So, it was brought to my attention that my link to donate was faulty! I accidentally put in the wrong link on my YouCaring site. So, if you have tried to donate in the past and got really confused, that is my fault.
I am SO SORRY!!!
Today I was able to back and fix it and it worked! So if you feel led to contribute, or have tried in the past and it did not work, it is officially up and running properly!
Thank you so much for your support! Love you guys!
-Aaron
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
Two Weeks and Counting!
So, I'm leaving for YWAM in a little more than two weeks! I'm so excited, yet there is a lot to do. I have a few prayer requests that I would love for my fellow prayer warriors to stand in with me.
I have learned that if I mix my own tracks and just have it mastered, it will cost $100 per song. This cost is in addition to flights, monthly staff fees, etc. Please be praying and rejoicing over the provision
The CD is now 13 tracks long. I have most of the instrumentals all finished up except for 3 tracks. When I go to YWAM I will record the vocals and finish mixing and fine tuning the tracks exactly to how I want them. Please pray for endurance, patience and strength as I finish this project. I'm really excited about it and to be able to take it on the road with me.
Please also be praying for the other staff who will be coming to YWAM Tampa and the Sanborn family who run it. I'm sure there are a lot of obstacles that will be revealing themselves to everyone as the enemy does NOT want this outreach to happen.
Thank you all so much for your prayer and financial support! I pray the Lord continues to bless you and keep you as we continue to partner together to advance His Kingdom!
-Aaron
I have learned that if I mix my own tracks and just have it mastered, it will cost $100 per song. This cost is in addition to flights, monthly staff fees, etc. Please be praying and rejoicing over the provision
The CD is now 13 tracks long. I have most of the instrumentals all finished up except for 3 tracks. When I go to YWAM I will record the vocals and finish mixing and fine tuning the tracks exactly to how I want them. Please pray for endurance, patience and strength as I finish this project. I'm really excited about it and to be able to take it on the road with me.
Please also be praying for the other staff who will be coming to YWAM Tampa and the Sanborn family who run it. I'm sure there are a lot of obstacles that will be revealing themselves to everyone as the enemy does NOT want this outreach to happen.
Thank you all so much for your prayer and financial support! I pray the Lord continues to bless you and keep you as we continue to partner together to advance His Kingdom!
-Aaron
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Anything worthwhile....
....is never easy. I am learning this. Writing, composing, recording, and keeping the vision alive all at the same time have proven to be harder than I originally expected.
I am currently in my third week of recording, while staying active in my church, helping my family with just basic little things, taking random job opportunities and getting ready for my return to YWAM.
May I just say, things as far as circumstances have been great! But, I have been getting attacked in my thoughts more and more. "You're not good enough to do this." "You don't know enough." You aren't talented enough." "You don't have the skill." All of these thoughts keep poking me in the back of my mind. And yet, I am committed to making this CD project, to the best of my ability.
You'd think I would look at trying to make a worship album through a church, or through a studio. Or maybe even trying to look at getting a record label. Try playing a street corner or put some music out through a local pub or bar to try to get some attention. There are a lot of options. Yet, in my spending time with the Lord, I keep getting the hint that I'm not supposed to pursue those things. I keep feeling like He's telling me to press into Him, and the music from His throne will surge through me.
I'm not trying to be arrogant at all when I say that the Lord is telling me, NO! CHALLENGING me to believe that the music He wants to play and sing through me doesn't need a studio, a label, a financial organization to back it before it goes somewhere. And to be honest, I don't really want all that stuff. My heart is to see people worship. My desire is to see the Lord's creation reconnecting with Him, through whatever gifts and talents He has given me to use.
You'd think there would be peace in this thought. And there is. Yet, my mind rages on in battle, telling me lies that I thought I had cast down before. I thought I had taken these thoughts captive into the obedience of Christ. Isn't "I have commissioned You, so DO IT! I will provide for your lack," good enough of a hope and motivation to press on? It is, if I choose to dwell on it.
Whatever opportunities arise I will test them to see if they are in the Lord's will, or just a distraction from the enemy. One thing is for sure, I am in a battle of thought for confidence, motivation and faith that God is overwhelmingly more than enough for me. I am challenged to use what I have to the best of my ability. Whatever I don't have, God Almighty has more than enough to make up for it.
Therefore, "I press on toward for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus," just as Paul said in Philippians 3:14.
Nothing excellent comes easy. And I am for sure not striving for "Good Enough".
I am currently in my third week of recording, while staying active in my church, helping my family with just basic little things, taking random job opportunities and getting ready for my return to YWAM.
May I just say, things as far as circumstances have been great! But, I have been getting attacked in my thoughts more and more. "You're not good enough to do this." "You don't know enough." You aren't talented enough." "You don't have the skill." All of these thoughts keep poking me in the back of my mind. And yet, I am committed to making this CD project, to the best of my ability.
You'd think I would look at trying to make a worship album through a church, or through a studio. Or maybe even trying to look at getting a record label. Try playing a street corner or put some music out through a local pub or bar to try to get some attention. There are a lot of options. Yet, in my spending time with the Lord, I keep getting the hint that I'm not supposed to pursue those things. I keep feeling like He's telling me to press into Him, and the music from His throne will surge through me.
I'm not trying to be arrogant at all when I say that the Lord is telling me, NO! CHALLENGING me to believe that the music He wants to play and sing through me doesn't need a studio, a label, a financial organization to back it before it goes somewhere. And to be honest, I don't really want all that stuff. My heart is to see people worship. My desire is to see the Lord's creation reconnecting with Him, through whatever gifts and talents He has given me to use.
You'd think there would be peace in this thought. And there is. Yet, my mind rages on in battle, telling me lies that I thought I had cast down before. I thought I had taken these thoughts captive into the obedience of Christ. Isn't "I have commissioned You, so DO IT! I will provide for your lack," good enough of a hope and motivation to press on? It is, if I choose to dwell on it.
Whatever opportunities arise I will test them to see if they are in the Lord's will, or just a distraction from the enemy. One thing is for sure, I am in a battle of thought for confidence, motivation and faith that God is overwhelmingly more than enough for me. I am challenged to use what I have to the best of my ability. Whatever I don't have, God Almighty has more than enough to make up for it.
Therefore, "I press on toward for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus," just as Paul said in Philippians 3:14.
Nothing excellent comes easy. And I am for sure not striving for "Good Enough".
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