Prayer needs over the next few weeks

They bring our stuff to the house on 2 November. While we settle in, find the essential boxes and pile all the rest neatly here are some dates to pray about:

2/11 Bible Study in French. I'll need special help to be awake and alert, and to manage to speak in comprehensible French as well!

4/11 English class

5/11 Preaching at Floirac

7/11 Rive gauche home group grand opening!

11/11 English Class

13/11 to 17/11 the Director of our mission is coming with a colleague to make a DVD of the work in Bordeaux, Gironde and beyond.

I'm also booked to preach on 26/11, 24/12 and 21/1 (these last dates subject to change)

Comments

Anonymous said…
Congratulations and God bless you. I, for one, wouldn't be without your blog. It's absolutely a breath of fresh air. It makes me smile and even laugh just when I need to. Yes, God uses blogs!
Who else would post photos of your packing stage?!! You have a Pastor's heart - sharing all. I wish I was there with you to help. Only for an hour or two!
I'm proud of Cartin and Gwilym helping too. Give them my love.
4:18 pm
Anonymous said…
Alan, don't let her kid you, she'll only be coming across for a rest as she's not in any fit state to help anyone with anything according to what I hear. Far too stiff - just ask her about it, go on, ask her about it!
10:48 pm
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