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big visions from a ridiculously huge
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have you ever sensed an
impression so deeply that you had
trouble sleeping at night for all
the pent up energy? that happened
for kathryn and me three and a
half years ago which resulted in
the launching of 3degrees. and
that feeling is back...
in short, we believe the next
step in the maturation of our
youth evangelistic ministry is
two-fold...1) to develop and
brand our own weekend conference
which will be taken to various
locations around the country and
2) to partner with four or five
musical groups in establishing a
tour-style ministry where i
serve as emcee and deliver a
message somewhere among the
musical acts.
these are the things God has
placed hotly on my spirit. will
you pray for me and our board to
have great wisdom as we seek to
walk out these ideas? will you
stand in agreement with us that
God has bigger plans to reach
even more young souls for His
glory? will you ask the Lord
what tangible role He might have
you to play in bringing these
concepts to reality? exciting
days are ahead...
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on the homefront with
kathryn |
"change"...thankfully our Lord and
Savior never gets caught off
guard. He is always prepared and
faithfully waiting for us to come
to Him when we struggle with
understanding the change that
comes our way.
for us, change includes
traveling as a family more this
fall than ever before while
potty training a 3 year old and
getting a 10 month old to sleep
through the night. its home
schooling a preschooler,
kindergartener, and first grader
while on the road. what a
blessing it has been to have
this time together as john spoke
to students across the state of
florida.
please pray for john as the
exhaustion from traveling
combined with the illness that
has landed on our family this
fall is really wearing on him.
his schedule continues to be
very busy so there is not much
rest in sight for him.
change...we've experienced few
cold days in florida...at least
what we call cold anyway.
somehow this weather always
sneaks up on me unprepared and
our kids had no church shoes.
but you know how it is, you
don't want to buy them too early
because the kids are growing so
fast. but if you wait, you are
sending your kids to church in
dress clothes and sneakers.
travel, potty training,
homeschool, economic concerns,
disciplining children,
presidential elections...God has
the wisdom we need to deal with
it all. so whatever change
you're dealing with, join me in
seeking God...james 1:5
if any of you lacks wisdom,
he should ask God, who gives
generously to all without
finding fault, and it will be
given to him.
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what's next? |
nov 5 first
baptist youth
saint cloud, fl
nov 7 wohs
football program
winter garden, fl
nov 7 heartcry
lock-in
kissimmee, fl
nov 8 ucf hoops
madness
orlando, fl
nov 9 amp'd
students
orlando, fl
nov 9 anderson
wedding
orlando, fl
nov 10 boone
fca
orlando, fl
nov11
reverb
apopka, fl
nov 12
impact
ocala, fl
nov 16 ucf vs nc
a&t
orlando, fl
nov 19
impact
ocala, fl
nov 23 living
hope
bowling green, ky
nov 29 ucf vs uab
orlando, fl
dec
3 impact
ocala, fl
dec 5 avalon ms
fca
orlando, fl
dec 6 ucf vs usf
orlando, fl
dec 7
livewire ocala,
fl
dec 9 team
compass Christmas
orlando, fl
dec
10 impact
ocala, fl
dec 12 ucf vs
florida tech
orlando, fl
dec 17
impact
ocala, fl
dec 22 ucf vs
valpo
orlando, fl
dec 25 Christ is
born!
universal
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as we head toward the end of
another exciting year on the road
impacting lives for Christ, i
simply must pause and offer humble
thanks for your support and
encouragement of the calling on
our lives.
together, we are making a dent
in hell!
until next time-
john r evans
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decision '08 |
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no, not that type of decision
'08...don't get me started on that.
year to date, in 2008, we have seen
2,293 souls trust
their lives to Christ!
we've seen another 4,719
souls respond to invitations for
rededication, prayer, counsel,
baptism, and the calling of
full-time ministry!
now that's a decision '08 we can all
agree on!!!
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Christmas wish list |
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as an organization, we have never
sought "end of year giving." we
do have some immediate needs and
any such gifts would go directly
toward the following items...
· general operating fund for
salary and operating expenses
· a new lap-top computer to
replace the faithful yet failing
machine i have traveled with for
over 3 years ($2,000)
· order 1000 copies of everyday
Jesus ($4,100)
· part-time administrative staff
support for 2009 ($10,400)
· technical supplies for
podcasting ($1,200)
· underwriting support for trip
to exhibit 3degrees ministries
at southwestern seminary's youth
ministry lab in fort worth, tx
($2,500)
· johnrevans.com website
updating and re-launch ($6,000)
we understand full-well that
these times are exceptionally
tough financially, but we also
believe that there is great work
to be done in student culture.
please note on your check which
of these special needs you wish
your gift to address.
for online donations,
please visit the following link
and click on the donate
icon:
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