English Service

 Once a month we have an afternoon service in English.  Most of the time those present (besides the Americans!) have very limited English language skills so we try to use "special English".  That means nice and slow with a limited vocab.  This month we were happy to have another American missionary family join us.  Jonathan and Cherith Teachout have just moved to Bordeaux and are helping out in the downtown church.  Their family sang a special number for us.

Our Easter!

On Sunday we had a special service with several of the young people participating. We were really surprised that we had 50 people for our special meal of raclette (cheese and potatoes). There were several visitors present, too.


Then on Monday (which is a holiday in France), we had the missionaries who live in Bordeaux over for lunch. It was a good relaxing time of sharing and catching up with each other's news.

Trust that you all had a wonderful day celebrating the Lord's ressurrection.

Bible Institute Students

Last week the students from the Bible Institute in Algrange where Bob teaches once each semester were in Bordeaux. We were happy to have them share with our students for the regular Sharing time lunch on Wednesday and then for the student soirée on Friday night. It was an encouragement for all.

Repas Agape 2012

Our annual "repas agape" was almost a month late because of conflicting circumstances (who times births around a banquet?) but it was a huge success. We fed 40 people and over half were visitors. Ed Christy was our speaker this year.

Our 12th Grabndchild is here!

We are happy to announce the birth of our 12th grandchild!. Gabriel Timothée was born on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 in St. Denis, France. This was especially exciting to us as we were able to be with the family for the exciting event. Only one other time have we had the joy of being present at the time of birth of one of our grandchildren.
Timothy and Ruth and the family are replacing another missionary in the Paris area for four months. We are continually amazed at how the Lord works out the timing so that everything 'falls into place' perfectly.
Thank you for praying for the family; we all appreciate it.

Here it is December already!

My pictures are not in the right order...but you can still see a few of the things we have done so far this month! I had a "girls party" one evening to decorate the tree. One of our former students was back visiting and gave the challenge. It was a great time for all-- young and old!

One evening last week we went as a family downtown to see the lights, do some shopping at the Bible bookstore and to visit the "Christmas village". Since Tim and Ruth are moving to Paris in a few weeks, these times are special.

Friday night was our annual Christmas Raclette Party. We were fewer than expected, but there were several first time visitors. Counting everyone who attended we were 35. It was a fun evening.

Tonight was the English Christmas meeting. We have not had many coming to this monthly meeting this year, but tonight we were 19. There was one young man from Ruth's French class here for the first time. It was great singing Christmas carols in English, listening to special music, and a Christmas message and then enjoying some American Christmas cookies together.

Church Retreat 2011

We just returned from our annual " Three Church Retreat ." This year our church was in charge. It is always a lot of work, but in the end we are so blessed that it is worth it all! Steve Barnes, from the Paris area, was our speaker. His theme was "How Long". It was an interesting series of messages and so helpful to the 75 people there. The ambiance was great, too. Thank you to all of you who prayed for it.