Paving the Way for New Staff

By Jill in Spain -

This month begins a new step in helping to develop our staff here in Spain. 

One aspect of this staff development is to serve as a supervisor/mentor for Donna Cannella, pictured left, an American woman on staff with our ministry to ensure that she is being cared for and developed as a senior staff woman.

Donna and I actually came to Spain around the same time through the campus ministry. I came as staff and she came as a student. Over the years, the Lord led us both to work with Agape Spain. He also has led each of us to marry Catalan men who are not on staff with Agape. And most recently we have both entered the stage of motherhood and all the adjustments required as a new mom in ministry. My hope is to provide support and direction for Donna that sometimes is lacking for moms in ministry.

Donna has been instrumental in training our new Campus ministry staff and about a year ago the national leadership asked her to adapt that training for all new staff in Spain.

In addition to serving as a support and a mentor for Donna, I am also collaborating with her and another fellow American staff woman, Amy Gibson, pictured center. We make up the design team who is launching a kick-off weekend for the latest crop of New Staff here in Spain. We have been meeting monthly and talking weekly to prepare talks, coordinate logistics and to pray for this gathering. 

We are eager to see how the Lord will meet us in February when we meet together with our 5 new staff and their trainers!





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