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September - November 2017 in pictures

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In September, Julie celebrated a special birthday: 10 years old! To share her joy, she invited some friends to a "smiley party" :-) . Now she's 10, it's time to learn a famous skill in Brittany:  flipping crêpes! :-) End of September, our church, like other churches in Rennes and a hundred more around France, opened their doors to host an exhibition, named "500 years of  Protestant Reformation" and created in collaboration with Agapé France. This exhibition was very much appreciated, looking back on the foundations of our faith and some Church history. The happy group attending the hackathon in Lyon from October 20th to 22nd. Two days is short, so everyone is fully focused! A selfie of the organising team to record this successful first hackathon :-)  From September to January, David is working together with 6 colleagues from different countries in Europe to think about how we can use technologies and digital tools to make Jesus known in Europe. So they gath

July - September 2017 in pictures

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This summer, we were away from home for 5 weeks. Our first stop was the stadium in Le Havre, Normandy, where we joined with several thousand people in the "Get France Moving" event. To get an idea of this event, we invite you to read this article (in French).  A highlight of 14th July was Nick Vujicic's testimony. You can find the video of it here .  And we were touched to see several dozens of people standing to entrust their lives to Jesus.  After Le Havre, we took a ferry to the United Kingdom. Over the summer, we drove 4500 kms to visit our partners, who support our ministry, all over the UK. We were so blessed by the warm weclome we received from each family and church.  We were invited to different churches. And we had several opportunities to tell of what God is doing in France. And we appreciated receiving prayer for our ministry and our family. Below, preparations in full swing for a "Taste of France" evening... ... for which Carolyn made over 80 crêpe