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Last night was our first of six free encounters we're providing for anyone who wants to come and speak English. We had a good turn out with about 20 attendees.
One comment I keep hearing from students is "Why is this free?" And I keep emphasizing that our church just wants to do this to bless people.
During our small group at the English Club, Cristina (the woman I mentioned before who invited me to speak at her catechism class), when she realized that several of us present were from our church she repeated to the group that she must come to our service.
We had lots of laughs at The English Club, and I believe the Lord will bring some fruit from it towards his glory. Next week we expect a few more, so please keep it and those of us leading it, in prayer for guidance in the planning, and especially for the relationships through which we hope to make Christ known.
Pray also for our first service in the new space this Sunday. We've got a lot of "newness" to take in, from people finding the location, to setting up the sound system in a completely different way, and lots of exits in the building for kids to "escape" from.
I hope you enjoy the pictures below, and don't forget that you can enlarge them with a click.
Lord bless you, and thanks for praying!
Mark
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Awwwwesome!
ReplyDeleteIndeed, it is!! May the Lord be glorified in and through this place.
ReplyDeleteAmazing! So cool to see the good things the Lord has done and will do through you guys!! Keep up the good work!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Becky, we're definitely blessed! Looking forward to seeing firsthand what the Lord is doing there in Paris soon!
ReplyDeleteWow Mark! This is great! A great way to bring glory to our great God! Enjoy the blessings in serving HIM! Rose
ReplyDeleteWe stand in awe...Glory to Jesus for this wonderful report. Let us know how the English Club develops. I recently posted offers of free English classes/tutoring in our neighborhood to prayerfully draw in more of the folks around us. I'd be interested in knowing how this turns out for you guys. We'll be praying for you guys, your safety concerns, projects, and general blessings over your new facilities.
ReplyDeleteDans l'amour de Jésus Christ,
Your Lyonnais friends,
Daniel and Jennifer FLORES
Great Blog site and most importantly Greatly to be praised is our Lord for how He is using you and the "sheep of HIS hand " to bear fruit . Very encouraging indeed !
ReplyDeletewho would have ever thought that the english language would become a tool to draw in the locals and by that the Word and Love would be shared.
Lord bless you and cause His face to shine upon your lives and ministry.
Hi Mark!
ReplyDeleteThe new church looks beautiful! We're so happy for you all, and we wish we could be there with you. We definitely hope to come visit soon.
Best of luck,
The Welch family.