Fresh From the Olive Press In case you haven’t heard… As we announced in our last e-newsletter, we will be returning to the States. We are currently preparing boxes, and making preparations for this return. The reason we are coming back is two-fold. One, financially, we have not been able to maintain the support level [...]
Archive for November, 2009
November e-newsletter
Posted in Uncategorized on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sad goodbyes…
Posted in Uncategorized on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The most difficult “goodbye” is to our dear friends in Caniles, the Marins. We have known them since 1994 and did a Bible study there last year. We hope to see them one more time since we didn’t get to see all of the family but also have many other goodbyes to squeeze in. Our [...]
G’pa gives testimony then enjoys Spanish food.
Posted in Uncategorized on November 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Nov. 8th Roger Saxe was asked to share his testimony. Nate translated into Spanish for him. He encouraged the congregation. Later, we enjoyed an all-church potluck tasting many Spanish dishes. Couple days later we went to Guadalupe’s for lunch and had another tasty Spanish meal.
Packing up & passing on…
Posted in Uncategorized on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
G’pa has been here helping to pack up our things. Thankfully we have a garage to put boxes. They have had a fun time packing up together, often finding ingenius ways to move boxes. At the same time, Nate is passing on ministry. Jose and Krista will be taking over the youth group teaching times. [...]
Moorish adventure…
Posted in Uncategorized on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We decided to give ourselves and G’pa a break and visit Granada. A beautiful day at La Alhambra (a moorish fortress), then we enjoyed tea at a Moroccan tea house in the Moroccan section of town (La Albaicin). After tea, we visited our Moroccan store owner friend who told us many stories [...]
Grandpa Saxe comes to our aid
Posted in Uncategorized on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Grandpa is here! All the kids are excited to see G’pa. I think especially Theo who keeps touching his gotee, ears, and looking at him with satisfaction to have a grandparent close at hand. He is here for 2 weeks to help pack up our lives here. We are also encouraged that he has cared [...]
Folletos…spreading the good news in outlying towns.
Posted in Uncategorized on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every month a group of us from the Ubeda church go to a designated town in proximity to Ubeda to hand out tracts. This month we went to Villacarillo, a town with an approximate population of 15,000. People accepted the tracts gladly for the most part, especially from Theo. One old lady was very touched [...]
Ubeda happenings…
Posted in Uncategorized on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nate has been teaching youth Sunday school as well as youth group in the afternoon and often on Thursdays taking on the sharing time for prayer meeting. Sierra has been playing her violin consistently for Sunday morning worship time. She plays by ear for this, and is doing a great job! We’ve also been meeting [...]
Apes on The Rock
Posted in Uncategorized on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After visiting Italica, the kids were encouraged to do another excursion day. One of the things we thought necessary to visit before leaving Spain is Gibraltar. It was a long day of travel, as we drove to and back in one day. However, it was worth it. It was so strange hearing English spoken, as [...]
Sierra turned 14!!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
October 23rd we celebrated Sierra’s 14th birthday! Wow, still pinching myself and hoping that time will slow down a bit. We celebrated by going to Italica, roman ruins near Sevilla. It was a beautiful day, almost empty, and we got in free with our “familia numerosa” card we finally got in August. Not only was [...]
