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August 31, 2019 By Stephen Underwood 2 Comments

Jeff Bush, Director Vision Baptist Missions

Dear faithful prayer partners and ministry supporters,

I would like to invite you to check out one of the most valuable members of our ministry and training in missions. Jeff Bush has been an influential instrument of God in my life personally for the last 17 years! He has prayed for us, challenged me, and encouraged me countless times since I was 18 years old, out of high school! I hope you will take a few moments and read his information packet and highly consider having him in to be a blessing to you and your church family as well!

Thank you in advance and God bless!

Dear Friend,  My name is Jeff Bush, and I am the director of Vision Baptist Missions. I am very passionate about getting the gospel around the world and raising up more laborers for the harvest. I would like to keep you informed about my ministry and how you can get involved. I believe Christ is coming soon and want to do everything in my power to get the Gospel out before His return. Thank you for your interest in reaching the world!

Information Packet for Bush FamilyDownload

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July 22, 2019 By Stephen Underwood Leave a Comment

Vision Baptist Marriage Retreat Gleanings

Last week, Ashlee and I had the privilege to attend the Vision Baptist Marriage Retreat. We had a wonderful time and was greatly challenged and encouraged to continue growing in our marriage to one another.

I am grateful for the mentors God has given me, to remind me that my most important relationship after Christ is my wife! Not only is she my most important relationship after Jesus, but my family is the most important ministry God has given me!

Below are some of the great lessons gleaned from the different sessions. I hope they will be a help to you as well!

Introduction: (Pastor Austin Gardner)
“Marriage requires maintenance. We need God to work in our marriages.”
“Just enjoy living life with your best friend!”

Fair Fighting: (Mark Tolson, China)
“The opposite of fighting is GRACE!”
“Experience grace, extend grace.”
– Grace is unmerited by the receiver.
– Grace is costly to the giver.
“Extending grace begins with growing in your relationship with Jesus!”

Raising Children: (Pastor Jimmy Soncco)
“Right now, your kids do not have an option. They do what you tell them.”
“When they are grown, and on their own, will they remember that you faithfully served God?”
“Motivate and allow them to use their talents to serve God!”
“Let them have fun. Serving God is fun!”
“Serve God with love. They are watching and will do what you do.”

Passion in Marriage: (Bro Jim Roberts III)
“Communicate!”
“Share your life with her! If you are right with God, you won’t have a problem opening up to your spouse.”
“Good speaking doesn’t always make for good listening. But good listening always makes for good speaking.”
“It is who we are that determines what we do.”
“You are responsible for your own character and your spouse’s needs.”
“The best way to change your situation is to change you.”
“Just be real!”

Mutual Respect: (Jason Holt, Chile)
“Be controlled by the Spirit, not by your flesh, emotions, thoughts, or circumstances.”
“Submit to one another. Your spouse is the most important person in your life.”
“As we submit ourselves to God, then we can submit ourselves to each other.”
“Liberty is given to us to serve one another.”

Adversity: (Pastor Robert Canfield)
“Because we live in a fallen world, we will face heartache.”
“Not only will you face problems, but you will be trying to help people with problems.”

1. Dealing with adversity requires a walk with God!
– You cannot deal with adversity without guidance, wisdom, and comfort from the Holy Spirit in your life.

2. Best treated daily.
– Deal with today’s problems and don’t worry about tomorrow’s.
– Tomorrow will bring its own problems, so focus on today.

“Our picture of the future is often way worse than what actually happens.”

3. Be joyful!

Adversity has two things in common for the believer:
1. They are but for a moment.
2. They make us more like Jesus!

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June 30, 2019 By Stephen Underwood Leave a Comment

Underwood Family July 2019 Prayer Letter

God is so good! We just finished up a week of the Our Generation Camp at Sand Mountain Bible Camp in Trenton, GA. I was blown away by the wonderful response by the young people that attended! God worked in the hearts of all that attended!

I am beyond proud and excited that my oldest son, Peyton, signed the pledge, committing himself to follow the Lord wherever He would lead him! What he told Missionary David Gates as he counseled with him was humbling and encouraging! 

He said, “I have followed my parents all over the world serving Jesus, it’s time for me to follow God and serve Him!”

There is no greater joy than knowing that God is working in the hearts of my sons to serve Him! 

I would ask you to continue to pray with us for the following:

  1. Our furlough and need for additional support!
    God has blessed me with some wonderful meetings since being on furlough. I have heard from several new partnering churches, and trust God to continue to provide for our needed additional support to get to Argentina!
  2. Decisions that were made at the Our Generation Camp!
    As many are aware, as soon as our teens make decisions to follow the Lord and serve Him; the devil does everything he can to distract and destroy everything God did in their hearts. Please pray that they will be determined and dedicated to the direction God is leading them!
  3. Please pray for the Chile Youth Congress this month!
    I have the opportunity to accompany a group from Lighthouse Baptist Church and Pastor Chad Gordon to Santiago, Chile to attend a youth congress. I am excited and prayerful for the work God will do in the lives of Chilean young people during the week! We are also praying for God to raise up more laborers to commit to take the gospel of Christ to the world! Would you please pray with us for the meeting?  

Thank you all for your love, continued prayers, and your financial support of our family! We are truly honored to represent you on the foreign field!

Your Missionaries to Argentina, South America!                        

Stephen, Ashlee, Peyton, Eli, and Neyland
The Underwood Family
Acts20:24
argentinamissions.net

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