This week has had its high points. Like eating a chocolate eclair and driving a Mercedes Benz. Mainly it's been quite difficult. Being in a different country is never going to be easy especially if there's a language barrier. But I've found the pressures of my job dominate my life at the moment. There are few people with whom I can really relax and 'chill'. So let me put the prayer requests up here - because I can only find help in one person: Jesus; and, as He gave His life for me, I want to be willing to trust Him with mine.
Please pray:
1. for the joy of the Lord to dominate my life and be evident to others
2. for energy and focus to keep working on the language
3. for wisdom and peace in my job
4. for some good friends
So what's this about me driving a Mercedes? Well, yesterday I was taken on a tour of the sights of Badajoz and even a short trip to Portugal. The man who took me was a taxi driver and (I reckon) aspires to be a racing driver. Later he asked if I wanted a go. I've wanted to drive here for sometime but I hoped to start with something a bit easier. Instead, I sat down nervously behind the wheel of a really big classic Mercedes. So there I was listening to a stream of Spanish instructions and understanding only the odd word (''estop es estop''). Fortunately a girl from England was able to translate some of it and did remarkably well at making it sound crucially important (''He says you need to stay on this side of the road'').
On Sunday, we especially prayed for a lady in the church who's expecting a baby. Diana and her husband, Willy have been in hospital for a while now and though the doctors tried to induce the labour, it didn't work. She's been in quite a bit of pain. Pray that the baby would come soon without further complications.
One final point: the election happened yesterday. President Zapatero won a second term. This is very sad as he's brought many terrible laws to the country, but we need to pray that God will change his heart and have mercy on the people here.
God bless you all and thanks for your prayers. Hope to see some of you when I come back to England for the weekend after next.
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