Dear Pastor, Congregation and Friends,
While in the US summer vacation is over, here in Spain it continues until the first week of September. Normally the months of July and August are much slower here, but God has been so gracious to us that even during these months we have experienced church growth and new opportunities for the advancement of the gospel. During the summer months, I have been preaching through the Psalms. What so many of the Psalms show us is the importance of knowing God. So as a church we have been striving to grow in those spiritual disciplines that enable us to better know our God, such as reading, memorising and meditating on the Scriptures, as well as prayer.
As we think and plan for the future, we do have two very specific prayer requests for events coming up in the next two months. The first is about our October evangelistic month. Every year during the month of October I preach an evangelistic sermon series and we encourage the whole congregation to invite as many people as possible to it. This year I will be preaching on the subject ‘The Reason for God’, pointing to the existence of God, but most importantly pointing to the finished work of Christ. Our desire is to saturate the city of Colmenar with invitations to the sermon series. Please pray that many would hear the gospel and that souls would be saved.
The second request has to do with a wonderful opportunity that the Lord has given me to preach the gospel to about 40 teens in September. Back in 2017 an American Christian school opened up about 15 minutes from our city, called Life International School. Our three youngest kids are students there and last year I started volunteering at the school three hours a week to teach the 11th grade Bible and Apologetics class. Well this year they will be having a retreat for all of the secondary students and they have asked me to be the guest speaker. Please pray that God would use me to clearly present the gospel during the chapel services. Not all of the students are believers. This will be a wonderful opportunity to present the gospel to unbelievers and to help ground believers in the gospel.
We want to thank you for praying for our children. Ian was able to get a job back in May which provides him with a flexible schedule and doesn’t interfere with his university classes or with church activities. Hayden, Alexandra and Jackson have been blessed with good friends and a safe environment to learn and grow at their Christian school. Please continue praying for Antonia, Juan Antonio and William, that they would come to faith in Christ. We are very aware of your love and care for us. Almost every week we receive an email or letter from one of you letting us know that you are praying for us. We love you so much and are grateful for your partnership in the gospel. Blessings!
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