Fearless, Faithful, Focus, Forward

These have been inspiring themes for our lives and ministry the last months. If you read the leter from apostle Paul to the Corinthians, chapters 3 to 5, you'll see why. You can watch the videos we used at the last European Christian Sport Gathering in Italy here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbJHcoXFAk4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL-lTNa3JKw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEjjncJVdEQ

It's been full of everything these past weeks. ECSU Gathering was a blast for all the participants, including Abraham & Amy who came with me and served the gathering as volunteers. 

David Azarías is now 1 month. A healthy and fully awaken baby, who keeps us, and mostly his mommy quite busy. Azarías (the hebrew name of one of Daniel's friends who where faithful in Babilonia and survived being thrown to a burning oven) means God has protected, and so we feel God did with his live entrusted to us. Lucia is already at school with Josué & Samuel, and always chasing their heels in all they do.

Azarías was only 5 days when I had to fly to South Africa for Athletes in Action Global Leadership Council meetings. We had a great time with AIA leaders from that area and praying, wrestling and planning about the future of or vision and movements.

AIA GLC with AIA South Africa team @University of Johannesburg 

David, Ellen & Jessie (staff team in Barcelona) and Abraham, Pablin (just back from his honey moon) & Dan (staff team in Malaga) got together 3 days in October to pray and plan together for AIA Spain. It's thrilling to us to see this godly, young and passionated team grow as we serve and follow Jesus together and aim to see Christ followers, in every team, sport, city, Spain & beyond.

Lidia and I had the chance to spend 2 days with Javier and Gema. It was a great time to catch up and encourage each other. Even when juggling with family and a nursing baby is tuff enough for Lidia, retreating for 2 days with help of Lidia's parents was very valuable for her.

Tomorrow night I depart to join ECSU Board meeting on tuesday and join a London Lab project, sponsored by Agape UK & Agape Europe, where our AIA team there will facilitate a workshop and outreach in partnership with churches and local partners in London. There's a good chance I'll visit James & Alex Potter and Miguel Angel Gomez, a Spanish coach we have helped connect with Champions Academy UK.

November 3-8, I will travel to Waco, Texas, to be part of a task team from International Sports Coalition hosted by John and Cincy White at Baylor (they are former AIA staff and John is a professor there now). We have been asked to help build a curriculum and itinerary to help serve and develop top athletes.

November 11-15, we will have AIA European Leadership meetings and Agape Europe Leadership Forum with over 120 european leaders who meet every 2 years. We will be at Benalmádena (Málaga).