This week we had a short vacation. It was fun to get away and to see some of the beautiful sites here in France. It was sobering, however, to visit the "Desert Museum" which is a tribute to all of the French Huguenots who were martyred, imprisoned or deported during the time in history when France wanted "one king, one law and one religion." The price they paid for there faith is great, but the price that France paid for persecuting them is even greater. The left picture is the Tower of Constance where women were imprisoned. You can see scratched in the wall "Resistez"--resist! The top right is the entrance into the Desert Museum which is actually the home of one of the main Protestant leaders of the time. The bottom right is Les Baux, a city built on a limestone mountain, where the Huguenots resisted the king's soldiers until they starved and ran out of water. You can't help but wonder what France would be like today if she had not had this sad period in her history.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
The French Huguenots
This week we had a short vacation. It was fun to get away and to see some of the beautiful sites here in France. It was sobering, however, to visit the "Desert Museum" which is a tribute to all of the French Huguenots who were martyred, imprisoned or deported during the time in history when France wanted "one king, one law and one religion." The price they paid for there faith is great, but the price that France paid for persecuting them is even greater. The left picture is the Tower of Constance where women were imprisoned. You can see scratched in the wall "Resistez"--resist! The top right is the entrance into the Desert Museum which is actually the home of one of the main Protestant leaders of the time. The bottom right is Les Baux, a city built on a limestone mountain, where the Huguenots resisted the king's soldiers until they starved and ran out of water. You can't help but wonder what France would be like today if she had not had this sad period in her history.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Church Family Time
Sunday afternoon we did something a little different for our Bible classes. Two of our teachers were gone ministering in another church, so we kept the whole church family together. Bob has been urging everyone to get more "acquainted" with his Bible. So we had a "Sword Drill" and then learned the French song that has ALL the books of the Bible in it. A couple of young ladies who had learned the song as children helped out and then the kids chimed in. We divided the room in two and everyone participated in the Bible sword drill. We also spent some time singing some of the choruses that are in our hymnbook. It was a very enjoyable time for all-- and we hope that it sparked some interest in everyone to memorize the books of the Bible!
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