June 2013 Council Agenda - International Pentecostal Holiness ...

This is all a big break for Treffpunkt as they desperately need space. They were meeting in the unrenovated
area inside a tent until they realized the roof could be in danger of collapse.
Church in Main Building on Left
Hall to be renovated on right side of Building
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Spain: We have all watched the headlines and seen that Spain’s economy is not far behind
Greece with a 27% unemployment rate and 56% for College age persons. 2 million households
have zero income of any kind and many more have 3 generations under the same roof; all living on the
old age pension of the Grand Parents. Spain lost nearly 1 million of its 46 million population to folks
leaving to look for work elsewhere. Our churches have not been immune to this. The Madrid Church lost
over 60 people to emigration in the last 18 months.
Our IPHC young adults have no jobs. Many of their parents have also lost their employment. So we
opened a Cultural Center in Madrid. We started a number of classes: computer technology, English, low
cost cooking, as well as a full music school and an art gallery. We involved our youth as teachers to help
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