Mission opportunities

Midway through fall, Gijon, which was full of vacationers from all over Europe during the Summer, is now full of students attending Gijón ́s polytechnic school of engineering. The university campus is located in what is called, “The Knowledge Mile,” which is also home to the Science and Technological Park, two technology centers, and more than 50 technological-based enterprises and innovation centers of global scope. It is considered the “Asturian Simi Valley.”

We are pleased that by word of mouth more college and career aged people are coming to our Centro Be Strong to improve their English skills for school and work. At present we have about 30 students. Being an evangelistic center, we pray that as people browse through our Gospel literature and as we share our faith, that God would open hearts and bring young people to salvation.

 As Be Strong evangelistic ministries grows, there is a need for short or long term English teaching missionaries. If the Lord burdens your heart to serve in this type of ministry, please contact us for more information. 

Two Week Intensive English Classes

Lori Miranda arrived here in Gijón, Wednesday, from Danielle´s home church Webster Bible in New York. Even though, her bags were lost in Madrid, she got here safe and ready to work. 

Be Strong In the Febuary Cold

BE STRONG evangelism.  As Danielle gives English classes, she shares hope in Christ to many unsaved unmarried couples, and single college and career age Spanish people.  Pray especially for Noé and Nuria, Aingeru and Naiara, Chema and Ainara, Alba, Julia, and the Friday English workshop group.

Friday  English workshop- We get to share our faith in many different topics. 

On March 23, we will show the movie “Facing the Giants.”  We showed it in 2007 to the Mariners tackle football team.  This time we hope to have our new Raptors football team and their parents and friends present.  We also trust young people who have been involved with fitness and weightlifting classes will come.

July/ August update

THE CONTRERAS FAMILY IN GIJÓN, SPAIN

                - JULY UPDATE AND PRAYER REQUESTS FOR AUGUST 2012

First of all, we´d like to ask you to pray for Pastor Dan Holland of Community Baptist Church, Stuart, FL, home church of Danielle´s family and a long time supporting church of our work in Spain.  Pastor Holland suffered a massive heart attack two weeks ago and has been in a coma ever since.  Please pray God will fully restore his health, and that God would strengthen his family and church during this time.

We are praying to lay the flooring for our multipurpose hall as soon as possible now that we have the plans, permits, and documentation that we had been waiting for.  The area where we are laying it used to be a garage where trucks would load construction materials.  Basically, it requires 70 square meters of flooring:  first, a layer of material required for sound proofing, impact absorption, and that helps keep heat during the winter; then, a five centimeter thick layer of concrete; and finally, tile, parquet, or whatever material we want seen as the floor. 

March/ April 2012 Update

The Contreras Family

Baptist Church Planting Missionaries in Gijón, SPAIN

March / April 2012 prayer letter and ministry update

Dear Pastors, Churches, and Prayer Partners,                                             

Thank you very much for your commitment to Christ´s Great Commission and to us as your missionaries!

A soul saved!  In our last letter, we shared about Joseph´s opportunity to preach for the anniversary of Iglesia Evangélica Bautista de Tormes (Tormes Baptist Evangelical Church) in Salamanca.  Four people responded to the invitation of that evangelistic message, and we received testimony of one who was saved, as Pastor Albright wrote us:  “Your message on peace [John 14:27] profoundly touched Javier.  He´d been going through terrible turmoil, and after praying in the service with you found incredible peace like he´d never known.”