Well, I have had some time to get myself together and I decided I would write some of the stories that had happened over my week in Spain. I will try to keep them quick and to the point : )
1- Met a Muslim man named Matin, really cool guy. Talked to him for a while. At this point at being in the airport we decided that we would just stay in the airport in the entire week, and that really broke my heart. I could not do that, but I did not say anything though. So after a few hours of talking with Matin and after he had bought us lunch he gave us his card and email and keep in touch. As he walked away my heart just broke, I wanted to cry. It was because I could not stay in the airport the whole week. I have to see culture and history and all of that. So I said to God, you know the desires of my heart, I can't be here the whole week. As soon as I said that, Matin comes walking back and shakes my hand one last time. When he did, he had slipped me 40 Euros. We needed 42 for the bus ticket. Sweet. Then randomly an Italain couple decided to give Robert 10 Euros. SO.....off to Barcelona we go. That was cool.
2-(funny story). I had to get up and move quickly to go down stairs. So I got up and right when I did I said to myself "I am about to fall over" and I did. My WHOLE right side of my body was asleep. As I walked I looked retartded and I am sure the cop there thought I was on drugs.
3- Met a crazy Dutch guy named Peter. He wanted to help us and all he had was 10 euros. He kept 2 for himself for a bus ticket and gave the rest to us. He was a super passionate man that drives trucks for a living and also drives trucks for humanitarain aid.
4- Juan, a british man decided to take us out after meeting us. Then he found out what we were doing and he really wanted to bless as much as he could. Cool guy. Got to pray for each other. Oh and then he took us out for coffee also.
5-Met a guy named Gary from England. He has been to 84 different countries. All over the world. Got to pray for his almost completly dead liver, and as we prayed, he could felt warmth coming into and it freaked him out.
6- Went to Girona for a night, ended up on top of a castle over the whole city. Felt like God had said this is for you. : ) so that was beautiful.
7- Met two Chinese Christians who really were cool. They wanted to bless us and buy us some food. Which was nice.
8- When I was in the bathroom, I was like I had a dream about being here with these people and so on. When I walk out of the bathroom, I am going to meet Gary. As soon as I walked out of the bathroom and sat down, Gary came walking up to me. Cool.
9- Met 33 different nationalities. From Mexico to Australia to China.
10- Sat through a Spainish Catholic mass....which was super cool to me. I loved it.
11- Talked to people for hours which was great! Not just ten min conversations. I think the longest one was 6 hours all together.
There are so many more stories, but I will leave you with those. Hope you enjoyed.
God is great!
Friday, January 22, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
My name is Jeremy Holcombe....and I am a Jesus Follower.
So. Many people thought I went to Spain for my Birthday. No way. Although, the ticket return trip was only $5. That was nice. Does not make sense, it cost $65 dollars to get to the airport. (I have bad English, especially when I do not care to correct because I am tired.)
Anywho.
Spain.
What a week. We went there for faith week. I prayed. Robert prayed. We came together and we both felt like God had said....Spain. I especially got Barcelona. Sooooo off we go, but before we went. We were challenged. Luke 10...but from verse 4: Carry no money, no bag, no shoes..... Of course we took what was on our body. And maybe an extra pair of socks....but nothing else accept passport, towel, and Bible. (and tooth paste because if your going to be talking to people, your breath needs to be decent). We took no money or anything. When I say no money....I do not mean a little bit....or a tiny but....but simply: no money. Faith week. It rocked.
So we prayed ALOT. What else were we suppose to do? We did not know. So we did what the Bible says: Matt 6:25-33:
"25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his lifea]">[a]? 28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
Now, if your still with me....reread the last verse: "Seek FIRST His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" Man. That was the hardest thing this week and its so true. Its literal. We had nothing this week and God took care of us. When we did not worry about food or shelter, and just started talking to people about our faith, praying, and blessing people, things would be taken care of. We did not tell people what we were doing, some we would after a long time, but God provided for us through people. One point in time, we sat beside a guy after we were really hungry, and all I did was say Hi, and the first thing he said was "Here, have some food, I have plenty, what do you want?" If we ever got money, it could easily be a huge distraction, so a lot of the times we would just give it to other people to bless them, for example: we bought food with the money we had and walked around and gave it to homeless people, which set off a chain of events to some pretty cool things.
SO much stuff happened over the week....its a lot to remember and we wrote it all down though.
So after meeting 33 different nationalites, sleeping in bus stations (with homeless people), airports, and bathrooms, and talking with tons and tons of people we are back in Spain. We made tons of new friends, some of who have invited us to their home countries to visit (lol). We learned lots of lessons. But the I think something that is so cool is that: God is faithful, He always will be. Its so easy to just fall into your own kingdom. His Word is alive and real, and the scripture: give us this day our daily bread became so true to us.
Now I am back in a bed, warm showers, and plenty of food. Thank you Yahew, contiune to rock my world, change my life, and see your Kingdom come. All for you. Amen.
Anywho.
Spain.
What a week. We went there for faith week. I prayed. Robert prayed. We came together and we both felt like God had said....Spain. I especially got Barcelona. Sooooo off we go, but before we went. We were challenged. Luke 10...but from verse 4: Carry no money, no bag, no shoes..... Of course we took what was on our body. And maybe an extra pair of socks....but nothing else accept passport, towel, and Bible. (and tooth paste because if your going to be talking to people, your breath needs to be decent). We took no money or anything. When I say no money....I do not mean a little bit....or a tiny but....but simply: no money. Faith week. It rocked.
So we prayed ALOT. What else were we suppose to do? We did not know. So we did what the Bible says: Matt 6:25-33:
"25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his lifea]">[a]? 28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
Now, if your still with me....reread the last verse: "Seek FIRST His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" Man. That was the hardest thing this week and its so true. Its literal. We had nothing this week and God took care of us. When we did not worry about food or shelter, and just started talking to people about our faith, praying, and blessing people, things would be taken care of. We did not tell people what we were doing, some we would after a long time, but God provided for us through people. One point in time, we sat beside a guy after we were really hungry, and all I did was say Hi, and the first thing he said was "Here, have some food, I have plenty, what do you want?" If we ever got money, it could easily be a huge distraction, so a lot of the times we would just give it to other people to bless them, for example: we bought food with the money we had and walked around and gave it to homeless people, which set off a chain of events to some pretty cool things.
SO much stuff happened over the week....its a lot to remember and we wrote it all down though.
So after meeting 33 different nationalites, sleeping in bus stations (with homeless people), airports, and bathrooms, and talking with tons and tons of people we are back in Spain. We made tons of new friends, some of who have invited us to their home countries to visit (lol). We learned lots of lessons. But the I think something that is so cool is that: God is faithful, He always will be. Its so easy to just fall into your own kingdom. His Word is alive and real, and the scripture: give us this day our daily bread became so true to us.
Now I am back in a bed, warm showers, and plenty of food. Thank you Yahew, contiune to rock my world, change my life, and see your Kingdom come. All for you. Amen.
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