"All About France" Friday!

36 "Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. 38 "Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest."

                                                                                                                                  -Matt. 9:36-38

Did you know...

• In the area of France where we will be serving there is approximately ONE evangelical church for every 80,000 people. If you live here in the southern US, you, like us, will pass two to three churches on the way to your own.
• 51% of the French population describe themselves as Catholic, but only half of those believe in the existence of God.
• 31% of the French are professing atheists.
• The Muslim population in France is at 7% and growing.
• Evangelical Christians make up less than 1% of the French population.

When I read the passage above, and then look at these stats about the spiritual condition in France, I can't help but picture Jesus looking down on the French people with compassion for His "lost sheep."  Verse 38 gives one of the few times that Jesus tells us what to pray for: pray for God to send out workers to His harvest fields!  Thanks for praying that God would send us (among others) to reach the French people.  

• Pray that God would provide as we strive to reach 25% of our pledged monthly support by May.  
• Pray for me (Brandon) as I go to Blue Mountain College this Sat. morning to participate in their ministry conference and share about our calling to France.   
• Pray that God would bring about a time of harvest in France which has been so spiritually dry. 

Wanna find out more about the need in France?  Check out this short video.