JA Update #10 (November, 2011)
We just sent out our November update letter, regarding our recent field visit to Spain. If you’d like to receive future updates, feel free to drop us an e-mail or to plug your email address in the yellow box along the right side of this page. Our prayer requests for this month are below the break, along with several pictures from our time in Spain.
Please pray for us this month regarding the following needs:
- PRAISE: Our field visit went very well—we enjoyed meeting the rest of the ECMI-Spain team, learning more about the ministry in Spain, and praying with them for the spread of the gospel. We thank God daily for all of our partners, whose prayers and support made this visit possible!
- That God would continue to add many new financial and prayer partners to our ministry team.
- That we would do a good job sharing our vision for ministry in Spain and making the contacts that we need to make.
- That God would give us wisdom in the many decisions we need to make as we transition out of our current positions of employment and into full-time ministry team development.
United in Christ,
Dan & Anna J.
To make a little sense of the pictures, our schedule went as follows:
1) Land in Madrid
2) Train to Onda to visit the Gross family
3) Visit Alcora and the Whitaker family
4) Drive to Rus for Prayer Days
5) Drive to Añora to visit the Arjona family
6) Drive to Peñarroya to visit the Knowlsons (and a Bible study in Fuente Obejuna)
7) Drive to Cordoba to visit Hans & Jennifer
8) A train to Madrid and a flight home
Hope that helps!
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- Heading to Onda
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- Old Town Onda
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- The Onda church
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- Francisco & Shirley Gross – Serving in Onda
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- One of the founding members of the Onda church
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- Looking out over Onda (Well, you’re looking out over Onda–we’re looking at you)
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- If you look closely, you can see this street’s saint–almost every street has one
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- The Onda sanctuary (pardon the stitching error)
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- Walking through Alcora with the Whitakers
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- BJ & Rachel & little Miram Whitaker
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- Even the cats take a siesta
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- “Taste the Glory”
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- Prayer Days
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- Francis Arjona speaking at Prayer Days
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- The Gross family
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- Anna and Leti
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- Anna, Jennifer, Chloe, & Jules (right to left)
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- More Prayer Days
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- The conference center in Rus
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- The view
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- The lions in Rus
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- Grabbing coffee with the Andersons during a break
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- And with BJ
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- I only took this picture so I could get the guy in the background. He strikes me as awesome.
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- Chatting under a random cross in the middle of the olive fields
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- Downtown Añora
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- The skies over Añora
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- Just an old house
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- I think this sums it up nicely
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- Francis & Nathalie chatting with one of the city council members in Pozoblanco
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- This statue commemorates a local “hero”–he was known for perpetuating the belief that Native Americans did not actually have a soul
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- Francis Arjona with a local believer
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- Last breakfast with the Arjonas–we look forward to being yoked together with the ECM-Spain team!
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- The church in Pozoblanco
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- A Bible study in Peñarroya with Peter & Kate Knowlson
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- The Bible study in Fuente Obejuna
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- At the Good Samaritan Rehab Center–these sheep said, “Whaaat?”
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- Anna holding a newborn–both of them are unsure what to do about it
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- The center harvests olives and sells olive oil
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- Delyth (on the right) and a couple of the folks who work at the center
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- The Good Samaritan Center
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- Saying goodbye to Francis and heading into Cordoba with Hans & Jennifer Anderson
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- I told Seneca what’s up
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- Cafe & tostada with the Andersons
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- I don’t know why I made this face, but I’m sure it was important
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- A view of the bridge in Cordoba
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- Waiting to enter La Mezquita-Catedral
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- So these are old
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- Yep, that old. 5th-7th century old. And these were new compared to others in the area–but my camera quit on me for a bit.
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- The Cathedral in the Mosque
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- Dinner on the street with the Anderson family
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- A Baptist church in Cordoba
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- The language school
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- Another view of the bridge
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- Looking back over La Mezquita-Catedral
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- This dude was all, “Why are you on my bridge?”
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- Another view of the bridge
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- Another view of the Cathedral in the Mosque
I am so excited for you guys. It looks like you had an amazing time there. I look forward to hearing more.
Praise the Lord for such a great trip! So excited for you guys – love the pictures!
Don’t forget Valencia. What neat pictures. It looks like you have several good ministries going in Spain. That should help you get adjusted to the culture more quickly.
So glad to hear that your trip was so fruitful. We will continue to pray for your support to come. Know you are anxious to get back and start the ministry for which God has prepared you. Cordaba is a nice visit,huh?
We went to L.A. on Tuesay late and then picked up our Visas on Wednesday. It took all of about 15 minutes, and we were on our way back to Phoenix. We are very excited.
God bless and keep you in His perfect care.
Diane