tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51304201636411259942024-02-20T05:52:42.703-08:00Grace Goes to FranceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14726278030106327521noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5130420163641125994.post-2031163970537635332015-07-13T11:24:00.000-07:002015-07-13T11:24:00.308-07:00Sunday, July 12RETURN TRIP AND RANDOM PICTURES<br />
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Today, Sunday, we flew out of Brussels into Chicago. Then from Chicago to Des Moines. We had a great trip, but it's great to be home.<br />
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Here are some random pictures from our trip.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14726278030106327521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5130420163641125994.post-53092656152214004762015-07-11T12:30:00.000-07:002015-07-11T12:30:58.470-07:00Saturday, July 11Our last day in France saw us spending time with Gary & Kate DeGraaf and Bruno & Aurelie Rizza. We had a great picnic at a local park.<br />
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Greg definitely enjoyed being with the DeGraaf children as these pictures show!<br />
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In the afternoon, Bruno and Aurelie took us to meet their pastor, Alain, at his home.<br />
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Good night from France! Tomorrow we get up early to drive to Brussels to catch our plane. We love you!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14726278030106327521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5130420163641125994.post-78633169631847704162015-07-10T22:56:00.000-07:002015-07-10T22:56:26.103-07:00Friday, July 10<br />
Today, Friday, was a day of sight-seeing with Bruno. He took us to the sea coast in France along la Manche (or as the Brits call it, the English Channel). We first stopped at La Coupole, a Second World War bunker complex. It was built by the forces of Nazi Germany between 1943 and 1944 to serve as a launch base for the V2 rockets directed at London and southern England.<br />
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In the museum we got to see a 3-D presentation of D-Day. It was very well done. Bruno got a kick out of seeing Greg and I in the glasses with the headphones. He thinks we are Stevie Wonder look-a-likes.<br />
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After the museum we went into nearby St. Omer, a beautiful city.<br />
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There we visited an old Catholic church.<br />
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We then drove up the coastline.<br />
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The countryside was beautiful here.<br />
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When we got back we were treated to a fine meal at the home of Bruno and Carine, Bruno and Aurelie's friends.<br />
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One more day (Saturday) left to go here in France before we go back home.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14726278030106327521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5130420163641125994.post-70507564377851085562015-07-09T12:19:00.000-07:002015-07-09T12:19:59.299-07:00Thursday, July 9Thursday in France - the Grace Guys went to a big plaza near the downtown Lille train stations for a barbecue. But Bruno let us do a little sight-seeing along the way. This is a large plaza where a lot of postcards of Lille get their pictures from.<br />
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We also were privileged to stop in to Aurelie's workplace for a few minutes. She met us in her company's courtyard,<br />
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We finally made it to the place for the barbecue near the railway stations and a large mall (called Centre Euralille).<br />
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People lined up to enjoy a barbecue meal at no cost to them. Many from the team of Christians interacted with them, sharing the gospel and about their churches.<br />
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After the barbecue was all over, we went with Gary to do a little more sight-seeing.<br />
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Afterward the three of us went to a restaurant where we all ordered crepes.<br />
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Good night from France!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14726278030106327521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5130420163641125994.post-17593917148458995482015-07-08T12:38:00.001-07:002015-07-09T12:21:30.858-07:00Wednesday, July 8<br />
Today was the kids fun fair in Hem. After breakfast at the hotel, Greg and Mark rode with Gary to the center of town where we helped set up the games. It rained off and on, but we kept on through the day.<br />
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Here, Mark is with Christophe, the pastor of the church where Gary also serves. He and his wife, Kathryn, graciously had us over for lunch at their home.<br />
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A big hit with the kids was a human Foosball game.<br />
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And, of course, this year's kids fair had the African Storyteller, a big hit with all.<br />
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Before supper we got the chance to meet a member of Gary's church. He is Moroccan and owns and runs a store with groceries and other goods.<br />
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While waiting for Gary to pick us up this morning, we took the time to snap a picture of our hotel for these five nights (Sunday thru Friday morning).<br />
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This morning we finished up our painting job at the FEU. Bruno easily gets the award today for the hardest worker (or was it the award for the best acting job?).<br />
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After getting our instructions, we hit the streets.<br />
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The big excitement of the afternoon was when a local TV station came to report on what we were doing. They interviewed several of our group.<br />
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Of course, Greg charmed the reporter with his humor.<br />
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When the project was over, the leader of the city hall invited us upstairs for refreshments.<br />
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Today Greg and I and Gary and Bruno put the first coat of paint on the bedroom in the FEU.<br />
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In the afternoon we met up in Hem with a bunch of others who are part of Bouge ta Metropole. We divided up into groups and picked up garbage and passed out invitations to the event.<br />
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It was during this time that Greg and Mark met Callie, a gal from Parkersburg, Iowa! So we thought it appropriate to get a picture next to some corn.<br />
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The Grace Guys enjoyed a day of worship today. In the morning, after breakfast at the Rizza's home, we traveled with Bruno to Eglise Evangelique, a French speaking church in Flines-lez-Raches.<br />
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Even though very few could speak any English, the people of this church were very friendly with us. The singing was fun, as we recognized at least one song (Our God is Greater) and some of the words projected onto the wall we could recognize. The pastor, Alain, asked us to give a few words of greeting. </div>
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After the meal, Coach Abbott quickly got the kids involved in a game of softball catch. They really enjoyed learning from Greg. Even with the language barrier, Greg was able to communicate with them very well.<br />
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The weather cooled considerably after the sun went down. We should sleep well tonight.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14726278030106327521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5130420163641125994.post-9694818667022719792015-07-04T00:52:00.005-07:002015-07-04T07:11:44.259-07:00Friday, July 3Today we rode into Lille with Bruno and the girls to meet with Gary DeGraaf. We met at the FEU, the Christian fellowship center downtown. (Note: Greg's camera is still on Iowa time. It's the 3rd here, but still the 2nd back home.)<br />
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After meeting with some of the folk there, Gary put us to work scraping and sanding one of the upstairs bedrooms. On Monday we'll return to paint.<br />
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When we were finished, we headed out looking for lunch.<br />
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We found a great restaurant that serves crepes. Mark had a delicious egg and mushroom crepe, while Greg feasted on an egg and bacon one. Then we were treated to a dessert crepe. Emma is obviously pleased with her dessert crepe, complete with Nutella and chocolate! (It's a child's crepe, but that's the one Mark chose as well.)<br />
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After lunch we headed to the church building in Lille where many of the activities of Bouge ta Metropole will be held. We moved chairs, tables, food supplies, and did various tasks in order to get everything ready. A highlight of the afternoon was getting to meet the other workers, most who could speak some English. It was exciting to see Christians from all over come together in order to share the gospel. Many now live in France, but their origins include Belgium, Cameroon, Pittsburgh, and Naperville, IL. Their sweet spirit was very evident.<br />
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Somehow, we also managed to find time to play some ping pong! (It was reported that Greg was victorious in this heated match.)<br />
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In the evening we were delighted to spend more time with Bruno and Aurelie, this time at the Le Jardin (secret garden) restaurant in the city of Somain. We had the added privilege of meeting Christophe, the owner, who is a member of a church in Douai. There, we both had a chicken entree with ratatouille.<br />
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Tomorrow is a day off, which we will spend celebrating the 4th with the Rizzas and DeGraafs.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14726278030106327521noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5130420163641125994.post-35665498783823193352015-07-02T13:06:00.000-07:002015-07-04T07:08:59.753-07:00Thursday, July 2The Grace Guys (aka: Greg Abbott & Mark Norman) left Des Moines on schedule Wednesday afternoon at 2:19.<br />
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After a three hour layover in O'Hare Airport, we flew to Brussels, Belgium, arriving on Thursday around 9:30 a.m. It was a long (8 hours) flight but being the grizzled travel veterans that we are we survived heroically. After going through customs we were warmly met by the Rizza family, Bruno, Aurelie, Chiara (12), and Emma (10). When Greg was in France five years ago, he met Bruno and the two became good friends. So when he heard that we were coming to Lille, Bruno and family opened up their delightful home in Pecquencourt to us.<br />
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They have been so kind to us, making us feel right at home.<br />
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Today we tried to keep busy, as we were fighting jet-lag (although old age probably had something to play in the matter, as well). We played catch in their backyard before a brief rain shower drove us back inside. We also went to a beautiful park in Rieulay, a nearby town.<br />
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They have been trying out their English on us, and in turn we have been butchering the beautiful French language with our attempts to repeat what they tell us.<br />
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After a great supper, we were treated to musical pieces by each of the Rizza gals.<br />
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Thanks for all the prayers!<br />
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the Grace guysAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14726278030106327521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5130420163641125994.post-77804643517026948042015-05-26T08:44:00.000-07:002015-05-26T08:44:11.729-07:00Pray for France<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We invite you to join us in praying for our trip and for France. Here's some relevant data about France:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">source:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Operation World</i>)</span></div>
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culturally Catholic, secularism has been on the rise. Though 51% of France
identifies themselves as Catholic, another 25% of the population identify
themselves as non-religious. <b>Islam is also on the rise, now representing
roughly 10% of the population</b>. (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Greater Europe Mission website: http://gemission.org/pray/pray-france)</span></div>
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annexed on 27 February 2000, has a population of </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">226,827</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> according to the 2009 census. (For comparison, Des Moines has a population of </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;"><span style="font-size: large;">207,510.)</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lille is one of the friendliest cities in France.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 25.6000003814697px;">Lille (often written L’Île [“the island”] until the 18th century) began as a village between arms of the Deûle River. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 25.6000003814697px;">Count Baldwin IV of Flanders fortified it in the 11th century. The medieval town was destroyed or changed hands several times. </span></span></span></li>
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