As we begin to return to ICA, all of us are coming back with a desire to live and share Christ with those around us. In our immediate vicinity, this is the French military who are living on campus. We begin with relationship building. This week, we are busily making plans for our \’Fete Nationale\’ (4th of July) to which we have invited them, and they have happily accepted. We are told to plan for 100 at our celebration on Sunday, so the 5 staff ladies on campus have our work cut out for us. We have no caterers in town from whom we can order cold-cut trays or fruit salad. As an example of the good relationships between the Americans and the French here at ICA, they have requested that we raise the \’colors\’ – that we salute our flag. We plan to do so – with a staff member playing our national anthem on her trumpet. Pray for this opportunity, that they may not see only proud Americans. We want them to wonder and begin to ask why we are here so that we can eventually share why we do what we do.
Next Wednesday we will travel to Abidjan to greet our new co-workers, Dave, Anora and Ereina Totman. We are looking forward to being re-united with this special family with whom we shared the joys of language school in Quebec. Pray for them this week as they are spending precious time with family and friends. Pray for safety as they travel here to Africa and that their luggage all arrives! Pray for the safety of all of us as we travel to and from Abidjan.
And as you pray, please thank the Lord for a new church who has been added to our team of financial supporters!