Praise and Prayer for January 16, 2009

We have sensed God’s answers to your prayers for us this week. Thank YOU for praying! There was a good group out to church on Sunday morning. Since Sylvie Fischer is helping to teach Jonathan’s Sunday school class from time to time, Jonathan had a two-week reprieve. This helped make it possible for him to lead the worship service on Sunday. At present there is still no one to fill in for Cherith’s class with the 2s and 3s. We still don’t have anyone in sight yet to take over either class. Currently we are also looking for someone to take charge of the nursery ministry. Choir practice was cancelled due to absences. There were 14 at the Sango service including one visitor.

The Lord gave safety on the trip to Algrange on Wednesday despite thick fog both ways, added to darkness on the return. After our classes in Algrange, we had the privilege of attending a special Open house for Becky Stetson and her fiancé Pascal Grenade at her parents’ home in Metz. It was a joy to reconnect with some people that Jonathan had gotten to know when he studied French in Nancy 12 years ago! Our kids were very tired and by the time we got home they both had low fevers. Caleb’s temperature was up during the night and Adrianna’s by Thursday night. Jonathan accompanied Adrianna’s class on a field trip on Thursday. Cherith took Caleb to see the doctor. Jonathan had a piano lesson with a church member in the afternoon and joined Mike and the rest of the church leaders for the last church counsel meeting before the General assembly business meeting on January 25. Thursday night, Adrianna’s fever had risen so she is home from school today.

Praise for:
- a good Sango service and for one visitor, though not J.F.
- completing some of the reports.
- a letter from P.W., a friend of Jonathan’s from language school in Nancy who plans to visit us in Reims during a short vacation from Taiwan.

Pray for:
- for Adrianna and Caleb to regain good health and for Cherith and Jonathan to remain healthy.
- helpers for Sunday school classes and for someone to be responsible for the nursery.
- our contact with P.W. and that the Lord will bring her to Himself.