For many years, the three sister churches in the Bordeaux region have held an annual weekend retreat during the "Toussaint" (all saints) holiday. This year, as before, it was held at Le Château de Peyreguilhot. Though we had some difficulty figuring out how to transport everybody from the bustling city of Bordeaux to the countryside château one and a half hours away (only one of the university students in our church has a car), the break from city life was nice for all of us.
It was a busy but very good weekend, beginning with supper on Friday and ending late Sunday afternoon. Our speaker was a French pastor from the Paris region. I haven't spoken with very many others from our church yet, but those I've seen since the retreat have all been very positive about the weekend. One couple that has been attending church for only a few weeks asked why we only had one retreat per year! A student told us she had "finally found a family." Another student told me of a very helpful conversation he had had at the dinner table concerning his own salvation. It started when one of our other students spontaneously asked him "where he was with God." He recounted how when he had expressed his doubts, several others participated in the conversation with helpful input.
Thank you for praying. Please pray that spiritual fruit will remain and grow. Following is a picture slideshow of our weekend.
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3 comments:
Loved, loved, loved the picutres!
It looks wonderful! I think I would want to stay longer than just one weekend!! It sounds like a great time of spiritual refreshment and outreach as well as bonding with other believers. Thanks for keeping us posted!
Very much enjoyed the pictures! I'm so glad everything went so well.
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