We arrived with our food contributions for the huge buffet that was to follow, and walked down the narrow cobblestone street where our friends live. When we arrived, there were so many people that I hadn't expected to see there - so many people I didn't realise had made such a big impact on Fredérique's life. But then, when you're part of a church for six years, and actively studying the Bible for four, you tend to make some strong connections.
A bunch of people shared about Fred's transformation, including her twin sons, Paul and Simon. These rough and tumble 12-year-old boys, who I've only ever seen wrestling, running, fighting, yelling, and playing soccer, sounded like cherubs when they encouraged their mother about the change they saw in her, thanking Emma and Eugene for studying the Bible with her, and then coming up to hug her. Fred's husband, Emmanuel, took her face in his hands and called her, "the wife of my youth." They met in seventh grade.
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Church at its Best
Written by Jennie Goutet -- Paris, France Monday, 11 May 2015 15:25On Friday night we drove to our friends' house for a baptism, and half the church was there to celebrate it. Fredérique is a college chemistry teacher who studied the Bible for four years (only doing so because her husband is a member of our church). She is analytical, scientific, rational. She was a confirmed atheist.
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