Dear Pastor, Congregation and Friends,
“And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.” (Acts 5:42) I would love for that to be said of the churches in Parla and Colmenar. We are working towards that goal. We strive to teach and preach the gospel on a daily basis but more importantly, we want to involve others in the mission. The only way that our efforts will be multiplied is by preparing the believers for the work of the ministry. It’s exciting to see God use them! Miriam, a lady from the church in Parla, has been faithful in sharing the gospel with her friends. As we mentioned in our last letter, she invited Carmen to church and after months of hearing the gospel she was saved. We are thrilled to report that another one of her friends was saved a few weeks later!
Please pray for wisdom as we look for a new building for the church in Parla. We want to see more people saved and lives changed and we simply don’t have any more room to grow in our current building. In preparation for future growth we are training several believers to disciple others. We cannot do the work alone! In Colmenar, please pray for two individuals that we are meeting up with every week to teach them the gospel. We believe that they are close to being saved. We just had a men’s meeting in my house. I was able to share the gospel with nine men from Colmenar and neighboring cities. Several showed interest in having personal Bible studies.
We need to share some important news with you. We are going to be taking a short six-month furlough from July 2014 – January 2015. Please contact me if you would like our family to report on the ministry in Spain in your church. We hope to see many of you again. We will be visiting a few new churches as well.
Please pray for two specific needs:
- Favianna’s U.S. Citizenship. We hope to obtain it during our time in the states.
- Support level. We have lost some support during our first term. We are currently at 87% of our needed support.
My parents, Julio & Andrea Velasquez, will be working in both churches during our absence as we did during their furlough. We have poured hours into training the believers to evangelize, disciple and teach others and we know they are going to continue being used of God in those areas. Thank you for your prayers and faithful support. God Bless.
