Transitions
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Dear Friends,
It's not the change that gets you, it's the transition. That's a quote from an article that a friend gave to me, and it's applicable to TEAM here in Spain as we work through a process to develop vision and to restructure ourselves. It's a frustrating and sometimes painful process, but God is moving us forward. The Leadership Team for TEAM Spain has an important meeting tomorrow and we have to deal with some sensitive issues. Pray for wisdom and unity.
Today I was supposed to take the boys skiing, but it is so windy the ski hill is closed! So we had Kay's friend Sofia and baby Sonia over for pancakes (husband Marcos was sick) We also watched a home video I'd taken of an outing we had with them a couple of months ago. Later Nacho and Amelia are coming over for snacks. We've invited them to a marriage retreat with a spiritual emphasis. Their daughter may have surgery that weekend. Pray that she won't, and that Nacho and Amelia will be motivated to go. God has used this particular retreat to save a number of people. The retreat will be March 17 - 19, with a motivational meeting March 10. Our partners, Ned and Joanie, are inviting Joaquin and Montze: pray that they will go as well.
Tuesday I'll teach another edition of "How to do evangelistic Bible studies with people who don't believe in the Bible". Attendance was not so good at the last one, pray it will be better, and that people will be motivated to put the principles into practice. One of the principles is to pray purposefully for our neighbors. After the first seminar, Terri Lynn said that she had a great opportunity to share her testimony with a neighbor. Pray for more "success stories", and that people will be more motivated to share their faith.
March 14 and 15, John from the TEAM leadership team and I are meeting a group of elders from a Venezuelan church considering church planting in Spain, specifically the Canary Islands. Venezuela has been one of the Latin American countries that has been slow to develop a missions mentality, so we're excited about the opportunity.
On the personal front, Greg continues to evaluate universities for next year, leaning now toward Chapman in California. Ian is on a community basketball team, and is excited because Saturday he scored his first basket! He's good at defense and rebounding. And we're meeting some of the parents. Kay is beautiful, and I am blessed.
Thanks so much for your prayers,
Mark, Kay, Greg and Ian
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