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| With Cesar Jimenez, at Agape conference |
Dear prayer warriors,
Last week we had an incredible time during the Agape (CCC) Spain annual conference. We drove as a family from Malaga to Platja d’Aro, Girona, over 800 miles, stopping in Madrid to spend the night and say hello to the family.
The conference, under the theme: “Called”, gather not only staff at the different ministries with Agape including AIA, but associates and volunteers and friends from our movements.
Abraham, Pablo & Noemi, Tony & Eli, Arnau, Gala, Cesar, Jessie, Michael... We had an owesome group of a new generation for Athletes in Action. It was neat to see them listen to speakers like Javier, Felix, Natan or Edi, all of them at national or area leadership roles with Agape, but former AIA leaders.
Jesus really ministered and touched our hearts and minds. You can celebrate and pray with us that some of them are confirming their call relating to serving the Lord with AIA different ways.
Today, Lidia, our children and my in laws left me at the airport in Madrid and hit then the road to Malaga. I travel to Orlando, to join 45 Athletes in Action leaders from around the world for our Global LIFE Summit and for the International Sports Coalition ACE Conference with 650 delegates from over 120 countries.
I’m looking forward to our time together with our dear brothers and sisters. In addition to our AIA leaders the first days, we will also have several ministry LIFE partners joining us as well. These are men and women who God has led to join us by giving their Life, Influence, Finance & Expertise. It will be a true joy to be with them.
- Please, pray for Lidia while I’m away:
- For strengh, wisdom and stamina to deal with our 3 little ones.
- For health and protection for all of them.
- Please pray for AIA corporately that God would lead us as we:
- Seek Him through extended times of prayer, sharing and time in His word
- Hear more about our global direction as a global family around our vision to see Christ-followers on every team, in every sport in every country
- Strategize around 3 key initiatives of country growth, our efforts surrounding the Olympics and how to effectively use our strategies such as sports teams to build local spiritual movements
- Please pray specifically for our ACE time too:
- God would give us a great time of being together during this awesome networking and strategic planning gathering.
- God would lead me as I lead and network with many others.
- Please pray for divine appointments and confirmation forward as relates to Road2London 2012 preparations.
- Pray for this time to be of great vision and encouragement to Chris Hughes from Oxford, Wouter and Jonathan from Holland and David & Ellen from Spain whom will be there as well from our area
Thanks so much for praying for us. Lidia, Samuel, Josué, Lucia and I truly appreciate it. OneTeam with you in Jesus until the nets are full with Christ followers in every team, sport & nation,
Rubén, Lidia, Samuel, Josué & Lucía
