FEB -MARCH ’06 UPDATES FROM THE LAUDENCIAS
- ART COMPANY SPAIN – YWAM
MINISTRY
Mission’s Conference in
Toledo Performance in
Monederos New Year’s Day
presentation
“He stilled the storm into a whisper, the waves of the sea were
hushed. They were glad when it grew
calm, and He guided them to their desired haven.
Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him
in the council of the elders.” - Ps. 107:29-32
BEYOND ALL BARRIERS During our visit in December, fifteen elders at the Home for the Aged Centre
in Camarma, responded to receive Jesus as Saviour. ART Company brought the message in dance, mime, testimony and
Ptr. Enrique of the Iglesia Manantial de Esperanza preached the Gospel. As Rey challenged them to respond, 15 out
of the 60 elders present surrendered their lives to Jesus. Some of the
parents of our team members witnessed how the Lord could use their youths to
effectively reach the lost for Christ.
Jose Luis, the father of
Natalia and Jose David, commented, “What you are doing is really
wonderful, now I know that my kids are doing something productive and I like
it! ” This is an answer to prayer as
Maria Rui, his wife requested the group to pray for him
because at the beginning he was against the idea of having their children
join ART Company. After our performance, we joined along with
the elders, the staff of the centre,
and other guests to enjoy the prepared banquette celebrating the occasion but most of all
the salvation of these new family members in God’s Kingdom. Indeed God’s power could exceed beyond
barriers such as age – where youth could minister to the elders, and
oppositions – where parent’s attitudes towards their children could be
changed when they see vivid results as we obey God’s will and do His work.
Amen! EXCITING EVENTS & PRAYER ITEMS February 2-4 - Pastor’s Retreat in Ascao, Madrid February 11
- Festival Presentation in
the television , TVerbo February 18
- ART Company Retreat in
Albacete February 25
- Evangelistic Presentation
in ‘Iglesia Nueva’ Vida March 3-6
- Evangelistic outreach in
Menorca March 25
- ART Company Presentation in
‘Iglesia Nueva Vida’ In preparation for these activities,
the Saturdays of the months of February & March are solely dedicated for
rehearsals. The commitment of the
group inspire us to get on with the vision for this year: VISION / GOAL for the YEAR 2006 Ø TO BUILD A MINISTRY THAT WOULD SERVE AS A MODEL FOR AN EFFECTIVE
EVANGELISM THROUGH ARTS . Ø TO SHARE & CHALLENGE MORE
PASTORS & CHURCHES TO FORM EVANGELISTIC TEAMS NETWORKING
WITH ART COMPANY. Ø WRITE & PUBLISH BOOKS & MATERIALS TO HELP FACILITATE AN
EFFECTIVE EVANGELISTIC TEAM USING PERFORMING ARTS . |
Please remember us in your prayers as
we trust in the Lord’s strength, provision, favour and inspiration to do the
tasks laid in our hearts to accomplish for His honour and glory! NEW CHALLENGES AHEAD When all things seem to go wrong: churches divide, committed members
move on to other locations, relationships suffer because of personality
differences, crisis after crisis …
what do we do? The year 2005 happened
so fast where God performed one miracle after the other. Without realizing it, we were able to walk
through the waters of difficult challenges but we made it! This is what motivates us to move on into the new challenges. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and
will be forever. He could still calm
the storm today as He did in the past.
And we give Him all the glory for the victory! As you see, nobody is exempted when
it comes to problems. We could
identify with one another as we walk in honesty admitting that we are yet weak and imperfect . So we could move on to the new challenges
ahead. Our year’s calendar is already fully
booked. Every month is filled up with
activities to maximize our evangelistic effort. There is that sense of urgency and youths grow spiritually in
an incredible manner. Praise God for
each of them, I could see their dedication despite of the many activities in
school, at home and with their friends they never complained about the ministry. They love every minute doing it. They inspire us more than the older ones
in the group. Facing this new year with all the
challenges ahead, we cannot do
anything but PRAY and SEEK GOD’S PERFECT WILL and He will do the rest. This is our assurance. Praise God!!! PRAISE ITEMS Thank you Lord
for all of our prayer partners and supporters who committed their
lives to help us in the ministry you entrusted for each one of us. As we do our individual part in extending
your kingdom here on earth, may your love and unity continually abound. You alone deserve to receive our adoration
and praise for the mighty deeds you faithfully display in and through us. FOR ALL OF
YOU OUR BELOVED ONES, THANK YOU
SO MUCH AND MAY THE LORD’S ABUNDANT BLESSING BE SHOWERED UPON YOU. Serving the Lord with you,
Rey, Vivien and Daniel Ritchie www.artcompanyspain.org / reyvivien@hotmail.com |
Dani
Playing Zaxo during the New Year’s Celebration Vivien with friends Friendship Evangelism