Last week we had our church plant’s first ever weekend away! Pedro gave the talks, and Ana prepared a prayer time centred in Colossians, as well as a Bible study session. It was a rich time of fellowship, prayer, and feeding on God’s Word.

Pedro and Ana Fonseca, Portugal

We have been accepted to be the pastoral couple of a church in Saint Brieuc. The church has around 95 members and has been growing in recent years. Jack will mostly focus on preaching, training preachers and leading the church councils, whilst Sarah will focus more on youth, ecumenical relations and some preaching/teaching.

Jack and Sarah Winterburn, France

As Lithuanians, we are famous for our summer pink soup festival at the end of May. We invited our neighbours and friends from around to taste the soup and meet Shalom House folk. We had over 30 people, and what a feast it was! We had some good conversations about faith.

Rita and Vidas Rimkus, UK

Our recent trip to Spain included:Three days of journeying in the car to get there / Two days in a hotel near Valencia where Lausanne Europe will hold a gathering for over 200 people from around Europe this October / Three days of meetings with key European leaders in our local town / Jim preaching in our local church / Catching up with a few friends (but not as many as we would have liked) / More sorting and packing up things in our house / Early arrival in Roquetas de Mar, Almeria, for ECM leadership meetings and conference preparation / A week at ECM’s international conference with over 500 ECM missionaries, staff, and supporters / 24 hours back in our house to pack the car / Two intense travel days back to Northampton.

Jim and Christine Memory, UK

We had our Spiritual Transformation Retreat in English with people flying in from Norway and the Netherlands to attend. It was an amazing privilege to see God move in the lives of these people and we all left the week transformed in one way or another.

Jules Mercer-Wilson, Spain

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