On Wednesday, our church in Pessac said "farewell" to our oldest member. It was a sweet funeral and Bob was so thankful that he was able to be there. Tim actually preached the message and Bob gave the eulogy and a testimony as his pastor of 19 years. He also preached at the grave site. Lala gave a testimony on the part of the families of the church and Laetitia, who returned just for the occasion, gave a testimony on the part of the students.
We are so proud of the church as they have pulled together to help Marcelle in many different ways. (She is the one in the middle bottom picture along with their 42 year old son, Daniel, who is in a mental instituation.) She is truly a "widow" in the Biblical sense.
I thought some of you would enjoy seeing the difference in a burial in France to the US! The plot was actually above ground. You can see our grandson Micaiah getting ready to throw in some petals. They have a family tomb (it was already marked with the family name) with 3 places and it is their's for 50 years. I doubt that they will care in 2059 what they do with it!!
Bob returns on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Thanks for praying for him during this time. He spoke at a Family time tonight and will be preaching on Sunday.
