Sometimes I really don't know. I am amazed to be allowed in on this prayer thing. To think we are given the permission, the ability, no, the command to go to the throne of God and lift our requests and praises. What a gift He has given to us to allow such a thing!
Do we praise Him? For our food and shelter, clothes and the beauty surrounding us, for life, love, living far from home? He is SO good to us in so many ways.
Thank you for praying. We are not in a hard place in France. It is a wonderful, friendly, beautiful place. But many people here are lost and don't talk about God at all. And French, for most of us, is difficult to learn. We practice and fail most of the time. We don't expect to know things or understand, but we try so hard.
This is just a bit the prayers and encouragement we are so thankful for- this came in a letter (e-mail) today:
I will add you and Chris to the bulletin this week so others can lift your needs before God with me. You two are not alone in this journey. God has given us to you as your missionary partners. We will encourage and support you all the way. In his time he will make all things possible. Even the school, and pronunciation. Dig deep my sister. And we shall pray J
How can we not rejoice knowing this!
Thank you God- for e-mails, texts, calls, and visits. Thank you for Megan, for new friends in the making here, for our family. Thank you for our school to learn and caring Christian teacher. Thank you for our children, whom we really enjoy being around and watch growing. Thank you for hope for the future.
Thank you for caring about our friends, the Stoners, who left language school last week and now know that Dan has lymphoma (read his story and pray-) and will be in treatment until December and for providing just what they needed at every turn.
Thank you for Chris's sister Maureen battling breast cancer and for each family member with their own needs that we lift up regularly.
Thank you for caring about the little things as well as the big ones. Thank you for knowing our hearts and loving us still.
We are not worthy. But we are thankful!
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| Fountain in hmmm.... I don't remember. Every city has several. |
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| Lac Annecy |
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| In Zurich, Switzerland with Pam taking a tour of a church |
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