A new link

Presenting a new link that is being more and more developped. Redcliffe College in Gloucester, UK, started up a Mission Course and Master's Degree in European Mission Studies. It's a great resource for us, although we are not church-planting, but we keep an eye on what's happening in order to encourage our parishioners to think past our own situation. We think it's hard even to get them interested in what's happening in our own Church Union! We also want to develop our ministries in the wider perspective of what's happening in France and Europe. It's particularly interesting for me to track this work as a member of the Women's Association Femmes 2000.

Anyway - you can see how things are evolving in Europe. Eastern Europe is booming. Western Europe can give the impression of being pretty dead spiritually, but since God always keeps a faithful remnant to witness about Him, there are things happening. It's all 'drop-in-the-ocean' stuff, but the Kingdom of God continues to grow. Inexorably, slowly, permanently. In our Ladies' Bible Study group a few years ago, we did a series on the Paraboles. It was very encouraging because even though we were challenged ourselves to be faithful witnesses to God's Kingdom, we also understood how surely His Kingdom is growing.

In any case, you will realize how much work we Christians have to build up our churches and to reach out to others.

I just finished reading Brother Andrew's account of his ministry to the Iron Curtain countries in the sixties. It's a classic, "God's Smuggler", one of the books I inherited from Claire F when she went back to UK. But how fresh and relevant it still seems! Great lessons in real faith, trusting God, listening to and waiting upon God. And just obeying. Pascal mentioned another book today in his sermon : "What would Jesus Do ?" If only we could take the plunge and just get on with it, we'd see such a change. Keep praying !!!