My Apartment

Ok, so I forgot to take pictures of the kitchen (which is awesome), but here are some pics of my new digs. I love it!

Before I show pictures, here's the story: Victoria and I started praying about an apartment, and we kind of just laid it out on the table. It went something like "Ok, God, you know that we need an apartment, that we need enough space to host community groups, a kitchen we can cook for groups in, and we'd love to have an art studio. Kelly has to leave soon, so we need to find it quickly. And we can't afford an aval." (it's like a 6 month to 1 year deposit that most apartments require). Not that we were making demands of God, but we really did need to find a place, and we believed that He wanted us to have a place that we could use for ministry.

WE FOUND THE APARTMENT IN 4 DAYS!!! It is bigger than what we need, has an art studio and a big living room, the rent is exactly what we wanted to pay, and there was no aval. God definitely has provided MORE than what we asked for! Anyway, here's our new flat.


Calle Espiritu Santo
My street: it means "Holy Spirit Street"


the ceiling of our entryway


victoria in our living room--notice how small she looks lin the huge room!


our bathroom--great acoustics in here--i've never had a bathroom so big that it echoes.


those little dots on the sides of the tub? they're jets!
a jacuzzi isn't one of the things we prayed for, but we're not complaining!


our studio has shelves built into the wall--perfect!


cool wall in living room


another cool wall--looking from the studio into the living room-we still need to get chairs for the table.

I wish I had pictures of the kitchen--coming soon. The bedrooms are just normal bedrooms, so I didn't want to bore you.

So this is where I live!!! Awesome, huh?

September 2005 Update

Hello All,

This update is going to be quick....I'm in an internet cafe which is getting louder by the minute!

First of all, I have an apartment! After looking for only 4 days (which is unheard of), we found a fantastic place right in the center of town. (Actually, it's in one of the old sections with brick streets!)--it's on a street called Calle Espiritu Santo, which means "Holy Spirit Street." Cool, huh? It has a big living room perfect for hosting community groups, and a room next to the living room that works great as an art studio. I can't really describe how cool this apartment is, so I'll post pictures on my blog soon. And to top it all, it was in our price range! Suffice to say that God has provided above and beyond our expectations!

So, now that the apartment hunt is finished, I will be heading back to the States on September 8 to finish support raising. I'm hoping it will be quick (now that I'm back in Madrid I don't want to leave!), but I'm trusting that God will provide for what He has asked me to do.

So right now my life consists of unpacking boxes, finding the grocery stores in my new neighborhood, unpacking more boxes, hanging out with the Mountainview people that have been around all summer, meeting some new people, doing some planning with the Mountainview team, and making plans for support raising back in the states. And sometimes I sleep :).

Here are some things to pray about:
1) Pray for God's provision financially: while I'm in the States raising support I still need to cover the rent on my apartment here, so pray that support raising goes quickly! Ask God to raise up people to join my support team.

2) Thank God for my new apartment! Ask God to use it to bring people into our community, and most importantly, to Him!

3) Continue to pray for the Mountainview team as we plan for the year ahead--ask God to give us His vision for the city.


Thanks for your support, encouragement, and prayer. I'll be keeping in touch!

peace,
Kelly