What a week!

Busy, busy, busy!

We have friends praying for a special dose of energy at this time and we can testify that God is granting us that energy and the capacity to prioritize.

I had 8 different meetings and rendez-vous this week, but each one was a blessing.

How to blow a new breath into our loving relationships

Our last organisational meeting for our big conference day June 2nd was Tuesday evening. It's all systems go for a special day for around 500 women. We are particularly grateful to be  able to set up on Friday afternoon and evening - it was in doubt for a long time.

On our day off we finished burning the garden rubbish. There's something magic about fires - something primeval!

Pray for Murielle as she discovers more about the Bible. As for many people in the country, she is very busy now preparing her vegie gardens and caring for their sheep. She can't get to our regular meetings.

Pascal celebrates a 'mixed' wedding with the Catholic priest in our church last Saturday. We have very cordial relations with this man, who is a good pastor to his sheep and who speaks in truth. The wedding was the opportunity to meet other locals whom we don't see in church.

We visited Catherine whose long-time neighbour died recently. She was particularly sad because he hadn't wanted to find out more about Jesus. Keep praying for Catherine; she's the only Christian for miles around in her remote corner of Ardèche. Many others in the area are rather New Age in their beliefs.

 Other activities this week included 3 prayer and Bible Study meetings with different women's groups, 2 telephone consultations for counselling, a mammography (!), Youth Group (on Mission), and Teen Bible study (on how to explain one's faith). It's been a good week - full of interesting encounters. The Lord has given us the extra energy to cope with it all and still have some family time.

Monday is a public holiday for Pentecost. Rather ironic given France's secular standing!