The boxes are disappearing and we are feeling more settled in our house.  This is a good thing, because our ministry has begun to take off.   Alejandro, our church intern from Venezuela, will move in with us next week.  Two TEAM couples from Venezuela will be coming to stay with us in March, investigating the possibility of serving in Spain.  I have begun to meet with different people to explore possible ministry projects for TEAM Spain in the future.

If you would like to see pictures of our new place, and our congregation, take a look at our web page.  The address is below.

Kay has started participating in the women's association in Meco again and has been well received.  Wednesday was a cultural event called "The Sardines", which still confuses me.  It has something to do with burying sardines related to Ash Wednesday.  A free plate of sardines is served to anyone in town that wants it as part of the festivities (not the same sardines that have been buried!).  Kay helped serve with her Spanish friends.  She then had  hot chocolate with her friends afterward and got into a good discussion related to the fear of God.  She also spent significant time with her friend, Amelia, who is going through a divorce.

The leadership team in our church is doing a terrific job.  Alejandro is organizing the worship team, and we had 8 young people (including Ian) playing and singing last Sunday.  We are investigating the possibility of partnering in ministry with an older established church from Madrid.  We are inviting a young couple, Lemuel and Rachel, to come and develop our youth ministry and work with the praise team.   He is Puerto Rican, she is British.  They are considering three options, including ours.  We are hoping to start a home group in our town of Meco in the next week or two.

There is plenty of prayer ammunition above,  Again, thanks for partnering with us in Spain through your prayers.

In Christ,

Mark and Kay