Finally in France!
Wow! We arrived in Paris on 16 June and have done so much already! Beyond stripping wall paper and painting the room you see in the picture to the left, Pastor John and Sandy Kuert of Sarver, Pennsylvania led us in renovating a large part of the ground floor–living room, dining room, kitchen and entry way, as well as stripping the wall paper off the guest room walls! IN the picture here, you see many of the people who helped us, including team members Jeroen and Maaike Kemperman and Nigel and Esther Wiggins (appearing left to right standing next to Tracy).
We have also visited a couple of international churches on the first two Sundays we have been here and have been very occupied getting the house ready for the delivery of our household goods around 1 July. We have been sleeping on air mattresses and have used the trunks we brought with us as tables. In addition, we are using lawn furniture in the house on loan from our friends!
We just wanted to communicate here that all is well and that we continue to sense the presence and grace of God in our move, though we have felt the emptiness that is inevitable in this kind of transition. We encourage you to check out of Contact Page today to see our latest phone number and address changes. We continue to use an Indianapolis number that rings in our home in France for those of you who would like to call.
Beyond the house settling issues, we have had the privilege to meet with two leaders who have expressed their interested in helping us with teams in the near future and have hosted some 15 people already in our bare household (who were here helping us). Please pray with us in the coming months that we will begin to meet others who are interested in pushing The Bridge ahead!
