
Month: March 2015
Les Failles
After the carnival, “Les Failles” took place. The name sounded familiar to me, but I have no idea what the meaning of this festival is. I tried to look it up on the internet, but it has not been helpful. All I could find is that you only find it in some limited parts of Switzerland and Savoie, where we live. In Switzerland, it takes place at the beginning of lent but here, it is celebrated about half way through lent. That’s all I know. It was fun. There was a huge bonfire, and a few hundred people were there.
Carnival in Cognin
Saturday was carnival time in Cognin.
From Torino to Chambéry
Torino
It is amazing how close the mountains are from Torino.
Torino International Church
I spent the weekend in Torino. It was my first visit to Italy. It’s a shame because Chambéry and Torino have a lot of common history. They were both capital of Savoy. I was also surprised at how close they are from each other. It is only 200 km from Chambéry to Torino. The journey through the Alps is beautiful. Torino is a much bigger city than Chambéry though, probably 10 times bigger.
Huw and Alison are UFM missionaries. Huw pastors The International church of Torino. It was a joy to meet them and meet their church. There are a lot of Africans in the church, mainly from Ghana and Nigeria, but there are also a few Americans, and some other. Once the children’s went out, there were about 70-80. People were listening and I had some good discussions before and after the service.
It was good to discuss about the challenges of witnessing in Italy. It seems that the situationis quite similar on both sides of the Alps. We also talked about the advantages of ministering in an International church, but also of some of the specific challenges that International churches face.
I am now on my way back. I’ve just crossed the Alps and will soon be back in Chambéry.
If you ever go to Torino, it is worth paying a visit to Huw and Alison and the International church in Torino.