Praise and Prayer for March 26, 2010

We’re thankful for the Lord’s help this week. Thank you for praying for our Sunday services. The special farewell service honoring the Farrells for their ministry here in Reims was held Sunday morning. From the Farrells’ prayer letter: “It was a perfect blend of tears and laughter. The testimonies and love from the 104 people in attendance overwhelmed us.” The service included a power point presentation of the history of the church, ie the ministry of the Farrells here in Reims. Adrianna was delighted to be chosen to present the Farrells with a medal from the church. There were 21 people present for the Sango service. We were sorry not to see D. that we mentioned in last week’s praise and prayer. Jonathan will be preaching in the French service this Sunday morning. On Sunday night we will be having our special Easter celebration outreach with the Sango group. We will be showing the Jesus film. We pray that many who have been invited will come and that there will be decisions made. There is only a week now for the various groups and individuals to prepare for their parts in the Church’s Easter program on April 4.

Health wise, we are thankful for the good progress made this week. Josiah’s congestion has cleared up with the antibiotic and his chest x-ray on Monday indicated clear lungs. Caleb had several tests with a lung specialist on Wednesday. This resulted in some changes to his treatment including an iron supplement. Caleb was so brave; he didn’t even flinch when he had his blood drawn for the first time! Papa was proud.

Praise for:
- the very special farewell service for the Farrells last Sunday morning.
- good attendance in SS and both services on Sunday.
- improved health for Caleb and Josiah this week.
- the good choir practice Sunday as we prepare for an Easter presentation.
- all of Jessica’s help and encouragement this week.

Pray for:
- the contacts we will have Saturday evening as we attend a wedding of one of our contacts from Adrianna’s school.
- Jonathan as he preaches Sunday “What will you do with Jesus?”
- for good attendance and results for our Sango group’s Easter outreach this Sunday evening as we show the Jesus film.
- all of the work going into preparing different groups for the special Easter program on April 4 (SS, choir, Sango); children learning Scripture passages to share.
- that the important original documents that seem to be lost in the mail would arrive in the mail soon and safely.