Bournagain

A big part of what we do here is training interns who come to France for 6 months to two years to work with us in OM alongside local churches. Have had a great time catching up with a few former interns lately.
Grant (USA - 2002-2004) came to stay for New Year with his wife Miho (Japan) whom he met during an OM outreach in Clermont Ferrand in 2003. They have been completing theological studies in the US and are seriously considering the possibility of returning to France longer term, amongst other options.

I just caught up with Anita (D – 1999-2000) in Heidelberg last weekend (see below for why I was in Germany). She’s working in event management/hospitality, and is doing a great job in her church if the service I went to is anything to go by. She led the service the night I was there and I found it quite moving.

Salome (D) & Jonathan (GB – 2001-2002) are also in Germany at the moment, although not for long. They weren’t together back during their time with OM France, but met up again sometime later and now they’re married. Had a lovely meal with them just before returning home, and they’re in the last stages of planning to move to Toulouse, where Jonathan will be taking up a position working with IFES down there (student ministry). I guess France just got into their blood while they were here.

The reason for the trip to Germany was to meet our new interns joining this month at the January orientation conference in Mosbach (near Heidelberg). Rich & Rachel (US) and Leslie (US) will be with us for 2 years and 1 year respectively. They will be joining Esther (D). Looking forward to see what doors God is going to open for them. Having met them I’m sure they’re going to fit in really well.

BONNE ANNEE – HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! In France the first thing you do at one minute past midnight on January 1st is to go around kissing everyone. So, kissy kissy!

Back at work today. First thing was to catch up on the E-mail backlog, and I finally cracked. Maybe you are like me, totally fed up with SPAM. So I finally did something about it and installed a SPAM filter programme. It seems to be quite effective. If you use Outlook or Outlook Express, and have had it up to wherever with SPAM, try the above link.