"As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country..." Proverbs 25:25
Dear Co-laborers
and friends,
Vacation?
Summer months are usually tied
with the idea of vacation time. Even
though it is true that our children are out of school, the ministry never
stops.
We did have the opportunity
and privilege to go to the south of France in July to attend to the camp we
have been ministering in since arriving in France in 2000. Last year the camp went from being a youth
camp to a family camp for the first time and two people got saved, including
one boy who followed the Lord in baptism when he got back to his local
church. Even though we were only but a
handful this year, my family and I enjoyed this camp and we praise the Lord for
His safety and provision.
Does this mean that
missionaries never have any vacations?
We do, just not necessarily as would a “non-missionary” family. We make sure we have family time, go for
walks, visit things that are close by and just try to relax together and enjoy
each other’s company.
Still working!
Mission’s work is never done
and there is always more that needs to be done than we can ever finish.
Everywhere we look we see needs and people who need the Lord.
Susan recently met a lady
named Dominique, and she has accepted to go on bike rides with Susan. Please pray that this will be an open door
for future conversations on salvation. We also had an older couple who came to
our Sunday morning service. They attend
a Reformed church in town but were curious as to who we were – they had
received one of our tracts in the mail box.
There’s also another younger
couple with the two children we’ve been meeting with. The Lawsons were in French-speaking Quebec
before moving to France and we have enjoyed helping them with some of their
needs. Susan and our coworker’s wife,
Damaris, will be having ladies meetings with Mrs. Lawson starting this month.
Thank you for your faithful
prayers and support throughout the summer!
Carey &
Susan Abbett
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