Church in Spain

Iglesia.

This Saturday night Angela, Andrea and I went back to the church we went to the week before. Saturday night is the service for the youth, so we were able to meet a lot of young people around our age. The service was amazing and I was so proud of myself that I understood almost every single thing the preacher said. Really understood it. I love that feeling! Afterward we all went out for pizza and ice cream. Everyone there was so nice and it was such a fun night. I met so many awesome people and got to practice a lot of Spanish! I think this week we’re going to help them out with some cleaning around the church to prepare for some classes they have this weekend.

God in another country.

Even though I’ve only been to the church here a couple times, it has been such a blessing to me already. I love experiencing Jesus in places other than America. I think it's really something you have to experience for yourself to understand. When there are so many things that divide two cultures, there is always one thing that unites all, and that's Jesus. Meeting so many Christians here has made me feel even more united with other believers around the world, and it has strengthened my faith so much. Even though we're so different we know the same God; the same spirit lives in each of us. It’s easy to think about this and know this is true when I’m at home in Ohio, but being here in Spain makes that true to me in a different way. But it’s just so apparent by the way my friends at church talk, think, and live their lives that we truly are all friends with, and have been changed by, the same God.

Buenos amigos.

Attending this church and meeting all these people makes me so sad to think that my time here has just begun, but in reality it’s a quarter of the way completed! I wish I could stay here longer to perfect my Spanish even more, and to get to know the people even more. Getting to know people, and being involved in more organizations that are actually a part of Granada, makes this place seem even more like a home. I’m so thankful for all the opportunities I’ve had and for all the wonderful people God has placed in my life while I’ve been here!

To read more updates, check out the blog below that I just posted yesterday, too!