Call to Worship - The Price of Worship

The command for the descendants of Asaph was to be worshiping 24/7 and to be supported in that by the people.

Call to Worship - Celebration Time

We will only worship together if we are worshiping God with our lives.

Gain for Spain Issue 32

SPANISH FRIENDS

Last week we were invited by Rosa (our fruit lady) and her
boyfriend Oscar to hang out with them and some of their
friends. We spent several hours with them…Oscar & Rosa,
Oscar’s brother & his girlfriend (Natxo & Amaya), Oscar’s sister
and her husband (Bea & Alex), Oscar’s other brother (Raul),
and Rosa’s friend Carmen. Our teammate Brian joined us as
well. A few of them speak a good amount of English, so we
were able to communicate easily with the group. We were able
to share why we are here (a very common question) as well as
some truths from the Bible. They are all truly lovely people,
and we enjoyed our time with them immensely. If you know us,
you know how much we love meeting new people and getting to
know the story behind each person. This time was so
encouraging to us, and we are thankful for the relationships
that have begun because all of them are lost. We truly care for
their souls, so much that we’ve even lost sleep over it. We
praise God, and thank you for praying for boldness & wisdom.
Keep the prayers coming! God is listening. (see pic below)
WHAT FIESTA BRINGS
Last week in Valladolid, the city celebrated its yearly fiesta
(party). Food-stands lined the streets, Dora & SpongeBob
balloons flew toward the sky, and people filled the plazas
eagerly awaiting concerts & other activities. Although we
enjoyed the fiesta, our hearts were deeply moved once again
for the youth of Valladolid. As we walked toward Plaza Mayor
the first night of the fiesta, youth lined the streets. We saw
kids pour out water from 5 liter water jugs and fill it with
wine, vodka & soda, or other alcoholic drinks. Some of the kids
were no older than 12 or 13. On our way home we passed two
girls (probably 15 years old), one was passed out and her friend
was trying to keep her awake. If you were to walk along the
river or through certain areas of the city the next morning, the
paths would be covered with used contraceptives. Drunkenness
is blatant & evidence of the cheapening of sex is unconcealed.
Abortions are easily obtained here as well, so you can imagine
another aspect of all the partying. The enemy is on the move
here in Valladolid, and our hearts are broken, yet drawn closer
to our Leader because of it. He is greatly needed in this city.

FAMILY LIFE
We’ve begun to regularly
bump into Spaniards we know
on the streets...a wonderful
feeling!
We spent the weekend in
London. It was Amy’s
birthday, and Justin preached
at Monnow Road Baptist
Church while there.
Evy LOVES school! Even
though she doesn’t
understand everything in
Spanish, she’s making friends
and enjoying her time. She
sang "Mary Had A Little Lamb"
for her class during English class,

Pray With Us
For God to change the lives of the people we and
our team have met here in Spain.

"To revive worshippers to start a viral
church planting movement through the
Holy Spirit and prayer"

Justin Raby - Love the Word

Hell is real as the bible says. If you truly believe it then warn people.

AEM Prayer Update - September 2011

Looking back I notice that a number of our recent prayer requests have been for
those suffering serious illness. You will be keen to know that Niko Treska was just
beginning to regain some strength when we visited him in early August. Thanks again
to all who have sent financial support – he and the family are truly amazed at the way
in which God has provided for them and lifted them out of serious worries at this
time. David Young has now had follow-on surgery and will receive important test
results on September 15th. Sadly we have to report that Eri, the young believer in Fier
who is suffering from cancer, is deteriorating again having had a very brief respite.
Please pray that she will know peace and assurance in her physical frailty.

We’ve been reminded recently of the importance of having and using good Christian
literature. Believers who live in isolated circumstances and those who don’t enjoy the
freedom to share regular fellowship with others because of family attitudes can be
supported through books and magazines. Wives and children who become Christians
will often find that their husbands and parents impair (deliberately or in ignorance)
opportunities to be built up in a local church. Pastors and leaders too feel a real need
to be fed themselves so that they can feed others.

Pray for Geoff Townsend as he seeks to distribute the 80 or so titles we now
have available. Pray that he will be able to encourage people to read who
have not been used to study or even casual reading.
Pray for Femi Cakolli and Tenda Publishing as they seek to do the same work
in Kosova.
Pray for Shaun Thompson as he prepares the evangelistic newspaper ‘Jehona’
and for Shirley Townsend as she contributes to ‘Illiria’; a Christian
magazine for women.
Pray for wisdom in choosing the right material for translation – especially as
we seek to meet the preparation needs of preachers and teachers.

Finally, join us in thanking God for safe and successful camps in August. We realised
how much we depend on the Lord’s help and keeping when we heard that a children’s
outreach in the north of Albania had been attacked by gunmen after a rumour was
spread that they were a cult who were encouraging children to kill themselves. No-
one was hurt (only frightened) but pray that no further harm will be done to the
reputation of those who seek to share the gospel in what remains a volatile country.