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La Cigüeña

A photo of Cáceres the town. On top of a lot of the churches (la part antigua) and old buildings the storks (Las Cigüeñas) have taken up residence. The church here was built in 1460. It is still well preserved and used even today. 

Here I am in Caceres right after we performed a public water baptism in the river behind me. Then I start hearing these bells ringing and a whole herd…. flock of sheep come through with some goats. Here in Spain if someone is acting crazy they say… Ay, tu eres como una cabra! (You are acting like a goat.)

Here is a video clip of one of the baptisms! Witnessing this group of Christians praising the Lord in support of the baptisms wasn't much unlike John the Baptist declaring, 'I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,'! 

Iglesia Evangélica 'El Puente' a small Christian church in Caceres, Spain. There are about 1% of Spaniards who are Christian. This church is one of the VERY few of its kind in a very secularized Spain. We were here in June 2012 helping with the preparation for a basketball and english camp that the church organizes for the local youth. 

Iglesia Evangélica 'El Puente' having an outdoor church service and celebrating baptisms in the campo (rural areas) along the river about 30 minutes outside Caceres, Spain. The church there is about 70 strong. It was so wonderful to see this public declaration of the gospel!

Spanish Proverb

Edificio de Correo en Madrid. Postal building.

As we got ready to touch down in Spain before heading to Ligonde and Caceres I looked out the window and as far as I could see there was a row of wind turbines stretched across the Spanish plains.

Here is some video footage of the hostel we will be working at in Ligonde. It is true, this simple little building will be the vehicle for glorifying God. I am so thankful to take part in this service for the pilgrims. Reminds me, in a way, of the simpleness of the manger for Christ's birth.  

Jesus, Matthew 28:19

Here is some very real video footage of La Fuente del Peregrino. This will be where my wife and I look forward to meeting dozens if not hundreds of pilgrims taking El Camino de Santiago. Our purpose will be to live the command to 'love thy neighbor' and to share the gospel of Christ. 

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So, I'm going to peruse through the book and will have a review coming up soon. I thought that perhaps some of you out there enjoy finding out the interesting background story of old things like I do. 

http://www.npr.org/2012/05/13/152264424/three-pilgrimages-to-gain-a-sense-of-direction

On NPR they discussed this book about El Camino de Santiago in Spain, as a way for pilgrims to gain a sense of direction. This summer we'll be going to go work in a hostel on El Camino de Santiago. We hope to get a chance to talk to some of these thousand of pilgrims who are on a "search" to "Gain a Sense of Direction". We hope we can share with the pilgrims where we find our sense of purpose and direction. Ed and I believe Jesus Christ offers us many of the answers to the questions we have in life.

2 Corinthians 10:4 The Apostle Paul