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Missionary of the Week

The missionary that we are praying for this week is not what most people would consider a missionary at all: Trent Cornwell is… wow, it’s actually kind of hard to pigeonhole him with one title! He is the student pastor at Vision Baptist, Assistant pastor, Director of Vision Baptist Missions, teacher of the young couple’s [...]

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Starting a New Church!

The following is from my pastor, Austin Gardner. I am so excited to be a part of a church that lives to plant churches: both overseas and at home! Take a minute to read this, maybe you or someone you know could be a part of planting new churches in Atlanta! Vision Baptist Church is [...]

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Bad to the Bone

A good friend of mine (Kyle Shreve, missionary/church-planter in training) recently wrote a blog article about how bad people really are, and it’s got me thinking: which is always dangerous. He used the example of God placing commandments and punishments in the Bible for men having sexual relations with animals, and how mind-blowing that is [...]

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Short Term Missionaries

Ben and Crystal Johnson are great friends and co-laborers from our home church, Vision Baptist. They are headed for China short term so that they can later head for China long term. I don’t know a young couple I’d recommend quicker than the Johnsons. Please pray for them, and consider supporting them for this trip! [...]

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February Doom & Gloom Update (Prayer Letter)

Dear Praying Friends, Well, we’re STILL on deputation. We’re STILL traveling an insane amount with a toddler and one on the way, and many of the churches we’ve visited haven’t taken us on. We are trying to raise support at one of the worst times possible, in a rough recession. Oh, and I’m sick. My [...]

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Missionary of the Week

The missionary family we are praying for this week is the Coffey family, missionaries to South Africa! Mark Coffey is currently raising his support and is over 50% done, but he is not first-term missionary by any stretch. He has worked in Peru as a missionary, and also played a crucial role in starting our [...]

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Vikings, Gays, and the Gospel

My one and only thought in coming up with a blog title is “How ridiculous can I make this so that people will have read it even though they really don’t want to?” If you’re here, then it worked. I am on an airplane headed from Cincinnati OH to West Palm Beach FL (always a [...]

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Missionary of the Week

The missionary family we are praying for this week is Jeff and Mindy Bush, serving in La Plata, Argentina. They are sent out by Whitfield Baptist Church in Dalton, GA through Macedonia World Baptist Missions in Braselton, GA. They have 4 daughters, Lydia, Adriana, Johanna and Alexandra. Bro Jeff has been a huge blessing and [...]

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