After the meeting

The Parents of Teens group was really great tonight! We talked about the desire of humanity to be loved, cared for, and known, which is pronounced in adolescence. We shared how we have received love, been cared for, and felt known over the past two weeks and how each parent has attended to these needs of their teens.

I briefly mentioned the idea of true community pointing towards Jesus and hope to continue that discussion in the near future. It is going to take time but there is already one lady that seems really keen to lead this group and another lady who I think is a prime candidate to launch a separate group. Please be praying that Chris is able to coherently communicate the vision of inviting parents who do not follow Christ into this community, being the church with them, and naturally sharing Christ in this context.

Belgium

Thank you for your prayers during our travels in Belgium. We had a refreshing time with our friends there and hope that we were able to bring a breath of fresh air into their life. Would you quickly say a prayer asking God to give our friends there a new understanding of the French language today? Would you also pray that their 3 year old daughter would nap every day this week? We love you.

Parents of Teens

Tonight, at 8:30pm (2:30pm CST) we will meet with parents of teens for the second time. Our time together two weeks ago was encouraging and a brilliant first step towards parents distant from the church coming to know Christ personally. Chris had a great conversation (although confusing at times) with the wife of the local vicar today about the group. Tonight we will spend time talking about how each parent has received love, been cared for, and felt known over the past two weeks as well as how they have loved, cared for, and known their own children. We will also spend time in prayer together for each other and their teenagers. Since we last met, I have learned a bit more about the parents who have expressed interest in this group. A few are much further from Christ than I might have thought. Please pray that our time together tonight will point them a step closer to Jesus. Pray fervently that those following Christ will be bold in their witness for Him as a parent tonight.

One of the ladies, called Jenny, had to take her husband to hospital Sunday night. He has had sever abdominal pains but the doctors cannot find the problem. As of right now, he is still in hospital. Please pray for him and their family, that he would be healed (whether miraculously or by the hands of the doctors whom God has given their abilities) and that they would share the hope that they have in Jesus through this situation.