Why are we here?

For those of you who may not know what's going on with us, here's the scoop. I have been looking to make a career change for some time, and have desired to go to Spain for even longer, so when the Lord opened the door for the career change we looked for a place where our family could serve in the transition. The Lord greatly blessed the desire. Through much prayer, we have found ourselves taking one step at a time that has led us to Camarma de Esteruelas, a little town outside of Madrid, Spain. Here, Andrea is using her teaching credential to minister to first and second graders at Evangelical Christian Academy (ECA), a school for the kids of missionaries in the Madrid area, and I am enjoying the rites and privileges of fatherhood as I teach and raise Corrie and Ransom during the day. I am also praying that God will open up a special ministry for me here, since my time and abilities are limited given the circumstances here. We were able to move into a house that was being vacated for a year by a missionary family who is in the US on furlough. It works out great for both families and allowed us to settle quickly into a furnished place. Our fellow Americans (and some British) here who work at the school have walked us through everything from how the bus system works to taking us grocery shopping, to helping us set up a Spanish bank account! The community at the school is great. The Lord has been so faithful to us in the move and we have already been so blessed in this experience, barely begun though it is. Pray that we will be a light to those around us despite our language struggles and weaknesses. After all, "He has chosen the foolish things of the world [and beleive me, we sound pretty foolish in Spanish!] to confound the wise; and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, he has chosen, and things which are not, to bring to nought those things that are: that no one may boast before Him." 1 Corinthians 1:27-29. Pray with us, that God will use our weaknesses to reaveal His glory.