Project Southwest Europe

I have been studying about idolatry in the Bible recently, which is not always the most comfortable thing to do, because it is so easy to allow passions for things other that God to draw my heart away from Him. I read a blog recently with these 13 questions to diagnose your idolatry, taken from [...]

The burst of the housing bubble is still causing major economic turmoil in Spain, where 1.5 million “zombie” housing units sit empty. “Some 1.5 million unfinished, unsold or unwanted residential units stand scattered across the country, products of a still-deflating housing bubble that threatens to undermine Spain’s broader economy for years to come. It is [...]

Thank you so much for all your prayers and support! Here is a quick update on what we’ve been up to recently: Miles Driven: 2,120 Support Level: 9% Meetings Booked: 85 Recent Churches Visited: 9.8.10- Old Suwanee Baptist, Buford GA 9.12.10- Bethlehem Baptist, Dahlonega GA 9.12.10- Ridgeway Baptist, Commerce GA 9.15.10- Silk Hope Baptist, Savannah [...]

“We commonly represent God as a busy, eager, somewhat frustrated Father hurrying about seeking help to carry out His benevolent plan to bring peace and salvation to the world. Too many missionary appeals are based upon this fancied frustration of Almighty God. Don’t get interested in missions out of some delusion that God is in [...]

I am sitting in a missions class at Vision Baptist’s mission conference. We are discussing the importance of planting indigenous churches. Here is a definition of “indigenous”: Indigenous: born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion, especially of plants and indigenous peoples. We are often guilty of several mistakes [...]

MADRID — Spanish coastguard vessels intercepted eight boats packed with 152 African migrants as they tried to enter Spain overnight, local officials said Friday. The maritime rescue service picked up 37 would be immigrants from sub-Saharan African late Thursday in a small boat spotted off the coast of Motril in southern Spain, the regional government [...]

The following post was written by missionary Jeffrey Andrews. #7: Immigrants come for work, but find Christ! The population of Spain doubled during the twentieth century due to the spectacular demographic boom in the 1960s and early 1970s. The birth rate then plunged by the 1980s, and Spain’s population became stagnant, its demographics showing one of [...]

We are a little over driving 1500 miles into deputation, and at 8% of our needed support level! God has been opening lots of doors for us to present our ministry recently, here is where we have been in the last week: 9.01.10 Whispering Hope Baptist Church, Cumming GA 9.05.10 Concord Baptist Church, Resaca GA [...]

The following excerpts are from a recent article by writer Arthur C. Brooks from The Journal of American Enterprise Institute, about the alarming decline of happiness among the citizens of Spain. He concludes by saying: “I do not have the answer to the happiness puzzle…” Spaniards are trying to find contentment in wealth, in pleasure, [...]

The following is taken from a Catholic blog. The majority of Catalonia (as the rest of Spain) is Catholic, and very Marian Catholic. As you read this, pray that Spanish people discover the person of Christ, not images of Mary. Today the universal Church marks the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, daughter of Sts. [...]