RADIO

it appears that God has opened a door for us to have a show on an english speaking radio sation. more news to follow but please pray that this will happen and God will continue to make ways for our message to be spread.

Update

Purpose driven life course:
after the alpha course, i decided to take the same group of people through a purpose driven life course, this has just come to the conclusion, next week we are going to have a chinese meal to celebrate the end of the course. we are going to continue meeting in this group, with maybe a small break over august.

Youth Group:
last week we had 4 young people in our youth house group they all seem to be enjoying themselves and learning more about their faith

Prayer Group:
yesterday we went and prayed around Benalmadena pueblo (village) this is a place further in land from Benalmadena Costa where the church is situated. Benalmadena pueblo is home to the area's Mayor and ayuntamiento (town hall) so we felt it was time we prayed for the authorities that govern Benalmadena and Arroyo de la miel.

Brand new Spanish lessons:
for those brits (myself included) who cannot speak the local lingo, there is now a Spanish class at our church. it all began with a conversation over a coffee with some of our congregation, Naomi agreed to be our teacher (a fine teacher she is too) i know she reads this blog. so from next week this blog is in Spanish (joking of course).

Wedding
God has really shown favour to myself and Naomi, without his help we wouldn't have got the wedding venue of the year. We are getting married in a restored medieval/moorish Castle in the Spanish countryside. We looked around knowing it was far beyond our financial capabilities, it was a bit like looking around harods and only having a fiver to spend. but God has blessed us and we still need more miracles but i'm so grateful to him for blessing Naomi and myself it such a lavish way. We tie the knot on 21st november 2009.

Back in the UK, i am flying back to the uk in a few weeks time for 2 weeks. i am resuming my role on the youth team at fraisthorpe camp and preaching in the 3 services at coventry elim on the middle saturday of camp.

Star trek: best star trek film ever, go and see it!!!

live long and prosper

not man flu again

i would appreciate your prayers as i'm feeling ill a lot. i never used to feel ill quite as much in coventry, it may well be that i'm adapting to a new country, climate and different bacteria. i would really appreciate your prayers.

I'm meeting a man called maurice boreland who is C.O of talk radio europe, its discussion about the possibilty of having a religious programme on his network, i'm meeting him on monday at 12 pm C.E.T please pray for Gods favour on that meeting.

well i really missed conference and all my pals, hope to be there next year. please keep in touch its always nice to hear whats going on in dear old England.

Dave Hodgson, News at ten, Malaga

thanks for all your congratulations

Myself and Naomi have been bowled over by the amount of congratulations we have recieved either by cards or facebook comments. We are still in the process of planning the wedding and loads of paper work has to be completed first, please pray that Gods hand and favour will be upon us both at this time.
you can keep upto date on our wedding website
and also you can leave comments.
Dave Hodgson http://www.ewedding.com/sites/Naomi81/
Naomi

thanks for your ongoing support

feeling hot! hot Hot!

yesterday the temperature in benalmadena read 34 degrees, sweat was pouring off me. i have been informed that i haven't seen anything yet. maybe i shouldn't had worn my sheepskin coat.

God is so good!

Yesterday we really felt Gods Spirit so strong in our meetings, people were getting stuff dealt with that had been lingering in their lives for a long time. God is so good and has been meeting with us in dynamic ways recently.

On a personal level myself and Naomi are both very excited about getting married. there is a lot of paperwork to do and a lot of organizing which is not easy when you are on a shoestring budget. we are both believing that, if God is in this he will also provide in which ever way he so desires. please continue to pray for us both and in general for the ministry here in benalmadena.

prayer requests

Youth House group, that those who come will continue too and they will grow in God.
Purpose driven life course: that God will knit that group together
Church: Gods guidance and Gods provision.

Myself: that i dont get too homesick. (thats a preventive prayer) also for more monthly financial support.

i canny complain though God has been good, i´m enjoying getting to know everyone and of course i have a wonderful fiance! so hey "praise ye the LORD"!!!!