21 July 2009

Jovenes

Yesterday I had the opportunity to atapear (eat tapas -- finger foods) with a few people my age in town. A few girls from the tourism office, their friends, Abraham and I sat down to a meal that had a lot of food, a lot of laughter, and a lot of discussion. By building relationships in this way, it's often easier to share the gospel with Spaniards.
It was especially interesting to watch how people responded when asked about faith. Many times it's brushed off with a "what you believe is fine; what I believe is fine." But all the non-Christian Spaniards in our group knew what my motivation for being in Spain was without asking. They know about the camps and the church's here. Unfortunately, young people in Aguilas are not interested. This is a widespread problem in Spain -- successfully reaching younger adults.
But as they say here, poco a poco (little by little), Christ's kingdom is being built.
The perspective is different here. Esther said to me the other day that she and Paco are not interested in numbers -- they are interested in a few people to come to Christ, take root, grow and go out and nurture others. Right now the church has about 25 members on Sundays. But the people there are steadfast in the faith. It's a different mindset than some American churches.
It's such a blessing to be able to hang out with people my age and build relationships. Please pray that many inroads would be made and there would be ample opportunities to share the gospel here. The time here is going so fast. Please also pray that I would be diligent in making it count.



2 comments:

  1. Your house is here. I'm ready for see you soon and listen to your usa's music;-) (ironic)jjj

    ("es correcto?")
    xxx

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  2. Casi perfecto. En este caso se dice "americano."
    Buen trabajo!

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