Yesterday saw our usual market outing. Well, not so usual this time as it was the first time we took our mobile stand with us. It is small, with wheels to move it around easily, and enough space for some litterature, and Bibles. It is also Bright yellow, which makes it very visible.
We were excited, and we chose a nice spot by one of the entrances to the weekly market. God blessed us, and Emmanuel Hartiel had a long conversation with one of the sellers next to us. In the meantime, I walked around the market with another church member. Then, as we were waiting for the other Emmanuel to finish his conversation before packing up, we were approached by a young man with an English accent who wanted to know which church we were from. It became quickly clear that he was the young man who had been in touch with our colleagues a few weeks ago. He and his wife are Christians, and they are hoping to buy the campsite which is at the other end of the village we live in. His wife is French and they are living in the French Alps for the moment (not far from where I come from). They had come to attend an interview panel concerning their business project. If the sale goes through, they would move in April or May. Pray for them, that the Lord’s will be done. It would be encouraging to have another young family join the church (for the time being, our children are the only children).
All I can say is that God blessed our first outing with this mobile stand. We now pray that he will use it to give us more contacts, and more opportunities to witness.
Category: Ministry
CAEF — church leaders day in Rennes
Our church here belongs to a denomination called CAEF. They have regional days from time to time for church leaders to meet up and discuss. We have one in Rennes today. I’ll be going with the other Emmanuel, and we’ll be back quite late tonight.
The themes for discussion are Baptism and the Lord’s supper. We will focus on the practical aspects of these ordinances. that should be interested. It will be my first meeting with other church leaders, so I’ll sit and listen, trying to keep quiet.
Getting to understand the French Evangelical scene
Although I am French and was brought up in an Evangelical church in France, I am finding it difficult to understand the French Evangelical scene. One of my main concerns is to try to understand it better. So, I have been reading, browsing the web. I have met a few people, but haven’t had much opportunities yet. This coming Saturday, there is a meeting of church leaders of the Denomination the church belongs to. I am looking forward to the opportunity to meet some people and do a bit of networking. The matter discussed will be Baptism and the Lord’s supper.
Bégard Market
On Friday morning, we also visited Bégard.
Lanvollon market
Planning evangelism on the local markets
We try to go to the market in Guingamp every other week. The church has bought a small stand with wheels which will allow us to display some literature, and will make our presence more visible. But this year, we would like to start covering other local markets. So the weeks we are not in Guingamp, we will try to go and visit somewhere else, trying to reach out to the numerous villages and towns without evangelical witness at all.
In order to have an idea of the settings of these markets, we went this morning to visit two of them, both about 15 minutes drive from Guingamp. It was good. They were both much smaller than Guingamp, and we were able to have a good look around to see where we can set up.