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On Sunday and Monday, we had a great time at Saint Helen's, a church situated right at the heart of the "City". All 4 of us were at the morning service on Sunday with about 600 other people. The worship and teaching were wonderful. And Julie made new friends at Sunday school, where she learnt about Abraham obeying God when He asked him to leave for a faraway land with his family, his livestock and his tent. David was also able to attend the evening service, again with around 600 students and young people. The sermon, on the theme of secularism and multiculturalism, and based on the passage in Daniel 3:1-30, was particularly interesting since very relevant for France.  You can listen to the message HERE . The service was followed by a meal which gave him the opportunity to meet some of the young people from the church. On Monday evening, we both attended the monthly prayer meeting. Again, it was so encouraging to pray with about 150 other people for some of the church acti

We had a very encouraging time at the "French Connection" , a conference organised by a group of people who meet regularly at St Helen's Church in London to pray for French-speaking Europe. Three missionaries talked a bit about  their ministry: Charlie Newcombe (Belgium), Edward Nelson (Paris) and  Étienne Koning (Mont de Marsan, France). They shared the things they were thankful for and listed some prayer requests so that we could pray for them. It was great to pray with people with such a heart for France and Francophone Europe (Belgium, Luxemburg and Switzerland) and who pray regularly for Jesus to be known and accepted in these countries too.

We arrived in London without any problem after 11 long hours on the road on Thursday, a night in Béthune and a ferry-crossing from Calais to Dover. We are thankful for a blessed journey and a very warm welcome from Charlie and Claire on our arrival in London. Julie already feels at home and is having lots of fun with her new friend Tom.