If you thought France was a Christian country,

this may surprise you:

The first shop

to open here

on Sunday

morning is the

bar, followed

by the tobacco

shop.

Muslims here have Christmas trees and

Easter Egg hunts; claiming that Christmas

and Easter are only commercial holidays.

It's easier to find a statue of Buddha than a

statue of Jesus or Mary. There are more

Buddhists than Christians here.

Summer 2016

Outreach in Mornant

Word on the Street

TO PLANT A CHURCH WHERE THERE IS

NO CHURCH - one bus, one team, one town

and God with us! In April, we took "Ze Bus" with a

team to Mornant, a town in southern France. "Ze Bus" is

a bus converted into a café for

coffeehouse ministry. The team included

an evangelist, a pastor, some local

believers, and a missionary (me). And God

helped us. Each day began with worship,

prayer, and practical training in

evangelism. Then we went out by twos

into the town to share with anyone who

was willing to talk. Some were interested, but had

no time, so we invited them to stop by the bus that evening. Each

evening, we gathered at “Ze Bus” to share the good news of salvation

with those who stopped by, and then we prayed for the people we met

and the prayer requests that we received. On Thursday evening,

Saturday evening and Sunday morning about 30-35 people came to an

evangelistic service at a rented meeting

room. By the end of the week we had

faith-building conversations with over 300

people, not counting those who turned

away! Half of them requested prayer for

serious needs, and many told us we were

the first Christians that they had ever met.

Light conversations often led quickly to deep discussions about

loneliness and our need for God. Now, about 15 people meet twice a

month to study God’s Word. Please pray for this town of Mornant, that

the seeds planted will produce a vibrant church.

New opportunities, new possibilities!

Our media ministry now produces two weekly TV

programs in French; one is evangelistic, the other is

exhortation for the believer. We are developing three more programs (evangelism

training, testimony, children). These programs reach France, Belgium, Canada, and

northern and central African nations through satellite and internet. Every week we

receive emails from viewers asking for prayer, and testifying of changed lives.

We need some new equipment for this work! Our current equipment is insufficient for the task. Would you consider

giving towards one or more of the items listed, as a church or individually, by making a donation in the stated amount, or

any amount towards an item?

To give toward this project, send your donation to our account at AGWM. Also, please send us an email or Facebook

message to let us know what item you are giving toward. Your generosity is changing lives not only in France, but literally

around the world. Send support to:

Assemblies of God World Missions

Attn: Buck 266656

1445 N. Boonville Ave

Springfield, MO 65802 Field address: 1 rue de la Providence, 10000 Troyes, France

Ed & Kirsten Buck

edward@sendthefire.org

kirstenbuck@sendthefire.org

850-325-0025 (rings in France)

www.sendthefire.org

Apple iMac: $2450

Video editing software: $400

File server: $550

4 hard drives: $290 ea.

Wireless microphone: $570

$5000 challenge!

Ed and Kirsten Buck Missionaries to France 5715 Highway 85N #334 Crestview, FL 32536

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