Isma, Eva and Isaac are a precious family! Isma and Eva spent countless hours driving, translating, answering questions and loving us! They took days off work to be with us. They have hearts that are bent toward drawing others to Christ and we know God has big plans for them. Isma was our "class clown." As Cara says, "He cracks me up." He gets it honestly from is father, Josep. Isma and Ava engaged in some very intentional conversations with us. Their honesty and love are so refreshing. They desire to see the unchurched of their community feel loved and accepted in church and I know God will use them to bring about His purpose! They have hearts that are willing to do what it takes.
Alvaro, Raquel, Oriole and Noa are another family that stole our hearts! As we have mentioned, Alvaro translated the song "Indescribable" and it was so beautiful! He is a very gifted musician (singer, keyboard, guitar) with a wonderful heart for others. He and Raquel took time to be with us this week even though they had family coming in from out of town to celebrate Oriole's 4th B'day (which was Sunday). Alvaro took time off work during the week to drive us around and help at the church. This family loves God and they have such a desire to see their church impact the community of unchurched people. They are available to God and I know He will use them in a big way!
Dani and Tamar are another couple who took time during their week to be with us. Tamar made the Ikea run to Barcelona with Betsy and some of the team. They were looking for blinds and other items need for the work we did at church. What a trooper!! I think she even made runs to the paint store with Scott and Jen! Dani is as talented as his brother Alvaro. I never say him practice "Indescribable" until 30 minutes before the service on Sunday! He placed the drums and I was blown away by the sound! He also works the sound and video equiment (along with Isma). What a great couple. They are just fun to be with. They took us to an amazing restaurant one night. We sat outside and then enjoyed a beautfiul walk along the docks by the water! Again, hearts for God that He will use to bring light to Spain!
Jim, Cara, Jennifer and I had the wonderful honor of eating one night with Josep and Merce in their home. Josep and Merce are Isma and David's parents. As I said before, Jospeh has the same sense of humor as Isma and we definitely shared in the universal language of laughter. What a joy to be in their home. Merce is an amazing cook. Cara usually doesn't like shrimp but she loved Merce's (both with and without eyes). Jim did have to peel them for her, but she went back for more! Joseph has a huge heart and I was so touched by him. On Saturday when we had them write the names of the friends they were praying for on the wall at the church, he was so overcome with emotion. What a love for others! We would have loved to spend more time with their son David. However, he works in the entertainment industry and was gone most of the time on the Ricky Martin Spain tour. He ate one night with us at Isma and Eva's and we wished we could have spent more time with him. One thing he said that really touched us was regarding his visit to North Point. He and Alvaro came over in January to observe our production crew. He said that he had heard so much about North Point.....the big screens, the games in the youth rooms, the music, the moving lights.....However, what touched him the most was the community and love for each other. He said it was the first thing he noticed when he arrived. He felt welcome and could sense the love of the people for each other! Isn't that amazing! It's what we desire as a church!Thanks for reading. I'll echo the sentiments of everyone else. It was an amazing trip. I couldn't have imagined a better team to go with or better friends to discover in Spain!
With a full and thankful heart,
Melanie
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