Day Off Is Never An Off-Day

"I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace." - Acts 20:23-24

I read this passage this morning and was very encouraged, so I thought I'd share :)

Today (Monday) is our day off of ministry. We don't go to campus, though we do have English club tonight. I'm definitely taking this day to rest and spend extra time with God. My quiet times are feeling a little rushed lately. I also did laundry (in the sink) and cooked myself a very interesting lunch of potatoes and green beans, with a little chicken and pasta (basically everything I had left thrown together; I need to buy more groceries).

As for ministry updates, I don't know where to start. Friday was great! Though Melissa and Marjorie had to cancel lunch, Casey, Kelley, and I had a great talk 2 girls about God. One believes in reincarnation and the other believes nothing happens after death. They were, however, very interested to hear what we believe, so of course, we told them! They're excited to come to English club tonight, as well.

Friday night was tons of fun, too. While some students on project went out with French friends, some of us invited French friends to come to our hotel and play games. We had a great turn-out and played games until 1am.

Then on Saturday, American and French students got together and played ultimate frisbee for 2 hours. We were all hot and sweaty afterwards, but I think everyone had a great time :) Saturday night, the 3 men on our project took the women out. They'd set up a picnic in the park for us. After eating, we all took a lot of crazy pictures, then went back to the hotel and played games. It was a great way to relax.

I do have some more prayer requests:
- please pray that we'll re-connect with Myriam. Kate and I had a great conversation with her last week, but we haven't been able to connect again.
- pray that many new French students will come to The-O-Show and English club.
- continue to pray for rest for our project. We have 1 more week until our mid-project 3 day break. Pray that we'll not let up all week.

Thanks so much! I'll definitely be keeping you updated on what God is doing here in Montpellier!