This past month as been a very interesting one. After I moved out from my initial host family, I started renting a room in a local flat. I live with a German and an Argentinian, and sometimes I feel like I'm on a reality show (but one of those cool ones without a ton of drama). I teach english in a machine factory 4 days a week and have several other classes spread over the rest of the day. It has been such an answer to prayer to have this steady income, and there's a healthy balance to this work also. Some days are very full, but there are a lot of open blocks in my week. Like I don't feel that I'm too busy.
I've been meeting with an Argentinian believer here in Zarautz. We have a similar vision of doing Church here and we've been praying and sharing our heart with one another. There is a small group of believers here who are looking to do Church the right way. We're praying over this move and talking about our objectives. Some of the things we're really looking for:
1. Be a group that we can invite our secular friends to and not have them weirded out or bored or rejected. In positive words: Love and welcome. It gets way deeper than this, but this point is huge because the Basque culture is just so cold. Many Churches in the area have become "cliques" and aren't ready for the Spirit to create a Basque expression of Church.
2. Be Bible focused. Preach, teach, share, and wrestle with the Word.
3. Mission minded. Our faith ----> streets. Reproduce. Grow.
Please keep the Basque people in prayer. Pray that a core group of believers would see and accept this vision. Pray that the Lord would raise up a Basque believer to help us bridge to this culture.
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