Why France? Part 2

One of the great aspects of our service project in France is the opportunity to visit historical sites. When our trip concludes in Paris, we'll visit the Notre Dame Cathedral. What strikes you about this massive church is how dark it is inside. In a sense, it's an object lesson illustrating the spiritual darkness of the land. So many French people groping in darkness, not seeing the light of Christ. So we go to help service France YFC in being more effective in sharing the Light of the Gospel with young people. Remember that I shared yesterday how only 1% of the population of France is considered evangelical Christian. That means they often lack manpower in getting physical type of work done. This summer we are partnering with France YFC in helping to renovate a hotel (large house) into a training center. This house will be used to train college age young people in sharing Jesus with youth. The program is known as Matthew 9:38. The verse tells us what the purpose of the training is all about, "Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." The hotel/house is at Sondernach in the Alsace region of France. You can check out Matthew 9:38 Project at this site, http://www.yfcasiapacific.org/pdf/Flyers%20V1eng.pdf
So we go to help France YFC and their director Samuel Weiler, to have a beautiful facility in which to train people in youth evangelism. May the Lord bless our work as we serve Him and the people of France. These are the days my friend.
Jim "Train"