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Matt and Rachel Ashcraft Mar 07, 2012
good news?
no...GREAT NEWS!
For the last six months, we have been getting to know Angel and Monica and their three children (Marina, Angel and Ulises). Well, they decided to put their faith in Christ! They are reading the Bible, growing and changing. It is fun to watch God transform them little by little. We are so glad to be a small part of that! Please pray for them. They have hard pasts which affect their day to day lives.OUR NEIGHBORS: Pepe and his wife Encarni have opened up more. They see us as "different" than the rest of the neighbors. They told us that we are the only neighbors they have let in their home (and they have lived here over 20 years). Pepe especially is spiritually hungry and Encarni struggles with depression. They are raising their granddaughter and are facing a difficult custody battle with the other set of grandparents. Please pray for them to give their hearts over ...
Matt and Rachel Ashcraft Nov 10, 2011
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving Outreach: We have been excited to meet two Americans (Renee and Brenda) here in Spain who are married to Spaniards (Quike and Carlos, respectively). The relationships have come about because our children go to school or have some activity together. Both Renee and Brenda have expressed an interest in celebrating Thanksgiving because they normally don't get to and really miss it. We are going to have their families in our home on November 19th for a Thanksgiving lunch. Pray that we can be a light to these families as we share why we are thankful to God!! Recently, I have been very thankful for problems. In the last two months, God has used our problems to bring about more friendships and has deepened existing relationships. One night, I took the kids to the park so that they could play and I could chat with ...
Matt and Rachel Ashcraft Jul 07, 2011
Summer Ministry!
College Team from Lincoln, NE
We were so excited to host the Campus Impact team from Lincoln Berean Church in June. They are in Spain reaching out to various towns and ministries and came here for their first week. Last fall, Matt and Dan (the team's leader) discussed the possibility of using a language-learning program to reach out to our community here. It is called "Language Aquisition Made Practical" or LAMP. Basically, you practice the language every morning with a native speaker and then head out onto the street talking and learning from the people. This team did an amazing job. They were able to make real friends with people in our community and our contact list has exploded because of it!! I (Rachel) was able to become friends with two young girls (Marina and Nayara) that work in a cafe. I look forward to continuing reaching out to these girls. The team also lived with ...
