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An apostolic ministry forming leaders, restoring spiritual authority, strengthening the local church, and sending mature laborers into cities, regions, and nations as directed by the Holy Spirit and governed by Scripture.

08/18/2026

🔥 GUATEMALA, HERE WE COME! 🇬🇹

Coming to you from Atlanta International Airport as we prepare to board our flight and head into Guatemala!

Less than 36 hours ago, we were in Wagner, South Dakota, beginning Phase One of the exterior construction upgrades at the Ascended Life Outreach & Discipleship Center. Today, we’re boarding a plane and heading into another nation to preach the Gospel.

There is a momentum and rhythm the Lord is bringing us into right now, and we are grateful to simply keep saying YES.

The theme burning in my heart for this week is THE FIRE & POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 🔥

We’re believing for more than meetings. We’re believing for the Gospel to be preached with power, for people to encounter Jesus, for pastors and leaders to be strengthened, and for the fire of the Holy Spirit to fall as we minister.

Thank you to EVERYONE who has prayed, given, encouraged, and helped send us. You are part of what God is doing!

I’ll do my best to keep everyone updated throughout the week.

South Dakota ➡️ Guatemala 🇬🇹

Here we go. 🔥

“For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.” — 1 Corinthians 4:20

08/13/2026

A Quick Ministry Update 🙏🏼

First, welcome to the nearly 2,000 new people who have connected with this page over the last month. I’m grateful for what the Lord is doing and for the hunger we’re seeing. I don’t view this page as a platform for creating content, but as a platform for encounter—a place where, by the grace of God, we can put language to what the Holy Spirit is doing in the earth and in the hearts of His people.

A few quick updates from Ascended Life Ministries:

🇮🇳 INDIA: Three of our four team members have now received visa approval! We’re believing the fourth will follow as the remaining requested information is submitted. We praise God for His favor and the doors He continues to open.

🔥 SOUTH DAKOTA: I’m headed to Wagner now for another Encounter Weekend. We’ll be fasting and praying, spending more than six hours in ministry and training together, and installing the new exterior doors at our Outreach & Discipleship Center. We’ll also be at Lighthouse in Wagner on Sunday morning, with worship beginning at 9:30 AM. If you’re in the area, we’d love to see you.

🇬🇹 GUATEMALA: Next Tuesday, August 18, we leave for Guatemala through August 25 to continue carrying the light of the Gospel into the nations.

Thank you to everyone who has prayed, given, shared, and stood with us. Your partnership is helping us continue moving forward as doors open across communities and nations.

If you would like to sow into what the Lord is doing through Ascended Life Ministries:

👉 GIVE HERE: ascendedlifeministries.com/give

The Gospel is advancing. The doors are opening. And we’re grateful to be moving forward together.

08/12/2026

🇮🇳 INDIA VISA APPROVED — GOD MADE A WAY!

We have another testimony to share!

Many of you have been praying specifically for my India visa because of some of the potential challenges and obstacles surrounding the application.

Today, I can officially say: IT HAS BEEN APPROVED!

No additional questions. No complications. God opened the door and made a way.

Thank you to everyone who has been praying and standing with us. We are now praying for the remaining members of our team to receive their approvals as well.

And there is a LOT happening over these next several weeks!

⚔️ SOUTH DAKOTA | AUGUST 13–16

Tomorrow we leave for Wagner, South Dakota, for our next Prayer & Encounter Weekend and to begin construction on Phase One of the Ascended Life Outreach & Discipleship Center exterior upgrade.

Because of your generosity, Phase One has been fully funded!

All three exterior doors and hardware have been purchased, and we’ll begin installing them this weekend. Our four new windows are scheduled to arrive August 20, and we’ll bring another team in early September to install those and complete Phase One.

Thank you to everyone who sowed into this vision. You helped make this possible!

🇬🇹 GUATEMALA | AUGUST 18–25

Almost immediately after returning from South Dakota, we leave for Guatemala next Tuesday.

That mission has also been fully funded!

We’ll be ministering to pastors and leaders and traveling into the mountains to preach the Gospel among indigenous communities. Please keep our team covered in prayer as we go.

🇮🇳 INDIA | SEPTEMBER 20–29

Then our team of four is preparing to head to India.

We’ll be training and equipping 300 pastors and ministry leaders for three consecutive days, helping provide their transportation and meals, securing the conference venue and ministry resources, and blessing 46 families affected by leprosy with practical provisions.

The total ministry budget is approximately $8,000, and we’ve already been able to send approximately $4,500 ahead!

That means we have about $3,500 remaining to fully fund this assignment.

As we celebrate everything God has already provided, we want to invite those who feel led to sow into the India mission and help send us.

Give here:
AscendedLifeMinistries.com/give

Whether you give or simply stand with us in prayer, thank you.

The India visa was approved.
Phase One in South Dakota was funded.
Guatemala was funded.
India is already more than halfway funded.

God continues to open doors and make a way.

Please keep Ascended Life Ministries, our families, and our teams in your prayers as we continue saying yes to the assignments the Lord is placing before us.

Thank you for praying. Thank you for giving. Thank you for helping send us.

The nations are calling, and by His grace, we are going.

06/18/2026

🏔️ BUILDING THE VISION

One of the things the Lord spoke to us during our recent Prayer & Encounter Weekend in Wagner, South Dakota was this:

“The same glory being cultivated within this house should be reflected on the outside.”

Over the past several years, the Outreach & Discipleship Center has begun to become what God intended it to be—a place of prayer, discipleship, leadership development, outreach, and ministry.

Lives are being impacted.

Leaders are being equipped.

People are being strengthened in their identity and prepared to walk in their God-given assignments.

As we prayed, we sensed the Lord highlighting the importance of stewardship and excellence. Just as He has been transforming lives on the inside, we believe He is calling us to bring the exterior of the facility into alignment with the vision being carried within it.

The graphic below represents the next phase of that vision.

🔨 Phase One Funding Goal: $7,500

This phase includes:

• New Exterior Doors
• New Door Jambs & Hardware
• Four Egress Windows

Future phases will include new siding, soffits, landscaping, and a privacy fence.

This is about far more than a building.

It is about creating a place where disciples are formed, leaders are equipped, and laborers are sent into the purposes of God.

We are grateful for everyone who has prayed, served, given, and believed in this vision over the years. We have already had individuals and construction teams reach out expressing a desire to help bring this project to completion, and we believe the Lord will continue to provide everything necessary for the assignment He has given us.

If you would like to partner with us as we continue building the vision, you can give through the methods listed in the graphic below.

Most importantly, we ask for your prayers as we continue establishing a place dedicated to reaching, equipping, and sending people into their God-ordained calling.

06/15/2026

🇵🇰 A Message to Church and Ministry Leaders in Pakistan 🇵🇰

In 2021, the Lord called me to the nation of Pakistan.

Since that time, I have visited Pakistan five times and spent nearly four months in a nation and among a people that I have grown to deeply love. I have preached the Gospel, trained leaders, helped establish schools and stitching centers, and witnessed firsthand both the challenges and the incredible work that God is doing throughout the nation.

Over the years, I have received many messages from pastors, church leaders, ministry leaders, and organizations throughout Pakistan asking for partnership, covering, support, teaching, and relationship.

Because of the number of these requests, I want to create a clear and honorable opportunity for leaders who are genuinely interested in building something lasting for the Kingdom of God.

Please understand:

Ascended Life Ministries is not a crisis-based ministry.

While we recognize the tremendous needs that exist throughout Pakistan, we do not build relationships primarily around financial needs, humanitarian projects, or emergency situations.

We are an apostolic ministry.

This means our assignment is to establish the revelation of Jesus Christ, protect sound doctrine, disciple believers, develop leaders, strengthen families, and help build healthy Kingdom communities that can endure for generations. We believe healthy ministry is built through relationship, discipleship, accountability, and biblical order.

We are not interested in building large crowds.

We are not interested in gathering churches under a banner.

We are not interested in simply adding ministry partnerships.

We are interested in identifying and developing leaders who desire discipleship, accountability, biblical doctrine, spiritual maturity, and Kingdom order.

If you are a pastor, church leader, ministry leader, or organizational leader in Pakistan and are interested in learning more about the vision, mandate, discipleship process, and apostolic structure of Ascended Life Ministries, I would like to invite you to begin a conversation.

This invitation is for leaders.

It is not for those who simply want to talk with an American minister.

It is not for those looking only for financial support.

It is not for those looking only for speaking engagements or ministry affiliation.

It is for leaders who are willing to learn, grow, be discipled, build relationships, and explore what biblical apostolic alignment might look like.

If that describes you, send an email to:

[email protected]

Subject Line:
PAKISTAN LEADERSHIP INQUIRY

We are excited about what God is building in Pakistan and look forward to hearing from genuine believers and leaders who desire to see Christ formed in His people and His Kingdom established throughout the nation.

Brandon Avalos
Ascended Life Ministries

06/08/2026

You’re invited to join us for an Outreach & Encounter Weekend on June 11–12 in Wagner, South Dakota.

Over the course of two days, we will be setting aside time to pray, engage in Spirit-led outreach throughout the community, and gather together for an Encounter Night focused on worship, prayer, and ministry.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11
🙏 Prayer Altars
9AM • 12PM • 3PM

🤝 Community Outreach
5PM–8PM

FRIDAY, JUNE 12
🙏 Prayer Altars
9AM • 12PM

🤝 Community Outreach
2PM–4PM

🔥 Encounter Night
6PM

Whether you’d like to join us for prayer, outreach, Encounter Night, or the entire weekend, we’d love to have you with us.

For more information, contact:
[email protected]

05/05/2026

What made the early Church so effective wasn’t just that they preached the Gospel…

It’s that they taught it in substance.

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They didn’t produce attenders.

They produced transformed, powerful, and sent believers.

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The Gospel they taught wasn’t vague or surface-level.

It was built on three core realities:

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1. The Finished Work of the Cross

Not just that Jesus died for sin—

👉 He became sin and took the full judgment of it.

📖 “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us…” — 2 Corinthians 5:21

If sin was judged once and for all…

Then everything that came through sin—

• sickness
• bo***ge
• death
• limitation

—has no legal right to remain.

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2. The Revelation of the New Creation

The Gospel doesn’t just forgive you…

👉 It recreates you.

📖 “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation…” — 2 Corinthians 5:17
📖 “As He is, so are we in this world.” — 1 John 4:17

You are not just saved.

You are now:

• of divine origin
• a reflection of Christ
• an ambassador of the Kingdom

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3. The Responsibility of the Believer

This is where many stop short.

You were made:

👉 a priest (set apart to God)
👉 and a king (called to rule and reign with Him)

📖 “He has made us kings and priests…” — Revelation 1:6

You cannot walk in authority…

Without living in alignment.

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This is why the early Church walked in power.

They didn’t lower the standard to match experience.

👉 They aligned their lives to Christ.

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If you want to know:

• the will of God
• what’s possible
• what your life should look like

Look at Jesus.

He is not just an example to admire—

👉 He is the standard to be formed into.

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The problem today is not that the Gospel lacks power.

It’s that it is not being understood, taught, or lived in its fullness.

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If you’re ready to stop living below what Christ paid for…

And step into the reality of the Gospel—

Comment: “GOSPEL”

04/19/2026

MISSIONAL DISCIPLESHIP & LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY— WAGNER, SD

We are currently seeking men who are interested in being discipled at a deeper level in preparation for a future role as a House Formation Leader at the Ascended Life Outreach & Discipleship Center in Wagner, South Dakota.

This is not simply an opportunity — it is a process of formation for those who are called to lead, disciple, and carry responsibility.

We are looking for men who:

* Are serious about their walk with Jesus
* Desire deeper discipleship and accountability
* Are willing to be formed in character, doctrine, and discipline
* Can be led, corrected, and developed
* Have a heart to eventually lead and disciple others

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🔹 What This Opportunity Includes:

* Live-in housing (Wagner, SD)
* Intensive discipleship and leadership development
* Training in:
* Character and self-governance
* Doctrinal foundation and articulation
* Demonstrating the power of the Kingdom
* Opportunity to:
* Lead and disciple up to 8 men
* Engage in evangelism and community outreach
* Help establish and carry the culture of the Center

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🔹 The Assignment

This opportunity is based in Wagner, South Dakota, and includes serving within a Native American community context.

The residential center is focused on discipling and restoring men — addressing deeper issues such as addiction, trauma, and lack of structure through long-term formation, mentorship, and accountability.

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🔹 General Requirements:

* Male (all-male residential environment)
* Single
* Willing to relocate to Wagner, South Dakota
* Able to commit to a structured environment
* Willing to be discipled while preparing to lead
* Able to provide valid spiritual and personal references

This is primarily a support-based opportunity, with housing provided and potential for partial financial support as the role develops.

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If you feel led — or know someone who may be a fit — you can begin the process below:

👉 https://docs.google.com/document/d/12OfEPcHTmgmFhbeeVW7_WM3R0Gpu6FuQnXh86WVws4s/copy

Please complete and send to:
[email protected]

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We are casting a wide net, but maintaining a clear standard.

Please feel free to email the address above for any clarifying questions.

Address

Colfax, IA

Website

http://ascendedlifeministries.com/

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