November 26, 2014

The Lord has given us so many reasons to be thankful.  One of those is you, our support Team.  You make it possible for us to be here as your representatives in this dark corner of the globe.  Your prayers have been evident this month, as we have seen the hand of God at work. 

The English Connection on November 14 went very well with three children joining us from three different families.  Since then, there have been some more promising contacts with other parents, so we are hoping the next EC this Friday evening will have a few more present.  The Bible story we taught the first time was about Jesus calming the storm.  This Friday’s theme will be Thanksgiving.  Please pray that the Lord will bring children (and parents) and that He will use us to help these people understand who Jesus is and their need for Him.

This past weekend, five young people from our sister church in Pessac (another suburb of Bordeaux) came to help us on Saturday.  There were some groups that went door to door in our neighborhood offering Scripture calendars while others continued the mailbox campaign on the other side of town, dropping a Gospel booklet and a church flyer in mailboxes.  We praise the Lord that more than 35 people accepted a calendar and more than 300 homes received the booklet and flyer.  We took a break in the middle to come to our house and enjoy some good fellowship around the table and the delicious meal Cherith had prepared. 

Praise for:

-  God’s faithful, loving care and provision for us.  Praise for the faithfulness of the support team that God has given us.

- the blessings He has given to each of us through

- the attendance and good response to our first English Connection.

- new contacts that the Lord has given us and our teammates.

- the help God sent us Saturday from a sister church in the area for a special work day of getting out Scripture calendars and Gospel booklets.  Praise for the 35+ homes that accepted a calendar!

- the return of one of our visitors Sunday giving us 16 in attendance!

Pray for:

- lost souls (M, C, F, P).  Pray for eternal fruit through the distribution efforts of Gospel booklets and Scripture calendars.

- the continued distribution of these materials, for clear weather to be able to get out, and for homes to open their doors to receive a Scripture calendar.

- the English Connection this Friday evening, for good attendance and for God to use each of us in this contact with the lost (parents and children).

- the Christmas film outreach that we are planning for December 14, for the preparation and distribution of invitations, and for God to bring people.

- Pray that God will lead our church to just the right place for us to rent full time.  Pray for God’s provision for the higher cost that it will bring.