‘Christmas With Hope’ Our 'Christmas With Hope' meals for needy people went very well and gave us a chance to share the real reason for celebrating Christ's birth. Volunteers sat at each table where they served and chatted with those present. Each person received a Jesus video. Read more
A burden to pray We have a burden to pray for conversions and ask you to join us. Several people are coming regularly on Sundays and are at ease among us. They have made friends, but they have not yet declared allegiance to the Lord. We pray for a breakthrough in them and also in teenagers who have come up through Sunday school but… Read more
Crying out to God for more conversions One of our goals in coming to the South was to plant a new church. Our fellowship has made some progress this year, with a group of young French leaders being trained for preaching and eldership. There has been encouraging transfer growth, but we are still crying out to God for more conversions among the French! Please pray. Read more
Displaced persons The Christmas season is filled with activities which often open doors of opportunity. This year we are putting extra effort into sharing the love of Christ with the numerous refugees in our area. Two couples in the church work full-time providing literacy classes. We will be providing them with a hot Christmas meal and a box of goodies along with… Read more
A public event Please pray for a public event planned to explain the meaning of Christmas. This will take place on the 8th of December in a central hall in the village of Saone. We pray that souls might be saved. Read more
A perfect fit A couple joined our team in September to handle the practical maintenance needs here at Entrepierres. They are a perfect fit! We are so thankful to have them. It was worth the wait! Read more
Wisdom and compassion God has put on our hearts some dear ones who are dealing with mental illness. Please pray that we will be filled with wisdom and compassion for those who are suffering. We need wisdom in how to speak of God’s love and the new life and forgiveness we find in Christ. Read more
The “night-and-day difference” God is at work throughout France. In the last 5 years, 10 new assemblies have been planted and at least 8 more are in the planning phase. Seeing new churches formed is the result of people telling others of the "night-and-day difference" God has made for them. Please pray for these efforts and that many would find new life in… Read more
A week of intensive evangelism A group of young people joined us for a week of intensive evangelism on the university campus. A good number of students showed up for our concerts. As a result, we have more students dropping into our student centre to eat their lunches. We pray that they will come back for our regular activities where they will hear the Gospel… Read more
Home Groups We will be launching fall activities with the assembly here. We hope to revitalize the home groups. Some of them had diminished a bit as the year ended, while there are new folks coming along on Sundays who aren’t yet in a home group. Please pray for wisdom. Read more
Opportunities exceed our capacity to respond Pray for Paris. Our ministry here has developed over the last three years in unexpected ways. We had no idea what it meant to live in a dense urban setting. We've learned that the opportunities for ministry exceeds our capacity to respond. The desire of the assemblies in Paris is to find new ways of working together to reach the… Read more
A good evangelist We had the privilege of leading a foreign student to Christ last year. She turned out to be a good evangelist, inviting many friends to come and hear the Gospel. She is back in her country now, witnessing to her family and friends. Please pray with us that God would send along a few more like her in September. Read more