Brad and Tina Reynolds

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HARVEST PROMISE TOULOUSE
EGLISE PROTESTANTE INTERNATIONALE
EPI
My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations. Mark 11.17

A weekend with friends. Perhaps that's the best way to describe the 24 hours we spent together as an Alpha group. As is so very often the case, our Holy Spirit retreat was a time of drawing closer to one another and to God. Everyone with the exception of one member of the group was able to come. We stayed in a retreat center that is part of a Trappist monastery. What we didn't know was that the strict observance of silence is not only for the monks but also for those who stay at the center. While we were able to talk in the meeting room as well as in the hallways, we were not allowed to talk at the meals. That was a bit strange and totally opposite from the convivial atmosphere that we encourage in our Alpha groups. But we survived and had a good laugh after our first meal in total silence with classical music playing in the background. The weather was beautiful, so we enjoyed a long walk through the countryside, admiring the autumn colors and the joy of getting to know one another better. On Saturday afternoon, we had the opportunity as a team to pray for the guests. Two are very close to coming to faith in Jesus. Another guest talked about how she needed to have her "battery recharged" and prayed for the Holy Spirit's action in her life. Please continue to pray for our Alpha Course. We have another month together and are trusting the Lord for solid changes in lives.

On Saturday evening, we had a wild game of Taboo. Fortunately the meeting room was not near any of the bedrooms because we were hardly silent. In the midst of our noisy laughter, a young guy walked into the room. We had noticed him at the meal. Fearing we were making too much noise, he reassured us that we were fine and that he was attracted by the joy that he heard coming from our direction. Tina, as well as one of our team members, had a chance to talk with him. He's definitely searching, having come to the monastery for some peace and quiet. We were able to offer him a Why Jesus? booklet which is an explanation of the gospel. This morning, he joined us for one of our sessions. Afterward, I was able to offer him a Bible and explain to him passages to read. Please pray for P. who lives in Toulouse. Our prayer is that this young guy will come to faith in Jesus.

While we were meeting on Saturday, members from our church were taking turns in the church prayer room. From 8am until 6pm, prayer was being offered for our Alpha retreat. Evangelism is not simply an individual affair, it is the work of the church. We are so thankful for those who joined us in praying for the retreat. As a church, we are working together, looking forward to the day when we will celebrate the fruit of the harvest. Please pray that we will learn how to pray and that we will become a house of prayer.

Finally this coming Sunday, November 22, will be a significant day in the life and history of our church. The membership will be approving the by-laws, electing our first elder, and discussing the future expansion of the building. These are important decisions about which we are praying and would like to ask you to join us in prayer. Our heart's desire is that the Lord Jesus will build HIS church.

Who can say what power a church could develop and exercise, if it gave itself to the work of prayer day and night for the coming of the kingdom, for God's power on His servants and His word, for the glorifying of God in the salvation of souls? Most churches think their members are gathered into one simply to take care of and build up each other. They know not that God rules the world by the prayers of His saints, that prayer is the power by which satan is conquered, that by prayer the church on earth has disposal of the powers of the heavenly world. They do not remember that Jesus has, by His promise (Matthew 18.19, 20), consecrated every assembly in His name to be a gate of heaven, where His presence is to be felt, and His power experienced in the Father fulfilling their desires. --Andrew Murray

Living His Call Together With You,
Brad and Tina
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Prayer Requests/Answers to Prayer

Join us in thanking God for:
--a great Alpha retreat
--committed people who pray

Join us in praying for:
--the continued fruit from the Alpha weekend
--the young guy who dropped into our Alpha group, that he will read the Word and come to faith in Jesus
--our special members' meeting to approve our by-laws, elect the first elder, and plan for future growth
--revival in France

France

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