Goodbye Spain.

Someone once told me that the life of the missionary is saying "hello" and "goodbye" constantly.  It means being sad and heart broken because you're going to another place and at the same time being excited because you are starting something new ... Well, this is exactly how I feel right now.

My time in Spain has come to an end, and although it is an end with many tears, it is a happy ending.  I have cried a lot but I have learned that tearful goodbyes are a good thing.  A goodbye that hurts me is good because it means that it matters and that this year and a half in Spain has meant something and changed me for life.

And no, it was not the country that I fell most in with -- although it is beautiful with its captivating cities and with an incredible culture.  What I really fell in love with were the people I met when I passed through the blue door of En Vivo.  These people received me with so much love and their smiles have filled my heart every day since the very beginning.

I have seen how God has transformed hearts and worked in the lives of many students but there are three students in particular who I will carry in my heart forever.

Me, Lorena, Miriam, Lydia (staff) and Kat

At the beginning of this semester I already had a close relationship with them, but in February they were each passing through difficult situations and had the best idea that they could think of -- to pray.  And not only that, but to pray together and thus we started our prayer group.  Every Thursday from 4pm to 5pm we would gather to share and pray for whatever was happening in our lives.  In many of the meetings there were many tears, and honestly, I am grateful for that.  And I am not happy because they were sad, but because they felt comfortable enough and had enough trust to be vulnerable and to cry together.  When one of us cried we all cried with her and it was beautiful.

It was a great blessing to see how God was working in the lives of these girls, and even more so, to celebrate Miriam and Kat graduating and making plans for the future.  Miriam plans to join Globalscope next year as an intern.  Kat will start a master's degree in Granada and, when she finishes, she plans to serve in Globalscope too. Lorena has a few years of study left in Salamanca and will continue serving and leading as part of the student leadership team.  I am so proud of these girls and amazed to see what God has done in their lives and hearts.  I ask you to keep them in your prayers.  They are a clear example of what Globalscope is and why I have decided to continue working with this ministry, but now in Puebla, Mexico.

I believe that it is time to go home to Mexico but, I feel certain that God has called me to continue in my work with Globalscope international campus ministry.  I am excited that this August, I will being joining the staff of El Pozo, the Globalscope ministry in Puebla, Mexico

Thank you so much for all of the support and encouragement that you have given me throughout all this time!  If you would like to support me even more, here are a few ways:

FINANCIAL

One of the ways you can help is by deciding to support me financially (online or check)

Online: 

simply clicking on the following link DONATE. 

A page will appear like this one, there’s a bit about my story and a green button below my photo which says “Give”.  On the ¨Give¨ page you can

decide if you want to make a monthly, or a one-time

donation (for this online giving you will need to use your credit card).

By Check: 

Fill out your information on the back, tear off the bottom portion, and make check payable and mail to: CMF International, PO Box 501020 Indianapolis, IN 46250

PRAYER

But above all, the greatest way you can support me is in prayer. I definitely need your prayers while I am still here in Salamanca.  Please pray for my team and for our students and for all the is ahead of us in the coming semester.

My email is karlaalejandreolivares@gmail.com