pm Session 2 With Earl Jessup
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm Session 3 The Man God uses for Church Planting Chris Gardner
2:00 – 3:00 pm Session 4 Involving others in the Ministry Jeff Bush
3:00 – 3:15 pm Break
3:15 – 4:00 pm Session 5 Launch Promotion Jason Holt
4:00 – 5:00 pm Session 6 Austin Gardner
5:00 – 7:00 pm Diner
7:00 – 8:00 pm Church
8:15 – ? Discussion
Friday
9:00 – 10:00 am Session 7 Austin Gardner
10:00 -11:00 am Session 8 With Earl Jessup
11:00 – 12:00 pm Session 9 With Earl Jessup
12:00 – 1:00 pm Session 10 With Earl Jessup
1:00 – 1:20 pm Q & A With the Panel
My Philly Cheesesteak Experience :)
We’ve had some great meetings in the Philadelphia area this week. Of course I couldn’t leave without trying a real Philly Cheesesteak for the first time (I was told that Arby’s doesn’t count lol). This hole-in-the wall place called “Lou’s” had tons of awesome reviews–and for good reason! It was dripping with deliciousness… wow.
Thanks for keeping up-to-date with us and for your prayers. We’ll be heading to Delaware tonight and New York City this weekend for meetings. Pray that the Lord works in lives as we present what he’s laid on our hearts for Colombia. God Bless!
October Prayer Letter
Click here to view or print our prayer letter (complete with pictures!)
October 2011
Dear Friends and Family,
Deputation & Family Update
We’ve been on deputation for 6 months now with quite a full schedule, traveling over 23,000 miles, preaching and presenting our burden and plan for Colombia in many churches. Pray that we can raise our needed support quickly so we can get to the field. Each day has been a step of faith, and God has proven himself more than faithful in providing for our needs. Many times we don’t know how we are going to pay for certain bills and expenses, but the Lord provides just the needed amount right on time! He’s a good God!
There are two events I want you to know about: Hell’s Gates, a reality outdoor drama depicting the end times, taking place every weekend in October (hellsgates.com). This is hosted by our home church. The other event is the Our Generation Summit in Pigeon Forge, TN during December 29-31 (bcwe.org). Plan to come and bring your church group!
We are also pleased to announce… our Vance trio is about to become a quartet! We’re excited to be expecting our second child, sometime around the end of May. Pray especially for my wife. Those of you that have ever had children know that the first trimester can get a little queasy, and we’ve got a lot of traveling planned over the next few months.
There is so much more I want to tell you about. If you get a chance, head over to our blog (bemagnified.org) to read more about what’s going on in our lives, and to see our new ministry video. I think you’ll enjoy it!
Out Of The Mouth Of Babes
Speaking of our next child, last week, we asked Amira where the new baby is, and she pointed to Aubrie’s tummy and said “Baby!!” She’s so smart! Well, then she pointed at my tummy and said the same. (I wonder what she means by that?) ☺
Colombian Culture Corner
I want you to be praying about two things specifically for Colombia. First, local elections are now taking place. Many candidates have been assassinated in regions where there is conflict with the rebel groups. Also, last month the rainy season started. They are expecting it to be worse than last year (2.2 million were left homeless and 301 people died last year because of the rains). Most of these people have never heard the Gospel.
Prayer Requests
1. For Aubrie’s pregnancy that things go well without complications
2. For our travels as we present our ministry in many churches
3. For our financial support to continue to increase (now at 14%)
4. For more laborers to take the Gospel to Colombia
For Christ and His Glory,
Aaron, Aubrie, Amira (& Baby) Vance
On The Road Again!
We’ll be leaving Tuesday morning for another long road trip up to TN, OH, PA, NY, MD, OH, SC then back to good ol’ GA before going back up to TN. We will be gone for about a month. I sure hope it doesn’t get too cold!
I thank God for the 13 or so meetings he has given us in these places. Pray that my pregnant wife does well while we are on the road, that our car holds up fine and that these meetings would turn into ministry partners to help us reach Colombia. Nothing’s too hard for the Lord! 🙂
Here are the meetings we have over the next month, so you get an idea of how much driving we'll be doing. At least I get to spend this time with the ones I love!
The Vance Family 