Small Steps. Big Faith.

We are soooo grateful for each new staff member that the Lord sends our way, As we receive them, we believe it is very important to give them a good foundation, training and feedback as they take steps to build their personal ministries. So, those "trainers" must also be challenged, inspired, equipped and encouraged to take up that responsibility of leading the new staff member through this 2-year training program. So, in early March, together with New Staff Training (NST) Director, Donna Cannella, we hosted a Trainers' Training time in Barcelona with Isaac Valdés, Sam Pérez and Mariona Mirón. The topics included adult learning, how to coach others and specifics related to the training material.

"Come to me all who are heavy-laden and I will give you rest, for my burden is easy and my yoke is light." -Jesus As we seek to make Jesus known throughout Spain, we trust the Lord and pour ourselves out, especially as leaders; but it is equally important to take time to rest and replenish.  This can be especially challenging for ministry directors who not only carry personal ministry responsibilities, but also responsibilities as team leader and as a local and national leader of ministry.  In mid-February our LDHR team teamed up with our national leadership team to encourage our national leaders to take a time out.  20 national leaders came together to a mountain hotel to escape the demands of ministry for 48 hours. Get a glimpse of the great group of Spanish leaders that participated in this Directors' Retreat. The purose of this retreat was to connect with fellow leaders, develop a community among them, encourage them to reflect on how to fan into f...