~Barcelona Commentary July 2012

Barcelona Commentary Rev. & Mrs. Nathan A. Harrod  Missionaries to Spain United Pentecostal Church International ~B Revival Report... Bible School Graduation In Madrid We have Bible Schools located in Barcelona and Madrid where we are working to train new Pastors and leaders for the work of Spain. Class of 2012 We are excited to have graduated our first class from the "full-time" Bible school located in Madrid. We are excited with what God is going to do with this great group of young ministers. National Youth Convention Youth Convention In July we had a great youth convention in the city of Zaragoza. This was our 2nd national youth convention in the nation of Spain. Over 500 young people  from all across Spain came together to worship the Lord.  There was a great move of God in every service with many receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost for the first time. Cardboard Testimony Cardboard testimony Here is a short video of a few testimonies of the great things that God is doing in the lives of people at the church that we Pastor, "The Pentecostals of Barcelona." Deputation Starts in August We will be in: Kentucky Aug 7-12 Ohio Aug 14-19 Louisiana Sep 4-23 Mississippi Sep 25-30 Tennessee Oct 9-21 Missouri Oct 23- Nov 4 Indiana Nov 6-18 Illinois Nov 27- Dec 16 Alabama Jan 2-13 2013 BOTT Jan 15-17 2013 Arkansas Jan 20 - Feb 3 2013 Texas Feb 5 -24 2013 South Texas Feb 26 - Mar 24 2013 Thank You! Thank you for all your prayers and support. Together we are claiming Spain in Jesus' name! God Bless, Nathan, Tanya, Alaina and Lincoln Harrod Harrod Family Quick Links: Enroll as PIM Global Missions Interested in AIM Los Pentecostales In August of 2012 we will be coming to the states for our scheduled deputation. If you are interested in having our family for a service please contact your Global Missions District Director. With your help we will be able to return to the field as quickly as possible.

We Are FREE! And must remain FREE!

INDEPENDENCE DAY - July 4th, 1776

Background:

During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence that had been proposed in June by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia declaring the United States independent from Great Britain. After voting for independence, Congress turned its attention to the Declaration of Independence, a statement explaining this decision, which had been prepared by a Committee of Five, with Thomas Jefferson as its principal author. Congress debated and revised the wording of the Declaration, finally approving it on July 4. A day earlier, John Adams had written to his wife Abigail:

The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.

Adams's prediction was off by two days. From the outset, Americans celebrated independence on July 4, the date shown on the much-publicized Declaration of Independence, rather than on July 2, the date the resolution of independence was approved in a closed session of Congress.

Historians have long disputed whether Congress actually signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, even though Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin all later wrote that they had signed it on that day. Most historians have concluded that the Declaration was signed nearly a month after its adoption, on August 2, 1776, and not on July 4 as is commonly believed.

In a remarkable coincidence, both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the only signers of the Declaration of Independence later to serve as Presidents of the United States, died on the same day: July 4, 1826, which was the 50th anniversary of the Declaration. Although not a signer of the Declaration of Independence, but another Founding Father who became a President, James Monroe, died on July 4, 1831, thus becoming the third president in a row who died on this memorable day. Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President, was born on July 4, 1872, and, so far, is the only President to have been born on Independence Day.

Just a side note - one of my ancestors, John Hart, was a signer on the Declaration of Independence

HAPPY 4th of July EVERYONE! Have a great day!




"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord"
Psalm 33:12a