More than ninety-nine percent of the people in Madrid, Spain have not yet heard the gospel. Your gift will expand the ministry of evangelism, discipleship, leadership development, and church planting throughout the city. Community outreach events will connect with non-believers, and also train local believers in evangelism, leadership development, and church planting. Reaching Madrid means reaching not only the native “Spaniards” but also the many other people groups represented in this multicultural city. Give today to catalyze the gospel ministry throughout Madrid and by extension, to the ends of the earth.
This strategy was implemented in Lisbon, Portugal with a wonderful response, so now we desire to engage Madrid seeking to apply what has been learned and impact this city for Christ.
More than ninety-nine percent of the people in Madrid, Spain have not yet heard the gospel. Your gift will expand the ministry of evangelism, discipleship, leadership development, and church planting throughout the city. Community outreach events will connect with non-believers, and also train local believers in evangelism, leadership development, and church planting. Reaching Madrid means reaching not only the native “Spaniards” but also the many other people groups represented in this multicultural city. Give today to catalyze the gospel ministry throughout Madrid and by extension, to the ends of the earth.
This strategy was implemented in Lisbon, Portugal with a wonderful response, so now we desire to engage Madrid seeking to apply what has been learned and impact this city for Christ.
Post-COVID Ministry
People are getting out once again after two years of COVID lockdowns! This reopening has really jumpstarted our ministries through large numbers of gospel presentations. What a welcome change from the restrictions we faced over the past couple of years with the pandemic. In the past few weeks alone, we distributed hundreds of copies of the Gospel of Luke and Acts. We have used sports, food, music, and English to connect with people in a variety of venues. As a result, we had countless gospel presentations and seen several seekers move very close to giving their lives to Christ. We desperately need your prayers!
Moving toward National Leadership
Recently, we turned one of our church plants over to our Spanish Baptist partners. Now, we are focusing on two new locations in the city by ministering to the needs of those living in these areas. Our partnership with you has enabled us to maintain these ongoing activities.
Join Us in Prayer
Thank you for both your obedience and faithfulness to follow God as He leads you to pray for and give to the ministry here. You are an integral part of our work here, holding the ropes for us as we minister on the frontlines of the spiritual battle here in Madrid.
We weren’t sure what to expect in ministry this past year due to pandemic quarantines, lockdowns and restrictions, but, as always, God was at work. Your prayers and generosity have helped us remain steadfast and about our Father’s business. Although we were confined to our homes for almost four months, the doors slowly began to open. We began by gathering in small groups of four to six with people from the neighborhood, using simple activities such as English-as-a-Second-Language and scrap-booking classes.
Finally, in July of last year we launched a church plant with a rented storefront so that we could have a daily presence in the community. We teamed up with a young Spanish couple to help us in this new work, and we also found a Spanish church that would be our “mother church.” Soon, we were working with a variety of neighbors, university students and people from all backgrounds: professor, lawyer, librarian, soldier, dentist and the like. We realized that God was not only opening doors for us to gather in-person, but He had been working behind the scenes to open the doors of people’s hearts. The distractions of life were no longer there. Instead, people were seeking answers to the important questions of who they are, why they are here and where they are going.
One of our first visitors was a lady named Myrian. She attended my wife´s English and scrap-booking classes and started out by saying, “I want you to know up front that I’m an atheist.” She turned out to be the first of three ladies my wife led to Christ and began to disciple! Very soon, those friendships transitioned from activities to Bible studies.
Fast forward to July of this year. We just celebrated the first anniversary of “El Vínculo,” the church plant born during the pandemic. We also ordained our young church planting partner, Jesús, who will be leading this fledgling church into the future. AND we just celebrated our first baptismal service, immersing our ex-atheist, Myrian, as a testimony to the community of God’s grace and power!
Thank you for your part in making all of this happen! We are inspired by your obedience to pray and give to church planting work in Madrid as the Lord prompts you. Because of God’s goodness and your faithfulness, we met our goal amount for this project and, therefore, had the funds to plant additional churches in different parts of the city. These new churches are part of our inheritance as Christ’s followers (Ps. 2:8).
There is still much work to be done! We updated our goal amount to reflect the funds we will need to evangelize and plant churches around Madrid and its environs in the next three years. Please prayerfully consider what the Lord would have you give to continue partnering with the work here. We continue praying for God to open the doors of opportunity, and more importantly, to also open hearts, so that He will be glorified in the harvest. We covet your prayers and continued support. God is using all of our efforts to make His name known in this city!
Despite COVID-19 – and possibly because of it – we have seen God at work in Madrid! For example, a man who had just lost his father to COVID-19 came to Christ this past month, and he is now being discipled by one of our team members. Thank you for your gifts that are making this outreach and discipleship possible!
We have been focusing on three locations across the city, ministering to the needs of those living in these areas. The “Church Planting in Madrid and Beyond” project has enabled us to have ongoing activities on the ground and online. Many doors have opened for us to build relationships and share the gospel.
Please pray for the newest believer, Victor. He followed Christ a few weeks ago and is growing steadily through one-on-one discipleship.
Pray for two of our newest church plants. One is called El Vinculo (the Link) and is in the northern section of the city. The other is in a southern neighborhood of Madrid called Arganzuela. Each is seeing tremendous interest in the gospel as we navigate this period of the pandemic.
Thank you for your obedience and faithfulness to follow God as He leads you to pray for and give to the ministry here. You are integral to our work here, holding the ropes for us as we minister on the frontlines of the spiritual battle here in Madrid.
Sola deo Gloria!
Steve
For the Madrid Team
Despite COVID-19 – and possibly because of it – we have seen God at work in Madrid! For example, a man who had just lost his father to COVID-19 came to Christ this past month, and he is now being discipled by one of our team members. Thank you for your gifts that are making this outreach and discipleship possible!
We have been focusing on three locations across the city, ministering to the needs of those living in these areas. The “Church Planting in Madrid and Beyond” project has enabled us to have ongoing activities on the ground and online. Many doors have opened for us to build relationships and share the gospel.
Please pray for the newest believer, Victor. He followed Christ a few weeks ago and is growing steadily through one-on-one discipleship.
Pray for two of our newest church plants. One is called El Vinculo (the Link) and is in the northern section of the city. The other is in a southern neighborhood of Madrid called Arganzuela. Each is seeing tremendous interest in the gospel as we navigate this period of the pandemic.
Thank you for your obedience and faithfulness to follow God as He leads you to pray for and give to the ministry here. You are integral to our work here, holding the ropes for us as we minister on the frontlines of the spiritual battle here in Madrid.
Sola deo Gloria!
Steve
For the Madrid Team
With 810 million people, 51 sovereign states and 200 spoken languages, Europe is rich in diversity and character. These distinct cultures create a continent of global influence through language, politics, finance, fashion, and food. Though diverse, the peoples of Europe do have one thing in common—more than 98% do not follow Jesus.
Instead of seeing Europe’s decidedly post-Christian culture as a hindrance, IMB teams see the potential of what God wants to do on and through this influential continent. Not only do Europeans need the hope of the gospel, making it a primary place for ministry, but the global reach of its cities also makes it a strategic place as well. Immigrants comprise more than 15% of the population of gateway cities such as London, Paris, Madrid and Vienna.
Through dreaming big and taking faith-filled risks, IMB teams are connecting with European nationals, sharing the gospel and training local leaders. Their aim is to develop strong local leadership in every city and province who will lead biblically faithful and reproducing churches. Churches that plant new healthy churches will send the gospel to the nations of the world from every borough, town and village of the beautifully diverse continent of Europe.