A heart for france
There are days where I ask these questions ....and get the same answer !
O Me! O Life! By Walt Whitman Oh me! Oh life! of the questions of these recurring,Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill’d with the foolish,Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?)Of eyes that vainly crave the light, of…
MorePositive findings about mission activity
Yes !Finally someone has taken the time and put all his energy into finding out the truth of the matter !Missionaries, in particular, Anglo-Saxon Protestant (and theologically evangelical ) missionaries, have majorly contributed to the development and the democratisation of former colonial…
MoreIs this work or not ?
The question of work hours has often crossed my mind. How to define a working week for a missionary who doesn't have office hours, who is a pastor's wife and mother of three (albeit quite independent) children ?I asked myself the question again as I headed out to our local Tuesday morning market.…
MorePray for France
Things have settled down in France since the dramatic events of 13th November, but there is a simmering of discontent, of insecurity. Suspicion quickly rises to the surface. The debate, common to many Western countries, around whether we should accept refugees and on what basis ? Should we accept M…
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Lest we forget ...
I wanted to mention the tragedies in Beirut and Egypt as well, because, again, the media and social networks are giving a lot of air space to France. I often feel it's an unfair advantage France has over other areas of the world and I'm not comfortable with it. I consider France almost to be like a…
MorePray for France .... even more so now!
Aussie friends send these words of encouragement to me today. It reflected our own thoughts on the subject, so I share them with you also.Bon jour Jennie and family, Everyone is grieving here. Turn by turn, the evil one is bent on destroying as many peopleas possible....but God is…
MoreDeadlines
No time to write - too busy being busy !! May - our Church Union's Synod. Lots of talk on the Vitality Pathway which I'm helping to put into place.- organising the translation of the Vitality material- preparation for my home assignment in Australia- Vitality work in our church- Christian…
MoreMeeting people where they are at ...
Hope everybody had a special Easter weekend. We attended an ecumenical Good Friday service where P preached and I read 2 prayers at the local Catholic Church. Only one other member of our church attended.... Another important event this weekend was the depart of No. 2 son on a 3 week trip to…
MoreSmart !!!
“Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them.” –Laurence J. Peter Quote seen on a website: Tackling the Wicked Which's of the West.Love the title already !It's a forum to be held in the Western District of Victoria (…
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The Apostle's Creed and the Lord's Prayer
January: a big month in France this year! There are usually 2 different weeks which emphasize Christian Unity. The third week of January for the Catholics, Orthodoxe, Protestant and now Evangelical churches. Apparently, this effort has been around since 1908! This year's theme based on the…
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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.
Where are we?:
Working on Leadership & Training with SIM in Europe, Europe, Ain, FranceMonthly archive
- May 2016 (1)
- February 2016 (3)
- November 2015 (2)
- June 2015 (1)
- April 2015 (1)
- March 2015 (1)
- January 2015 (1)
- December 2014 (2)
- November 2014 (6)
- September 2014 (2)