Today we traveled to Siguenza (about an hour train ride north of where we have been staying). It is a very old town (castles and cathedrals that date to before the time of Christ). The town has about 5000 residents during the winter and as many as 15,000 in the summer. The family we spent time with is the 1st known evangelical presence in the town. They have started a small church which averages about 20 in attendance, all which are immigrants. There are no known Spanish evangelical Christians in the town. Stop and think about that - in a town that is older than the days of Christ there are no national evangelicals. We walked a lot and saw lots of beautiful architecture and art, yet the reality of how much it reflected death was hard to miss.
There are more than 350 towns with a population of at least 5000 in Spain that have no evangelical witness in them (that is defined as being 3 or more evangelical believers living in the town with a desire to reach others) or within a 5 kilometer distance outside of the town. The need here is great.
Our prayer is to return permanently by fall. As you pray for our vision trip these next days, pray about partnering with us to reach one of these towns. The need is great here.
Almost midnight here, so pictures will have to wait until tomorrow. Thank you for your prayers - we can feel them.
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