We trust that
you are enjoying a happy holiday season, and that your celebration of our
Savior’s birth was special indeed.
This evening we will be attending a special New Years’ Eve service at a
sister church in Pessac where people from the three Bordeaux churches will be
gathering for a special time of celebration and fellowship. We want to take this opportunity to wish
you a Happy New Year in the Lord.
Watching world events certainly makes us wonder how much longer until we
see our Savior face to face. We
are certainly listening for the sound of the trumpet!
These have
been very busy weeks for us and we are so thankful for your prayers and for
God’s answers. The Lord truly
blessed the Christmas Concert in a wonderful way. His blessing was evident in the ministry and the Gospel was
clearly presented in various ways.
I had the privilege of bringing the message. The Lord filled up our auditorium, with several standing in
the back. Among the many visitors
who responded to personal invitations that were given out, we were thrilled to
have seven of those we had invited attend, including our landlord and his wife.
Praise
for:
- God’s blessings in the special services
this month, including the Ladies’ Bible Study, the Christmas Concert, the
Christmas dinner and the English service last Sunday.
- the health that we have had through
these weeks, especially while Pastor Christian was ill, as I have had to
replace him on several occasions.
- all of
those who have heard or received the Good News this Christmas through church
ministries as well as through the goodie platters we prepared to share with our
neighborhood contacts with calendars and Christmas tracts.
- improved
health for Pastor Christian.
Pray
for:
- the Lord to
continue to work in the hearts of those who have heard the Gospel for the first
time this Christmas.
- improved
health for Claire Corenthin, and for wisdom for the doctors as they work with
her treatment.
- Jonathan as
he prepares to teach another series of Adult Bible studies on Sunday mornings,
and Cherith as she prepares and leads the Ladies’ Bible study on January 8.
- our French
Drivers Licenses to be granted soon and for our search for a house to purchase
in a very, very hard market!
- the Central
African Republic that has been experiencing political unrest, with rebels
taking cities around the country, including the places where we lived and
worked (Bambari and Ippy). Pray
for our colleagues, the Jewells and the Dannenbergs that are still in the country.
- the church
plant project in Merignac and for committed prayer partners. Pray for the Bible studies this month
and for contacts that are being made.
- wisdom and
grace for each contact the Lord gives us, that His love and light would shine
through our family to those around us.
