Praise and Prayer for November 6, 2009

On Sunday, one of the youth shared a testimony of the special trip to Saint Dizier for the Concours Biblique. One of the special blessings mentioned was the opportunity to get together with so many other youth in an evangelical setting. This has been especially important, since the youth groups are typically very small and although there were certainly some unsaved present, fellowship with so many other Christian young people is rare here in France. We were proud of our own youth group placing third in the quiz team competition.

This Sunday will be another big day at church. We will be welcoming the student body from the Bible Institute (Algrange) for the morning service. They will be leading the service, sharing musical numbers and one of the students will be preaching. We will miss part of the service since we will both be teaching Sunday school classes, but we look forward to having a few guests in our classes as some of the students will be bringing their children. This Sunday evening, our Sango service will be meeting again after two weeks off as folks were off on vacation. Last Sunday one of the Central African families was back in church after a long absence. We are praying for more regularity in attendance to the Sango service. Jonathan will be preaching on God’s help in living the Christian life.

Praise for:
- the good participation in the Concours Biblique by our youth group and several others.
- the good health God has given our family.
- a Central African family’s return to church last Sunday.
- each one who helps in the Sunday School ministry.
- projects completed this week including the next SS teacher schedule.

Pray for:
- the students from the Bible Institute as they come and minister in our church on Sunday.
- the Sunday School ministries, for regular attendance and for each member of the teaching team.
- good attendance at the Sango service Sunday night and for Jonathan as he preaches.
- our family’s adjustments, and the need for good rest, especially for Mama and Papa.
- the financial strain we are having due to the fall of the dollar ($1.48 to 1€).