Throwback
A little over three years ago, God led us to change course. We had been pursuing a goal of serving in missions by working toward a mechanical engineering degree to use in this service. After much prayer, we set aside the pursuit of the degree to jump into service with the skills we already have. God confirmed this decision in sending us to France on short notice, to help fellow servants in restoration of a building they had purchased for ministry.
This is how Projects 4 Missions began.
Our first project was working with the Van der Veer family doing renovation work on an old elementary school in southern France. This renovation project continues but is now being used to provide housing for others who also serve God in the same area, and when finished will be able to be used for housing as well as meetings and conference rooms. Working on the project was a blast for us, and we were genuinely encouraged by our host family, the Van der Veers and their heart to serve. We worshipped with a small English-speaking church in the area (called Simply Church) and loved the fellowship and opportunity to be part of their community.
The building we worked on, called Maison de la Plume, currently houses two families (a total of 15 people!) who serve God full time by reaching out to those in the area. God has used these two families as bright shining lights to many, and we are pleased to have had a small hand in serving their ministry.
Currently the Van der Veers and Simply Church are building a new church home for Simply Church to use on the Elementary school property! We wanted to highlight their ministry and share with you a few pictures and their current prayer requests.
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