SERGIO AND EVELIEN 4

Here are some up-dates on the work in Cuenca:

Olga is showing more and more interest in learning about the gospel. She attends services sometimes.

Sergio is keen to explore ways of using current problems and topics in order to relate the gospel to these and is looking for a "neutral" place to discuss such issues. Francisco Rivera is one who attended the conference on depression and has met with Sergio on different occasions.

Unemployment is a problem for some members in the Cuenca congregation. Pray that families may be provided for, and indeed that Sergio and Evelien may also see the Lord's provision for them as they seek the Lord's guidance on their lives.

The visits to the Old People's Home continues. One of the residents died recently, and Sergio is hopeful that she died in the Lord, trusting in Jesus as her Saviour.

Evelien continues teaching English (not her first language) to Spanish young people )Spanish not her first language either!). Please do pray for strength and wisdom for her, especially in dealing with difficult pupils.

Sergio is now preaching every Sunday. It is a difficult situation for him as he waits to see if the Lord is calling him to be the pastor of the congregation.

The couple are grateful to those who give and to those who pray. They would ask you to pray for God's continuing blessing on them, for the strengthening of their faith and that God would add to the Cuenca congregation such as should be saved.

Time to Post

I thought it was time to post something, so here are some photos that were taken a few weeks ago at our last psalm-singing recording session. Esther was trying out her new camera, and we are happy to have some pictures of our time together.

GRIDLOCK

Last night was the night that many people will never forget as Scotland's busiest motorways were at a standstill for many hours and people had to spend a night in their cars in sub-zero temperatures. Some spent the night in their office, in a bus station, and some children stayed overnight in their schools. Snow which kept falling for 71/2 hours began at the morning rush-hour. Now there is a severe problem of ice and the M8 is currently still closed as road-breaking machines try to break up the ice.

FEED THE BIRDS

Since moving to this house in December 2005, we have been trying to attract some birds to our garden in a housing area of new builds and low-maintainance gardens. These last 2 years we have been trying to help whatever birds come our way to survive. A robin, a dunnock and a blackbird pay us visits, and for 2 days we saw both a blue tit and a great tit, but we are sorry that we have not seen them for a couple of days.

"SNOW ON SNOW"

Scotland is in the grip of an early winter. We have been known to say when asked by friends abroad how the winters are in Scotland, "Oh well! Where WE live (in the Central Belt) the winters are not severe, WE don't usually get much snow....etc." After last year's winter, and now after what we have received so far this year, we are prepared to eat our words!

He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
He giveth snow like wool:he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
He casteth forth his ice like morsels:who can stand before his cold?
He sendeth out his word and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow...

Psalm 147: 16-18