Spain iTeam - Truly Wonderful

WOW! What an experience this awesome, God ordained mission was.
For any of you who are not sure what Spain iTeam is let me begin by telling you. One of our great STM coordinators had a burden to see those individuals who were not able to be a part of a team mission trip to have an opportunity to still experience the value, benefit and joy of a short term mission. So what he came up with was iTeams.

These are short term mission teams that would be made up of individuals from different churches, cities and even countries. So from May 1-12 I had the privilege of leading the first ever NLI iTeam into the great country of Spain.

14 gifted, talented and uniquely wired individuals who mostly did not know each other were brought together by a common desire to serve the church in Spain and see lives changed by the love of Jesus. This was a truly unique and memorable experience for myself and the others involved.

We spent 12 days in Spain working with and ministering to the church in 4 different cities in Spain. God really put together a great team of individuals who all had their hearts and attitude aligned with their heavenly Father. Two of those guys (Shawn Chapman & Chris Prees) are good friends of mine, and contributed so much to the team, so that made it extra special for me. It was great to have you guys out there serving the kingdom together.

Some of the highlights for me in the 12 days we were there were:

Ministering to around 150 women in a prison outside Madrid. They were so blessed by us being there and moved by what God had to say to them. 38 ladies responded to the message and many tears where captured by God that evening.

Spending an evening with some young couples who are leaders in the church in Toledo. We had a chance to share some wisdom with them & equip them with some practical tools for their marriages. However the best part was praying for each couple individually, God really spoke to them through us and encouraged and edified them with His words of love.

Being able to preach in the church in Cordoba on the last Sunday morning. God really showed up, challenging the people to step out in faith and allow Him to equip and enable them to reach the many who are without Jesus in Spain. Calling them to share His love, mercy, reconciliation and the truth of living an abundant life in relationship with Him.

So we had a lot of fun and I felt really blessed to have this opportunity, joining with all these amazing individuals from Canada, England and Spain to share all that we had to offer.

I hope this inspires you. Maybe this is something for you to consider? If so please let me know as I would love to see any or all of you have an experience like this, it truly is wonderful!

Blessings

Ronnie +