Hi People!
I can't BELIEVE how fast the time has flown. It's way past time for me to update this and I'm so sorry I haven't been more faithful.lol. You can blame it on Mary and Rafael. They are keeping us SO busy. =) I have no idea where the past few weeks have gone. So much has happened and God has been working in so many different ways...some of them I'm not even aware of I'm sure.
Well, the weather here is beautiful. They say that we have turned a corner and from here on it will just get warmer and warmer. I'm loving it! This is what they mean when they talk about sunny Spain. =) Last weekend we had all of the Spanish girls from the purity class in Murcia over to our house and we spent the day at the beach. We had so much fun, and got a head start on our summer tans. The purity class is going really well. Most of the girls in the class are under 15, so we are pretty much just sticking to the basics of what it is to be a Godly woman. The girls are really sweet, and they are finally getting used to having us " weird" Americans around. In about another month we'll be completely accepted. =) Last thursday and friday were holidays here.. so none of the girls had to go to school. We had a few of our friends over to spend the night on Thursday night as well, and got to taste some real Spanish cooking. We have been really blessed to make some great friends here who we can just "hang out" with. they are so much fun!
I have now been leading worship in Murcia and in Torre Vieja for almost a month. It's going really well, and I am having fun working with both a Spanish and an English group. I love it, and it's always a joy to come together and worship the Lord. I practice with the torre vieja group on Thursday afternoons, and with the Murcia group on Saturday afternoons. Sundays are busy days, and I feel like i'm singing ALL DAY LONG.lol. Good thing i love it! =)
My Bilingual sunday school class is getting...easier. slowly.lol. It has been a challenge, that's for sure, and i think I'm learning more than the kids. Right now we are studying the life of Elisha and all of God's miracles. The kids are so cute, and such a blast.
The Wednesday morning ladies bible study now has about 14 ladies who regularly attend. They have been such a blessing to my life, and it's awesome to see how God is still working in their lives, and how they are still growing even after all their years of being in church. They also make very good "biscuits"(cookies). =)
We are continuing to evangelize in the markets on Friday and Saturday mornings, and, though we haven't really seen many results as of yet, we are praying that God is planting seeds. We have had a couple of families visit the church as a result, so that has been a blessing.
April is going to be a BIG month for us. The first week of April Lara, Mary and I will be traveling to Germany to work at an AMG International youth conference. We will be representing AMG Spain...we're so official.lol. I'm really excited. There will be over 6,000 kids from all over Euorpe coming, and the main language is...ENGLISH!! I think it will be a great time...and we're praying that it will be a great time of ministry as well. Then the last week of April we will be taking a visiting couple to M_ for the week. This will be where Lara and I will be renewing our visas ( we have to renew them after being here for 3 months). So we would appreciate prayers that all of the traveling would go well..
Upcoming events..
An Easter conference for the entire week of easter- we are bringing in a pastor and his wife from the U.S. to preach and they will be staying at my house.
-We are beginning preparations for Summer VBS...looks like we will have 4 weeks of VBS and a week of summer camp, so we will be VERY busy for the months of June and July.
-"This is Spain" exhibition in Torre Vieja for the first week of May. We will represent AMG, as well as the International church and make as many contacts as possible.
-May 11th arrival of our third "team member", Dinah. She will be working with us for our final three months here. We will also have several short term teams coming to help with VBS.
Thanks once again for all of your prayers. I am continuing to learn sooo much from the ministry here, and Mary and Rafael have been GREAT. We are definitely a part of the family now. I do, however miss the U.S.A. and all of you. =)
God Bless,
Mindy
XOXO
