Dear Pastor, Congregation and Friends,
“He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.” (Acts 5:42) On the day that Jesus extended that invitation to Andrew and John he opened up his home to them and patiently taught them the truth about himself. We want to do the same. We want to invite people to “Come and see” the gospel of Christ and take the time to teach them. God is allowing us to do that in Colmenar. For months we have been meeting up with people at coffee shops or at their homes to help them explore Biblical Christianity. Last month we decided to start a Bible study at the church with the name “Come and See”. Every week we have several adults that meet up with us to go through the book of John. They are reading the gospel according to John and finding the answers to their questions directly from the Scriptures. This has been very eye-opening to them. Please pray for Javier, Nicolás, Mayra and Nilsa who have yet to come to the saving knowledge of Christ. Also pray for Eduardo and Angie, who are faithfully serving Christ and inviting their friends to the Bible study. God has already blessed this Bible study as Guille, Angie’s sister, was saved last week!
Next month we will celebrate “Friend Day” in Parla and Colmenar. Every year God has blessed us with several visitors. Some have even been saved and added to the church. This will be our first friend day in Colmenar. Keep this special service in your prayers. This year I will be preaching a message on the subject of “Come and see”. Pray that we would be able to move into our new building in Parla soon. We have had some complications and probably won’t be able to move in until September. Soon we will be baptizing several new converts. What a joy to see people saved, baptized and added to the church and growing in their Christian walk! In April, Flavius, a young man from Romania was saved. He is growing in the Lord and is involved in everything. Please pray for Martín, Felipe, Romina and Lucas, for their salvation. Carlos Temprano, the first person the Lord allowed me to lead to Christ in Spain, is helping me teach the youth Sunday School class. He will be leading the youth group, with the help of my father, during our furlough.
The tickets have been purchased! We will be in the U.S. from July 22, 2014 – January 9, 2015. We look forward to seeing many of you again. Pray that God would allow us to raise more support as we have lost some support during our first term and the ministry here is growing. Thank you for your prayers and faithful support. God Bless.
