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Here are some photos to illustrate the highlights of our passage from 2019 to 2020. Mid-November, Carolyn took part in a gathering organized by Agape Europe for Mums in ministry. It was a time to be refreshed and inspired, and to see good friends again. Just after Carolyn came back, David left for Rotterdam (Netherlands) where he organized the Agape Europe Digital Summit. Meanwhile, Claire taught herself how to use digital tools... on paper! 😀 On November 30th, Carolyn celebrated the start of a new decade, showered with hugs. Mid-December, Anna successfully passed a gymnastics exam. Look how supple she is! All through December, we enjoyed revisiting the Christmas story and decorating a giant Christmas poster. We spent New Year's Eve just the 5 of us, reviewing the past year, dreaming of the coming one and enjoying petit fours and multicoloured cocktails. 2020 got off to a great start, with celebrating Anna's 10th birthday and then Claire's 6th birthday. End of January, Dav

Here are some highlights of the last two months. Julie turned 12 in September! Julie received a big new bike as a birthday present. She is using it daily to go to school. Anna inherited Julie's previous bike and Claire inherited Anna's one. They are all very happy! :-) Mid-October, Agapé France team leaders gathered near Paris for a spiritual retreat and some time to share information. On a Friday morning, Agapé Rennes staff went together to Rennes city center to start spiritual conversations with the people walking by. Here we are around the Roolax, a wheel with different themes to talk about faith in connection with life topics . More information (in French) about the Roolax here. . Every Wednesday at 8am, David and a few colleagues read the Bible and pray together. It is a highlight of their week. So when Dan (who moved to Paris) was back for a visit, for sure everyone decided to bring croissants :-) . During the school holidays, the whole family went to the CADA (Asylum See

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