DC Update/Pics

Thank you so much for your prayers and support.  The DC trip was a huge win.  We got to talk to hundreds, literally hundreds of people and pray in front of the White House as well as the Capital Building.  

So excited to see what God is going to do with our nation.  "All things are possible for those who trust in Him!"

Dream

I feel like God wants to resurrect America and give her new life.  While I was there I had a dream of walking through DC and there were tombstones as far as the eye could see.  As we walked past the tombstones people were coming back to life, climbing out of their graves, shining, happy and full of life.  Let it be!

Enjoy the pictures, this would not have been possible without both your prayers and financial support.

Prayer Points

• We're in the midst of raising financial support to meet our current needs.  At this point we could really use $500 monthly in additional support. If you would like to be a part of our financial team, please email me at... 

aric-smith@aminternational.org

• Pray that God would continue to open doors for us to carry the cross and minister in various churches and training schools.

Aric

The Cross doesn't yield!

 Praying with Lebanese believers.

Let your goodness pass before us

Read the First Amendment! "Awesome!"

Living the dream with some South Koreans!

August Cross Update

Icon Update

Icon went really well.  For those of you who don't know ICON is our International Church Conference where we get together once every two years with our international church plants to seek God and pray.  This year was wonderful as we met in Winter Park, Colorado.  God touched Juleigh and I in a special way, it was so great to feel his presence.  Riah and Kanon had a blast in their class!

We got to carry the cross while we were in Colorado.  People stopped and talked to us and we got to pray for people.  One man even stopped, started crying handed us $50 and said Jesus is his favorite too!  We even got interviewed by a professor for a book he was writing!  So fun.

Prayer Points

• Thank you to all who gave as ICON cost $2,200 to attend.  We still need about $1,200 to pay off our trip.
• Pray that Jesus would speak to us concerning the next several trips.  Our current goal is to take about 6 trips per year.
• Riah is starting preschool this year!  Please pray that we would find the right one.

Love 

Aric, Juleigh, Nariah and Kanon

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Me and the fam at CHickFilA dressed as a cow
and getting free food!

We decided to be cow superheroes!

Jason Kenned carrying the cross with me in Winter Park

Jason with the cool evangelist man that stopped and prayed for us!

Who knew that crosswalks were state law in
Colorado??? With Luke Whiting

We love our peeps.  Thanks so much for following
us, giving and staying a part of our lives.

July Update: ICON

Hey Guys its been four months since we got Kanon and we are doing great. Being a family of four now is a awesome adventure. Juleigh and i are doing well and Nariah and Kanon are having a blast together. In the past few months we have added a new awesome member to our family ,took an Elevate team to the West Bank , celebrated 3 birthdays (Nariah,Juleigh and Kanons)as well as carrying the Cross in Waco.

The Next thing we are about to embark on this summer is our church planting conference ICON which is in Colorado this year. We are taking the cross to ICON our goal is to start setting up cross trips with our church plants around the world as well as carrying the cross in Colorado while we are there. We will be there from July 16-24.

Prayer points:

• We would get to connect with our different church plants and set up future trips.

 

• Pray that the power of God shows up as i carry the cross in Colorado.

• Pray that we get the rest of the finances we still need about $2000 dollars by this Sunday.

Love you guys

Aric Smith

Ghana Adoption and Cross Trip

The Cross is Adopting!

Adoption News

Great News!!! We just got news that we can travel to Ghana to meet our little one.  We leave this Thursday, February 2nd, 2012.  We still need $5,000 (needed by Thursday!!!) Hallelujah!

Cross News

It looks like we will be there from the beginning of February to March 15th.  While we're there, we will be carrying the cross and sharing God's love

There might be a few chances to carry the cross in neighboring countries, we'll see.

Prayer Points

• We still need $5,000 (needed by Thursday!!!) Hallelujah!
• Please pray that we get our I-600A application approved quickly (within 1st week)!
• Pray that God's power is on me while I carry the cross

Exciting Times!

The Saga Ends?
My shoulder is getting better and hopefully we can close the door to this past season soon, Praise God.

Super News! (Ghana Adoption)
It looks like we might get to go to Ghana soon to meet our new little one for the first time.  We are so excited we just can't stand it.(We still need $8,000, but we are very encouraged and feel God is on the move).  We also thought that this would be a good opportunity to carry the cross in Ghana and share the love of Christ with everything that moves, Ha!

The Cross is headed to Jordan!
We are headed with the Elevate team to JORDAN! We are planning on being there for about 16 days in May.  New updates as we get closer to follow.

Main Prayer Requests

• $8,000 for Ghana Adoption
• That our adoption would be completed soon
• Complete shoulder healing and recovery

Enjoy the pics of our family and the cross in Waco!  We love and value you.  Thank you so much for your time and support.  God's with you.

Elevate Trip 2011: Raleigh, North Carolina

We're back!!!  It was a great trip, the best Elevate trip we have had so far.  God did amazing things.  Elevate saw...

• 18 people saved
• 17 people healed of various things
• We held life groups every night while we were there and saw 15 visitors come each night.
• Elevate also got to be a part of the first Celebration Service of Antioch Raleigh

Again, thank you, thank you, thank you for all your prayers and support!  We really felt God with us.  People cried, felt the presence of God and the students experienced God in incredible ways.  It was a win all around!

I love you the most!

Aric Smith