That All May Know Ministries Blog

September 2009

Dear Co-laborers in Christ,

We are close to the end of a very hot summer.  Most days temperatures were in the high 90’s and nights would be very warm also.  Spaniards usually enjoy one full month of vacation time, either in July or August.  Now most people have returned home and within two weeks school will begin again.  This is the time we have been waiting for to begin distributing the DVD’s with a Gospel message.  We would like to thank all of those individuals and churches who have sent offerings for this project.  This will really help us purchase more DVD’s. If you have not sent in an offering yet, there is still time, since this is an ongoing project.  We will continue to give out these DVD’s until every home in Parla and the surrounding areas has heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

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Since Deanna's parents have arrived, we have been busy from morning until evening running around, looking for apartments, doing paperwork, etc.  The days have been very productive.  They were able to begin their paperwork and they got an appointment scheduled in 2 weeks to submit their papers.  This is amazing considering it normally takes 2 months to get the appointment.

We found a great apartment the other day.  Everyone fell in love with it.  It was a nice size place (for Spain standards) and it had a patio and a yard which is very rare here.  The price was reasonable and it comes with several appliances that noramlly aren't included.  The owner mentioned that he liked Deanna's parents the best out of any of the other potiential renters that have looked at the apartment.  When we went to the agency that handles the rental agreements, they told us that they may not be able to accept them because they do not hold a job here in Spain.  The reason being if they were to default on there agreement, this agency could actually go directly to the tenants workplace and take the money owed by the tenant.  This was odd to use since Deanna and I went through the same agency and they approved us.  The agency still took their information and said they would review it.  Please help us pray that they get accepted.  This is a very nice place at a reasonable cost, especially for all that it has, and they really like it.  Moreover, the container that was shipped is suppose to be here in 2 1/2 weeks and if they don't have a place, a storage unit will have to be rented and it will make things much more difficult.  

Tomorrow is another day to accomplish many things.  We praise the Lord for the opportunity to be here and to serve Him.  It is an honor to be God's servant and to be doing His will.  

Thanks for your prayers.  Julio and Andrea Velasquez landed in Madrid at 8am this morning.  They are excited to be here but extremely tired.  They weren't able to sleep on the plane so they have basically been awake since yesterday morning.  The trick is to try to stay awake until 8pm or 9pm Spain time.  That will help get your body adjusted to the time change sooner.  We will be busy over the next few weeks helping them get settled in, doing paperwork,finding an apartment, etc.  We are looking forward to starting our work together. 

We give thanks to the Lord!  Julio and Andrea Velasquez officially have their visas in hand.  They have only 4 meetings left and are preparing their things to come to Spain.  They have bought plane tickets and will be arriving on April 1, 2009.  Thank you for your prayers.  Please continue to pray that the rest of the paper work process will be just as smooth. 

Julio Velasquez is a product of missions.  Because a missionary accepted the call from God and went to His town, Julio was able to hear the message of the Gospel and be saved.  It was a message that he had never heard before the missionary went to his town.  God has worked in Julio's life in a tremendous way and it has resulted in almost 30 years of faithful service on the mission field and 3 Godly children who are serving God.  Listen to the radio broadcast of the testimony of Julio Velasquez on "Unshackled."