This week we are enjoying a missions conference at Grace baptist Church in Newport North Carolina. The Lord has done incredible things through this ministry, including starting and running the Fundamental Broadcasting Network. They have a strong station here and dozens others all around the world.
Pastor Clyde Eborn has given us a 5 minute spot to speak of our ministry to Colombia on FBN radio. It will air sometime today (April 20) and you can tune in to listen on their website: http://www.fbnradio.com/
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“And do you, Aubrie, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?”
“I do.”
And she did!
Thank you Aubrie for being my amazing bride now for 3 years. I know it hasn’t always been easy putting up with me, but I can’t imagine life now without you by my side. You’ve been a constant companion, an encouraging helpmeet, and my best friend. You always have enabled me to step up and lead like Jesus, and I love that about you. When I am preaching and happen to glance over by your side, that smile melts me every time. Those lovely brown eyes pierce my soul, and I know, I know… I’m the most blessed guy in the world. How could God see fit to put you into my life? Must be grace!
You work so hard to keep up with things as we travel now on the road, and you do such a good job of teaching and guiding Amira into being a godly and wonderful young lady like her mother. And now with our second child almost here, she will also have the joy of knowing the most amazing woman who has ever lived. What lucky girls to have you as their Mommy! 🙂
I thank God for you, and I commit to strive to be a better husband each day, leading our family in the path that Jesus has set before us, and laying down my own life to lift you up. May the Lord Jesus be preeminent in our house, our love and our lives. For it is Him that will keep us.
Happy anniversary my treasure.
Te Amo.
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Dear Pastors, Friends and Family,
It is hard to believe it’s been almost a year since we sent in our application to Macedonia World Baptist Missions, had our initial interview and were approved as church planting missionaries to Colombia. We’ve been through much since then, including turning over the Spanish church I was pastoring in Georgia, orientation, hundreds of hours on the phone booking meetings, over 54,000 miles of traveling, preaching, meeting people, and seeing God work in amazing ways. We’ve seen people saved, others that God has called as missionaries, and we’ve seen the Lord provide financially, even when it has seemed impossible. Also, there has been a great surge of people deciding to partner with us financially, especially since the first of this year. For us, deputation has been both a growing experience and a blast!
Our family is now preparing to welcome baby girl #2 (still no name!), due around May 24th. Hopefully I’ll be able to introduce her to you in the next prayer letter. Amira, our oldest just turned two on March 26th and is elated at the thought of having her own, living baby to play with. Do you think she’ll share? It sure has been interesting working in the appointments with Aubrie’s doctor around our travelling schedule. We’re hardly around our home, it seems.
[From Aubrie] It was funny a couple weeks ago when Amira ran up to me while I was brushing my teeth, hugged my legs and said “I carry Mommy’, and I thought it was so sweet until she stopped and said “Mommy heavy” and ran in the other room….. 🙂
A common phrase you’ll hear in Colombia is “A buen hambre no hay mal pan” (ah buEN AHM-bre no eye mahl pahn) which means literally, “To great hunger there is no bad bread” or our idiomatic equivalent: “Beggars can’t be choosers!”
1. Safe remainder of pregnancy
2. Travels while on deputation
3. Salvation of lost friends/family
4. Financial support (now over 25%)
5. Colombia, in need of the Gospel!
Thank you so much for your prayers and support! We love you and thank God for you.
Servants of the King,
Aaron, Aubrie, Amira (& Baby) Vance
*PS – Check our our website for more frequent updates! http://www.BeMagnified.org
We’re heading to Florida for a missions conference and other meetings. We’d appreciateyour prayers as we travel and present the ministry God has given us to Colombia! I can’t lie, I’m definitely looking forward to the sunshine this week… I checked the weather and it’s supposed to be sunny and 80s every day. Praise the Lord 🙂
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Pray for each of these countries represented, that God would raise up an army of faithful witnesses to proclaim HIS glory among the nations!
“Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.” – Matthew 9:37-38
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