Every Athlete, Every Country

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

On you Knees | October & Novenber 2011

Dear prayer warriors,

Thanks for your renewed care and support and for joining arms as one team. Let's stay toon and sharp "on our knees". Here's some "food" for your intercession. 

Please hold specially Lidia and the kids in your prayers. For Lidia's strength and safety for all of them, as I will be lots travelling until the end of November.

Knock hard on heaven's doors!

• Pray for our visit in Barcelona next October 13-15. Abraham and I will meet with Julio Pérez, Pastor at Betania Church, who's partnering with HBE as host in Barcelona and his leaders, and with Jonathan, Michael & Jouke (AIA Netherlands) & Eduardo Souto (Agape Spain), preparing the way for 2 stint girls from Holland coming to Barcelona (Francine & Jessie)

• Pray for our AIA Spain team meeting at Agape Spain annual conference next Oct 28-Nov1 in Girona.

• Pray for our AIA European and global delegates at International Sports Coalition ACE (Athletes, Cities and Events) Nov 9-15, and AIA Int'l meetings Nov 6-8, both at Orlando. Pray for safety, the sacrificed families, and productive strategic and partnership developments.

• Pray for significant outcomes for synergy and development as many AIA leaders will be representing their national leadership teams gathered at Agape Europe RT Forum, next November 15-19 in Girona as well.

• Pray for Abraham (2nd year) and Pablo, interns with AIA IN Malaga, their development and confirmation as potential staff.

• Pray for AIA consolidation in Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, UK, Greece & Italy.

• Pray for the steering and design teams that have will be advancing AIA European and globL involvement at HeartBeat Tallinn and Road2London.

• Pray for the HBE projects in several European cities fully in motion already some of them. Pray for the Dutch stints that are in application for Barcelona, Rome and London.