Day 10 - Last Day of Ministries

This is our last update of our ministries in Madrid. Praise the Lord all the meetings and Sunday service went very well. Jethro led the youth group before worship. The discussion was on 'Temptations and how to avoid them.' At the end of the meeting, we asked the youth to share what kinds of temptations they were facing in Spain and we promised them that we would continue to pray for them and their needs after we've returned to the States.

Elder Mei's sermon today was on 'Abraham's faith.' Betty led the song of response 'Trust in Jesus.' Before she went up on the pulpit, she felt that an invitation should be given for the congregation to come before the Lord so that the STM team members could pray for those who are in need (whether spiritual or physical). Before Betty led the hymn, she gave the invitation. No one came forward. But Betty felt in her spirit that there were many who would need to take that step of faith to come forward. So she invited brothers and sisters to come forward during the last stanza. Praise the Lord that more than ten people came forward. Pastor Young, his wife Lorraine, the STM members, and a few brothers of the local church met with these brothers and sisters individually and prayed with them after Pastor Young closed with a prayer for the worship service. Praise the Lord that one person accepted Christ, and many other needs were prayed for.

After worship, Betty led the women to study I Peter Ch. 3 verses 1-6 on the subject of 'submission.' It's a difficult lesson for the local women. At the end of the meetings, we split into two prayer groups, one in Mandarin and the other in Cantonese. We had a good time of fellowshipping; however, we also found out there were a lot of spiritual needs, especially for the ladies whose husbands were not believers.

Victor and Elder Mei led the men's group in another room while Betty led the ladies in the sanctuary. They also had a great time of fellowship and will share stories with you when they've returned.

We praise the Lord for the wonderful things He's done through this team. This week alone, we've seen four people come to know Christ. Please continue to lift these new believers up in your prayers. Pray also for our return trip as you've already heard on the news about the recent episode of arrest. See you Friday.