Please pray for these items:
Missionary Families (click on
missionary name below for their latest update):
Anthony and Lea Edgmon - as they work with Tim and
Kristi Johnson on the “Alpedrete Team”
opening a new work in that town. They are involved in
various community projects in Alpedrete and have met a
lot of new people. The Grand Opening of the "Centro de
Encuentros" was December 18, 2005 (see photo below).
They now meet at the center for church services on
Sunday mornings, and have close to 20 attending each
week.
Tim and Kristi Johnson - as they work with Anthony
and Lea Edgmon on the “Alpedrete Team”
opening a new work in that town. They are involved in
various ways in the town and are making many contacts
wherever they go. The Grand Opening of the "Centro de
Encuentros" was December 18, 2005 (see photo below).
They now meet at the center for church services on
Sunday mornings, and have close to 20 attending each
week. Tim and Kristi are presently on Stateside
Assignment (December 07 - August 08)
Sam and June McVay - They are working with Jeff
and Susan Turnbough in the “National Ministries
Team” in the area of leadership development and
the development of a National Multi-Purpose Ministry
Center. They continue to work with the local church in
Villalba, lead Bible studies, and perform their duties
as Field Council Chairman (Sam) and Field
Secretary-Treasurer (June). Sam and June will be on
Stateside Assignment April 08 - February 09.
Jeff and Susan Turnbough
- They are
working with Sam and June McVay in the newly-formed
“National Ministries Team”, focusing on
leadership development and the development of a National
Multi-Purpose Ministries Center. Jeff was named by the
FWBIM Board in July, 2006, as the new Regional Director
for Europe. Please pray for their ministry in Spain, and
especially as Jeff adds the new role of Regional
Director to all he is already doing.
Matthew and Brooke Turnbough
- Along with
their ministry in the Villalba church, they have
developed a new ministry of social work among immigrants
in the area. Their first child, Andrew (Andrés) Conor
Turnbough was born on September 8, 2006...on his
grandfathers (Jeff Turnbough) birthday. Please pray that
the new ministry will go smoothly.
Other Mission Prayer Requests:
Building of a
FWB church in Villalba - MAJOR
PRAISE ITEM!!! The city council of Galapagar
(where the property that the Villalba church owns is
located) met in December, 2006, and unanimously approved
the request for a building permit. The church received the
news in a certified letter on January 2, 2007. After 15
years of owning the property, and 13 of those years in
court battles for receiving the permit, the church is now
rejoicing over this recent decision. An additional praise
item is that the church has been exempt from paying more
taxes (since they paid them 15 years ago). They are making
plans to get a loan for the construction, as well as find a
constuction company to be responsible for the
construction. Click here
to read in more
detail about this praise item.
Spanish
Pastor José Manuel Parrón, and his wife, Carmen, have
completed three years as pastor of the Esperanza FWB Church
in the city of Alcalá de Henares, when the work started in
2004. This is our second FWB church in that large city of
over 200,000 people. They are averaging about 20 people
each week. Pray that they will reach many unsaved people
with the Gospel in that city.
The church in
Colmenar Viejo, with Cuban pastor Juan
Carlos, celebrated their 3-year anniversary in September,
2007. It was standing-room only, as they gave thanks for
the blessings of God on their church during this past year
and for the 30 regular attendees of the church.
Four of the five Free Will Baptist churches in Spain
(Madrid area) united for the 2nd Annual
Joint FWB Church Retreat on May 20-21, 2006.
Ninety-eight (98) people from the four churches gathered
for fun, fellowship, and worshipping the Lord together.
This is the largest participation yet, which is more than
double from the 1st retreat last year. Pray that all of our
FWB churches will be united in the work we all are involved
in...to get the Gospel to the lost in Spain. (See photo
below.)
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