Sharing the Gospel in Spain

Alister and Linda Belbin, AGWM Personnel in Majorca, Spain tell of therecent Christian literature distribution by the members of the congregation. Fifty villages and towns without an evangelical church were targeted.

The Belbins report that the distribution went very well. The church folk were so pleased and happy - happy to be working together, happy to be covering their town and happy to enjoy the beautiful scenery too. The teams prayed together the evening before going out on the distribution. Fifty groups went to fifty different towns.

A lady was given the pamphlet, looked it over, then walked quickly to where the group was. "Are you Evangelicals? I've been looking for a church for so long!" The teams are continuing to pray for those who received the pamphlets and who will take time to read the 'good news'.

Alister and Linda Belbin, AGWM Personnel in Majorca, Spain tell of the recent Christian literature distribution by the members of the congregation.Fifty villages and towns without an evangelical church were targeted.

The Belbins report that the distribution went very well. The church folk were so pleased and happy - happy to be working together, happy to be covering their town and happy to enjoy the beautiful scenery too. The teams prayed together the evening before going out on the distribution. Fifty groups went to fifty different towns.

A lady was given the pamphlet, looked it over, then walked quickly to where the group was. "Are you Evangelicals? I've been looking for a church for so long!" The teams are continuing to pray for those who received the pamphlets and who will take time to read the 'good news'.

Ministry of Hope in Spain

It was a Saturday morning. By 7AM the first members of Ministry of HopeChristian Center, Palma de Mallorca, Spain were at the retreat center preparing breakfast for over 100 people. Ministry of Hope (Ministerio de Esperanza) reaches out to those without a roof - the homeless. Some live in a shelter, some on the street. Every three months the 40 people involved in this ministry plan an all-day event for the homeless to show them the love of God.

By 9:30 cars began to roll in to the 'Finca' (the retreat center in the country) - church folk had volunteered to go to different areas of the city to pick up these special people. This was the tenth 'outing'. The first time, 40 came. Today there were a 100, many there for the first time. The team was ready - smiles, handshakes, hugs. "Welcome!" Bienvenidos! "We're glad you're here! Breakfast is ready! And what a spread - juices, pastries, muffins, toasted sandwiches, sausages, and Spanish tortilla. "This is the best breakfast I've had" one of the men told us.

While breakfast was being enjoyed, others of the team were busy setting out good used clothing on several tables.slacks, tops, shirts, underwear, socks. Then it was time for a good shower, get dressed in their new clean clothes, throw out the old ones, and on to the barbers and hair dressers. There were eight men and women waiting. A before and after photo would have been good. What a difference!

Then it was time for ping pong, walking around the grounds, sitting and talking until dinner time at 2:00 p.m. Chicken done on the outdoor grill, complete with salads, refreshments and a delicious rice pudding.

Chapel began with singing followed by a testimony of a life changed by the power of God. Alister Belbin, AGWM personnel in Spain gave the message from Luke 13:10-13. the woman bent over who couldn't straighten up. Jesus saw her, called her forward and said to her, "Woman, you are set free from your infirmity." He put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God. Alister concluded this message by saying, "Many are here today with broken lives, bent over, broken by sin, but there is one here who can set you free - Jesus Christ. Twenty responded to the invitation to come to Christ.

"I feel very much at home with you. You all help us so much. Thanks for all you do!" said a man as they were leaving to go back to the city. Another stopped, shook our hands, "You help us so much. Thanks for everything!" So many expressed their gratitude for the day.

The homeless usually experience rejection. All they want is a bit of love and acceptance. This was a great opportunity to show them God's love.

It was a Saturday morning. By 7AM the first members of Ministry of Hope Christian Center, Palma de Mallorca, Spain were at the retreat center preparing breakfast for over 100 people. Ministry of Hope (Ministerio de Esperanza) reaches out to those without a roof - the homeless. Some live in a shelter, some on the street. Every three months the 40 people involved in this ministry plan an all-day event for the homeless to show them the love of God.

By 9:30 cars began to roll in to the 'Finca' (the retreat center in the country) - church folk had volunteered to go to different areas of the city to pick up these special people. This was the tenth 'outing'. The first time, 40 came. Today there were a 100, many there for the first time. The team was ready - smiles, handshakes, hugs. "Welcome!" Bienvenidos! "We're glad you're here! Breakfast is ready! And what a spread - juices, pastries, muffins, toasted sandwiches, sausages, and Spanish tortilla. "This is the best breakfast I've had" one of the men told us.

While breakfast was being enjoyed, others of the team were busy setting out good used clothing on several tables.slacks, tops, shirts, underwear, socks. Then it was time for a good shower, get dressed in their new clean clothes,throw out the old ones, and on to the barbers and hair dressers. There were
eight men and women waiting. A before and after photo would have been good. What a difference!

Then it was time for ping pong, walking around the grounds, sitting and talking until dinner time at 2:00 p.m. Chicken done on the outdoor grill,complete with salads, refreshments and a delicious rice pudding.

Chapel began with singing followed by a testimony of a life changed by the power of God. Alister Belbin, AGWM personnel in Spain gave the message from Luke 13:10-13. the woman bent over who couldn't straighten up. Jesus saw her, called her forward and said to her, "Woman, you are set free from you infirmity." He put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God. Alister concluded this message by saying, "Many are here today with broken lives, bent over, broken by sin, but there is one here who can set you free - Jesus Christ. Twenty responded to the invitation to come to Christ.

"I feel very much at home with you. You all help us so much. Thanks for all you do!" said a man as they were leaving to go back to the city. Another stopped, shook our hands, "You help us so much. Thanks for everything!" So many expressed their gratitude for the day.

The homeless usually experience rejection. All they want is a bit of love and acceptance. This was a great opportunity to show them God's love.

The Value of a Human Soul in Spain

It was November 16, 2011 when Isaiah prayed to receive Christ as his Lord and Savior. From that point on he never looked back. His life was dramatically changed by Christ and he told everyone that would listen about Jesus and what Jesus had done in his life. AGWM Personnel in Spain, Bill and Diane Jackson, drove weekly for about an hour to visit Isaiah’s village, Fermoselle, to worship with nad minister to him, to his wife Flora, and to neighbors that would gather in their home to hear God’s Word. On February 27, 2015 Isaiah went to be with Jesus. So on February 28, the Jacksons went to conduct the funeral for Isaiah, not knowing how they would be received To their knowledge, it was the first time that there would be an evangelical funeral in Fermoselle.

Bill shares “As we drove there, I thought about what might happen. Maybe no one would go to this evangelical funeral. Or maybe some of his family would create a scene and destroy the service. But God was in control! The funeral home was packed with people, some we knew, but many that we didn’t know. As we began to minister, the presence of God came over all of us that were gathered. People that we had never met before sang with us. They nodded their heads in affirmation as I preached God’s Word. They were hungry and thirsty for hope; a hope that can only come from the Gospel.

“Many asked for copies of the words of the songs that we sang. Many told me and others that were with us how much they liked the words that were spoken and how they were encouraged. After the service we walked behind the hearse to the cemetery. As we all walked through that medieval village, I thought of Isaiah; one man, one soul, one person who found hope in Jesus and who even after dying, was giving the hope of eternal life to his village.

“What is the value of a human soul? It is priceless! It is worth the blood of Jesus that flowed down the cross to those who were there. it is worth the blood that flowed to people like Isaiah, and like you and me.”

It was November 16, 2011 when Isaiah prayed to receive Christ as his Lord and Savior. From that point on he never looked back. His life was dramatically changed by Christ and he told everyone that would listen about Jesus and what Jesus had done in his life. AGWM Personnel in Spain, Bill and Diane Jackson, drove weekly for about an hour to visit Isaiah’s village, Fermoselle, to worship with nad minister to him, to his wife Flora, and to neighbors that would gather in their home to hear God’s Word.

On February 27, 2015 Isaiah went to be with Jesus. So on February 28, the Jacksons went to conduct the funeral for Isaiah, not knowing how they would be received To their knowledge, it was the first time that there would be an evangelical funeral in Fermoselle.

Bill shares “As we drove there, I thought about what might happen. Maybe no one would go to this evangelical funeral. Or maybe some of his family would create a scene and destroy the service. But God was in control! The funeral home was packed with people, some we knew, but many that we didn’t know. As we began to minister, the presence of God came over all of us that were gathered. People that we had never met before sang with us. They nodded their heads in affirmation as I preached God’s Word. They were hungry and thirsty for hope; a hope that can only come from the Gospel.

“Many asked for copies of the words of the songs that we sang. Many told me and others that were with us how much they liked the words that were spoken and how they were encouraged. After the service we walked behind the hearse to the cemetery. As we all walked through that medieval village, I thought of Isaiah; one man, one soul, one person who found hope in Jesus and who even after dying, was giving the hope of eternal life to his village.

“What is the value of a human soul? It is priceless! It is worth the blood of Jesus that flowed down the cross to those who were there. it is worth the blood that flowed to people like Isaiah, and like you and me.”

On a Whole New Level in Spain

Kevin and Karen Prevost, AGWM personnel in Spain associated with the On the Red Box open-air evangelism ministry tell of the great progress and spread of this ministry. One area where they have always seen God moving is in evangelism training. They tell of one example when they hosted an impromptu school of evangelism and 50 people came from a variety of churches! So that is why there is a certification school where young evangelists are trained and mentored in Madrid. But as requests have come in from around the world, a distance school was created to raise up leaders in other cities and countries.

The Prevosts tell that “About a year ago we felt prompted to begin to train teachers and multiply our efforts in equipping evangelism teams. And this fall we launched yet another school to empower our 44 Red Box leaders to train their own teams of soul-winners.”

Recently at the On the Red Box conference in Portugal, Karen met with the five Red Box leaders in Portugal, two future Red Box teams, as well as two Red Box leaders from Spain to offer them support and assistance in raising up their teams.

Kevin says, “God sees what is ahead and is preparing us for the harvest! He is accelerating His work and taking us to a whole new level.”

Kevin and Karen Prevost, AGWM personnel in Spain associated with the On the Red Box open-air evangelism ministry tell of the great progress and spread of this ministry. One area where they have always seen God moving is in evangelism training. They tell of one example when they hosted an impromptu school of evangelism and 50 people came from a variety of churches! So that is why there is a certification school where young evangelists are trained and mentored in Madrid.

But as requests have come in from around the world, a distance school was created to raise up leaders in other cities and countries.

The Prevosts tell that “About a year ago we felt prompted to begin to train teachers and multiply our efforts in equipping evangelism teams. And this fall we launched yet another school to empower our 44 Red Box leaders to train their own teams of soul-winners.”

Recently at the On the Red Box conference in Portugal, Karen met with the five Red Box leaders in Portugal, two future Red Box teams, as well as two Red Box leaders from Spain to offer them support and assistance in raising up their teams.

Kevin says, “God sees what is ahead and is preparing us for the harvest! He is accelerating His work and taking us to a whole new level.”