Please pray for the families of those who died in the plane crash here in Madrid, yesterday. You can click here to see a video and read about it.

After watching the news about the crash, Aaron told us that he was so glad that we had never crashed before, to which I absolutely agreed! He then told me that the reason he was glad, was that before, he hadn't trusted in Jesus, so if we had crashed, he would have gone to Hell and he is so glad that if he died now, he would go to Heaven. Amen for that!!

With a tragedy like this, we are reminded once again of the brevity of life and the urgency to tell all we can about Christ.

This is one of my favorite pictures of Aaron and Ian. They are so cute!!

I just wanted to share what a blessing it has been for us these last few weeks since arriving back in Spain, being able to visit a few of the churches closest to us, here in the Madrid area. The need is SO great, but what an encouragement to meet other brothers and sisters in Christ who are on fire for the Lord and many others who have stuck by the stuff and have seen and are seeing God do amazing things here in Spain. We have had the privilege of having many veteran missionaries, share their wisdom and struggles in the ministry with us and we have been so encouraged by their positive attitudes. We are so excited about starting our own work and looking forward to seeing God do great things in our little area of the world. To God be the glory!!




Driving down narrow roads and squeezing into tight parking spaces is just a way of life here. I thought I would share this picture that I took last week, while downtown Madrid. You can see exactly how tight it can get at times! I guess this guy preferred to squeeze into a spot, then to drive around forever looking for one!

Here is Aaron with his buddies the "Contreras boys" as he calls them. The Contreras are missionaries in Gijon, where we lived before moving to Madrid and Aaron was so happy to see them again, even if it was only for a few hours. Aaron is excited about making new friends here, but he sure is going to miss "the girls", Kayla and Nicole and the "Contreras boys"!

Ok, more on food...for all of you Peruvian food lovers, here is some homemade ceviche de pescado with cancha and camote, compliments of my wonderful sister-in-law, who happens to be an excellent cook! Thanks Favi!!! (and thanks for all the yummy cakes and steaks, too!)



And this is what happens when you spend too much time eating out and forget that you are in public!

Here are a few of us, just enjoying some good family time at some of our favorite restaurants, Sonny's, Moe's and The Melting Pot!. These are only two of a very extensive list of 'favorites' for us, and believe me when I say, we pretty much hit each one of them during our short stay in the U.S. Fun times.... or should I say, Yummy times!

Ok, I am back to doing a little updating. Here are a few pictures from a trip we made to West Palm Beach to visit our good friends the Blalocks. Christal and I took the kids to the beach one, very hot morning...to gather sea shells and here are some of the pictures they had to endure me taking!!

Ian Hugs

I miss Ian's hugs! Just so you guys know, that 'jibberish' at the end of the hug is obviously translated..."I love you Aunt Deanna!"

Mommy, I want to trust Jesus as my Saviour.....

Those have to be the most beautiful words that a parent could ever hear! This is what Aaron said to Jeff and then me this afternoon, while we were out doing some shopping. We were both thrilled and decided to talk about it as soon as we got home.

As soon as we walked in the door, Aaron reminded us that he wanted to ask Jesus to save him and Jeff and I were both able to spend some really special moments with him, talking about what salvation meant and were so amazed at how clear everything seemed to him and at how sure he seemed to be.

I had tears running down my cheeks after Aaron prayed and he gave us both a big hug. He was sooo happy...and so were we!! Nothing compares to the joy of seeing your child begin their own personal relationship with the Lord!! We love you, Aaron!

Here are a few shots of us in the recording studio in N.C. We had so much fun recording! We had Rick play the guitar for us and he did such an amazing job! We were also able to have someone come in and play the violin for one of the songs and he was amazing as well. Even Jeff got in on the action and posed for a singing shot! jeje We got the proof for the cd cover back today and it looks really great. Can't wait to see (and hear) the finished product!







David telling us to get it right!! jeje

Right before heading back to Spain, we had an all girl's night out with my mom, sister, sister-in-law, aunt and cousins. We went out to eat at Red Lobster and had such a great time together! I think we may have made a bit of a scene in front of some poor onlooking people outside of the restaurant. Possibly not having any of the kids with us made us a little loopy towards the end of the night! Thanks for a fun evening everyone...I love y'all!!!

Here are some pictures, as promised.....I have quite a few coming, but I thought I would start with a few fun shots of Aaron and Ian...Ian was the highlight of our trip!

We are all really missing his hugs and big smiles and his, "peeeese" (please) and rubbing his belly and saying"mmmm" everytime he saw anything that even looked remotely like food! That boy can eat!

He and Aaron played so good together. I can't wait till the rest of the family is all over here in Spain with us. The Lord is so good to allow us to be near family as we serve Him here.

As soon as I get some extra time I will see if I can get some of the videos uploaded that I took of the boys..they are so cute!!