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From Persecutor to Preacher: Boldness for Spain's Opponents of the Gospel
Few transformations in Scripture are as dramatic as Saul's. He once hunted believers, dragging them from their homes to prison, convinced he was defending the truth. But after his encounter with the risen Christ, this same man walked boldly through Jerusalem, speaking freely and without fear in the name of the Lord he once despised. He did not merely change his mind — he became an advocate, debating openly with those who opposed the Gospel, even at the risk of his own life. Spain has her own Sauls today — people who view the Church with suspicion, who dismiss faith as foolishness or danger, who may even work actively against the spread of the Gospel. It can be easy to see such opposition and lose hope. But the same God who stopped Saul on the road to Damascus is still in the business of turning adversaries into advocates. No heart is too hardened, no opponent too fierce, for the transforming power of Christ. Notice, too, that Saul's boldness did not bring him comfort or ease. The Hellenistic Jews he debated so fearlessly tried to kill him. Following Jesus openly in a resistant culture has never guaranteed safety — but it has always been empowered by the same Spirit who filled Saul in Jerusalem. That Spirit is alive and moving in Spain today, in her universities, her workplaces, her plazas, and her homes. Pray today that God would do in Spain what He did in Jerusalem — transforming opponents of the Gospel into bold advocates for Christ. Ask Him to give new believers courage to speak the name of Jesus freely, without fear of ridicule or threat, and to raise up a community of believers to stand with them when opposition comes. May the Lord turn Spain's adversaries into some of her most passionate evangelists. We pray this in Christ's name. Amen.
📖 Acts 9:28-29
Pressing On: Courage to Evaluate and Adjust
Faithful work in ministry is never meant to run on autopilot. Movement coaches and disciple makers across Spain carry real responsibility: to keep building what God has called them to build, but also to step back regularly and ask hard, honest questions. Is this still working? Is this still fruitful? What has run its course, and what new thing is God inviting us into? The Apostle Paul understood this tension well. Even after years of tireless ministry, he refused to coast on past accomplishments. He did not consider himself to have already arrived. Instead, he fixed his eyes forward, willing to let go of what was behind — including his own successes — in order to keep pressing toward the goal Christ had set before him. This posture requires real courage. It is often easier to keep doing what has always been done than to honestly evaluate whether it still serves the mission. It takes humility to admit something should change, and wisdom to discern what God is still blessing versus what needs to end so something new can begin. Pray today for the movement coaches and disciple makers serving across Spain. Ask God to give them clear vision to see their work as it truly is — not clouded by sentiment or fear, but illuminated by the Spirit. Pray for courage to continue what is bearing fruit, to start what is needed, to adjust what is faltering, and to lovingly release what has served its purpose. May they, like Paul, keep their eyes forward, pressing on toward the prize of Christ's upward call. We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.
📖 Philippians 3:13-14
Tarragona: A Church Built Like a Castell
Tarragona carries the weight of centuries in its ancient Roman stones — an amphitheater, an aqueduct, walls that have stood for two thousand years. But Tarragona is also known for something far more fragile-looking and, in its own way, just as remarkable: the castells, the human towers raised at festivals when dozens of people climb onto one another's shoulders, layer by layer, until a single child reaches the top and lifts a hand to the sky. A castell does not stand because any one person is strong. It stands because every person — from the wide base holding firm at the bottom to the small child climbing fearlessly at the top — trusts the ones around them and plays their part. Take away the trust, take away the balance, and the whole tower falls. This is a vivid picture of what Paul describes in Ephesians: a church joined together, each part fitted to the others, rising together to become a holy temple in the Lord. No single believer is the whole building. Each one is a living stone, placed carefully by God, dependent on the stones beside them, resting ultimately on Christ the cornerstone who never shifts and never falls. Pray today for the believers of Tarragona — that they would be knit together in genuine unity, trusting one another the way a castell depends on every hand and shoulder. Pray that each person would discover and use the gifts God has given them, not for their own recognition but for the strength of the whole. And pray that out of this unity, healthy churches would rise across Tarragona as a visible, undeniable dwelling place for God — a structure the whole city can see and wonder at, built not on stone alone, but on Christ. We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.
📖 Ephesians 2:21Raising Up Barnabás for Spain's New Believers
Every day across Spain, God is reaching people who once stood against His Church — hearts hardened by skepticism, bitterness, or even open hostility toward the gospel. Like Saul on the road to Damascus, some of the most unexpected people are being stopped in their tracks by the living Christ. But a dramatic conversion is only the beginning. When Saul first tried to join the disciples in Jerusalem, the believers were afraid of him. They remembered who he used to be. It took a man named Barnabas — a son of encouragement — to step forward, vouch for Saul, and walk him into fellowship with the very people he once persecuted. Spain needs more Barnabases today. New believers, especially those coming out of difficult pasts, often find themselves standing at the edge of the church, unsure if they will be welcomed or only ever seen for who they once were. Without someone to bridge that gap, many new converts drift away before they ever take root in a local body of believers. Pray today that God would raise up Barnabas-like encouragers throughout Spain's churches — men and women with discernment to recognize a true work of God in a new believer's life, and the courage to welcome them in. Pray for boldness for the Saul-like converts themselves, that they would preach the name of Jesus fearlessly in the very places they once opposed Him. And pray for the Church in Spain to become a safe harbor where transformed lives are received with open arms rather than suspicion. We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.
📖 Acts 9:26-27
Tarragona's Faithful Legacy
In Tarragona, a university student named Saray faced a daunting challenge: a massive research project that gave her classmates every reason to dismiss her faith as mere superstition, or worse, a cult. Instead of shrinking back, Saray saw an open door. As she prepared her presentation, she dug deep into her convictions, researching with rigor and praying with courage. When the moment came to stand before her secular instructors and peers, she spoke not with fear but with confidence, clearly explaining both her research and her faith. Her professors and classmates responded not with mockery, but with respect. Saray earned a high grade — and something far more lasting: the opportunity to plant seeds of truth in hearts that may never have heard the gospel defended so thoughtfully. Watch Saray share her story in her own words: her testimony video . Pray for students across Tarragona and throughout the province whose beliefs collide daily with the culture around them. Ask God to give them boldness, joy, and wisdom so that, like Saray, they may influence their peers, teachers, and communities for His kingdom. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
📖 Romans 1:16
Sanctified by Truth: Praying for the Coalition 1700
Father, we lift up the Coalition 1700 and ask You to raise up one hundred 3/3 groups and simple churches in each of the seventeen regions of Spain. Multiply disciples who make disciples, until Your Word takes root in every corner of this land. Open doors, Lord, for Disciple Making Trainings to be hosted in each of these seventeen regions, equipping ordinary believers to teach others also, so that the knowledge of Your truth spreads from town to town. Raise up seventeen regional leaders, Lord — men and women with a burden to see their own region reached with the Gospel, who will labor faithfully and multiply disciples across all of Spain. And above all, Father, we pray for a movement of disciples who are not only full of the knowledge of Your Word, but who are truly sanctified by the truth — transformed in character, conviction, and love because they have been rooted deeply in Scripture. We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.
📖 John 17:17
Harvest for the Unreached Towns of Murcia
Lord, in the region of Murcia there are towns where no evangelical church has yet taken root — among them Ceutí, Fortuna, and Alguazas, home to tens of thousands of people who have not yet clearly heard the good news of Jesus Christ. We lift these three towns before You today. Send laborers into this harvest, Lord. Open doors for abundant sowing of Your Word in Ceutí, Fortuna, and Alguazas. Raise up people of peace in each town who will welcome Your messengers and become the first seeds of new congregations. In faith, we ask that a church would be planted in each of these places. And as we pray over the whole region of Murcia, we ask You to raise up 100 simple churches across this land, and to call forth a national leader who will shepherd and multiply disciples throughout the region, for Your glory. We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.
📖 Luke 10:2United to Escape Persecution
Jesus, You warned Your followers in John 16:2 that a time would come when those who kill believers would think they are offering a service to God. We ask that in such moments of danger, believers in Spain would stand together — watching for one another, warning one another, and helping each other escape harm, just as the disciples helped Saul escape the plot against his life in Damascus. Lord, raise up networks of trust and courage among Your people across Spain. Give them wisdom to recognize danger, boldness to act in love, and a unity that fear cannot break. May the body of Christ in Spain be bound together not only in worship, but in watchful care for one another's safety and witness. We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.
📖 Acts 9:23-25Pray with a companion
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