tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747524918482716332.post7568432082883337479..comments2016-05-28T13:24:39.789-04:00Comments on Par-Lay-Voo: The two hills of Lyon...Chris Dahlgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368334635129784264noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747524918482716332.post-58042989922160261472011-04-25T11:33:47.067-04:002011-04-25T11:33:47.067-04:00Hi!
We have mutual friends (a couple who is prepa...Hi!<br /><br />We have mutual friends (a couple who is preparing for ministry with ReachGlobal in Prague) who gave us the link to your blog, knowing we would be interested. So I thought I would write to you with encouragement and some thoughts. <br /><br />My husband and I have been serving at a Bible camp near Grenoble, France for a few weeks each summer. This will be out third summer and we will be there for seven weeks this year. I was just struck by this blog and encouraged by your passion for this place that needs the Grace of Christ so much even when the people think they need nothing, as you say. <br /><br />What also strikes us when we visit France about the churches is how they are often labeled musees (museums) - to them remnants of an ancient and primitive past, not places of worship. Frankly, it is devastating. Missions in Europe (and France specifically) are so difficult because they seem to go so slowly. While missionaries in places such as Africa and South America are seeing conversions everyday, we are blessed to see such a change once every few years. But we have seen the youth at camp revitalized by the Word and excited by the fellowship with believers - know that the work that is done is not in vain and is in God's perfect will. I am confident that people are being and will be reached for Christ through ICCL and your ministry.<br /><br />I also wanted to point out that my favorite passage of Scripture is 1 Peter 4:7-11, and so because of all this I just felt the need to share. We will be praying for your family as you take this leap of faith into an incredibly dark place. May God's light shine through you there. <br /><br />Please do feel free to contact us. We feel like we could learn a lot from you and hope that we can be a resource for additional connections. God bless. :)berglundmissionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724171458499312091noreply@blogger.com