Thank you for being so faithful to help us advance God’s kingdom. We have the best partners in the world!

Let’s catch you up on what is going on here:

• Our Easter outreach was great! (See pictures below)
• The 20-week, intensive Bible foundations course at the church is wrapping up. It has been awesome, and we’ve been very pleased with attendance.
• We have started to train someone for the ministry. 
• Our Tuesday evening, Holy Ghost-style services have been a blessing. People are learning to cooperate with God.
• We are moving our residence to something smaller & simpler, thank God.
• Soon we will be leaving for the USA (details below).
• In this update, enjoy a testimony about “A life back on track.”

Praise God for a great Easter outreach. How fun!

A life back on track. A daughter returned to God.

Pastor Daphne was ministering on a Tuesday night. Marta (name changed) walked in towards the end of the service. When the call was given, she came up for prayer and cried as the Lord touched her. She shared that she had been away from the Lord for some time and was walking by when her boyfriend said, “Look a church, and it’s open.” So, she came.
Since that first visit, Marta has been transformed. First, she fully rededicated her life. Then she began to faithfully attend service. She gave her testimony about walking closely with the Lord when she was younger and being so joyful to have returned to Him. Now, without our asking, she and another sister have gotten together and asked if they can take over the responsibility of weekly cleaning the church. 
Praise God for a life restored to fellowship with Him and fruitfulness in service!

Ministry Trip to the USA

June 26 – September 11, 2024

It has been almost 3 years since we have visited the USA, so it is that time again. This year we will be ministering, connecting with Pastors or attending conferences in California in June, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut in July, and Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, and Florida in August. And other meetings are still to be confirmed. Feel free to respond to this e-mail if you would like to schedule something.
Why do missionaries have to spend so much time and money traveling in the USA? Our ministry forms a bridge between the American Church and the millions of people that don’t experience the light of the gospel like us. These trips keep that connection strong. And, of course, it’s important to visit partners in person to show our appreciation. It’s awesome to see people like you!

Trip Budget: $12,000

Click on the PayPal button if you would like to help us report on and promote the reaching of the unreached in Europe. We will also be ministering God’s Word in the USA. Thank you so much, and may the Lord multiply the seed that you sow (2 Corinthians 9:10).

Thank you again for your prayers and partnership. We believe that God is putting together all of our prayers, giving, and steps of obedience to ultimately provide good, stable, Word & Spirit ministry all over the world. The Gospel must be preached in all nations. This revival must come to full fruition. The harvest must be gathered in. The Lord must return! By His grace we will be faithful in our generation. Many blessings to you and yours! 
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Thank you so much for your prayers and faithful support for this work. Great things are ahead!

Look what the Lord has done!

In the Church in Burgos:

• God opens the door for a family to stay in the church in Burgos: One of our newer couples is seeking asylum in Spain. People almost always have to change cities halfway through that process. We prayed the prayer of agreement that they would be able to stay in Burgos, and they got the apartment they needed here. And now their new roommate attends church too! Being allowed to complete the whole process in one city is extremely rare. Praise God!
• One of our guys gets a new job and apartment: Juan (name changed) was sleeping on a friend’s living room floor for months. They didn’t heat that part of the house and limited his use of the kitchen and bathroom. We prayed the prayer of agreement and within a week he got a job and moved to his own apartment. And the job offered him a long-term contract, which is very rare in Spain, especially in the first week! God is amazing!
• Susana gets quick approval for her store. One of our people is opening a convenient store down the street. They were ready to start receiving inventory, but their electricity had not been turned on. The city government told them that it could take at least a month for approval. Pastor Daphne prayed the prayer of agreement with her, and they got their approval in just 8 days! They open this Monday!

On the Mission trip in February:

• 3 pray the sinner’s prayer in Livorno, Italy: We did our first ever conference, and it was in a city where we don’t even speak the language. God led us to a translator that was open to the gospel, a conference room in a hotel, and a print shop. We touched so many more people than we have before through handing out flyers. Pastor Scott mentioned that everyone that he told God loves them seemed impacted. And if just one person gets right with God, it is all worth it. What an experience. Glory to God!
• Testifying to a Muslim in the laundromat: While doing our laundry, I began to talk with someone who turned out to be a devout Muslim. Over the course of the conversation, I was able to share some of my testimony and the joy of having a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. He seemed blessed, and we parted with a big hug. 
• With a Hasidic Rabbi on the flight to Budapest: I sat next to a Rabbi from near New York City. We conversed for over an hour and a half about maintaining truth and light in the American society. As we spoke, I quoted the scripture to him. He taught me that they recite Psalms 126 to say grace before a meal. When I threw in a messianic psalm, he got quiet. At the end of the flight, he told me that God had brought us together to encourage one another. 
• A woman on the train to Milan wants to raise her child in God’s light: Pastor Scott and I sat across the table from a woman on a crowded train. As we conversed, she explained that she had left her (Catholic) church because it seemed to lack the true light of God. I was able to encourage her in her search for the truth and give her a Brother Hagin book to read. Thank God for the opportunity!

Ministry Trip to the USA

June 26 – September 11, 2024

It has been almost 3 years since we have visited the USA, so it is that time again. This year we will be ministering and connecting with Pastors and attending conferences in California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Nebraska, and Texas, with possible meetings in Colorado, Washington DC, Kentucky, Georgia, and Connecticut.
Why do missionaries have to spend so much time and money traveling in the USA? Our ministry forms a bridge between the American Church and the millions of people that don’t experience the light of the gospel like us. These trips keep that connection strong. And, of course, it’s important to visit partners in person to show our appreciation. It’s awesome to see people like you!

Trip Budget: $12,000

Click on the PayPal button if you would like to help us report on and promote the reaching of the unreached in Europe. We will also be ministering God’s Word in the USA. Thank you so much, and may the Lord multiply your seed sown (2 Corinthians 9:10).

Thank you again for your prayers and partnership. We believe that God is putting together all of our prayers, giving, and steps of obedience to ultimately provide good, stable, Word & Spirit ministry all over the world. The Gospel must be preached in all nations. This revival must come to full fruition. The harvest must be gathered in. The Lord must return! By His grace we will be faithful in our generation. Many blessings to you and yours! 
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Thank you so much for your prayers and faithful support for this work. Great things are ahead in the Lord!

They’ve come to Arrest Him. What can I do?

Daphne and I sat on an empty morning train about to embark on a long day of travel. I noticed the figure of a single young man enter and sit a few rows ahead of us. Soon afterwards a train conductor showed up and had an angry exchange with the man. Minutes passed and he returned with a larger employee of the train line and asked him to leave the train voluntarily or be arrested. Apparently, this gentleman had gotten on the train without a ticket. 
I sat there pondering the situation, and it struck me that perhaps I could be a positive part of this story by offering to buy a ticket for this individual. Not wanting to run afoul of the authorities, I invited these two train employees aside and asked if I could be of help by purchasing this young man’s ticket. (Actually it is you, our partners, that bought this man’s ticket.)They didn’t want me to be put out and assured me that they would just have him arrested. I told them that I didn’t mind the expense, and they reluctantly agreed. 
After we left the station, I took the opportunity to have a relaxed conversation with this man about the Lord’s love for him. He very much appreciated the ticket, and we exchanged phone numbers. I returned to my seat, peacefully and joyfully pondering this opportunity, thanking the Lord for allowing me to be a blessing. 
As I sat there meditating, I was suddenly dumbfounded. I realized that man was me! I was sitting on the train of life, simply wanting passage to my blessed inheritance. Suddenly my accusers came for me. They had proof of my sin and wrongdoing, my bad attitudes and corrupt motives. As I searched through my pockets, I could find nothing that gave me the right to stay. I would be carried away to bondage. I would never make it into what God had for me.
Then someone stood up, but I barely noticed what was happening. He motioned my accusers over and began to reason with them. As I pondered my dark fate, they approached. My accusers waved their had dismissively at this stranger and said, “He has offered to buy your ticket. He will take your place. He will suffer loss to redeem you from your fate. Do you accept His offer? In my lowly place, I shook my head, “Yes.” Hope and peace broke into my soul. My future was forever changed. Praise be unto my Lord and Redeemer!
Soon the train of my life left the station. How wonderful that I was on the right “track” for my eternal journey. The stranger, now oddly familiar, approached. He spoke of how I was now free from my accusers and assured a home with him. Then he made me another offer. If I wanted to work closely with and follow him in all things, I could have a life of adventure and great reward. There would be persecutions from those in the world, but unspeakable blessings and deep relationship would mark my eternity. I had finally found my purpose. I have finally discovered life! [November 2023]

Bradford, England was the home of Smith Wigglesworth, the famous British minister who boldly ministered on faith in Christ, sometimes even on the train. It was here that the above encounter took place. 

Mission Trip to Italy, Switzerland and Hungary.
February 12 – March 2, 2024

With Pastor Scott Wise. I have great anticipation for our first trip of 2024. We will stop in Grindelwald, Switzerland, the only city on my circuit that I haven’t been able to visit since before the pandemic. I was last there in 2017. It’s time to get back and pick up where we left off. Afterwards, we have set aside a full 10 days in Livorno, Italy. It is the center of the Italian Communist movement and the most obviously needy city that I visit (so far). It will be great to have so much time in one place to see what God will do. Lastly, the Lord led us to add a couple of days in Budapest, Hungary. After Pastor Scott leaves, Pastor Daphne and I will meet there. Expect God’s Highest and best with us. It will come to pass!

The Lord has been blessing me with living parables, amazing life lessons, from my encounters with people on the mission trips. If you enjoyed the above testimony and missed the article about the “master craftsman,” check it out in this link: 
In the Master Craftsman’s Workship

Sunday evening we have a discipleship class at the church in Burgos. God is blessing and growing the church. Now we meet 3 times each week.

Thank you again for your prayers and partnership. We believe that God is putting together all of our prayers, giving, and steps of obedience to ultimately provide good, stable, Word & Spirit ministry all over the world. The Gospel must be preached in all nations. This revival must come to full fruition. The harvest must be gathered in. The Lord must return! By His grace we will be faithful in our generation. Many blessings to you and yours! 
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