The summer is heating up in Spain (in the 90's all last week and forecast the rest of this week), and in our church.  We had a good leaders' meeting last week, setting a general calendar for the rest of the year.  In the next week or so we hope to do a tract distribution in Camarma, pray for open minds and hearts, and for a good response.

In July a team is arriving from the states to help with a program the town of Camarma sponsors for kids that are out of school with parents that work.  As we've done a couple of other times with teams from Northern Ireland, we would provide a one week "English camp"  as part of the town's activities.  At least we had planned to do so.  This week we found that our main contact person was fired.  I went in to speak with her replacement yesterday and she knew nothing about our group.  So we are not sure whether or not we'll be able to do the program.  If we do, it will be a challenge.  The first time we had about 90 kids, last time about 120.  This year they have 225 signed up so far!

If we can't work in the existing program, we will create our own at the school where Ian attends, ECA.  That may be better all around because we can talk more openly about our relationship with God than we otherwise could in a government sponsored program.  On the other hand, involvement in the town program will give us more exposure to non-Christian families.  So pray for God's direction and that we'll discern what He wants us to do.

We're hoping to take advantage of the nice weather to get to know our new neighbors better.  We've been touching base with several of our old neighbors and praying for opportunities to share the gospel.  My friend Luis still has not cracked the Bible I gave him last year, but is now out of work and told me Friday that he will.  Kay has spent a lot of time with Amelia as she goes through a messy divorce.

I'll be going to the Valencia area next week for a conference and to meet with pastors to see what God is doing in that part of the country.

A number of people in the home group in the states that prays for us  are in the hospital with serious medical problems.  Specifically we're concerned about Ceil, Jerry and Red.  Our former teammates in the Camarma church plant, Ned and Joanie Steffens, need wisdom as doctors consider treatment options for Joanie's cancer.

Greg still needs a job, badly!  Ian has been working half days at the school, even though he doesn't get paid for it.  We'll increase his allowance!

And we praise God that He loves us more than we know and that we can trust Him.

Thankful for your prayers,

Mark and Kay