January 2014, More than news....

Hi there dear family and friends,

The last time I wrote a newsletter was in September 2013 and in that letter I wrote that they had invited me to be a part of the National Emerging Leaders Conference for YWAM Argentina. During this conference God revealed a lot to me about what true leadership is and how to live out my life with Jesus.  The theme of the conference was “UPGRADE” that being to grow, broaden,  to better,  change and move deeper into leadership in God!

In these last months so many things have happened and there have been some amazing changes.  Upon returning from Spain after our summer outreach God moved upon my heart to step up my commitment as part of the leadership of King’s Kids in Mar del Plata and be less involved with the DTS’s (Discipleship Training School – a basic training course of YWAM).

It really is a great privilege to be able to invest in the next generation.  It is a process that practically begins from square one right through to accompanying them in all spheres of the society.  I am feeling more of a pioneer now than ever before and not just in the area of discipling children but also because we have changed our geographical location as a mission as well.

As many of you know, we have been praying to be able to buy/rent a hotel more in the centre of Mar del Plata and it is something that God put on our hearts as a base about 3 years ago.  It has been a real miracle because the owner of our previous accommodations told us that we needed to leave before the 30^th November because she had a buyer for the property.  At that time we had no money or other possibility to find another place to live and continue with the ministry.  Then out of the blue the owner of this hotel we had been looking at, called us and offered to rent us the hotel with the option to buy it at a later date and at a much lower price than he ha previously quoted!!

So in FAITH  we signed all the paperwork and started to intercede because up until that point for the last seven years, YWAM Mar del Plata had never bought any property just rented.

So in the midst of the the activities and ministries at the base (DTS, Kings Kids, etc)  we moved!  Needless to say it was quite a challenge!!!

Here are some photos so show the moving/restoration process!

I finally received official permission from the local council to play in the streets!  But it isn’t a “general” permission anytime anywhere, but they allot you date and place where you can play.  So they give me a date and then told me that they would also give me some dates in February as well.  Below is a video of me playing in the street to give you an idea!!!

The Christmas holidays and New Year’s celebrations were a lot of un and really special.

As many of you know, I was assigned the responsibility of coordinating the Summer of Missions (short summer missions programme), which I also did last year when I broke my collar bone.  Thank God that didn’t happen again this year!!!  It was an added challenge as this also took place in the middle of the move and renovations of the hotel, but God did some lovely miracles in the hearts of his people.  This year 90 people attended and amongst them were two DTS’s from Mendoza and 2 Kings kids teams, young people and married couples.  Our teachings this year were about the Holy Spirit and Faith.  All the devotional times and teachings were lead by God in such a special way and He touched so many hearts.

During all of these things, God continues to challenge me and my attitudes and motives and confront me with the fact that I can do nothing of myself and to not be mediocre.  I can do nothing in my own strength without God’s mercy and letting Jesus do it all through me. (Romans 9:16)  God is also teaching me to take my place as a man and grow in maturity so that in the future I will be about to face greater responsibilities.  My hope is not in the things of this world, because my soul is anchored in Jesus alone and HE alone reigns in my heart and life.  My future family, my finances, my house is anchored in HIM!

Hebrews 6:19- 21

19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

20 where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.

Also I am going out regularly to sell “Berlinesas” on the beach – this is a way to raise money but it can be very challenging too.  I am really learning to be totally dependent on God J

Upcoming challenges and prayer needs:-

I have been praying and asking the Lord what to do about my monthly financial needs and felt that God has given me an idea.  I would need 10 friends who would be able to support me monthly with 40 Euros (55 US$) .  This would just cover my rent at the base. Another option would be 20 friends supporting me with € (28 US$).  Please pray and ask God if you are to be one of these J

1. Please pray as we seek God as to what emphasis/acitivities we should be doing this year with King’s Kids.

2.  Please pray for the next DTS which will begin in April 2014 called EXTERNA (external)

3.  Pray for the team that is going to visit us in March from YWAM LONDON.

4.  In April 2014 we will have our National YWAM Conference in Córdoba, Argentina.  The Price of the trip and accommodation is 350€ (473 US$)

5. On March  22^nd Daniel Mix and Mariana who are leaders on the base will be getting married.

DONATIONS: For tax deductible donations (US only), send a check to: YWAM, PO Box 3000, Garden Valley, TX 75771-3000. On the Check please DO NOT put my Name, write the check to ywam, and in a separate piece of paper in side the envelope put my name "Benjamin D Barnreuther" .

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED IN SPAIN

Hello friends, Sorry for the long delay with this update, but as many of you know I have been almost two months in Spain on outreach. here is a video (Spanish)

As I mentioned in other entries, we have been praying for Spain since we went to Romania in 2012, to bring a prophetic message of a Kayros time and a true revival. By faith we included the DTS (Discipleship Training School) in this project, as well as Kings Kids… in spite of the adversities of having no contacts or funds to go and since it was summer in Spain and there were very few people in the churches. But God told us to go this year and we obeyed the voice of the Lord. I went to Spain a little earlier in order to get contacts and the permission for the team’s entry, which was stressful, since many teams have arrived in Spain and because they didn’t have all the permissions needed they were sent back to their countries. We also had minors on our team, which was even more challenging when it came to get the permissions. One day, while I was doing all this paperwork at home, a very special and important person for me came to visit: Alejandro Rodríguez, the National Director of YWAM ARGENTINA!

Alejandro Rodriguez During all of this, I was also able to enjoy spending time with my family after two years of not being all together in one place. I was also able to travel with them to the United States (Denver, Colorado) for a two week holiday.

It was a good opportunity for resting and to strengthen our family bonds. We spent around two weeks in the USA. Afterwards we went back to Spain (it was like the third time I crossed the Atlantic in less than a month!). I was still struggling and trying to find the way to get all the paperwork, permissions and funds achieved. And THEY WERE! GOD DID MIRACLES!! We got the permissions, some members of the team went to the airport by faith, without money, and they got their tickets! So the first part of the team’s stay was in my home and the first to arrive were the Kings Kids:

Two days later we received the rest of the team: the DTS!

Here is the whole team!  

We recorded a song that I composed with Elias Mix, another leader of the base: “Como Quisiera” (OH how I Wish I could love you more). And another song that the Kings Kids composed: “Tu Inmenso Amor” (Your Immense Love).

We went to the province of Orense for our first week. It was GREAT: We were able to give, but at the same time we received so much!. We had worship times in the main squares before going out to preach the Gospel.

We painted the children’s faces, we danced Argentinian folklore Dances, we preached to children, young people, teenagers, adults and senior citizens.

Then we went to Gijón, in Asturias! It was also a good time in which we able to share the Gospel and encourage the church.

Afterwards we went to Móstoles, in Madrid! There, God kept surprising us. We shared with a network of Kings Kids about the Window 4/14, did workshops everyday and lead the three Sunday services. It was a very special and powereful time.

I also had the opportunity to preach the Gospel to a street musician. We prayed for him, and then we played music with him and people started giving money as never before… the man said it was a miracle! Here’s the video showing how that went: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=A2_xvZi4k8A I also preached in the Sunday service. And I shared the message that God gave me almost two years ago, and it was a blessing to see God’s working. As I was preaching, a woman’s vocal cords were healed (she had been unable to talk for a month). I am attaching the video even though I am preaching in Spanish just so you can see!! Sorry !!! I hope to be able to translate it into English in the future.  

Here’s another video that sums up this whole time with more images:

After the outreach the team returned back to Argentina and I had the opportunity to share in the National Conference of YWAM in Spain. I was able to share a message with the Kings Kids leaders and minister the workers and leaders of YWAM in Spain. God spoke to me in this conference and confirmed a lot of things for me; it was interesting to see that the message that was preached was THE SAME MESSAGE that God revealed to me two years ago for Spain. Thank you God!

YWAM SPAIN - NATIONAL CONFERENCE –September 2013 I returned to Mar de Plata on September 12th, and I have been invited to go to a National Seminary of Emerging Leaders of YWAM Argentina, in Buenos Aires. Prayer items: *Pray of the Seminary of Emerging Leaders, for God to give me a message and impact. *For the new Surf and First Aid DTS that starts in October. *For mi finances, because I arrived in Spain with nothing. *For everything that was invested in Spain, and for God to complete this process so it bears fruit. *For the base, because we are experiencing a lot of robbery in our area. ¨*We don’t have space enough to host the students, and we are looking for something to rent. INFORMATION FOR THE OFFERINGS Benjamin David Barnreuther Bankia 2038 2471 04 3000672358 Asunto: Tu Nombre (Desde fuera de España añadir: IBAN ES23)

DONATIONS: For tax deductible donations (US only), send a check to: YWAM, PO Box 3000, Garden Valley, TX 75771-3000. On the Check please DO NOT put my Name, write the check to ywam, and in a separate piece of paper in side the envelope put my name "Benjamin D Barnreuther" .

Just a few words......

Dear family and friends,

I am writing you to be bring you up to date on everything that has been going on recently.  I am going to do this in a “visual” way with photos so you can SEE what I have been doing since my last update.

First of all, I want to let you know that I have recuperated EXCELLENTLY from my recent operation on my collar bone.  Even to the extent that I have played football again!!!  Thank you SOOOOOO MUCH for your prayers and support during that whole experience.

On March 22^nd, we had our National YWAM Conference for Argentina, which was an amazing blessing as well as vision inspiring.  Here you can see the YWAM family of 450 members!!

After the Conference we had a special introductory training event for King’s Kids, where we teach new kids about King’s Kids vision and values.  I was teaching about the Heart of God for Missions which isn’t so much focused on statistics but rather in GOD and WHY missions.

For the last few weeks we have been learning Folk Dancing!!!!!  WE are preparing with this, to be able to offer during our outreach in Spain ( or any other out reach places) a typical Argentinean dance!! (**Thank God I don’t have any pictures of this.. hahahah!)

The main “big” news is that the DTS with emphasis in Rescue (Discipleship Training School) started  up in April and we have seven students from Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and Costa Rica.  Here’s a picture!

On the 22^nd April we had our Second Summit meeting about 4/14 , which is about evangelizing children and young people between the ages of 4-14.  This is not to be confused with the 10/40 window which has is a geographic location.

During this event where people who do Sunday schools and other types of children/young people’s ministries by offering different types of workshops.  This year we were able to use one of the main theatres of the University Faculty of Law to offer this event.  I was helping to lead worship for the event as well as play percussion for Georgina Moreiro (a King’s Kid who participated and got to one of the higher levels of “THE VOICE” in Argentina)and I also participated in a drama that the King’s Kids did.

Also as many of you know, this year I received a prophetic word about going to Spain together with people from the base, DTS and King’s Kids.  During this  4-14 event, the King’s Kids team were ebig creative about raising funds to go to Spain.

With regards to our trip to Spain, if you know of a church or group that would like to have us during our time there this summer July/August, please let me know.  Also we would appreciate your prayers for this vision to go to Spain for the contacts, for finances etc.

On May 17^th there is a possibility that I will be going to Chile with the our base director Daniel Etchart to help preach there.  This will be a big financial challenge as I will need to pay for a visa as well as the bus and plane fares.

Prayer points.

Pray for the DTS that I am helping to lead.

Pray for discernment in both my spiritual and personal life.

The challenge of going to Spain and for God to provide the necessary finances, contacts etc..

The possibility of going to Chile the 18^th May. 

For the areas of ministry I am involved in : DTS, Alcance Social, King’s Kids, Worship,  and Communications.

And finally for my studies in Graphic design!

Thanks so much for your prayers and support which I appreciate so much.

Here are the details for sending offerings.

Benjamin David Barnreuther
Caja Madrid
2038 2471 04 3000672358
Subject: your name
(Outside of Spain add: IBAN ES23)

DONATIONS: For tax deductible donations (US only), send a check to: YWAM, PO Box 3000, Garden Valley, TX 75771-3000. On the Check please DO NOT put my Name, write the check to ywam, and in a separate piece of paper in side the envelope put my name "Benjamin D Barnreuther" .