The morning service was longer than usual because we welcomed Jim Sayers and his family from GBM (Fiona is linked with GBM and UFM). Jim brought us an encouraging greeting, then the Sayers kids spent the afternoon here with ours while Jim and his wife spent some quality time with Fiona. We were a good number in the morning. And in the evening, too. People bring their friends along, I preached from John 6 and we sang robustly ! It was very sad to say goodbye to Anna though. Zander is a student and has another month of studies but Anna, his wife, isn't studying here so she just has a tourist visa.
Some of us discussed the ecumenical Easter events afterwards. It's always delicate, isn't it, and in France the situation is not as clear as in the UK. (It's not crystal clear there either !)
I outlined my own convictions, which focus on preaching the gospel together with people who also preach the same gospel - what one dear brother called 'the ecumenism of the Word', and I think he's got a point. We're always ready to meet around the Bible and talk about what the Bible says.
In 2005 Alan, Pat, Gwilym & Catrin Davey moved from North East Wales to Bordeaux. Alan is a pastor and Pat was a nurse. Now we work with UFM worldwide. Read on! (If you'd like to know what took us to Bordeaux, then start with the archives from September 2004)
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