September, 2004

Focus on Girona

Bulletin nº 15 (September 2004)

The Bulletin of the Prayer Network for the Evangelisation of Spain

"Open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest... Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman's testimony... And because of His words many more became believers." (John 4)

Welcome to the new school year! We hope, dear prayer partners, you have had a good and refreshing summer, ready now to start a new round of activities. Thank you for praying with us for all the evangelistic events over the summer, even when you were on holiday. Now we can join in rejoicing with those who have been sowing the precious seed all over Spain. We hope that we will soon have testimonies from the outreaches to share with those who have been praying. The second part of this bulletin contains reports from Operation Transit, the answer to your prayer. But now, a special prayer request:

"GOSPEL IS LIFE" Tour Girona 2004 (8-11 oct.)

Please pray for these concerts, which will bring the reality of the Gospel to many in this needy part of Catalonia. Very few of the Catalan speakers of this province understand the Gospel, much less are evangelical church members. Most members are from other parts of Spain or even from abroad. This tour will enable the Catalan people to get to know and understand us and the gospel.

OPERATIÓN TRANSIT - TESTIMONIES (Praise):

In Almeria over 13.000 packets have been distributed; in Alicante, 1.700; in Ceuta several more thousands and about 4.000 in Melilla and Malaga. In Marseille (France), a teacher initially rejected the packet, for fear of muslim extremists, who might kill him if they knew he had read the Bible. But finally he accepted and was moved to say to the distributor, "You are my brother". They continue in touch.

A bus full of Maroccans passed through one port. The driver stopped and asked the passengers if anyone wanted a packet. Despite the pressure from others, one woman came to the front to receive a packet. Another day, the passengers of a bus took two full crates of packets. Distributors have been amazed at the hunger shown by North Africans for the Word of God. One person told us that in his area many people have a ew Testament thanks to previous distributions. Some 80 professions of faith have also been made this summer.

Praise the Lord for these and other wonderful testimonies! We could fill another bulletin with them. Keep praying that the Word of God will fulfill the objective of bringing salvation to many more.

Other prayer requests:

Campaigns:

§ 30 Aug - 7 Sept. Pocket Testament League in Cerdanyola (Barcelona)
§ 13-19 Sept.: Pocket Testament League in Barcelona.

Prayer Day

§ 31 Oct to 1 Nov. Special days of prayer for the evangelisation of Spain. In the next bulletin we will bring you more about this. Please plan to make these dates specail in your life and that of your church.

Dear brother and sister, will it be possible for our fervent prayer to achieve in Girona what the disciples saw in Samaria? May God strangthen our faith to believe it! We look forward to receiving your answer and prayer commitment. And pass on this url or print out the page and give it to someone else to pray! God bless you.