WEBVTT 00:00:04.299 --> 00:00:05.080 So Phillip and Jenny. 00:00:05.990 --> 00:00:06.799 Good to see you guys. 00:00:07.309 --> 00:00:08.240 Welcome home. 00:00:08.788 --> 00:00:10.359 Have you gotten your accent back yet? 00:00:10.380 --> 00:00:13.880 Are you able to spot to, to, to talk country or are you still... 00:00:13.939 --> 00:00:15.039 Not, not quite, not quite. 00:00:15.900 --> 00:00:24.629 Well, I wanted to start by just, maybe you guys could introduce yourselves and tell us how you're doing just as people before we talk about ministry. 00:00:25.289 --> 00:00:38.579 Um, so Phillip and Jennifer, and, uh, how am I doing, um, as good as a father of grown children can do, whereas all we are parents forever. 00:00:38.719 --> 00:00:39.299 Is that true? 00:00:40.340 --> 00:00:55.359 and of, uh, walking with our children through the different things they're going through and, um, also of, uh, health wise doing well grateful for, for health. 00:00:56.100 --> 00:01:07.950 Yes, because it allows us to continue doing the traveling and, um, airports, bullet trains, local trains, planes, trains, and automobiles. 00:01:08.349 --> 00:01:08.349 . 00:01:09.530 --> 00:01:12.909 you can only watch that movie if you watch it on VidAngel, but it's great. 00:01:13.019 --> 00:01:13.549 It's hilarious. 00:01:17.280 --> 00:01:18.340 But, uh, thank you. 00:01:18.540 --> 00:01:19.420 And doing well. 00:01:19.421 --> 00:01:19.939 Thank you. 00:01:25.560 --> 00:01:26.049 Good morning. 00:01:26.390 --> 00:01:28.010 And I'm in France. 00:01:28.150 --> 00:01:30.969 I'm called Jennifer and call myself, Jennifer a lot. 00:01:30.989 --> 00:01:42.159 So Philip you'll hear that, but I think you, many of you might know me by Jenny and, uh, so I, I go by any name you want to Jenny, Jennifer, it doesn't matter. 00:01:43.200 --> 00:01:46.319 Um, we really are happy to be here this morning. 00:01:46.500 --> 00:01:58.150 It just, uh, pulls on a lot of heartstrings to come back after for me after six years, I last was here in 2016 and Philip was here in 2018. 00:01:58.370 --> 00:02:02.829 So you saw him some at that sum, I think may of that 2018. 00:02:04.010 --> 00:02:12.580 And, um, and it's amazing how you can, uh, you know, it's not obviously the building, it's always the people. 00:02:13.439 --> 00:02:38.849 So you come into the presence of the people that you have been connected bound to and have gone through a lot of life with, and you can feel that, uh, connection does not break in the body of Christ, uh, though it can be, uh, tried and, you know, and, and elasticized at times by, uh, by a lot of things. 00:02:39.669 --> 00:02:46.569 But, uh, that's why we have, and I think this is part of what Philip and I do in France. 00:02:46.629 --> 00:03:06.219 We have, um, you know, the heart of reconciliation in our, um, right front all the time with, uh, especially in these last few years that we've all lived from our experience in France and, um, and everything you've lived here and I am doing fine. 00:03:07.300 --> 00:03:12.580 Um, uh, we have been back in France since 2000. 00:03:12.919 --> 00:03:19.090 We moved into the apartment we're in, in west Paris in Gaelen in 2017. 00:03:19.229 --> 00:03:22.129 And so, uh, we have been home... 00:03:22.509 --> 00:03:28.490 If the Adams have had the same address for, uh, five years of summer, that's, uh, 00:03:28.860 --> 00:03:29.530 Let's praise the Lord for that! 00:03:29.530 --> 00:03:30.370 It's a miles. 00:03:33.629 --> 00:03:49.680 And, uh, we have, we found ourselves and chose that place and felt like the Lord led us so that we were, we became part of a body that, uh, we are connected to right there, but Philip spends a lot of time traveling and he'll, he'll mention that more. 00:03:51.120 --> 00:03:57.629 Um, Philip mentioned our children and yes, uh, we though we don't live near them. 00:03:58.629 --> 00:04:03.830 Um, we have walked through some pathways in these last couple of years that we weren't planning on. 00:04:04.370 --> 00:04:17.300 And so I just wanna end, how am I doing personally with the Charles Spurgeon quote that I feel like, um, so spoke to me in these past few years and maybe some of you will relate to it. 00:04:18.278 --> 00:04:28.278 He says, I have learned to kiss the waves that throw me up against the rock of ages. 00:04:29.278 --> 00:04:29.278 Wow. 00:04:30.269 --> 00:04:41.329 So there's been a lot of learning to kiss the waves, they're his waves, and they place us at times right. 00:04:42.639 --> 00:04:44.509 Smack into the rock of ages. 00:04:45.110 --> 00:04:45.230 That's right. 00:04:46.449 --> 00:04:53.420 And, um, so I would say these last few years have been about embracing and releasing. 00:04:55.060 --> 00:04:55.139 Thank you. 00:04:55.141 --> 00:04:55.379 Awesome. 00:04:55.889 --> 00:04:58.019 Just while you have the, the mic there. 00:04:58.088 --> 00:04:58.379 Okay. 00:04:58.819 --> 00:05:02.420 Um, I know that the Lord's really put on your heart to help people yes. 00:05:02.420 --> 00:05:06.699 Who have been through traumatic experiences and very difficult seasons. 00:05:06.720 --> 00:05:11.209 And so I'm just curious how, how that has kind of played itself out as far as being 00:05:11.209 --> 00:05:11.370 Yes. 00:05:13.209 --> 00:05:25.850 Um, the, just up, up until this past year, um, we were limited in our movement in France by, uh, by confinement. 00:05:26.329 --> 00:05:38.000 Uh, meaning we, we, we couldn't, I think we only started gathering as a body, um, in, in our space about five months ago, six months ago. 00:05:38.000 --> 00:05:38.079 Yeah. 00:05:38.278 --> 00:05:40.000 We've moved into a new space five months ago. 00:05:41.060 --> 00:05:50.709 So, um, everybody's there, but it's been, uh, we've called it in Europe, the stop and go, and they say it that way in French Lu and go, 00:05:51.069 --> 00:05:51.069 Right. 00:05:51.389 --> 00:05:56.910 so, um, that real, yes, that's real. 00:05:56.980 --> 00:05:57.600 Oh, that's Real. 00:05:57.980 --> 00:05:58.560 That's real. 00:05:58.560 --> 00:05:59.278 It's on the news. 00:05:59.279 --> 00:06:00.278 The Stop and go 00:06:00.680 --> 00:06:03.000 and right now we're go. 00:06:04.019 --> 00:06:05.160 So, uh, we are go. 00:06:06.319 --> 00:06:17.509 Um, but one of the things, uh, that there's something that's going to be unfolding in our new setting, that we, we have our local church and I don't travel with Philip very often. 00:06:17.569 --> 00:06:19.310 So I'm, I'm often at home. 00:06:20.149 --> 00:06:47.579 Uh, and that's, uh, the opening up of, with the mayor's permission, uh, a safe space for women and children that will be a gathering place, uh, during the day and from the very simplest listening ear to possibly helping them connect with, um, the different resources in that are the city provides if they are in need. 00:06:48.040 --> 00:06:56.610 So using one of the Susanna, the, the sister that, uh, had, has this burning in her heart, and some of us are joining in with her. 00:06:57.230 --> 00:07:07.410 She, uh, is, is highly motivated and able to, uh, go from not just listening and the spiritual, but some practical help too. 00:07:07.670 --> 00:07:08.970 That's and, uh, that's good. 00:07:09.509 --> 00:07:17.560 But then I was, um, able into, in January to begin an internship at a hospital inside Paris. 00:07:17.870 --> 00:07:24.920 It's about an hour on the train and the Metro and I, uh, am a volunteer, um, chaplain. 00:07:25.459 --> 00:07:25.680 Wow. 00:07:25.829 --> 00:07:26.120 Yeah. 00:07:26.240 --> 00:07:26.720 In the hospital. 00:07:27.240 --> 00:07:27.680 yeah. 00:07:29.300 --> 00:07:31.069 And I'm learning the ropes. 00:07:31.300 --> 00:07:33.829 It's, uh, not like nothing I imagined. 00:07:34.149 --> 00:07:34.149 Yeah. 00:07:34.370 --> 00:07:54.540 We have, um, several limitations and, um, uh, I I'm trying to, you know, understand how that, how it, what it means to be a chaplain and not have a lot of Liberty to do much, but, uh, listen, people do ask for prayer. 00:07:55.449 --> 00:08:08.089 Some, um, I guess my, my greatest experience in that was, uh, I was sent to a room of a woman who's, it's, it's a hospital that has deals with blood cancer and leukemia. 00:08:08.670 --> 00:08:10.290 And she had been in and out several times. 00:08:10.290 --> 00:08:16.649 This is like her last time in, and she's from Congo, the Republic of Congo and her two, two daughters are not in France. 00:08:17.310 --> 00:08:24.879 And when I got into the room, she, um, I was thinking, you know, Lord, I had to prayed, Lord just lead me. 00:08:25.540 --> 00:08:42.320 And, uh, but she knew exactly what, where she was at because she sat me down kind of held court and, um, questioned me about, did I believe the words of Jesus about healing and how she was going to walk out of there. 00:08:42.980 --> 00:08:47.350 And, um, I was, you know, I, she said scriptures. 00:08:47.428 --> 00:08:48.230 I said, amen. 00:08:48.909 --> 00:08:49.590 she said more. 00:08:49.710 --> 00:08:50.389 I said, amen. 00:08:50.409 --> 00:08:51.789 She did a little Bible study. 00:08:52.490 --> 00:08:56.240 And, uh, at one point she looked at me in French, of course. 00:08:56.240 --> 00:09:01.558 And she said, I don't think you're very convinced really I'm like, okay. 00:09:02.000 --> 00:09:05.240 but I just prayed. 00:09:05.279 --> 00:09:07.039 I said, Lord, there's just oth nothing. 00:09:07.240 --> 00:09:09.320 I can offer this sister Madam quote today. 00:09:09.899 --> 00:09:13.710 And, um, what, you know, but I'd love to be a blessing to her. 00:09:14.649 --> 00:09:22.389 And so I had been having a little eye infection that was, and I needed some drops and was scratching away up my eye a bit. 00:09:22.690 --> 00:09:26.389 And then it just came to me and I said, what I'm cool today? 00:09:26.830 --> 00:09:28.909 I said, would you please pray for me? 00:09:29.950 --> 00:09:29.950 Wow. 00:09:30.250 --> 00:09:33.860 And she looked at me and she said, come over here. 00:09:34.620 --> 00:09:36.779 and, uh, I got, I got to sit by her. 00:09:36.780 --> 00:09:40.419 We had, um, masks on because of the COVID in the hospital. 00:09:41.730 --> 00:09:44.990 And she just, you know, slammed her hand on my head. 00:09:45.610 --> 00:09:51.139 And then I got prayed for, from up and down and my family and the, around the world. 00:09:51.840 --> 00:09:56.460 And, um, it was, uh, just a, a beautiful moment. 00:09:57.120 --> 00:10:11.210 And I realized that being a, a chaplain means you don't always come in with all of the, you know, that you're the one who has to have the blessing and the scripture that you can actually be there and have, and receive. 00:10:11.830 --> 00:10:13.808 And I, I truly receive that day. 00:10:13.919 --> 00:10:14.409 Awesome. 00:10:14.649 --> 00:10:14.649 Yeah. 00:10:15.039 --> 00:10:15.330 Yeah. 00:10:15.789 --> 00:10:16.409 That's great. 00:10:16.620 --> 00:10:17.370 Great, great. 00:10:18.200 --> 00:10:18.490 Yeah. 00:10:19.308 --> 00:10:25.370 So Phillip just catches up on, on kind of what your, your side of things looks like from a ministry standpoint. 00:10:25.639 --> 00:10:25.928 Yeah. 00:10:26.490 --> 00:10:36.558 Um, the, we work with a fellowship of churches in France called this Baptist Federation of evangelical churches. 00:10:37.279 --> 00:10:38.919 We're 118 churches. 00:10:39.379 --> 00:10:39.600 Wow. 00:10:40.340 --> 00:10:43.279 And, uh, don't the name frighten you? 00:10:43.280 --> 00:10:43.558 Yeah. 00:10:43.559 --> 00:10:47.590 Don't let the name Baptist frighten you because, oh, about 60% of those people. 00:10:48.029 --> 00:10:51.830 You love Baptist people just exactly like church here, the Sunday morning. 00:10:51.840 --> 00:10:52.428 There you go. 00:10:52.779 --> 00:10:58.470 It's um, uh, Baptist does not limit what Christ can do in any way in France. 00:10:58.570 --> 00:10:59.070 That's right. 00:10:59.730 --> 00:11:00.269 That's good. 00:11:00.710 --> 00:11:00.710 . 00:11:01.110 --> 00:11:01.110 Yeah. 00:11:01.570 --> 00:11:05.299 And, uh, but the reason we work with them is because we've known them for many years. 00:11:05.301 --> 00:11:09.580 We have relationships and, um, I travel throughout the country. 00:11:10.740 --> 00:11:17.019 Uh, I spend a lot of time on the phone a lot of time on zoom and, um, I'm sort of a pastor to the pastors. 00:11:17.080 --> 00:11:19.620 That's one of my functions in this group of churches. 00:11:21.240 --> 00:11:28.169 And then with a team of, uh, eight other people, we lead all the church plants that we're doing right now in France. 00:11:28.549 --> 00:11:30.850 And we have 21 church plants going, wow. 00:11:31.549 --> 00:11:32.690 So that's great. 00:11:32.691 --> 00:11:40.210 Keeping those going with, obviously it's teamwork, you know, we all cover our geographical areas. 00:11:41.610 --> 00:11:52.960 Um, and then, um, in this group of churches, um, I would say one of the things, a strong suit, the strong point, the DNA is relationship built network. 00:11:54.178 --> 00:11:57.879 And so because of that, there's real close relationships. 00:11:58.500 --> 00:12:12.470 And it's been precious for me to, to be a part of that and to have the privilege of ministering to pastors, but also, uh, going into churches and working with the leadership team of the church, helping develop. 00:12:13.549 --> 00:12:24.470 Um, you probably know I'm a strength finders coach, and I use strength finders in all the churches I work in, in France to help them develop them, discover who they are. 00:12:24.690 --> 00:12:38.820 For those of you who may not know strength finders is a, an evaluation tool that helps you to be able to understand how God made you, what strengths he gave you and how the, how you can use those strengths to fulfill the purpose of God wherever he has you serving. 00:12:39.678 --> 00:12:43.460 And by the way, I'm the one who started Trinity on the journey back in 2007. 00:12:43.600 --> 00:12:45.058 So wow. 00:12:45.090 --> 00:12:49.769 Mark and I, and then I told Mark, I said, Mark, you need to go to get trained as a coach. 00:12:50.029 --> 00:12:50.610 And he did. 00:12:51.470 --> 00:12:53.169 And so the story continues. 00:12:53.171 --> 00:12:54.570 Now my, my daughter is a part of it now, too. 00:12:54.799 --> 00:12:55.529 She's part of the team. 00:12:57.190 --> 00:13:00.690 So, so we, we work with strength finders with the teams. 00:13:01.590 --> 00:13:07.639 And then also there's a lot of one-on-one mentoring of young leaders who are just becoming pastors. 00:13:08.720 --> 00:13:14.919 Um, one church that I've been in for the last two years started out as a toxic church. 00:13:15.549 --> 00:13:21.120 Relationships had become so toxic that it was close to literally splitting in. 00:13:21.120 --> 00:13:30.750 I don't know how many pieces and by the grace of God, over this two year period going there about once a month, once every six weeks, God has become knitting them together. 00:13:31.570 --> 00:13:40.029 And, um, I'm, I'm amazed to get the emails from the, the team leading the church on what they're doing, what they're doing in their city. 00:13:40.669 --> 00:13:40.669 Wow. 00:13:40.671 --> 00:13:46.058 And the relationships, and God has just changed the way the church is. 00:13:46.519 --> 00:13:48.580 And that's part of his grace that's right. 00:13:48.759 --> 00:13:49.860 Of, of what he does. 00:13:50.360 --> 00:13:57.940 And, uh, it sure wasn't me, but I'm grateful that I was able to work with him to accomplish that in that church. 00:13:58.678 --> 00:14:03.769 And I, I could go throughout other churches in particular, I'm looking at Chad and Sonya. 00:14:04.649 --> 00:14:09.570 Uh, there's a Moroccan family in, that came to one of our churches back in 2018. 00:14:10.669 --> 00:14:28.250 And, uh, the husband and the wife both were baptized, but the story doesn't end there, Malika the wife, um, truly became a follower of Christ, but the husband what's his name. 00:14:28.330 --> 00:14:31.289 I can't remember hall haled hall. 00:14:32.269 --> 00:14:36.889 And, um, he, there was something that wasn't right. 00:14:37.230 --> 00:14:37.809 Wasn't true. 00:14:39.070 --> 00:14:45.860 And, um, the daughter called the police because haled was beating Malika. 00:14:46.419 --> 00:14:50.419 Oh, the 14 year old daughter could call the police in France, in Morocco. 00:14:50.421 --> 00:14:51.019 She could not. 00:14:52.659 --> 00:15:03.669 So he was arrested, sent to prison and in prison, we don't know how it happened, but then he got out of prison and he disappeared, completely disappeared. 00:15:04.470 --> 00:15:05.909 The church Supported me. 00:15:05.929 --> 00:15:07.870 And then the church kept supporting Malika. 00:15:08.409 --> 00:15:10.820 The three kids went there to Sunday school. 00:15:11.299 --> 00:15:11.299 Yeah. 00:15:11.301 --> 00:15:14.019 They really, three kids became followers of Christ. 00:15:15.120 --> 00:15:24.470 And, uh, little later in 2019, he came back and he tried to get her confidence again. 00:15:25.590 --> 00:15:25.590 Wow. 00:15:25.769 --> 00:15:29.740 But what we didn't realize it was a devious, there was a devious purpose behind it. 00:15:30.360 --> 00:15:33.059 We believe he had been radicalized while he was gone. 00:15:34.100 --> 00:15:34.100 Right. 00:15:34.519 --> 00:15:38.179 And, uh, he tried to kill all three of his children. 00:15:38.360 --> 00:15:42.379 He killed two of them and, uh, himself. 00:15:42.480 --> 00:15:46.419 And then after the end of it, he poured gasoline on himself and lit himself. 00:15:46.600 --> 00:15:55.129 But right before he lit himself on fire, his daughter who survived, heard him say, now I can go in peace. 00:15:55.269 --> 00:15:56.570 You have what you deserve. 00:15:58.309 --> 00:16:03.909 And so we were Jenny and I were part of with Susanna. 00:16:04.450 --> 00:16:13.580 We went there during the year of 2019 walk in the church through the trauma of, um, losing such dear children. 00:16:14.200 --> 00:16:15.700 And the church loved those kids. 00:16:16.919 --> 00:16:23.059 And by the grace of God, Malika today is a nurse's aid in a hospital. 00:16:24.190 --> 00:16:25.730 She's getting she's driving. 00:16:26.669 --> 00:16:30.090 She has a life and she's rebuilding her life. 00:16:30.091 --> 00:16:32.090 Little by little following Jesus. 00:16:32.870 --> 00:16:37.009 But the devastation was very real for both of them. 00:16:37.230 --> 00:16:50.159 And they're her daughters still remains, um, in a hospital where she's receiving the kind of care that she can get for now to, um, re rebuild what was utterly destroyed in her. 00:16:50.720 --> 00:16:50.720 Yeah. 00:16:50.860 --> 00:17:01.240 So, uh, but when you asked about the trauma, this was, um, this was a church in she book, which is like the one place in France you can take at fairy to Ireland. 00:17:02.409 --> 00:17:11.150 And, um, Phillip, he, he knew that, you know, he was to go to be with Samuel, the pastor who was inundated. 00:17:11.789 --> 00:17:11.789 Right. 00:17:11.809 --> 00:17:16.230 But Phillip said, I'd like to bring my wife and I'd like to bring Susanna. 00:17:16.690 --> 00:17:59.759 And we'd like to just set up for two days, uh, well, I guess we're there for two or three days and have hourly appointments and anyone who felt like they needed to talk and to come and they, they could, and that way Samuel was not so totally overwhelmed with, um, what had, and this was a new idea that when a church has a crisis, you know, a sister church, a connecting church could send a team to, to the, the, the, the, the body and need and give them some, some support in their trauma and some, uh, in present support being right there. 00:18:01.259 --> 00:18:02.079 So that's amazing. 00:18:02.509 --> 00:18:02.799 Yeah. 00:18:02.868 --> 00:18:03.960 What a great testimony. 00:18:09.089 --> 00:18:17.269 So, um, obviously we're, we're so grateful to be a part of your story and to be, um, you know, financially, uh, giving towards you. 00:18:17.849 --> 00:18:20.750 And, um, also there are others here that do that. 00:18:21.009 --> 00:18:25.069 We give on a monthly basis to the Adams, from our missions fund. 00:18:25.569 --> 00:18:32.059 And so I just want you to be aware of that, but they always have needs that come up to travel and to do the things that they need to do. 00:18:32.200 --> 00:18:41.180 So if the Lord puts it on your heart to connect with them, how, how can they connect with you all to, to learn more, to, um, maybe set up an appointment with you, whatever. 00:18:41.181 --> 00:18:41.339 Yeah. 00:18:41.340 --> 00:18:41.539 Yeah. 00:18:41.540 --> 00:18:47.450 You can just, um, um, probably get in touch with the office and they'll root it to us. 00:18:47.480 --> 00:18:48.809 That way we can call you back. 00:18:49.450 --> 00:18:55.809 Uh, we have French phones here, so you, you can't just call us you could, but you could, it would've cost you a dollar a minute. 00:18:56.210 --> 00:18:56.250 . 00:18:57.390 --> 00:19:01.368 so, so when you do call them, do they answer in French? 00:19:01.430 --> 00:19:03.440 Or what is the, what makes'em a French phone? 00:19:03.710 --> 00:19:06.960 Well, it's a French phone company and it's a French answering service. 00:19:06.961 --> 00:19:09.880 That'll answer you and it'll say in French and you'll go, Ooh. 00:19:10.160 --> 00:19:10.880 Oh, okay. 00:19:11.200 --> 00:19:11.200 . 00:19:11.990 --> 00:19:12.279 Yeah. 00:19:12.720 --> 00:19:12.880 All right. 00:19:13.309 --> 00:19:13.599 Yeah. 00:19:13.720 --> 00:19:17.118 I, I just, I'm just picturing Derek getting that voicemail. 00:19:17.480 --> 00:19:18.480 right now. 00:19:18.519 --> 00:19:19.160 I love you Derek. 00:19:19.670 --> 00:19:20.880 Come on home to his brother. 00:19:21.650 --> 00:19:23.190 So, uh, but let's pray. 00:19:23.200 --> 00:19:27.710 Let's pray for Philip and Jenny and the ministry that God's continuing to do through them. 00:19:27.868 --> 00:19:45.019 I mean, they, I, I wish we had hours and days to spend with them because they're so, uh, they have such great richness, um, not just in the stories that they tell, but the, the experience of God being with them as they have dealt with so many different traumatic things throughout their life and ministry. 00:19:45.319 --> 00:19:54.940 So father, we thank you for Philip and Janet, Jenny Lord, we pray in the name of Jesus that you would continue to strengthen them for the tasks that are at hand. 00:19:55.358 --> 00:20:02.650 And Lord, I pray that they would be well in their spirit, in their soul and in their body and father. 00:20:02.849 --> 00:20:06.049 I thank you that the work that you've called them to is very important. 00:20:06.549 --> 00:20:13.690 We pray that you would keep the hand of the enemy from coming near them in any way to harm them or harass them. 00:20:14.150 --> 00:20:15.730 We thank you for their extended family. 00:20:16.190 --> 00:20:20.039 We ask you, bless them, encourage them and strengthen them as well. 00:20:20.380 --> 00:20:26.799 We pray for provision in every way, father, that, that you would take care of the needs that are there. 00:20:27.380 --> 00:20:40.750 And Lord, I pray that the, um, the extent that you desire for their ministry to, to reach, I pray Lord that nothing will stop them from going as deep and as wide as you desire for them too. 00:20:41.089 --> 00:20:42.390 And Lord, I pray for their marriage. 00:20:42.470 --> 00:20:51.480 I just pray you strengthen their marriage, help them to enjoy each other in these days and hours, even though they're pouring so much of themselves out to other people. 00:20:52.299 --> 00:21:03.839 And Lord, we just thank you for the privilege of partnering with them as they do this great work of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ in a place that has been very dark for a long, very long time. 00:21:04.539 --> 00:21:13.450 We thank you that the light of Jesus is bursting forth in all of France and in the surrounding country, Lord in Jesus mighty name. 00:21:14.670 --> 00:21:14.960 Amen. 00:21:15.349 --> 00:21:15.640 Amen. 00:21:15.650 --> 00:21:16.079 Thank you. 00:21:16.080 --> 00:21:17.480 Can I bring up a prayer request? 00:21:18.640 --> 00:21:36.950 Um, as you probably remember, we spent almost nine years in Afghanistan and, um, the work with Afghanistan actually continues right now because we're working on trying to get people out of Afghanistan that are in danger because of the present government. 00:21:37.529 --> 00:21:41.549 Uh, I'm not gonna use certain words, so it won't be tagged, right. 00:21:42.108 --> 00:21:53.019 Uh, but the present government is seeking out the people who used to work with us, the people who worked with our, even our troops and they're in danger. 00:21:53.358 --> 00:21:56.660 And God's given us the privilege of being a part of working with that. 00:21:56.661 --> 00:22:05.930 Right now, there's several networks of, uh, people who work there before and, uh, people who from America and other countries are getting involved. 00:22:06.890 --> 00:22:09.490 Uh, last night I was on the phone with one of our families. 00:22:09.490 --> 00:22:21.769 That's in a neighboring country and, um, they're, they were there, um, waiting to be gotten out, uh, probably to end up in the states. 00:22:23.069 --> 00:22:26.170 So, um, this ongoing please pray. 00:22:26.710 --> 00:22:35.809 And I'm thinking of one particular man who's, uh, who was a general in the previous government and he's also became a friend. 00:22:36.710 --> 00:22:47.400 And, uh, we worked with him extensively while we were there in our last project and he needs to get out, uh, he is a high value target to the tea people. 00:22:48.579 --> 00:22:50.960 So please pray for him and his family. 00:22:51.190 --> 00:22:53.880 He's got a wife and, uh, three daughters. 00:22:54.940 --> 00:23:00.470 And so please pray that, uh, we somehow God would provide a way out for this family. 00:23:00.970 --> 00:23:02.829 And there are others too, obviously. 00:23:02.970 --> 00:23:05.868 So if you want more information, I can give you more. 00:23:06.390 --> 00:23:11.130 Um, but I don't like to say things like this, very veiled in public. 00:23:12.759 --> 00:23:14.049 Lord, we pray for that right now. 00:23:14.108 --> 00:23:21.720 We pray for those who are in harm's way, who need to be retrieved from those nations that were mentioned. 00:23:22.380 --> 00:23:24.160 We pray Lord that you would open doors. 00:23:25.180 --> 00:23:39.440 We pray for, uh, even angelic assistance, Lord, whatever is needed for this to be able to occur, preserve, and protect and keep those that your purpose is not complete with yet. 00:23:39.441 --> 00:23:52.608 Lord, I thank you for giving them courage as they wait and search and that you would even make them somewhat invisible to the, to those that would try to harm them. 00:23:53.769 --> 00:23:56.269 And we thank you for that father in Jesus name. 00:23:57.539 --> 00:23:57.829 Amen. 00:23:58.670 --> 00:23:58.789 All right. 00:23:58.880 --> 00:24:00.910 Let's give these folks a great big hand.