July was a special month. As you may know, I moved Cindy to Temecula to live with our daughter Kim and her family until our home here in Colorado sells and I can join her. She was there for a couple of months before I had the opportunity to see her as I spent most of the month of July there. It was so wonderful to be reunited with her and also spend considerable time meeting and networking in the area regarding our future ministry opportunities.
I was able to meet with numbers of contacts from the business world as well as many ministry leaders and Pastors. The exciting takeaway for me was the surfacing of at least two and perhaps three places where I might be able to minister and consult on a part-time basis to use our gifts and further the financial stability of On Target Ministry and my family. More news on this is forthcoming.
On July 29th I packed up Beau, our Golden Retriever, and headed back to Colorado to wrap things up and help in getting our home sold. The challenge right now is that we are not getting a lot of lookers. We lowered the price last week and praying that God send us just the right family to enjoy the home we loved so much for over 25 years. It looks like I will have to be here until our home sells, as we do not have the ability to make the move and pay rent on the other end while still carrying the mortgage here.
On the way home our friend Frank Martin, from Las Vegas, asked me to speak at their men’s retreat for Canyon Ridge Church. The event was at the Martin’s cabin about 10,000 feet above Cedar City, Utah. There were over 130 men in attendance and I had the honor of bringing the opening session on that Friday night around the topic of Authenticity. This church holds a very special place in our heart as it was where we taped our teaching, Armed…Ready For Battle, back around 2010.
It was about a year after Cindy’s miraculous recovery from her life threatening illness, I told the story of our family’s journey revealing what God had taught us through the struggle. It became a special video on our website and is still there ministering to hundreds of people who are facing tough times. I still remember introducing Cindy at the end to a standing ovation as Pastor Kevin Odor came out and prayed over us. It was nice to see him again at the men’s event.
God really used our message as about 30 men gave their heart to Jesus at the conclusion. I spent the night there in the Martin’s cabin and left early the next morning to complete my trip back to Colorado. Beau and I arrived late afternoon on that Saturday exhausted from our trip but rejuvenated by seeing our family here and enjoying dinner with them.
Since back I have been having some intense times of prayer and fellowship with God every morning. I am so excited about our future but I must admit, also a little intimidated from not having a clearer picture on what that future looks like. What I believe He is telling me is to be patient and just stay close to him. If you are like me you know how important it is to do that but you also struggle with so many questions that need answers. I know that prayer is the key here so I want to ask you to please take the following prayer requests to our Lord on our behalf.
Prayer requests for Vince and Cindy:
- Pray that God bring just the right buyer for our home and for just the right price
- Pray for clarity on what options to pick in Temecula for future ministry opportunities
- Pray for Cindy to have peace in her heart having to wait on closure for our situation
- Pray for Vince to have favor with all the people and programs still needing to connect to further OTM and the final packaging of our new curriculum
- Pray for funds to come in to get us through the difficult summer months
NOTE: You may recall that I did not conduct our annual Golf Fundraiser this year as it would have prevented me from spending time with Cindy. Instead, I appealed to our former participants to consider a special gift at this time. To date, we have had only two people participate—so please—pray about helping us if you are able.
Cindy and I pray God’s richest blessing upon you and your family.
Helping men become Fully Alive—the man God intended,