Small Steps. Big Faith.

We wanted to send you warm wishes from our house to you and your family  on this very special American holiday!  We thank God for you, our faithful partners in ministry,  for your prayers, your giving, your encouragement and your patience.  May you find that you have many more blessings than you can even count  and may God bless you greatly in 2014 as well! Please pray for us this weekend ,  Nov 30 and Dec 1 ,  as we have invited 7 of Aaron's classmates and their moms (all of whom live within just a few blocks) to get together for snacks and activities centered around Thanksgiving. Spaniards are quite curious about this unusual holiday of ours and see it as a novelty. Please pray that God would guide our play and our conversation.  Pray for natural opportunities to talk about the importance of gratitude and the goodness of God. Pray for opportunity to give testimony to God's grace in our lives. Pray that God would soften...

For decades (if not centuries) in Spain, the the perspective on giving financially toward God's Work has been a difficult pill to swallow even by many Christians. For many Spanish missionaries, the idea of support raising is equal to begging for alms and living on less than enough.  As a result, many of our staff struggle financially, which in the long run also hinders their personal ministries. However, in October I went to Málaga with our newest staff in Spain to listen to their presentations of their personal ministries. The small room was filled with several of our bright new staff who are trusting God to meet their financial needs so they can use their FULL-TIME to take the gospel to others who don't know Christ.  I got goosebumps. There was an eagerness stirring in me as i listened to David and Ellen share about how God had called them into ministry and the profound effect the gospel had on one of their neighbors. I am still overwhelmed and amazed ...