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Here are a few photos to give you an overview of our adventures since November. End of November, David was in Paris at the Centre Evangélique (a large gathering of evangelical church federations and ministry organisations in France) to man the Agapé France stand with a small team. We enjoy leading worship in our Rennes Nord church as a family from time to time. End of November we celebrated another year for Carolyn. In December, Claire worked hard to give her class a presentation on Scotland (where Grandma grew up). The Agapé Rennes team met for our traditional and much appreciated Christmas breakfast. Then we celebrated Christmas in the Vendée with David's family. Back in Rennes, we enjoyed the sound and light show at the town hall, always surprising and different every year. We finished 2022 and started 2023 in good spirits with good friends and good food. And 2023 started with work in our house to replace our old gas boiler with a heat pump. It's time to save energy. Then Ja

So many adventures since April! Here are some pictures to give you a quick summary. Just before our sabbatical leave, David went to Spain for a gathering of Agape Europe leaders. Here are the Agapé France representatives. Beginning of April, we started our sabbatical with a week of holidays in Brittany with most of Carolyn's family. To the delight of the children, this house in the middle of the countryside had an indoor swimming pool! In April as well, we were able to enjoy the Spring sun and flowers in Rennes. Beginning of May, David spent 10 days in an abbey for a spiritual retreat in silence and solitude. This included a quiet little corner to read and meditate... ... and also beautiful surroundings to admire God's creation and be revitalised in the open air. End of May, it was Carolyn's turn to leave with a big smile for a week of spiritual retreat. Mid-June, we were delighted to attend the beautiful performance of a musical, for which Julie had practised all year with

This year, Claire joined Julie and Anna to run our local race "Tout Betton Court". All three gave it their all to the finish line. Well done champions! In February, Agapé organised some leisure activities in a center for asylum seekers in Rennes. Carolyn, Anna and Claire enjoyed being part of it and bringing some joy and hope to these children whose future is uncertain. A joyful train trip as a family... ... and enjoying a few days in sunny Lyon. End of February, the Agapé France team gathered in the Ardèche region for our annual Staff Conference. During the gathering, our colleague Trent gave a touching speech to celebrate David's 10th ministry anniversary with Agapé France. Unfortunately, Carolyn had to stay at home with the girls (who were at school) but she deserves to be celebrated all the same for her 10 years of service with Agapé 😊. We give thanks to God for His work in and through our lives during these 10 years. In March, David was in Toulouse to meet Agapé Cam

2019 started just like 2018 ended: playing games! By the way, a resolution for our family this year is to play a game together at least once a week. A modest and realistic goal to ensure a minimum of fun in our life. 😊 January is also THE month for birthdays. Anna turned 9. Claire turned 5. The Agapé Rennes team in action during a digital workshop, sharing online articles to inspire our friends in their spiritual journey. Agapé France Digital Committee gathered to work together for two days in Toulouse. David's team (Digital Strategies), who usually meet behind screens, were able to be together on the same side of the camera. 7 years after our move from Toulouse to Rennes, David was able to enjoy the typical walls of the "pink city" again. Believe it or not, there wasn't any more sun in the South-West than in Brittany! 😞