MISSIONS - SPAIN

MISSIONS IN SPAIN

Fall into Prayer: What´s Coming Down in Tres Cantos

The leaves are just beginning to fall here in Spain. Before they are all gone, I want to bring you up to date on what else is going down in Tres Cantos. (The use of informal verbs with prepositions like up and down drives my poor Spanish friends crazy!)

1) Tim began a series of teachings the book of Galatians last Sunday. After 1 Samuel and 2 Peter we are now delving into the true nature of the gospel and spiritual freedom to facilitate a check-up of the spiritual state of each person in our church before we move toward organizing legally . . . Pray for our local church leadership: Brigitte has tremendous family demands on her right now; José Antonio is working hard on finding employment.

2) We are co-teaching a parenting class that started September 26. Pray that these parents will find unity in their parenting, that they will understand shepherding their children´s hearts, and that they will sense their need for the Good Shepherd.

3) We need wisdom and physical strength in balancing our time with family, teaching and ministry. Marilyn is gearing up for girls club again and ongoing discipleship with key women. She is coordinating kids ministries with Melanie Wendel.

Tim is preparing for a hermeneutics class that he has been asked to teach next semester at the national Baptist seminary, where five Alliance students are preparing for ministry. Pray for them: Jaime & Raquel (our interns and expecting parents), Dolan & Noemí (newlyweds), and Pablo (taking classes while pursuing his doctorate in economics)

4) Pray for Katey as she is seeking God´s direction in her first classes on how to pursue biology purposefully at Calvin. Pray that she will develop solid friendships and establish good study habits within the wonderful world of college life. Katey needs a good work-study job in order to pay for her part of school.

5) Pray for our younger two. We are thankful for the time to invest we have left to invest in them. They are both attending the same school this year so pray for a deep relationship as they commute together to and from Evangelical Christian Academy. It´s Sarah´s senior year so she has college apps and financial aid to pursue (with a little help from her parents). She has matured so much and we want to help her top it off for her launching into life. Pray that God would touch Hannah´s heart and draw them close to himself. Pray that we would invest our time well with them.

6) Pray for our parents: Jack, Marilyn´s father, is 85 and holding. His Parkinson´s has gradually limited his movement but he maintains his lucidity and sense of humor. My mother Marlene is 75 and doing well after her knee replacement surgery last year. She doesn´t stop! (Just got back from two weeks helping Mark and Haywon, who has a broken ankle!)

7) We thank God for the recent team retreat that we took with the Wendels and Pinedas. Pray as we maintain our unity in the bond of peace. Our teamwork is excellent and we want it to stay that way!

8) Intercede for the effectiveness of our bridge events this fall. We already had a great response to the Back 2 School Bash. This month we will invite key families to the Fall Festival at our girls´ school and then to our Thanksgiving Festival on November 6. Intercede for Angie and Sonja, who are teaching English Camp children more English during the week in conversation and art classes.

We are your servants for Christ´s sake. We are Spaniards´ servants for their sake, that they might know the true Light of Life. (2 Cor. 4:5,6)

Building Bridges of Trust that Can Stand the Weight of Truth (2 Cor. 9:22)

Tim & Marilyn, Sarah and Hannah

Sector Pueblos 32, 1ºD

28760 Tres Cantos

SPAIN

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Kathryn Westergren

Kalsbeek #116

Calvin College

3201 Burton SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49546