au revoir Montpellier!

I must say I am very excited for snicker bars and MY FAMILY, but leaving Montpellier will be much more difficult than I would have ever imagined. This will possibly be my last post, and I feel like a lot has gone on since I last updated.

Things are still going very well. I had a little bit of time to process today and just really reflect on the summer so far. It has been such a heart changing experience; I feel like its very difficult to put into words. I have been so amazed by the connections we have had with the French. Contrary to popular American belief, the French students I have met have been so friendly and welcoming. God has so clearly been moving in their hearts....I am still so shocked by their willingness to talk about God and to listen to what we believe...to hear about the message of Jesus. However, it is SO difficult to see their apathy, they just dont really care, which is common with American students in many ways too. They dont really think about God.

But its also incredible, then, to see how God clearly HAS prepared specific students to really be seeking and interested in God for their own life. Although this is very unusual, my friend Sophia, who I told you about, is seeking God very much in her heart. We have given her the New Testament in French and a book called More Than A Carpenter, which is a man who did not believe in Jesus, and as he studied, he found valid reason for why to believe that Jesus was more than a carpenter, that He was truly God. Sophia said she loves to read and these would be her new books to read before she goes to bed. WHAT A MIRACLE GOD IS DOING IN HER HEART. I pray so much for her, as her dad is very opposed to her seeing us at all. We have not heard from her in a while, but I know that whether we see her again or not, God is pursuing her and it is in His hands. At one point she was even crying and said "life without God is so hard...I hope someday I can believe."

God has continued to bless our trip, we had 15 students at our Agape meeting night on Thursday...we had prayed for 10 or more! God is continuing to teach me. He has especially showed me that I need to trust him...trust that he IS guiding me, and trust that when I pray for something in his will, he WILL answer it...and I should not doubt this. I am learning that as I have faith and trust God, I am seeing him do things that I otherwise might have missed.

I was sick for 4 days...so had a long weekend, ha, a French doctor actually came to my room and gave me an antibiotic for a virus...I feel like I have a whole new body now, so praise God for that!

THANKS so much for those of you who have been reading and praying....your prayers are being answered...God is moving in Montellier! I am excited to be in America...I need to prepare myself for the culture shock. I cannot wait to hear what been going on. Thanks again!

chow