Pidals in Spain

Extra! Extra!!

melpidal — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:56:14 +0000

We just sent out our March 2010 Pidal Post. If you didn’t get it but want to, send us an email with your email address and we’ll add you to our list!!

Introducing…

melpidal — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:36:34 +0000

Coen Chrysostom Pidal! He was born exactly a month ago, on February 19th at 3:25 pm. He weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and was 22 1/2 inches long! We praise the Lord for the birth of another son and just love him so very much! Life has been a little hectic with two children now but we are adjusting so well with these two little munchkins! Here are some photos of the little guy…

3 days old, coming home from the hospital

Kind of smiling

Cael absolutely loves and adores Coen!

Thank you to everyone who prayed for us during the delivery and afterwards!

Update: It’s been a while!

guscalvinbass — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:43:29 +0000

I know it’s been a while since we last posted, but we promise to continue to update the blog more often. During the Christmas season we moved into a great apartment building in nearby Santa Clarita. We are excited to be so close to both family and friends. Though we spent Christmas morning amidst boxes and piled furniture, we were able to set up our home within only a few days.

We have a few opportunities coming up to share about our ministry. Please continue to pray for us as we share with individuals and ministries what the Lord is doing in Spain. We are very excited and quite encouraged about the opportunity of serving our Lord in such a darkened context, yet we know that none of it would be possible without God’s blessing upon us. So PLEASE, continue to uphold us in your prayers.

Thanks for reading and praying for us!

Extra! Extra!!

melpidal — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:59:59 +0000

We just sent out our December 2009 PidalPost. If you didn’t get it but want to, send us an email with your email address and we’ll add you to our list!!

Presentation

melpidal — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:43:45 +0000

We recently were very blessed to give a presentation about Spain to my parent’s bible study. Gus spoke for about 15 minutes and then we both answered questions. It was such a great time of fellowship, meeting some neat believers, and we always enjoy telling people about Spain! Here are some pictures from the evening…

Us in front of our little display

We love telling people about Spain! If you want us to come to your bible study or church, please let us know!

He’s arrived

melpidal — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:54:29 +0000

I just got off chatting with Gus. Since we both have Mac computers, we can talk face to face, which is so nice. Cael kept telling him to come home and was touching the screen-so cute! Gus made it to Zurich and is a part of the meetings there with about 20 other men. He said he’s met a lot of really great people and taken lots of cool pictures. The weather is nice-not too cool. And he’s having a great time! It was so great to see him! Thanks for your prayers and please continue to pray for a fruitful trip and safety while he travels. He leaves for León on Wednesday.

And he’s off!

melpidal — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:43:57 +0000

I just dropped Gus off at the airport for his 9 day trip to Zurich then León. Please pray for his safety while traveling and a fruitful trip for him! He’ll update at some point soon. And I made him promise to take LOTS of pictures

Here we go!

melpidal — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:15:52 +0000

Yesterday morning we woke up to a letter from our apartment building, informing us that they’ve sold the building and we have until December 2nd to move out. Wow! My first reaction was surprise and then excitement, to see what the Lord has in store for us. We are not sure where we are going to go, since we are working from a limited income with Gus’ part-time salary. But we know that God will provide. He has promised to do so and we are fully trusting in Him. It is at times like these that our faith is stretched and we hope and pray that we are faithful to remain fully confident and trusting in His sovereign plan for our lives.

Please pray for us! That we would find a place. And for me, as I pack up our apartment. Thankfully it’s pretty cozy so we have not been able to store up too much stuff. But there’s still a lot to do and I’m trying to pace myself, being 6 months pregnant! If you live locally and would like to come and help me pack a box or two, that would be lovely! And we’ll see what the Lord has planned for us!!

Preggo update

melpidal — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:24:59 +0000

As we mentioned in the video diary in the post below, we had a surprise at yesterday’s Dr visit. We were told by a previous ultrasound and another technician that we were having a girl. But yesterday my Dr checked and for sure we are having a boy! To be honest, I was more surprised when I was told we were having a girl because it just “felt” like a boy. Many people have asked me if I’m disappointed, and honestly, I’m totally not! I was kind of sad not to have a brother and best friend for Cael, so it’s very exciting now to have that for him. Yesterday’s Dr appointment went very well, and I’m 22 weeks as of yesterday. Well into the 2nd half of my pregnancy with my 3rd trimester just 6 weeks away. Crazy how fast it is flying by! Thankfully I’m feeling much better and not too too big yet. I’ve included a picture of my 22 week belly, which is just a tad bit bigger than my 18 week belly. It’s exciting to see the Lord growing and developing this baby inside me-the Dr said the baby is right on track and looks really healthy!

On another family related note, I have a family blog, which, after a few months’ break, have decided to begin posting family pictures and updates at. Please feel free to check it out here. And of course we will continue to post ministry updates here. Thank you to everyone for reading and for praying!

Our Surprise!

melpidal — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:35:45 +0000

Our latest video, this one is about our family. Please continue to pray for us!