God is moving in Gihon, Spain!

When we arrived, Pastor Rubiales took us on a tour of the church.  The sanctuary holds about 150 people.  It is a beautiful church, nicely decorated, very inviting.  The musicians were on the platform playing, people were very happy and worshiping God.  He took us to the hall next door, almost as big as the church, where we saw the Sunday School rooms, and his office, and men's/lady's rooms.  This space he rents, and he is asking for prayer that they are able to purchase this space, because they need to expand the church sanctuary.  The Sunday School rooms look like ours back home, even down to the little chairs!  It is a beautiful facility!  He was so proud to show us around and you can see the great vision that is alive here in Gihon.

When we went into the service, the place was packed, and people were even standing outside!  We met the young girl that I prayed for at the Aunar church.  She was so happy and free, with the biggest smile on her face.  She and her parents were so happy to see us and shared how blessed they feel – God truly is working in their lives.  We also met another woman that we had prayed for at the Aunar church; this was the woman that was discouraged because she was having problems with her daughter.  Today when she saw us, she started jumping up and down.  I gave her the thumbs up and she said “Si!”, which means “YES!”  You could see all over that she got the victory, and had such joy on her face!  It was so neat to see these people again because often times when you preach from church to church, you don't get to see the fruit of your labor; but, today we got a glimpse of what God is accomplishing here in Spain and we are so excited.

When the worship started, we felt like we were home in Manchester!  Their musicians played skillfully, and you could feel the presence of God.  Our music ministry and our youth would be ecstatic if they could hear this group of young people worship God and bring down His presence.  There was no one over thirty years of age, and some were teenagers, but you could feel the power of God.  This church worships!

I ministered from Eph 3:20:  “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us” focusing on the power that worketh in you.  I ministered on the importance of being filled with the Holy Spirit, which empowers us to be effective Christians in every aspect of our life, and how God is going to raise the church in power to win the lost.  The church responded and was with me all throughout the message.  I gave an altar call for salvation first, and 3 people came & accepted the Lord as their Savior!  Then I gave the call to those who wanted to be more empowered by God, and many people started coming.  I started praying with people, and Pastor Rubiales asked for anyone who wanted to speak in tongues to come up now, and more people came.  One lady came and we began to pray, and she began speaking in tongues and fell out under the power of the Holy Ghost!  As we looked around, many people were speaking in tongues, and glorifying God.  The pastor and his leaders were praying for people everywhere, it was amazing!

I prayed for another young girl who had a desire to be filled with the Holy Ghost, and speak in tongues.  As I was praying, she was intently praising God and I asked her if she felt Jesus on the inside, and she said,  “Yes!”  I told her that means that she has the Spirit of God right now, and all she has to do is let it overflow.  I took a cup that was empty, and started filling it with water.  I said you can have this much of the Holy Ghost, filling it half way, or you can have this much, filling it to the top.  With permission from the pastor, I let the cup overflow onto the tile floor, and she understood that she could seek God for the overflow.  Hallelujah!  God continued to bless her as my interpreter continued to pray with her. 

Near the end of the altar call, Pastor asked the musicians to play my favorite song, Tu er es Todo Poderoso (You are Full of Power); which happens to be a song I learned in Peru.  I got a mic and sang with them, and the church got so excited.  The power of God was so strong, and His joy filled the church!  What a tremendous service we had!

In talking with Pastor we found out that this work in Gihon was a work he birthed.  It started with just a few souls, and it has grown over the last couple of years to approximately 150 in attendance.  The other church in Oviedo he took on as pastor after Sis. Mado's husband died.  He is working with that church to bring them to the same place that the Gihon church is. He also birthed the church in Aunar along with Pastor Cicho and sister Mili.  The Candas church was also birthed from his ministry.  You could see that the church at Gihon is where the vision goes forth from.  We have just fallen in love with this Pastor's heart and his work.

After the meeting, we met a Nigerian couple that attend this church and are so exuberant for God.  We also met a family from Australia who are members of his church, who have come here permanently, and have a great burden to reach out to the un-churched youth in this area and they are doing a fantastic job.

This church is multicultural, with lots of youth, middle-aged and elderly; all different kinds of people.  We felt like we were at home in Manchester!  Truly this Pastor's heart and the heart of our church are the same.

Thank you so much for your prayers ~ we have surely felt them throughout this trip.

We have one more meeting tonight, back at the Oviedo church.  We know God is going to do great things.

God Bless,

Rev Mancini