Without doubt it has
taken me too long to write this blog. I have no excuse except the business of
the autumn term. We have had a great summer, many people leave Madrid during
the hot months of July and August so we decided to reduce our program. We met to pray every week and had some social events but little else. At one event we invited all the guests from
our recent alpha/Beta course to have a meal with us and get to know members of
the church. Andy a member of the church shared the gospel and at the end two
men responded to accept Christ into their lives. Juan one of them has started
coming to church on Sunday afternoons.
We have seen
this term new people visit us, the majority are from English speaking countries
but some are from Madrid or South America.
We have
begun with ‘The Big Question’. Members
of the church have written questions down that they would ask God if they had
the chance. It’s an opportunity to
invite friends and to answer some of the more difficult questions of
Christianity.
We now have
four mission groups, a new intercambio for young students at the weekends and a
youth group, led by Iván a young Mexican who lives with Kev and Ness. One Friday the youth invite their friends
over for a fun evening introducing their beliefs and the second week they have
started a worship band, playing their instruments.
The three
other groups, the intercambio 'Hablemnos+', the Alpha/Beta course and the 'English recipe' continue to grow and are great ways of making new friends and show Jesus to our
city.
When we are
not in our mission groups, we go to our three dimensional groups aka 3D. These
groups are made up of three people and are for discussing the Sunday preach,
praying together and holding each other accountable.
Something important is
that we have chosen the name for our church ‘Cristo Salvador/Christ the Saviour’. It’s a name
we hope causes no stumbling blocks for friends that come from a catholic
background and at the same time speaks of the one we trust.
In November we are
going to have a conference in the mountains with Guy Miller and Lee Yarbourgh.
We have also invited other churches in Spain to come. It is a great privilege to have these two men
and their wives here with us in Spain at the same time.
Please pray with us
that this event would be an opportunity for God to shape us and change us for
His glory.
We also ask that you
would join us in praying for more Spanish people to join with us in our church
Cristo Salvador.
Thank you so much for
you prayer, God bless you.
