Rain is forecast for all this week, but we are hoping that our plans for our Kids' Club will allow us to adapt to any circumstances. With the theme being the Far West, we are thankful to have attracted 19 kids aged between 5 and 12 years old, equally divided between boys and girls. Nathalie, the leader of our club, will explain God's patience towards us in that He wants all of us to turn to Him: "...He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." We only have 2 kids enrolled from our own church - so are really pleased to have access to other children. This is particularly important in such a secular country as France. I was able to put up a poster in front of the Public Primary school, but someone took it down after 2 days. The Catholic Primary school distributed our brochures to each family !! Please accompany this effort to sow the seeds of faith in the hearts of children who hardly have any contact with the Gospel.
Our Kids' Club starts Wednesday
A heart for france
About Us
God's ways are mysterious, but I must say that since my commitment to follow Jesus Christ in 1985 life with God has been one big adventure. While teaching in a small town in Western Victoria in Australia I felt called to look into mission, to understand what it meant and if it was still relevant on the 20th Century. In 1989/90 I went to Niamey, the capital of Niger in French West Africa, for a Short Term Service as a French teacher at Sahel Academy, a school for missionary kids. This was a life changing experience, because I realized two things: I really wanted to study the Bible full time and I needed to improve my French! Solution: do a 3 year Theology Diploma in an Evangelical French College in the Paris region. The Lord led the way and not only did I realize how much Christian workers were needed in France but the Lord organized for me to stay in France permanently - yes! I met my French husband Pascal, at Bible College. Together we have three wonderful children. Pascal is now pastor in a French Evangelical Church Union and I am a supported missionary working alongside him.
What are we doing?
My ACE ministry consists of;
A=Accompanying (counselling, discipline),
C=Coordinating (particularly the Vitality Pathway, revitalizing
churches), and
E=Evangelism to bring more into the Kingdom.
My ministry is recognized by the Union of Free Evangelical Churches in France with whom my husband serves as pastor. I coordinate a national team seeking to create healthy, missional churches. Ministry involves equipping the local church to reach its community by: discipline, mentoring, counselling and training others; organizing events and coordinating children and youth ministries and particularly reaching out to women.