A heart for france
Great weekend
It wasn't quite like the film ,"4 Weddings and a Funeral,"; but there were elements of that! Saturday Pascal co-hosted a wedding blessing with the local Catholic priest in our church. It was a mixed marriage! Saturday evening, I spoke to our Youth Group about Mission (am fairly well placed to…
MorePrayer fodder
Friday we set up the hall and Saturday is our big day to bless over 500 women with the theme being ,"Blowing new breath into our loving relationships,". Please pray that all the different participants will be truly inspired, that the Holy Spirit will work wonders, that the music, theatre and dance…
MorePrayer fodder
Friday we set up the hall and Saturday is our big day to bless over 500 women with the theme being ,"Blowing new breath into our loving relationships,". Please pray that all the different participants will be truly inspired, that the Holy Spirit will work wonders, that the music, theatre and dance…
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One of my work tables
This table partly represents my week. The peonies came into bloom this week - a magnificient display of God's creativeness. A creative man from our church was able to frame our Last Supper tapestry. The exercise bike hasn't been used for weeks because I've been too busy then too tired! The pêle-…
More10 Days of Prayer
17th May - SIM-ers all over the world are going to try and find time to pray for the next 10 days about worldwide mission, the different aspects of SIM and its projects, their inspiration for their own ministries. Our first day starts with : IF MY PEOPLE, WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, WILL HUMBLE…
MoreThe Pastorale
This is the French word for a gathering of pastors - perhaps it's also an appropriate image describing their rôle in the church. My husband is joining the 40-odd pastors of our Union of churches this afternoon for 3 days of meetings & discussions. I'll go there tomorrow having made…
MoreElections are over ...until next time!
So the winner is ..... hopefully France will be the winner when the new President, François Hollande (Left-wing), takes office. I'm glad I don't have the right to vote in France because I wouldn't have known whom to choose ! It's a bit cowardly, isn't it! but I have my reasons : who can you…
MoreObjectif France
Objectif France We are well into the special period of prayer for France that is organized by the group ,"Objectif France,". If you would like a .pdf copy of their prayer guide, write to me. The first round of Presidential elections is Sunday 22nd April. The second round will be 6th May.…
MoreFeed back
Thank you so much for praying for our Kids Club (the Far West theme). We had 20 kids turn up from a variety of backgrounds, so we were thrilled. The weather was changeable but we were still able to do lots of outdoor activities. Lots of positive feedback from parents. Pray about how to do follow…
MoreOur Kids' Club starts Wednesday
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…
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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.