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as you'll read in kathryn's column, my
travel schedule is now back in full swing
and i want to share a highlight from a
recent event...
on friday, january 18th, i spoke at a
youth revival in hawthorne, florida. at
the close of the powerful night i had the
privilege to issue an invitation. after a
few minutes, there were several students
and some adults kneeling down front doing
whatever business God had initiated. as
the response time was drawing to a close,
a man in his mid-50s came quietly walking
up. he simply stated "i feel dirty." and
at that, he prayed and trusted his life to
Christ.
as it turns out, he was father to the bass
player in the student worship band and
there is no telling how many services he
had attended in his life, but that was the
night God brought him into freedom.
i've had the honor to be at events where
upwards of 150 students trusted their
lives to Jesus and words can't describe
how amazing that is, but knowing the
statistics on how unusual it is for a 55
year old male to receive salvation, i was
blown away at the power of our God in that
singular moment.
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on the homefront with kathryn |
since our last
correspondence, little nathaniel has
transformed from a very colicky baby
into a rather enjoyable member of the
evans clan. praise the Lord!! he is
now 7 weeks old and we are settling into
a routine which is crucial because john
has resumed his hectic traveling
schedule. please pray for me as i manage
our "circus of love" on limited amounts
of sleep.
we have discovered that elijah is quite
the nurturing big brother. surprisingly,
he is the sibling that will hold
nathaniel even if he is crying and has
figured out that when he gently rocks
his little brother, he is likely to stop
crying. he can't wait until nathaniel
is old enough to move from his current
bed in the dining room up to share a
bedroom together.
layton, our big girl, is growing up.
she just lost her first tooth. also
(without permission) she has
discovered she can successfully pick
nathaniel up out of his bed and carry
him around.
speaking of growing up, cheney, at two
and a half years old, is already
preparing for marriage and
motherhood. when we go outside to
play she picks a bouquet of flowers
(weeds) and walks around proclaiming,
"i am waiting for my husband."
as yet, nobody has asked when we can
send nathaniel back, although cheney
did tell our waitress at pizza hut
that she would be willing to trade
baby brother for a puppy.
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what's next? |
feb 1-3 dude ranch
retreat lake wales,
fl
feb 5 ucf fca
orlando
feb 6 lakeside
youth lakeland,
fl
feb 8 nca
chapel
lake buena vista, fl
feb 9 solid rock
church
kissimmee, fl
feb 10 amp'd w/david
freeman orlando
feb 11 bhs fca w/david
freeman orlando
feb 12 ucf fca w/david
freeman orlando
feb 13 bleached w/david
freeman winter garden, fl
feb 14 ucf bcm w/david
freeman orlando
feb 15 12 years of wedded
bliss! worldwide
feb 15 bleached w/david
freeman bonifay, fl
feb 16-17 d-now @ the
springs ocala, fl
feb 19 ucf fca
orlando
feb 22 winterjam
columbia, sc
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thank you again for your support and
encouragement of the calling on our
lives. your faithfulness allows us to
impact lives together. thank you for
saying yes.
until next time-
john r evans
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a humble request |
as our tax receipt letter clearly
states, sewing into Kingdom ministry
is the most high-yield investment you
could ever make! the changed lives
we've witnessed in 2007 will be earning
compound interest for eternity!
with that being said, 3degrees
ministries needs the assistance of
faithful souls like you. as we close in
on our 3rd anniversary, we have
literally seen thousands of lives
changed in ways that demonstrate the God
we serve is The Way to true life and
freedom.
over the past several months, we have
seen a significant slowing of financial
contributions and while my family
understands the difficulty of the
current economy as well as anyone, the
work God has called us to and the fruit
from it are more apparent than ever.
we believe that 2008 will surely be the
most significant year of ministry we
have experienced to date, and at the
same time our ministry finances are the
tightest they have been in two years.
humbly and simply, we need you to step
up and write a check to support the
cause of bringing truth, life, and
purpose to american youth and young
adult culture.
3degrees incorporated
po box 700278
saint cloud, florida 34770
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praise God II |
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here's an email i received a few days ago.
i think it will encourage you.
"dear john, i recently was going through
some pretty gnarly doubts about God. one of
my friends gave me your book to read. i
started reading it and everything felt new.
basically through the whole book, i thought
you had been watching me and writing it to
me that day. i know that your book has
changed my walk with Christ and i know it
will change someone else's. thanks,
jennifer"
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