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A heart for france by Jennie Girard


SIMWORLD 2011 VICTORIA    8th October



Mission – where do you fit in?

Ever wondered if God is calling you into world mission?



If you have what it takes?



If your skills and experience could be used in cross

cultural ministry?



How you can be involved if you aren’t called to go?





SIMWORLD is designed to help you explore

those questions. Experienced missionaries

and SIM staff will be available to chat with you

and there will be six creative and interactive

workshops to choose from. Ask questions,

fi nd out about the opportunities that exist for

ministry in Africa, Asia and South America

and enjoy fellowship with like-minded people.





Please write to:

SIMWORLD 2011

PO Box 206, Box Hill Vic 3128



Telephone the office : Victoria : (03) 9898 1693



A form will be sent via email or post.





You can also register online www.sim.org.au

coming to SIMWORLD2011


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