Month: July 2011

Some meetings can take an interesting turn

Last night’s prayer meeting took an interesting turn. It is summer, and the meetings is usually little attended. So, I opened the building and waited for a while. At 8.10, I was still on my own, but was determined to stay anyway and pray. After a few minutes, a sister arrived.

We got started, sang and read a passage in 2 Kings. After that, we prayed for a while, thanking God for his goodness. About halfway we stopped to share some prayer matters. At that point, three Gypsy ladies turned up to join us. One of them has been coming to us for the last 3-4 weeks. It was great to see them.

We had a chat and prayed together. At the end of the meeting, we talked a bit more about baptism and some of the differences between our churches. They call us “les sedentaires” (roughly: the sedentaries, or settled). It is not meant to be negative. It is just a way to distinguish between people who live in houses as opposed to the travelling community (who often live in houses part of the year, but still see themselves as Gypsies). Their church meet in another part of town.

I was thrilled to get to know them. I had recently prayed that there would be some contacts with some of the Gypsy christians in Guingamp.

The French Wars of Religion: Christian History Interview – A New War of Religion? | Christian History

An interesting interview with a French sociologist who knows the French evangelical scene quite well. It gives a helpful insight into French mentality.

The French Wars of Religion: Christian History Interview – A New War of Religion? | Christian History.

Visiting friends

It was good to see some Welsh friends yesterday. They are staying in central Brittany and came along for the afternoon. We had lunch together before showing them the church and Guingamp. the weather was ideal and we had a great afternoon around town and in the park, before going for a drink in a cafe. More friends will be visiting Brittany in the coming months, and it will be good to see them also.

Birthday boy

Jean-Baptiste turned 6 today. It is amazing how time flies. We had a great day. The sun was out (at last), and we went to an adventure park to climb trees, and jump from them (http://www.vivons-perches.com/). Great fun, I am looking forward to go back to do the longest and hardest course. After that, we enjoyed crepes in Tregastel, in a small creperie called Tymaï (http://www.tymai.fr/). The crepes were good, and the boss was quite a character.