France: Day 3
Good afternoon to our friends and family
We started our day off with some clouds and rain but the
Lord smiled down on us with abundant sunshine for our evening fellowship and
testimony with the women in the village of Souge. We enjoyed breakfast of
bacon, eggs, fresh pastries, and fruit before we all (except George) embarked
on our task for the morning which was visiting the market in Buzancais, as well
as prayer walking throughout the market and praying for the people in the
surrounding areas, that they would seek the Lord. We looked for things in
the market as inspirations for our prayers, i.e., fruit stands to help us to
display the fruit of the spirit to the lost people, the shoes, that we would be
the feet of Jesus in an area where witchcraft and spiritualism is very
dominant. We purchased our lunch from the market which consisted of
rotisserie chicken, new potatoes, fresh goat cheese, fresh baguette, and
watermelon. The ladies then headed back to the farmhouse were we started
preparing for our evening with the women of Souge. We had 12 women come
and we loved on them. They got a four-course meal and then we sang a few
songs in French and English. What a spectacle that was! But great
fun! Sheryl then spoke a few words and then Juli gave her testimony in
French. Sheryl then asked me to share my pain story in the hopes that it
might strike a cord with any of the women. The highlight for them was
when we brought out their goodie bags, filled with all kinds of treats.
Their eyeballs got round like saucers and they wanted to know what the
occasion was. We told them, "no occasion" just love. I didn't
think their eyes could get any bigger but they did when they saw the scarf tree
and told them that they could pick out any scarf they wanted. It made for
a very long day for us but the joy and awe on their faces made it all worth
it!!
In His grip,
Arnold, Juli, Barry, Jamie, Emma, and Dorie
