"La Estación" en la calle

Hoy hemos realizado un programa especial de "La estación" en la calle. Una fiesta de fin de curso para los niños de la Estación y sus amigos con juegos y distintos talleres. Ha sido muy divertido y nuestros vecinos han podido ver de cerca "La Estación" y sus voluntarios.

Thank You/ Gracias

Una vez más, hemos podido disfrutar de una relación muy especial de amor y servicio al Señor en Parque este; para ver a muchos llegar a conocerle y establecer una relación creciente con Él. Hemos visto nuevas caras y hecho nuevos amigos y nuevas relaciones. Julie, Kim, Lisa, Arinn, Shaun y Stephanie. Gracias por dejar todo para venir a ayudarnos. Gracias por vuestro trabajo, cariño y generosidad. Nos sentimos orgullosos de que forméis parte de la Iglesia Parque Este.

Fiesta de clausura del II Campus de inglés

La semana del Campus de inglés ha terminado con una fiesta en la que han venido los participantes, sus familias y amigos. Nuevas caras, nuevos amigos y muchas, muchas risas.

Desde Parque Este, queremos deciros a todos....

Hasta lel ano que viene!! (Until Next Time)

What a great week it has been!! We serve such an amazing God and he has definitely shown Himself to us this week! We were so blessed to spend our time with some incredible people who shine their light for God throughout Sevilla. Thank you for all of your prayers and support!! See you all on Monday!! :)

Que Gran Dios Servimos!

Hola! Wow! It has been a fantastic week here in Sevilla with the people of East Park Church. We finished the camp yesterday and are having our celebration tonight at the church. The "students" from the camp as well as their family are invited to come and share in what they learned this week. We can't believe the week is already over. It has flown by. We had a great time teaching and making new friends.

We have seen God's hand all week. We have had some prayer requests answered and seen God work in big ways. There were a lot more new faces this year from the community than last. What an answer to prayers. Pepe and the members from the church did a wonderful job making relationships with these people, inviting them to church, and getting the word out about East Park Church.

The families of the church have been so gracious in hosting us and having us over to their houses for dinner. Last night was our last house dinner. We went to Pepe and Mari's house and it was fantastic. We have truly enjoyed their hospitality and friendship. We are definitely going to miss the Spanish dinners!!!!

Thank y'all so much for the prayers and support. Continue to pray for East Park Church, the people who came to the church, the seeds that have been planted, the members of the church, and our travels.

We leave tomorrow for Portugal and will be home on Monday.

Once again, gracias and what a great God we serve!!!!

We love y'all!

Hasta pronto!

Stephanie, Shaun, Kim, Lisa, Arinn, and Julie

Solo Dios!

Hola from Espana! Here we are, finished with day 2 of classes. We have had a great time so far and we are all loving the experience. Yesterday, Monday, was a little slow in the morning but picked up full speed for the evening class. We had a total of 35 students for the 7-9 pm class.

A group picture before our first class on Monday morning.

Today was great and we had many more students in the morning. We split up our intermediate group and had Julie and I teaching one group while Arinn and Kim worked with the other. Stephanie worked with the little kids (big surprise) and Shaun with the advanced group.

One of the most incredible things that we have seen on this trip is the love that these people poor out to each other and to us. The members of the church are so sweet and open up their hearts and homes to us. The God that we serve is truly an amazing God. We have all seen that it does not matter what language we speak or what country we are from, God is Great!! He is working in so many amazing ways with East Park Church.

We are blessed to share this week with this extended family!

Out to dinner on Sunday in downtown Sevilla.

We had 15 of us walk around the city and for dinner. What a wonderful evening!

In the coming days please help us and pray for the following areas at East Park Church:

1) That the next steps wou

ld be made clear for those that are attending the English camp.

2) If the door opens, that we can share truth with the students and be a spark that starts an incredible fire for Jesus.

3) Encouragement for Pepe for our presence to be a reminder of the love and support that they have from around the world.

4) That we all will continue to maintain a positive spirit and to keep Jesus at the forefront of our trip.

Things are we are Thankful for, Praises!

1) Our safe journey here and that all of our luggage arrived safely.

2) The positive attitude of all 6 of us and the love and laughter that we share.

3) The attendance has grown each day for our English camp.

4) So many familiar faces from last year are back again this year!

Ciao,

Lisa (Arinn, Stephanie, Shaun, Kim, & Julie)

Here is our chauffeur Shaun!

(He must think he is parking at North Point and not in Spain!)

Este equipo es increíble!!!

Hoy ha sido nuestro primer día de campus. Por la tarde hemos tenido casi cuarenta personas no cristiana!!! Teníamos todo preparado y esperamos la hora de comienzo con expectación. Comenzó a llegar tanta gente que tuvimos que empezar un poco más tarde para saludarles e inscribirles. Todo el equipo daba gracias a Dios en la intimidad de nuestros corazones por tantas caras nuevas. Gracias a Dios por cuarenta nuevas relaciones. Por cuarenta nuevos amigos. Gracias al equipo por estar tan preparado y ser tan creativo, divertido y servicial. Todos estaban encantados!!! Tenemos por delante una gran semana!!

Pepe

We're Here!!! :)

HOLA HOLA!!! Estamos aqui! We are here. After being number 20 in line for take off in Atlanta; then to Philly with a last minute chic-fil-a stop; then to a lay over in Barcelona. We are here! Pepe and Mari were there to pick us up with big smiles! We were also VERY blessed because ALL of our luggage made it there. We immediately went back to Pepi and Mari's home for a quick lunch of sandwiches and chips.

We then went back to the wonderful hotel to shower, and rest for a bit. The hotel is wonderful; clean, modern and quiet. We are in a residential area of Sevilla about 1 mile from the church.

Mari and Pepe picked us up at the hotel and we made our way to the church. The church is amazing! Small yet amazing. Last year there was no air conditioning, but this year there is!! Waumba Land, Up Street, The Attic and 2 other fabulous sitting areas(in case you are not familiar with North Point Ministries) are present to carry on the themes of North Point.

Pepe sat us down and filled us in a bit on the history of the church and the path the Lord has brought him on. Being an Evangelical church in a country that rejects religion and only follows traditions is very difficult, yet his steadfast is amazing! His desire to teach Jesus to the people of his country is inspiring.

After our little talk, we walked around the corner to a local bar(restaurant) and had the most wonderful tapas of stuffed mushrooms(with RANCH), grilled meats, jamon serrano on bread with a garlic tomato sauce, croquettas and of course french fries, that seem to come with every meal. While at dinner, at 10:30pm, the whole town came out and kids were running around having a blast while family members sat and ate dinner. The safeness of Spain is a very cool thing!

Today we woke up and went to see Pepe preach. Wow WOW and WOW! A truly blessed man. He is in the middle of a series called "This is Love." Pepe brought to light Matthew 22 and helped illustrate Christ's love for us. He continued to remind us how we need to love one another like Christ loved us! There were around 40 people at the church service this morning. We then headed off to visit and have lunch at two church members house. Both families went out of their way to make us feel welcome and loved!

Next adventure : SEVILLA!!! we are off to tour the city!

Much love to all

Kim (and Julie, Shaun, Stephanie, Lisa and Arinn)

A Espana Vamos!

Well, we are off on Friday to head to Sevilla for English Camp II. Stephanie Johnston and I will be returning to Sevilla after a great trip last year, and we have 4 new, fabulous people going with us. We are very excited to see what God has planned and how he is going to work. We know he has a great plan. There are about 20 non-Christians from the community who have signed up for the camp!!! Please pray that we, as well as the church members can plant a seed with these people and they come to understand God's love, grace, and peace.

We would like to thank y'all for your support and prayers while we have been preparing for the trip. God has once again been so faithful and we have raised more than enough money for this trip. What a great God we serve!

We will be updating the blog while we are over there, so please check it out and see what great things God is doing for the lovely country of Espana!!!

We love you all!
Stephanie, Kim, Arinn, Shaun, Lisa, Julie

Noticias desde Sevilla

Saludos a todos desde Sevilla,

Primero, queremos dar gracias a todos por lo que hacéis por España y para que las iglesias en Vilanova y en Sevilla puedan ser atractivas y relevantes para las personas a las que no les interesa la iglesia, tal como la han conocido hasta aquí.

En segundo lugar, queremos pedir vuestras oraciones porque en estos momentos un equipo de global x está saliendo de Atlanta para Sevilla para realizar nuestro II Campus de inglés. Este es uno de nuestros eventos pensados para crear nuevas relaciones con las personas que viven en el barrio donde está la iglesia. Muchos nos visitan para informarse y están interesados.

Por favor, pedimos oración:

1. Para un vuelo seguro del equipo.

2. Por un tiempo muy especial de comunión y de risas entre el equipo y la iglesia.

3. Por la ayuda del Señor para que se creen nuevas relaciones.

4. Que podamos conectar con la gente del barrio y se den los primeros pasos en el camino hacia una relación con Jesús.

Estaremos actualizando las noticias de todo lo que Dios esté haciendo en esta semana.

Gracias por formar parte de Parque Este.

Saludos a todos,

Pepe

Thank you!!

Hey everyone!
I haven't had the chance to post or even to read this blog since the team left almost two weeks ago (wow, time goes fast!), but better late than never!!
I just wanted to say thank you again to Carolyn, Mozelle, Brandi, Steve, Gail, Renee, Jamey, Bobby and Alan for the wonderful time you spent with us. I really appreciate all the materials and training you left with us (especially the spiritual gifts booklets), and I think that the week you were here was a very significant one for us as a church. It was great to get to know you all and to spend time with you in fellowship. I hope I get to see you guys again soon - either here or in Atlanta!!
Much love,
Sarah