Dear Praying Friends and Family, July 20, 2021
We are writing this letter from New Jersey where we are spending some time with our family. We are also going to be in Ohio for a few days to visit Nancy’s family. We look forward to being in our home church in Newark, OH, and meeting our new pastor. We are glad for these opportunities. It’s quite a bit different to be in the States because we haven’t worn our mask hardly at all. In Spain masks are no longer required to be worn outside (finally!), but we still wear them inside. Because of the removal of some restrictions, we have been able to have more activities.
We are writing this letter from New Jersey where we are spending some time with our family. We are also going to be in Ohio for a few days to visit Nancy’s family. We look forward to being in our home church in Newark, OH, and meeting our new pastor. We are glad for these opportunities. It’s quite a bit different to be in the States because we haven’t worn our mask hardly at all. In Spain masks are no longer required to be worn outside (finally!), but we still wear them inside. Because of the removal of some restrictions, we have been able to have more activities.
This year we were able to have one summer event. Usually we have basketball camp, then English camp and finally Bible club. We decided to combine English camp and Bible club. We had a week-long Bilingual Bible club. All the activities were in English, but the Bible lesson was in Spanish. Nancy and Isabel took turns teaching the Bible lesson and some of the teens helped with the Bible verses. As you can see, we tried to practice social distancing. There were over 30 kids at club. Since we didn’t have a team from the US to help, we were thankful for several teens from church who helped as leaders and with audiovisuals. The theme was Avalanche Ranch with lots of ranch hands and horses. We were able to use this time to reach out in the neighborhood and we were able to share the Gospel. Thank you to those who were praying for this activity. You can see more photos here.
We had our annual flooding at the center. For the third time, we had water coming into the building. Fortunately, the damage was minimal, but it is always a problem cleaning up afterwards. After a rainstorm, the upstairs neighbor had a blocked drain, so the water had to go somewhere. We were in the process of installing the moveable walls and were glad that the panels were not damaged. The upstairs neighbor is moving and will be selling his apartment. We would love to buy it for a home for a future pastor, but it doesn’t look like we will be able to. Does anyone have some spare cash they would like to invest? We are so thankful for the building that God has given us. We realize so many times what a blessing it is to have. It’s located on a main thoroughfare, so most people in Torres de la Alameda know we are there.
As you know, in 1983 we helped establish a church in Coslada. It has been a joy to see what God has been doing there over the years. We continue to participate in the online prayer meeting every Wednesday and are trying to attend Sunday services once a month. They have recently gone through some difficult times. After a long bout with cancer, one of their members died and they have been especially affected by Covid. There is a faithful group who attend regularly, with two men who can do most of the preaching and teaching. The missionaries are helping as much as we can. What is really needed though, is someone to work with this group. Many have come to know Christ through this ministry. Would you pray with us that God would send more to serve there?
God is good and we continue to trust Him as He works in our lives and in the lives of those we minister to. We are blessed to be a part of what God is doing here in our part of Spain. We are hoping that in September or October we can begin some of the ministries from last year. Thank you for praying for us and for the ministry here.
In His Service,
Roy & Nancy Jones
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