After a successful 13 years banking career, God granted me the blessing of getting my M. Div. at The Master’s Seminary (CA) in 2017. I returned to Madrid with my wife Aida, and we had Marcos (2004), Olimpia (2007), Mateo (2016), and Alexia (2017) to plant a church. But in March 2020 Aida was called to be with Christ. I praise God for His sovereign and perfect plan (Psalm 139:16.) He is never wrong. He is good and does good (Psalm 119:68.)

 

Church planting has always been in my mind. But due to the new family situation, I accepted an admin pastor role in Pontevedra in September 2020, while I continued with my role as faculty at the Berea Seminary in Leon.

 

Little did I know that while in Pontevedra, the Lord would bless me with Deborah, whom I married in late 2023. She is a blessing! She enjoys her role as wife and mom at home, along with playing the piano at church.

 

We are planting a church in Valencia, Spain. Buen Pastor Valencia (Good Shepherd Valencia) is a Christ-centered, Bible-saturated local church committed to the faithful exposition of Scripture, the proclamation of the gospel, the making of disciples, and the glory of God.

 

Matt. 9:36 And seeing the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and downcast like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. 38 Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” (LSB)