Some wear different hats; I have different bags!




This is my desk. One of the wonderful advantages of this manse is that my husband and I have a room big enough for a proper office and both our desks.



 



You can see that I'm definitely an active person. But note all the bags around this desk. I have a system - all my different activities go into their own bag. So I can grab the correct bag, and my handbag, without messy transfers where you always forget something, and run!



Featured in today's picture: Youth Group, Teens Bible study/catechism, arts and crafts bag (which shouldn't be there in fact - should have put it away in the cupboard!), bag of material to give back to my sister-in-law (whom we never really get to see), African material bag (for I don't know what event ... someone returned it to me recently), 2 filing cabinets, computer bag, box of papers to file. The Ladies' group stuff is in the bookshelves, current articles 'under construction' are on the desk, as are the current reading material and current files, and listening material I want to copy for others.



I know women are into multi-tasking, but maybe this is carrying it a little too far!



Pray for discernment and that we can be encouraging others to develop their skills and capacities.



Nearly forgot to mention that the pile of ironing was at my feet as I took the photo!


A heart for france

By:
Jennie Girard

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, France