The Lord has
blessed us with beautiful weather leading up to this first day of Spring. We’ve even been able to take advantage
of it by getting out and doing some trimming in the garden. Caleb’s soccer team has also been able
to finally keep a scheduled Saturday game as many have been cancelled this
winter due to rain or fields being too wet. 
The weeks are
full of challenges and opportunities and the Lord continues to give His
strength and blessing. Last
Saturday, our town held its annual Carnival Parade with many of the
associations and clubs taking part with special floats and costumes. It was good to see a number of people
that we knew both in the parade and among the spectators, and note that this
number grows each year from the first parade we attended two years ago when we first
arrived. Last week, Cherith began
a weekly English study with one of the school moms who had approached her about
studying with her. We are excited
about this opportunity and appreciate your prayers for wisdom and guidance as
Cherith helps her using language exercises and Bible stories.
Cherith and I
will be making a road trip to Macon, France (a six hour trip without delays) next
week for a one day conference regarding finances and French laws. There have been some changes in some of
these laws that will affect our team, so as the treasurers for our two
associations, we will be there to learn what we can. Our good friends and teammates, Bob and Bonnie Bixby, have
graciously offered to keep our children for us and get them to and from school
and sports clubs on Tuesday and Wednesday, since we leave early Tuesday morning
and won’t be home till later Wednesday evening.
Praise
for:
- the pastors’ prayer breakfast Jonathan
attended last weekend with the pastors of the four Bordeaux churches. We rejoice to see God’s hand at work.
- God’s blessings for our church. Last Sunday we hosted the fellowship
dinner and were encouraged by time of fellowship and planning.
- further
contacts the Lord is giving us with soccer and school families, kids Birthday
invitations, physical therapist, etc.
- improved
health for our family, and for healing for my knee.
- direction
for our Jesus film outreach in April.
- our brother
Pastor Goumba Pierre from Bambari who was able to travel to Yaounde, Cameroun
this month for a module course for his DMin degree.
- the godly
heritage of having Christian parents who love and serve the Lord. Yesterday marked 6 years since the Lord
called my Dad Home.
Pray for:
- God’s
blessing and guidance in our preparations and in our preaching and teaching
ministries.
- the Saint
Medard neighborhoods that are receiving church flyers at this time: Magudas and
Caupian.
- safety for
Cherith and I was we travel next week, for alertness and understanding for what
we will be hearing.
- safety and
help for our children and the Bixbys as we leave them Tuesday and Wednesday,
March 25,26. This is the first
time we will have left our children overnight in almost 3 years.
- preparations
for our Jesus film outreach April 12, and for guidance and blessing as we get
out the word through flyers and posters.
- brothers
and sisters in CAR who are having difficulty getting necessary medicines for
high blood pressure and other sicknesses.
Prices for food and meds have gone up and pharmacies are not getting
stocked.
- God to
awaken the hearts of the people of Saint Medard to their spiritual needs.
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