As we spend the next several months learning French, our plan is to visit every area of the city and spend significant time in prayer there so we can start to get a sense of where God is leading us to start a new community of believers. Here are a couple pictures of us at the Jardin du Luxembourg (luxembourg gardens) doing just that. Walking around, sitting on benches, people watching, and spending time in prayer.
We also found a "american style" coffee shop. So comforting. |
The pond was surrounded by kids all navigating their miniature boats around ducks and other boats. |
Also, another key aspect of the plan is to work hard to connect with as many churches and leaders in the city as we can, so we can complement and partner with their efforts as much as possible. So we visited our first church in the city on Sunday. It was one of a handful of churches that were recommended to us so far and it is only 1 year old. Right away we connected with a few people from the church and also a few visitors. And afterwards, we had lunch with some great people. It was a very encouraging first experience and eliminated any nervousness we had about visiting churches where we know no one and don't even really speak the language yet.
The church met in this incredible space with stone walls & a vaulted ceiling. |
But if you think of it, please pray for us as we are in the R (research) part of the R&D phase, as Ryan calls it. And also for the many leaders and laborers in France that we haven’t even met yet but who are no doubt doing awesome things for the glory of God.
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