Ministry Update from Paul & Karan Davis: We moved to Pontcharra in July 2010 to help the handful of believers (three couples and two adults with non-believing spouses) start the first evangelical church in Pontcharra, the hub city for a valley of 80,000 people with no other Bible-teaching church.

We have seen amazing things during our 8 years of ministry in Pontcharra. The city officials who had opposed our presence now see us favourably and include us in city activities. The small group of believers has continually grown numerically and spiritually. French leadership is now in place for all church ministries. We were able to purchase a wonderful facility at a very good price, ideally located in the center of the city and more than suitable for our present and future needs. In partnership with the Geneva Bible Institute, we are training an intern (Michael), who is ideally gifted and experienced to take over the leadership of the church.

We are now planning our transition to a new place and ministry. We are building a house in the town of Mercury, a suburb of Albertville, host city of the 1992 Winter Olympics and hub city for four valleys in the French Alps. The major construction is now finished, leaving the rest to be done by summer 2019 when we plan to move to the house. We are very grateful for the team that will be coming from FBA to help us get the house ready for our move next summer.

From summer 2019 to summer 2020, we will still be officially in charge of the Pontcharra Church, commuting from Mercury and giving more and more space to Michael and the local leadership team. In summer 2020, we will turn over the leadership to this team and become a part of the church in Albertville. We will then focus on mentoring and coaching French pastors in starting new churches in cities in the French Alps and beyond that still do not have any Gospel witness.


Albertville, France. - Our FBA Team will work with Paul & Karan to help finish their house in Mercury, a suburb of Albertville.

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Please join us for our trip report on Sunday, April 28th at 12:15 PM in Room 1360 (beside the FBA Bookstore) to hear more about our mission trip.

Sunday, April 14, 2019

We attended church in Pontcharra. We heard familiar worship songs with French lyrics!
Karan had prepared a picnic lunch for us that all enjoyed. We enjoyed seeing more of the area and hearing of their work with TEAM France!
The views are spectacular!

We have been especially blessed to come and serve with Paul & Karan. They have been a delight to work with. They have sold their apartment in Pontcharra and plan to move to their new home in late May. They will continue to oversee the Pontcharra church as they develope their new ministry here, training church planters.

We will travel back to Atlanta tomorrow. Thank you for your prayers and your support!

We will have a team report on Sunday, April 28th, in room 1360 beside the FBA Bookstore, just after second service. Please come to hear how God is working in this area of France!







Saturday, April 13, 2019



Our last day of construction went very well!
We completed: 
  • The garage drywall sanding
  • The crawl space storage door
  • Extended the retainer wall by forming and pouring concrete
  • Added electrical outlets at the kitchen island
  • Added drain pipe in the crawl space and spread gravel

  • Added lighting in the crawl space
  • Grouted the tile base in the master bath
Paul & Karan's friends, Jeremy & Erin Venable and their four children invited us to their home. They served us delicious home cooked pizzas. Jeremy is in charge of maintenance at the Evangelical Language School. Their family also has a singing/music ministry and sang for us. We were blessed by their hospitality and the music.

Here are a few pictures from today.












Friday, April 12, 2019

Danny at work staining the storage area door.

Greg sanding the drywall joints.

Benny & Gary completed the shower enclosure installation. Benny also coated the staircase wood work with polyurethane and Gary continued work on grouting tile baseboard.

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Gary cleaning the tile baseboard after grouting the joints.

Benny completed caulking the baseboard in the four bedrooms.

Steve is working on a door for the basement crawl/storage space.

Danny is installing screws in a brace for the same door after he and Steve stained the door.

Greg and Danny are installing tape and joint compound to the Sheetrock and Greg stopped to help bring in food for our evening meal.


Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Day three of construction.
Danny installing exterior light fixtures. He also worked on the garage drywall.
Greg & Steve completed the installation of the garage door opener and started the drywall installation.
At the end of the day we were about 75% complete with hanging the drywall.
Benny & Gary completed the tile installation for the shower and installed tile baseboard in three bathrooms. 

It is a great blessing for us to be able to help Paul and Karan and enjoy fellowship time with them!


Tuesday, April 9, 2019

We had a second great day of work!
We finished the flooring in three bedrooms and were about 75% finished in the fourth and needed more flooring. Unfortunately it is special order and we are not sure of the delivery date. We also installed the base board trim in all the bedrooms.
Greg and Danny completed the loft work flooring, installed the folding loft stairway, worked on the garage door opener, and installed the electrical for new garage lights, power for the door opener, and exterior light fixtures.
Gary & Benny installed tiles for the shower in this bathroom.

We are also enjoying our time with Paul & Karan! They are excited about this new ministry of training and mentoring new church planters.


Monday, April 8, 2019

We have had a great first day of work! 


                                              
Greg and Danny installing garage loft flooring.
                                    
Gary installing plumbing for a shower basin. 
 Benny and Steve installing flooring in bedrooms.

Sunday, April 7, 2019

Our flights went well and we are at Paul & Karan's home! We hope to get good rest tonight and start our work projects tomorrow's morning!

Saturday, March 30, 2019

We are one week from departure and all is on schedule. We are giving thanks that our team financial goals have been met! Please continue to lift our team members and families in prayer as God brings us to mind. Also pray for our Faith Promise Missionaries, Paul & Karan Davis as they prepare for our time with them!

Friday, February 8, 2019

What: Mission Team Prayer Commissioning
Where: First Baptist Atlanta
When:Wednesday Evening, March 20th. The Service begins at 6:45 PM

Please join us in this very special time of prayer as the Haiti, France, and Ukraine Teams are commissioned for service!

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Thank you for your interest in our construction mission trip. Our team meetings are going well and we are thankful for this opportunity to serve. Please lift our team in prayer as God brings us to mind, that we will be in the center of His will as prepare for this trip!