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Alberto and Ashley Testimony |
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I was born in Spain on September 2, 1986. At the age of six during a Vacation Bible School I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal savior. At the age of eleven my family and I moved to the United States where my father became the pastor of the spanish ministry at Madison Baptist Church. During my teen years the Lord began to burden me about the misison field and more specificallly about Spain. I surrendered to God and decided to go wherever He would have me to go. I graduated from the Madison Baptist Academy in the year of 2004. God
led me to go to Crown College where I spent two years, then I finished
my studies at Southeastern Fundamental Baptist College (SFBC). I
graduated from SFBC in May of 2008. The Lord has used both places to
prepare me for the ministry. During my time in College, I have been
blessed to work under my dad. He has given me the opportunity to serve
in several areas of the Spanish ministry: Children's ministry, Youth
ministry, Music ministry, Visitation ministry and many other areas.
Ashley was born on September 10, 1985; in Huntsville, Alabama. My
parents were saved when I was very young, so I had the privilege of
growing up in a Christian home. I made a profession of faith at the age
of five, but did not fully understand that faith in Christ, not
repeating a prayer would save me. I struggled with doubts of my
salvation for a long time; fearing what people would think to know I
had not been saved before. God continued working on my heart and I was
saved in July of 1997 at the age of eleven. My Dad baptized me and I
have been growing spiritually since. It had always been my desire to be
a missionary wife, however it was several years after my salvation that
I felt the confirmation that missions was God's will for my life. I
also attended Madison Baptist Academy; and graduated in 2003. Most of
my college education was done at Southeastern Fundamental Baptist
College out of our church, although I did go to Crown College for a
year. I graduated from SFBC in May of 2007. I became involved in the
Spanish ministry at our church in 2002 when Alberto and I began to be
interested in one another. I have been blessed to be involved in the
Sunday School, Nursery, Choir, and many other Spanish ministries. In
the past six years I have learned to speak Spanish fairly fluent;
although I am continuing to learn new things. The Lord has used many
people and circumstances in each stage of my life to continually draw
me closer to him and to mold me to the working of His will. .
Ashley and I met in Madison Baptist Academy when we were very young; we
were actually High School sweethearts. Even as teenagers we knew where
God had called us and strived for that goal. After 5 years, God allowed
us to get married on August 3rd, 2007. A year later we went to Spain to
help missionaries. We were in Granada for three months helping the
Stark family. After that we spent nine months at the church where I got
saved. During the year in Spain we were able to see people come to know
Jesus Christ as their personal savior and also got to experience the
mission field first hand. Our son Sergio was also born in Spain and now
we are expecting a baby in April. We praise God for the opportunity to
seve Him!
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