We didn’t get an update posted last week with everything going on. Thank you for praying, nonetheless! God richly blessed the Youngs’ visit and ministry in our midst here in Reims and then at our Team France conference in St. Albain. There was good attendance at both the French and Sango services on April 19. Pastor Young’s messages were well-received and he and Rose had some good opportunities to visit with people before and after the services. We had a good number of children in SS as well.
The Lord strengthened Elva Farrell so that their family was able to make the trip to the conference. The theme of the conference was God’s faithfulness, and throughout the conference we heard testimonies of several of the missionaries, some retired, who served in France during some of the earlier years. We all enjoyed good messages and good music. Pastor and Rose also shared in music ministry at each of the services, and spent some special times with the teens at the conference. The Lord blessed them with health and strength, and even helped them to quickly get over jetlag. On Friday after the conference, we showed them some of the historical sites around Reims, some dating to the Roman era. They helped us and some friends celebrate Caleb’s third Birthday on Saturday, the 25th.
Praise for:
- good attendance in the Sunday services and in Sunday school
- God’s blessings of the Youngs’ ministry in Reims, at our conference, and for safety in all of the traveling.
- the spiritual refreshment and good fellowship that we had at conference.
Pray for:
- Jonathan as he broke his left wrist today and will be in a cast for at least four weeks.
- wisdom in prioritizing as we finish some projects and reports.
- the Institute students as we present some songs at a conference on May 8.
- comfort for D., a Central African whose sister died last week in Bangui.
- the shipping of the Sango hymnal to CAR – so far there is no shipping container space available!
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