Thank you to each one who prayed for our special outreach on Sunday with the showing of the Jesus film. The rest of the invitations were given out during the week, including more than 20 of our acquaintances from the neighborhood and the children’s schools. Special prayer meetings were held on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for Sunday’s outreach. Much work went into preparing the hall on Saturday and Sunday afternoon, and by 4 p.m., chairs were set, projector, dvd player and sound system were all checked, coffee was perking, baked goodies covered three tables, special guests from our sister church in Chalons were set up with keyboard, two violins and a guitar to provide beautiful music as people entered, and the welcome crew was ready at the door, waiting for the crowds to begin flowing inside. While I can’t honestly say the numbers were staggering, we must say that we did see God at work. The crowd that gathered barely topped 60, with perhaps around 50 from the churches. In that number, however, were a couple that have yet to accept Christ. Invited guests were around 10, and none of those we’d invited had come. We were thankful that the guests who were there had good opportunities to speak with church members and leaders. 
One of the most encour-aging parts of the event was the way so many individuals in the church came together to serve happily in this endeavor. We believe Christ was glorified yesterday, and we continue to pray for fruit. Those 10,000 invitations that were distributed throughout the city of Reims bore a witness to Christ and included contact information and the church website. Just today, I received a call from a woman who had heard about our church and was interested in coming to our services. Another very specific answer to prayer and witness to God’s power marked our weekend. Adrianna came down with a fever and an earache, which resulted in my running her to the emergency clinic in town Sunday morning before church. The doctor diagnosed a viral infection but then decided to do an additional test to be sure it wasn’t bacterial and in need of antibiotics. The test revealed a bacterial infection surprising the doctor and changing the diagnosis. As he wondered to his assistant why he had even run the test when he normally wouldn’t have, I told him that we had prayed on our way in that the Lord would give him wisdom in diagnosing the problem and in treating it. He acknowledged immediately that God must have heard our prayer, and that we now had the proper diagnosis and treatment. Praise the Lord for showing His power to the doctor and his assistant, as well as to our little 7 year old and her papa.
Praise for:- those who did come to see the “Jesus” film on Sunday, and for the excellent teamwork by so many who were eager to reach out to Reims.
- new visitors in church on Sunday.
- the woman who called Monday interested in coming to our church.
- the answer to prayer on Sunday morning in the doctor’s office and the demonstration of God’s power to even work through the doctor.
- Josiah’s 1st Birthday on the 12th and for all God has done for us since those very difficult days with him in intensive care one year ago.
- Baptist Mid-Missions celebrating 90 years of ministry.
Pray for:
- ongoing fruit from the “Jesus” film outreach and the 10,000 flyers that were distributed.
- the woman who called today for more information about our church to come to church this Sunday.
- me as I lead the prayer meeting and Bible study Tuesday evening.
- opportunities to witness to result from my participation on the elected parent-teacher counsel at Adrianna’s school this year.
- the Ladies Tea coming up on November 7.
- Ippy, CAR where our BMM hospital work continues to minister under African leadership and where there are four churches in our fellowship of churches. Rebel factions took over the town on Saturday (October 16) causing locals to flee to the bush.
- guidance in making decisions concerning our future ministry.
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