A Blessed Heart!

As a father, there aren´t many matters that get to my heart faster than when they have to do with my kids.  Over the past several months Levi has been playing the bass guitar on Sunday mornings along with Fran and Raúl.  Everytime he plays I thank God for what He is doing in Levi´s life.  May God continue to be glorified in and through the lives of our children! 

Family Camp Just a Month Away!

In our most recent prayer letter, we mentioned that family camp is just around the corner - actually, it is less than a month away! We all know the importance of a spiritually based camp experience in the life of a child or teen and many of us can recall important spiritual decisions that were made at camp. How many pastors, missionaries, youth pastors, etc. received their call to ministry during summer camp? OR, how many children or teens have come to Christ as a result of having spent a week at camp? It is for this very reason that I am writing you all. We need you all to be praying with us that God would supply the funds necessary for two girls in our church in Coslada to attend family camp. They are sisters and come from a single parent home. Their mother is only working on the weekends and does not make enough to send them. She is, however, paying what she can. So, would you please pray with us that God would supply the funds needed so that these two girls could attend camp? And, if He so leads in your heart, would you consider giving? The total amount needed is $300. Thanks so much! It is going to be exciting to see what God does in family camp this year!

Please send gifts to ABWE, account #13121, Specify: Family Camp

June 2011

MadreSabia (Mother Wise)

Remember from our last prayer letter that we mentioned that Tammy was invited to lead another MadreSabia study in a new church plant in a neighboring city…well, they just wrapped up the study this past Sunday.  We are praising God for the work He did in the lives of those who attended.  Thanks for praying with us and keep praying that God will continue to use His Word to form and transform the lives of the 10 or so women who were a part of the study.    One lady is checking into doing the study in her home with her unsaved friends!

Following the Lord in Believers´ Baptism

Over two years ago, we asked you to pray for the salvation of a man named Eddie and, if you´ll remember, several months we shared with you the great news that he had come to Christ.  Well, Eddie just completed a series of baptism classes and has decided to publicly declare his faith in Christ and be baptized.   Now we are praying for their 2 sons to come to Christ.  Join us!

Family Camp

It is hard to believe, but it is almost time for family camp again.  This year Tammy and I will be working with the young teens and we will be teaching on the subject of fear.  Pray with us that God will use His Word in a mighty way and work in the hearts of those who will be in attendance. 

Youth Center

We will try to do a few activities this summer to get to know some teens in our church area.  Pray for good ideas that will pique the interest of a lot of teens in the neighborhood.  Our son, Levi, is going to offer English classes for other teens in the neighborhood where we live. 

Future Missionaries

Adam and Emily Byerly will be arriving on July 26 to help ECA for 2 years.  Pray for us to be helpful and encouraging to them and for their time here to be a blessing to them and to the school (and the church they´ll be helping in.)  This spring we have met a number of people who have come to Spain who have an interest in missions.  Pray for the Lord of the Harvest to send forth laborers…to Spain! 

September

Every year we have an outdoor VBS in September with a great crowd of neighborhood kids joining us.  Pray for this to be more than a onetime event in their lives.  Pray for them to join us for Sunday School and AWANA and for their entire families to come to the Lord.  Our church family always works so hard on the outreach events and we´d love to see fruit for their labors. 

October and beyond…

A little girl in our church was upset one Sunday morning that it wasn´t AWANA day!  (I know, that´s a funny praise, isn´t it?)  But it will start back up in the fall, along with the weekly ladies´ Bible study.  This fall we´d like to hold our first marriage retreat.  We plan to use the Love and Respect book as our topic. 

 We are praising God for…

o    A great MadreSabia study!

o    A great spirit at the church!

o    The commitment of RCCC to help us with another year of AWANA

o    The Byerly´s have their visas!

Matters of prayer for the next few months…

      o    As all the green around has turned to scorched brown, that our hearts would continue to grow and be nourished through a close walk with the Savior.

o    Andy and Lindsey Messmer, Brenda Andrus, the Hagues, and the Duryees are raising support to come to Spain.

o    Our support level – we are currently about $750/month under supported. 

Thanks so very much for standing with us in prayer.  Thanks also for your faithful support!  Keep praying!  God is working!

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AWANA

This morning at church we officially ended our first year of AWANA.  We handed out diplomas to all of the clubbers and recognized the adults who participated.  It was a great first year of AWANA at the Iglesia Bautista de Coslada.  We especially want to thank the AWANA club from River Cities Community Church in Huntington, WV, for making it possible!  Thanks for your sacrificial blessing! 

Sunrise Service and Breakfast

We had a great sunrise service this year.  David Rivero, the pastor of the church in Alameda, gave a great devotional concerning the resurrection of Jesus.  After the service, everyone met at the church in Coslada for a breakfast of churros y porras. 

Easter 2011

Due to rain, this year´s fifth annual egg hunt was actually held after Easter.  Oh well, we still had a great time.  There were 25 kids in attendance and Tammy used resurrection eggs to give the Gospel.  Pray for God´s Word to work in the hearts of the kids who attended.  Thanks for your prayers! 

March 2011

Family Fun Night

This year in lieu of a Sweetheart Banquet we decided to do an activity for the entire family.  It was great.  We broke out a bunch of board games, played a few group games, ate hot dogs, and talked about the fact that each child is a unique creation and needs to have both his/her physical and spiritual needs met.  There were several unbelievers who attended and we are praying for God to work in their hearts! 

Our residency status….

Praise God for His faithfulness.  We now have permanent residency (which has to be renewed every five years J).  It was a 3 month process that lasted 10.  However, during that time God was faithful and taught us several important lessons.  Thanks to all of you who so faithfully prayed with us concerning this matter!   

Father´s Day picnic

In Spain, Father´s day is March 19^th.  This year we had a church picnic and fun day at a new park that has opened up in a neighboring city.  It was a great day of fellowship and fun which included boat rides, laser tag, and a zip line. 

MadreSabia (Mother Wise)

The Bible study for mothers spurred on spiritual growth and godly wisdom in about 10 ladies who now meet regularly to review the book again.  Tammy has also been invited to lead the study in a new church plant in a neighboring city.  Pray for wisdom in organizing this ministry and help from the Holy Spirit for leader and all participants.  This is a powerful tool for the Kingdom and we are so thankful for it!

Church Attendance in 2011

Since the beginning of the year we have had a variety of visitors.  Some who know the Lord, some who need the Lord, some new faces, and some who used to attend regularly… We are asking God to do a mighty work in our midst, strengthening believers and saving the lost.  Pray with us for the lost to be interested in the things of God and for believers to want to walk faithfully with Him.  One teen showed interest in attending a youth event with us this Saturday and bringing his brother and a friend.  Was he serious?  Will they come?  We pray they will and that God will work in their lives!

Youth Center

Many of you know it´s been our dream for years to open a youth center.  God opened the door and Saturday night a few weeks ago we broke out the ping pong table, opened the doors, and put out the chips and sodas.  We played ping pong, laughed and had a good time, wrapping up the evening with hot dogs.  (Not very creative with food lately, are we? smiley face) That´s the exciting news.  The hard part is that there were only 2 teens.  Pray for us to advertise the next one well and for the teens to be brave enough and interested enough to come!  One teen came and looked inside and then left, saying he´d be right back.  He didn´t come back but maybe next time he will.   We are praising God for…

o    God provided the funds to pay for our car repairs.  Thanks to all gave!!

o    Two new leaders were appointed in the church.

o    Our first youth activity!

Matters of prayer for the next few months…

o    Annual egg hunt in April (with gospel presentation)

o    Men´s and ladies´ Bible studies.

o    That we will continue to keep our eyes focused on the Lord and His will.

o    Andy and Lindsey Messmer, Brenda Andrus, the Hagues, and the Duryees are raising support to come to Spain.

o    Adam and Emily Byerly arrive July 26^th.

o    The possibility of using the church to open an activity center for youth.  We would like to purchase an air hockey table and video game equipment. 

o    Our support level – we are currently about $750/month under supported. 

Thanks so very much for standing with us in prayer.  Thanks also for your faithful support!  Keep praying!  God is working!