Friday Recap

Internet connection here at our camp is slow, so I'm going to keep this short, and hopefully post more with photos tomorrow!

We're staying at a Christian camp named Champflleuri ("field of flowers") about a 20 minute drive outside of Grenoble. Probably nicer than most Christian camps in the states...we are in dorms in one building. Each married couple has their own room and bath, and the Beacham ladies are in a room and the single guys are in a few rooms. Definitely makes getting a good night sleep very easy. The staff at the camp is taking care of our breakfast every day, and we're eating some amazing food. The camp is on the side of a mountain, and the view of the mountains on the other side of the valley is incredible.

Today, we were up early and into the city by 9am. The ladies spent a few hours this morning with some women of the local French church ("CEP") in a Bible study. Tricia was asked to share her story, and they all spent time talking and praying together (and eating some more food).

Pastor Rick, Larry, Chris and Buddy spent several hours this morning with local pastors, sharing their experience serving in a church that follows a Purpose Driven model. They had some great conversation, learning about the local churches and how ministry is most effective in Grenoble.

The rest of the guys walked through the neighborhoods around the CEP, delivering invitations to Sunday's concert in every mailbox (this is legal in France).

The afternoon was spent at another local church, setting up for the concert tonight. While the rest of the team set up equipment, Nathan & Tricia drove with Matt Glock to a small village about 30 minutes away to visit with a local CF Family (visit Nate's blog later this week to learn more about this visit).

The concert tonight was actually organized to help raise awareness for the local Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. About 50 people attended, and everyone was very excited about the music by the end of the evening. The strategy is to build excitement with our first two concerts so that Monday evening's concert will be a big event.

After a long day, the team spent time back at camp around midnight, sharing their experiences from the day, talking about the culture and how we can better engage people, and looking at what God has to say about reveling his glory through conversation (David Nasser's "Glory Revealed).

Tomorrow morning we will spend more time with local musicians and church leaders, sharing our experiences with each other. Tomorrow afternoon gives us some free time to drive up the mountains and get a better view of the surrounding area. And, tomorrow night, we eat and sleep in the homes of local church members and missionaries...something that we are all very much looking forward to!