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A Divine Appointment

January 16, 2012

So often, people only see me on stage but don’t realize that this ministry does not happen without the amazing support and behind the scenes work of my amazing wife Andrea. This ministry that God has called us to is definitely a family affair as my wife Andrea and our two little children travel with me to so many countries as we minister together throughout the year. Last week my wife and I had the privilege of traveling with Compassion Canada to the Dominican Republic. I wanted to share her blog with you as it definitely captured an amazing day in the Dominican!

“Our journey today was a special one. Jon and I have recently begun sponsoring our 9th child and one specifically from the Dominican Republic so we could have the opportunity to meet during our visit here. Since this sponsorship is so new we have not been able to correspond as of yet but we have been studying his picture and cute 8 year old face in anticipation of meeting him today. It so happens to be his 8th birthday on Wednesday so we picked up a birthday cake, more of a pastry style dessert as apparently Dominicans do not do birthday cakes in the same fashion as us in North America, to surprise little Yordy.

Off we headed about one hour outside of Santo Domingo to a Batay, known as a sugar cane field. These communities, built primarily by the sugar companies, are home to some of the poorest communities in the DR. With employment only available for 6 months out of the year, it leaves the people without work for the other half of the year and barely enough income to put food on the table. Batay Angelina is where Yordy lives and where Compassion has built a Project Center complete with a school where the children take bible classes in addition to their regular schooling provided by the government, a computer lab, a beauty salon setup to provide expectant mothers with skills they would not otherwise have the opportunity to gain, and a network of private tutors available to each sponsored child in the community.

Upon arriving at the Project Center, we received a welcome I will treasure in my heart for life. Jon and I were waiting anxiously outside the school gates while the staff found Yordy and brought him to us but before they even could walk through the gates Yordy broke out in a run straight into Jon’s arms! What an incredible moment to meet a little child who seems so far away and only a picture on the fridge door; to be reminded how much our small monthly sacrifice means to this little person that God loves so deeply. After our warm greeting Yordy seemed to become overwhelmed with what was happening and became shy for our questioning but his sweet personality and loving eyes shone through. We found out he is the youngest of 5 boys and lives with his mother and father in a small home. He shares a double bed with his parents and appeared to be quite independent, being the youngest of the family. Yordy accompanied us on the tour throughout the Project Center and we witnessed his first time using a computer. Since the computer lab is reserved for older students we took the opportunity to let him type and draw a picture in Microsoft Paint. He had a permanent smile on his face and was proud where he typed out what seemed to be endless names of his brothers and family.

A lunch of rice and beans was enjoyed as a group and we then visited Yordy’s home accompanied by his tutor or spiritual mentor through Compassion. Durnig the home visit we found out that Yordy is the only person in his family that knows Jesus personally. He asked Jesus in his heart shortly after joining the Compassion program through the local church. Yordy is the only person to attend church in his family right now but I believe God has a divine appointment on this little boys’ life to be a light to his family – it was incredible to see the faith of such a young boy. Through the relationship with his tutor he has grown in his faith and his parents are pleased he attends church.

We showered the family with gifts and the family clapped when Yordy opened up his new white dress shirt and dress pants complete with a black tie to wear to church. Living in conditions with a dirt floor and corrugated steel roof this is more than likely the first formal outfit to enter the wardrobe of this family. His mother was so grateful that Yordy was chosen to be apart of the Compassion program and she told us he seems changed already in his attitude and excitement for life. We had a special moment of singing happy birthday and blowing out pretend candles (could not find any at the supermarket) and then Jon shared a song with the family to close off our time together.

As our parting gift, we presented Yordy with a soccer ball and had so fun much the last hour kicking the ball around the school yard closing off with a prayer time to speak blessings into his life and encourage him to continue to be a light to his community. I feel honored to have gone through this experience today, knowing only a select few are actually able to meet with their sponsor children face to face.We were once again reminded that our sacrifice is nothing compared to how God is using this link between sponsor and child to further His Kingdom! Gloria Dios! ”

Merry Christmas

December 13, 2011

Merry Christmas Prayer

As the snow has already fallen up here in Edmonton Canada for another winter season and we have already dipped down to -30 degrees I am reminded that there is no turning back! We are in too deep. Winter is here to stay and Christmas is almost here!

Now while some people complain about the winter snow and cold my motto is to embrace it. There are seasons for snow and cold and there are seasons for warmth and growth. Some of you may find yourself in a season you did not expect or want to be in right now, but be encouraged, because Jesus is walking with you every step of the way.

As you walk through this season my prayer you will see two footprints in the snow (or sand – depending where you live). When you look back and only see one set, you will have realized that Jesus was carrying you through the snow and cold and in time, you will see His faithfulness through each season!

From my family to yours, my prayer is that you may experience Joy, Wonder and Hope this Christmas because Jesus came from heaven so many years ago and died for you and me, that we may face every season in life with confidence.

Merry Christmas!

Jon and family

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December 5, 2011

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Uganda Africa - Vision Trip

August 24, 2011

Vision Trip with World Vision – Uganda, Africa

Well I’m finally here in the beautiful country of Uganda in Africa with World Vision. This is a vision trip that World Vision has allowed me to come on with a group of other artists from across the US. I count it a privilege that they invited me – a Canadian on board for this trip and I try to remind them often of my country – eh!

If I shared with you all of my experiences it would fill pages….and so I will try to give you a summary of what I have been experiencing here in the “Pearl of Africa” in the last 48 hours. With 33 million people, Uganda has the same population as Canada with a land size covering only 2/3 the size of Alberta. So needless to say, there are many beautiful people over here in a small space. The country has been ravaged by HIV/Aids and it seems so odd to see hardly anyone over 50 years of age. Probably because the average life expectancy is a mere 52 years.

Day 1 – The Early Meeting

If you have ever been on a mission trip, you learn very quickly that flexibility is the plan and to plan for the unexpected. This was our first day on the ground. We drove for 4 hours to get to our hotel in Rakai where we would stay for two days. We had stopped at the local grocery store on the way to buy some staples for our families sponsor child that we would be seeing the next day. After we arrived at our hotel it was already 4pm and we were planning to get recharged to meet our sponsor children the following day. As soon as we got to the hotel, we were informed that we were not meeting our sponsor kids tomorrow, but rather today, and that they have been waiting for us since noon. We were beside ourselves as we drove another long hour to get to our kids in the hills in the village of Lwamagwa. When I arrived there, all the tiredness faded away as I got to look into the little 5 year old face that our family has just started sponsoring. Dorcus and her dad were there waiting patiently to meet their sponsor from Canada.

As I walked up and sat with her I could tell that she was so excited to see and meet me and didn’t exactly know how to respond. We sat on a fallen tree and I met her father – Fred who had travelled with her 1 ½ hours to come and meet me. I showed her the picture of my family and learned more about hers. She has 5 brothers and 4 sisters in her little family. Her dad is a farmer and her family is affected in some way by the aids crisis. Her father shared with me that World Vision has made such a difference in their life and that through World Vision; his children have a chance at an education and a good life. I shared little gifts I had brought from Canada for Dorcus and her brothers and sisters and the groceries for her family. I asked if I could pray for her and her family and sing a song for her and over her and others in her family and community. Her dad eagerly said yes and after I prayed for them I sang the chorus to my song Come and Save Us. “You are the God of all of these children. You are the God who saves. You are the Lord of all who are broken. So Lord we pray, come and save us”. We walked over to join some other kids and moms on the ground and they joined in with me and started to sing the words with me. My prayer is that through this blog, you might consider how you also could be the hands and feet to a little one in need, that you could partner with the Lord to help and save one of His own.

Once I sang and prayed for Dorcus and her father, I tried to teach them a favorite song of my sons called “Peace Like a River”. I got a few kids to try the actions but the moms sitting around seemed quite amused that I was teaching them actions but they also started to sing along when I started to sing “Come and Save Us”.

This was such a humbling experience for me to meet little Dorcus and her father Fred. Being a father myself I cannot imagine what a hard thing it would be to ask someone for help so my kids could have a chance at a better life. I saw nothing but love and gratefulness in her father’s eyes.

After a closing prayer we all said goodbyes numerous times and then went back to have dinner. What an amazing day, seeing how World Vision has changed a little life and her family through our families modest gift of $35 each month – less than the cost of a cup of coffee a day.

Overwhelming Day

Day two we awoke at 6AM so we could hit the road to start a full day visiting the area development programs that World Vision has started.

The morning started off by going to the World Vision Kooki Cluster Office to worship and pray with the local staff. What a great privilege to see the great love of the Lord in these locals who serve God’s children and their families each day. We sang familiar hymns like “How Great Thou Art”, and “What a Friend we have in Jesus”. After our time together we went a visited a family affected by Aids.


Dorifanse Kobusingye – 48 years old with 6 children

We drove as far as we could with the vehicles and when the road ended, we kept walking down into a valley. Through the fields we walked until we came up to a little house and a mom outside tending to a pot over a fire. As soon as we walked up she ran around the house and I could see her washing her feet to clean off the mud before we all arrived. As she welcomed us into this small one-room house that could only fit a few of us at a time, we learned that this lady was a Grandma to two of the little ones and the other four children were orphans that she took in. Her husband had died of aids and the community all chipped in with World Vision to provide her with a house that she could raise these little orphans that ranged from 2 to 10 years old. She was doing the best she could with what she had, but really needed the help of World Vision so these little ones could have a chance at life. She is only one example of thousands of grandmas and grandpas who are doing the same for their grandchildren whose parents have died because of the aids epidemic.

Clinic/Maternity Ward

Our second stop that day was to visit the clinic and maternity ward. As we pulled up, outside there was 30 or more moms with little babies waiting to be seen. We learned that many of the moms travel 10 kilometers to be seen and that some will wait hours or all day just to have their children seen. The greatest problem many of them are facing at this time of the year is malaria. We went further to another building to find the maternity ward. Inside we found 40 young women all waiting to give birth, or for a check-up. The nurse showed me the delivery room, and it was a far different setup than back home.

Kibuuka –Perish – People Living with HIV/AIDS

Another stop we made was to a Perish where people were infected with HIV/AIDS. This was a community group that World Vision formed to help support people who have AIDS and help other come to reality of living with HIV/AIDS. As they shared songs, reports, and testimonies, you could see Jesus shining through each of them. After they shared and we asked them many questions, we asked them if they had any questions for us. The first and most important question they had for us as a group was “Do we know Jesus?”. As we all answered yes, they were so happy to have this heavenly connection because they have learned firsthand that the only hope amidst of storm is Jesus. What an encouragement to see such hope in these people who not only on top of poverty, are looking directly into the terrible face of AIDS.

Farmers and Their Kids

Another stop along the way was to visit a group of farmers. Upon arrival, their children all greeted us with similar clothing and started singing songs for us to the tune of “She’ll be Coming Round the Mountain”. After their songs, we walked out into the fields to meet their parents. We found them all working in the fields together and what we learned was the power of strength found in community. These groups of families decided to work together to create change and support one another. Each of them works daily to help farm the fields and crops and support one another. They realize the strength of community and family and it came across as a “small group” concept that we may see at churches back in North America. But instead of just fellowshipping once a week together, they do all things each day together because they know they are stronger together than they are separate. They shared how they wanted to instill this value in their children as well and so they give them little jobs to do together, even singing together in this choir to create these values. We could see how happy all of them were to serve together. I asked who works harder in the field each day – the men or the women? – everyone seemed to get a big laugh at that! As we stood in the fields I asked if I could pray for them, their families, and crops, that God would bless them all. As we went back to the children, they sang another song for us and then I was able to get all the kids learn the song “Peace Like a River” with actions. What a fun time it was together as we sped the song up to a runaway train. Seeing this group was such a great reminder that God did not design us to live in isolation but in community to spur each other on in love and to become more like Him.

Vision Club Kids

We stopped at a school along the way. As we got out we saw a group of about 10 kids all wearing World Vision shirts. We learned that this was a Vision Club and the purpose of the club was to help teach this group of 11–13 year olds about AIDS/HIV, cleanliness, abstinence and Jesus. As each of these young leaders stood up, they shared about what they have learned, what they would like to be when they grow up, and what they will take with them from this club moving forward in life. World Vision shared with us how important these young ones are to create change in the coming years. They said that it is too late for the adults, but as they teach and help equip the young, that is what will create change in the community in the generations to come. World Vision feels that this is so important, that they invite these young children to planning sessions for the community so it is not only the adults who have a say in planning but these young ones. They see the importance of giving a voice to the youth who will affect this country for generations to come.

Water the Hard Way
Our last stop was one that was almost not made because we were running late and all tired from a long day. But this stop, once again, put life in perspective for me as I realized how much I have living in North America. Last week before I left for Africa, our water filter built into our fridge needed to be replaced and so for a few days I thought it was such an inconvenience that I had to go walk over to our sink to run the tap to get my water filled throughout the day. Moreover, each day I wake up back home and hop in the shower for a “quick” 10 – 15 minute warm shower. What a different story for the people of Uganda.

As we stopped our car and got out we saw a group of people all lined up with their yellow containers along a dirt road. As we got close we looked down into a little ditch and saw a water hole where people were taking their turns filling their containers. The hole was no bigger than a family swimming pool back home and the water was a yellow-greenish color with flies, scum and garbage floating around in it. It was the kind of water that I would not let my dog drink if we were walking back home and came across it in the woods. As we looked closer there were adults and children down at the waters edge, filling up their water containers to take back to their families. As I started to ask questions I learned that this water hole supplied the water for 1300+ people each day. Some of them travel up to 10 kilometers (6 miles) each day to get water for drinking, bathing, cooking and their animals. As I watched them, I saw children as young as my 3 ½ year old son Emerson filling up little containers to carry back home for their families. The older ones were filling 20 Liter containers that I could barely carry 10 feet without strenuous effort. They loaded these heavy containers on their heads or their bicycles to carry many kilometers back home. They do this each day in order to have water. We learned that if we waited just a little bit longer, there would be a line of a hundred of people waiting to fill their containers.

We got in our cars and drove a little ways away to see a World Vision water project where they have created a system to catch the rain water from the roofs for people to have clean water to drink and use for their family needs. What a drastic change to see clean and clear water coming from a tap and smile across the families face as they showed us their water system with such pride. I will never turn on the tap at home again the same way. What a difference World Vision has made for so many families with the water projects that they have started in this country!

As we drive down the crazy bumpy roads on all of our travels each child looks at me through the window of the van and longs for me to wave to them. If a simple wave can bring that much joy to a face, how could I not wave to each child I see as we pass them by…. even when my arms are getting tired from waving so much. My prayer is that in the very least, Jesus would be seen in my wave and my smile as we pass them by.

What an overwhelming experience I have had these last couple of days since I have arrived. The phrase – life changing – seems like an understatement, and it is. My prayer is that Jesus has been seen in me here as much as I have seen Jesus in the faces that have looked back at me here in Uganda this week.

Our Second Home

May 31, 2011

Tonight my wife came home from work and reminded me that there was a Don Moen and Matt Maher concert in town. As odd as it may sound to you, even though I’m a recording artist, I probably can count on one hand all the concerts I have ever been to. For some reason I just have not frequented that many! Even though we would only be able to stay until intermission as we would have to get home to get the kids in bed, we went and when we got there, the ticket lady even gave us a free ticket….this evening was shaping up to be cheaper than I thought it would be.

The next hour was a great night of worship. It was so refreshing to worship the Lord and not be responsible to be leading a band or be on stage. God is good! (Hey….isn’t that a Don Moen song?)

Just before intermission and our time to exit the event to go change diapers and read bedtime stories at home, everyone left the stage except Don. He said just before our intermission I want you to watch this DVD clip. He said it’s a clip of an organization called “Food for the Poor”. Right there in my mind, I basically wrote off everything that I was going to watch and hear. I knew it would be good and probably tug a tear from my eye, but was I going to respond to it? No I wouldn’t. The reason I told myself that I wouldn’t respond is that it was not “my” organization. I’m an artist that advocates for World Vision. I have shared on the great work of World Vision for almost 6 years now. This has been a big part of our ministry and if I was going to share our money with the poor, it would be with World Vision.

I really should have learned my lesson that God doesn’t care which organization I support or think I should support. When He asks us to give, I need to give. Last year, I went to maybe my 4th concert ever…this was my 5th. It was a concert in Calgary with Shaun Groves – a Compassion Artist. I went into that concert intermission with the same attitude. I thought, nope, my organization is World Vision, but when the time came for Shaun’s appeal – Jesus stopped me that night and said to my heart, “what are you going to do Jon? I am hungry, are you going to feed me. I am naked, are you going to clothe me?” That night I knew what I was supposed to do – I knew God was asking me not to be a listener but doer of His word. And so I did – I sponsored two little children with Compassion. I never regretted it and have only been thrilled that we did as Compassion is such a wonderful organization. But that night I thought, this is just a one-off type of thing. We just can’t give to any organization that asks – we just don’t have the money to do that.

So again, when Don Moen was speaking on this DVD clip, I really thought that nothing would come of it and life would go on. To be honest with you, it was not a tear jerking DVD clip. No big appeal from Don. Just his simple words saying that “tonight maybe you could help me help these people by buying a house for one family. The cost of a house is $3200!” I laughed, thinking what kind of person is going to just fork over $3200 to buy a house for someone. Who has that much money to give? That is a whole lot of money! Surely not me. Surely not me. And then it happened again. God spoke to my heart and said to me “if not you, then who? If not now, then when?” My wife and I sat there for a few seconds after Don’s prayer for the intermission and stared blankly forward. Then we turned to each other and both of us new what the other was thinking. I turned to Andrea and asked her “can we afford it?” I was hoping she would speak some sense into my head and say, “no we just can’t do it! “. But she said exactly what I thought she’d say. She said “Those people need a home….a home for a family of 5 is only $3200. How could we not do this for them. It’s a month of our salary, but it will change their lives forever”.

With that, we went out and bought our second home…to give away to someone! Praise God! What a blessing to know that a family just like ours will soon have a safe place to live and eat, and sleep!

So here I am today, on my bed typing this blog, nervous, thinking how can we afford what we just did. I don’t know if you know it but $3200 means a whole lot of CDs to sell. But what I do know is that God is faithful. God showed me two things from this evening. One is that I can’t go to any more concerts because now we sponsor several children with World Vision and Compassion, and now a house for a family in Haiti, I don’t know what I’d come home with next! But more than this, God reminded me that He has never let us down. Nine years ago my wife and I started by sponsoring 1 child. As we have added to our family through child sponsorship as since day one, God has showed that we could never out give Him. God also showed me that when He wants us to live with open hands. It’s not about the organization, denomination, or the ________________(enter excuse here); God is asking us to be His hands, His feet, and when He asks, we need to step up to the plate for someone in need!

So my challenge to you today as your read this, is to pray and ask God to present a need across your path this week. And then when the need is presented, in faith would you respond. It may be as small as paying for a strangers coffee, to helping send someone on a missions trip, to buying a house or sponsoring a child. Our family has seen over an over again God’s faithfulness as He has proved we can never out give him.

The New Album - Canadian Release

May 18, 2011

I am so excited that my new album is out here in the true white North of Canada. For those South of the border (United States), I hate to say that it is not yet that day. With the great new team members (management and booking) that we brought onto the Jon Bauer Music team here this month, the US release schedule has been shifted to allow for necessary preparation for it’s launch in the US. But don’t worry, the music will get there eventually, this we can be sure of!

For those who have a copy of it here in Canada I am so excited to share this new music with you. The day the CD launched here in Canada on May 10, 2011, I was thinking about the CD and its theme. I asked myself, if there was one word to describe a common theme expressed throughout, what would it be.

The word “REMEMBER” came to my mind immediately. I’ll share each song and how it relates to the word “REMEMBER®”.

1.) Our God – R who our God is, what He has done, and that there is no one like “Our God”
2.) Light of Another World – R that this world is not our home and that God is calling us to represent him in our short time on earth.
3.) Come and Save Us – R that we do not know the hour or the day of Jesus’ return. Are we prepared for that day?
4.) Beautiful Name – R that with all this world has to offer, Jesus is the ultimately what this world is searching for, there is nothing more beautiful than that name – Jesus.
5.) Chasing After Me – R that no matter how many times we turn away or fall, God’s love is chasing after you!
6.) A Prayer Away – R that no matter what will happen in life, He is only a prayer away.
7.) Fall Over Me – R that God’s grace is sufficient for you, His strength is made perfect in our weakness.
8.) Forevermore – R that God is the creator of the universe, he is the only one worthy of all blessing, an honour, glory and power forevermore!
9.) Life of Worship – R that our worship is not just about the songs we sing, it’s about the life of worship we live.
10.) Hosanna – R to ask God each day, to come and have his way in and through us, that Jesus would be seen.

So there you have it, ten songs, all of them asking us to remember who God is, His love for us and others, and what He is calling us to each day as we walk with Him!

Father I pray that these songs draw each listener closer to your heart. You are so worthy of our praise, and I pray that we would not only sing out our worship to You, but live it out each day in our homes, work place, or school. To You God be the glory for all you have done and are doing in each of my friends reading this post. Amen.

Forevermore - Released in Canada

May 18, 2011

I am so excited that my new album is out here in the true white North of Canada. For those South of the border (United States), I hate to say that it is not yet that day. With the great new team members (management and booking) that we brought onto the Jon Bauer Music team here this month, the US release schedule has been shifted to allow for necessary preparation for it’s launch in the US. But don’t worry, the music will get there eventually, this we can be sure of!

For those who have a copy of it here in Canada I am so excited to share this new music with you. The day the CD launched here in Canada on May 10, 2011, I was thinking about the CD and its theme. I asked myself, if there was one word to describe a common theme expressed throughout, what would it be.

The word “REMEMBER” came to my mind immediately. I’ll share each song and how it relates to the word “REMEMBER®”.

1.) Our God – R who our God is, what He has done, and that there is no one like “Our God”
2.) Light of Another World – R that this world is not our home and that God is calling us to represent him in our short time on earth.
3.) Come and Save Us – R that we do not know the hour or the day of Jesus’ return. Are we prepared for that day?
4.) Beautiful Name – R that with all this world has to offer, Jesus is the ultimately what this world is searching for, there is nothing more beautiful than that name – Jesus.
5.) Chasing After Me – R that no matter how many times we turn away or fall, God’s love is chasing after you!
6.) A Prayer Away – R that no matter what will happen in life, He is only a prayer away.
7.) Fall Over Me – R that God’s grace is sufficient for you, His strength is made perfect in our weakness.
8.) Forevermore – R that God is the creator of the universe, he is the only one worthy of all blessing, an honour, glory and power forevermore!
9.) Life of Worship – R that our worship is not just about the songs we sing, it’s about the life of worship we live.
10.) Hosanna – R to ask God each day, to come and have his way in and through us, that Jesus would be seen.

So there you have it, ten songs, all of them asking us to remember who God is, His love for us and others, and what He is calling us to each day as we walk with Him!

Father I pray that these songs draw each listener closer to your heart. You are so worthy of our praise, and I pray that we would not only sing out our worship to You, but live it out each day in our homes, work place, or school. To You God be the glory for all you have done and are doing in each of my friends reading this post. Amen.

Where is Jesus?

February 5, 2011


Last week it was my mom’s birthday. My wife and I had asked my parents if they would babysit so we could go out for a dinner and movie. Little did my mom know, that there was a surprise birthday dinner waiting for her when they showed up. That afternoon my son Emerson went out to the dollar store to buy some helium balloons, some birthday hats (Thomas the Train of course) and some birthday noise makers (again…Thomas the train…Emerson, I mean my mom’s favorite train).

After we got home and started to decorate the kitchen with all we bought I asked Emerson if we had invited Jesus to the birthday. He said in his cute little voice “no know if we vited Jesus”. I said should we pray and ask Jesus to be here tonight with us. As he agreed we prayed and asked Jesus to come. With that in mind, Emerson worked hard to set out a chair, and a Thomas Party Hat, and a noisemaker for Jesus.

Everyone arrived, my mom was surprised, and we all sat down for the birthday dinner together. For some reason we miscalculated chairs and someone had taken Jesus’ seat. Emerson without hesitation, said, “no, no that is Jesus seat…..where is Jesus”?

I said to Emerson, “well did we invite Jesus to come to the birthday?” he replied “yes”. “Did we set a chair and hat out for Jesus?” again he said “yes”. “Then he is here with us”, I said. “But I no see Jesus!”, he said.

I explained that Jesus is a little like the angels. Every night we pray that God would put his angels around his bed to protect him and give him a good sleep. Even though we can’t see the angels, we know they are there. I explained that the same is true of Jesus. We can’t see him with our eyes, but the Bible promises that when we invite him, he will show up. With the faith of a child, Emerson looked at the chair and saw Jesus and he was happy that Jesus had showed up.

As i sat and pondered this moment in Emerson’s life, i couldn’t help but think about my own. How my views, attitudes, actions, and words would be different if i constantly put out the chair for Jesus. If I asked him hourly to show up as I went throughout my daily routines and then looked through the eyes of faith to see Him there. Even today as I type this thought to my web page, I am challenged to ask “Where is Jesus?”. May my day be very different today Jesus as I see you show up!

Fall Tour Flashback – First Things First!

November 28, 2010

It is hard to believe that my fall tour which took me from Canada to Germany and then across the US from coast to coast to coast is over. It feels like yesterday when I was gearing up for the tour but that was 86 days and almost as many concerts ago. God was so good and so faithful every mile of the journey and we met so many amazing people and church families along the way! It was so amazing to have my family along with me on this tour which made the days fly by as we traveled together from city to city ministering in music at churches and conferences.

The key theme at many of these conferences that I ministered at was “First things first!” Matthew 6:33—Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need. Amidst all the busyness of life and the hectic schedules it is such a necessary reminder. I encourage you as we draw towards this Christmas Season to slow down and take time to draw close to our Savior. For some of us it will mean rediscovering the One whom we have drifted from slightly as we have fallen into the patterns of life that pull us away from God.

My prayer for you and for me is that Jesus would be seen in us in the small and the big, in the public and the private, so that as we head into this Christmas Season we can truly say that we are seeking God and His kingdom above everything else!

New Music - Free Download

July 5, 2010

Hey Everyone! Really excited to be giving away a new single from my upcoming Album releasing om 2011. You can get a free single by clicking here

Have a great summer!
Blessings,
Jon

Recording the New Nashville Album

June 23, 2010

Well it’s official. The recording dates have been set to fly back to Nashville and finish up my 4th studio album. The reason I know this is that I am sitting here recording as we speak. Although I love the songs on my other 2 adult projects and the kids worship CD, it’s about time for some new songs to be shared. I think some of my fans would agree as I seem to keep getting that question “When is the new CD coming out?”. That’s always a good sign that it’s about time for a new album.

This time around I am more than pumped to be working with producer Rusty Varenkamp. More than just 2010 Dove Awards Producer of the Year, he is such an amazing guy with such a heart and passion for the ministry and music that God has called me to. Last summer I was praying through who I should have produce this next CD. God speaks in many ways and one day he spoke through a friend of mine that new Rusty and said I really should meet with him. After a meeting with Rusty and my manager, I knew immediately that this was a God connection.

I had the privilege of starting the album last fall when I recorded the EP but a heavy touring schedule and our new little baby girl kept me too busy to return until now. There will be a good mix of worship and CCM songs on the album. I can’t wait to share the news songs with you all soon and I’ll hopefully post some new videos of the whole process as they occur.

I pray that God continues to direct your paths as He has been doing for me as we head into the summer months.

Let the Touring Begin

May 29, 2010


Well, it’s official – the wheels have been turned for the first time on our new touring motor home and there is no turning back. We have finally set cruise on the motor home and we have been putting miles behind us on tour through Alberta and BC on this two week tour. Andrea has been blogging our touring adventure so you can get a more in-depth experience into life on the road with 2 kids, Walmart Parking Lots, lots of concerts, as well as some good times on the way to our concerts. We have been so blessed with these wheels that God provided at the right time and place for us to tour with. So hope you can catch up on some of our travels at BauerTour!

New Touring Wheels

January 24, 2010

Well, we just signed the deal for our new set of touring wheels. We are so excited that now we will have a little more room on the road as we tour across North America this new year! Our prayers were that God would bring us the right RV along at the right time…and did He ever! We are super pumped that everything came together for this to come our way and are excited to see how God will use this new touring vehicle to bring people closer to Him in the coming months. Now all we have to do is wait for the snow to melt so we can bring it home from storage and get it tuned up and ready for the road this Spring/Summer! I can’t wait to see you all and share some new songs with you this new year! May you find times of refreshment amidst the busyness of life! I started to write in a journal to help put my thoughts and prayers down a little more clearly.

Are you guys doing anything new this year to help you slow down and reflect on God? I’d love to hear it!

New Baby, Music and Website - What are the chances?

December 3, 2009

Well it has been a month of news. Last week we had our second little baby… her name is Avalynn Elizabeth (Avalynn is with a soft A sound if you were wondering). I heard that the local radio station announced her birth and they were having a big discussion on how to prounounce the name. Well that should hopefully answer any open questions. With Avalynn and Emerson, our family now feels complete. Complete, but VERY tired. Andrea and I had forgotten how tired we were with Emerson…now it all comes back to us! But all in all, our family is doing awesome and the new little baby is such a blessing.

The new music is finally here. I am so excited for you guys to pick up a copy of the new EP “Light of Another World”. It has four new songs, two being worship focused and two being more artist driven songs. It is a side to Jon Bauer that maybe you haven’t heard before. I’m really excited with the growth from project to project and I can’t wait for you to hear the new songs.

The new website is also here! I hope you take a moment to look around the site and explore a little bit. Check out the videos and pics and even a PROMOTE page where you can help us get the word out about the music.

Well till we talk again…blessing on you my friends and enjoy the snow (if you live in Canada).
~J

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