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Headed to Paris May 31!
 Hey Everybody!
Wherever you are in the world, we trust that you are doing well and enjoying the blessings of God.
What We've Been Up To...
Jeff returned to Europe February 19-April 7 to join the Bridge team in preparing for the March 14 launch of the church. During that time, Jeff attended a team retreat, hosted a missions team from Calvary Baptist in Shreveport, and led worship at The Bridge on Sundays. See below for more information about Jeff's trip.
Headed Back May 31...
Jeff, Kathy & Nick head back to Europe May 31. We'll work on our legal status in Europe, speak at our former church, Christian Center in Brussels on June 6 and head down to Paris on June 12 to join the Bridge team for a summer full of services, life groups, hosting missions teams and other ministry activities.
We have so enjoyed our time in the USA this year, visiting supporting churches, seeing many of our supporters and spending time with family and friends. It has been a special year filled with great memories. We are refreshed and ready to return to the mission field.
Well, we hope you enjoy catching up with us below. You can let us know how you are
by writing to: JeffKathyS@hotmail.com.
With a heart for the nations,
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The Bridge Worship Team: (from left): Kelly Delp, Katie Bailey, and Jeff. Not pictured are: Nigel Wiggins on guitar and Jason Brown on drums.
The Bridge International Church Launches
The Bridge
International Church is officially launched! After seven months of meeting as a
core group, and growing from a handful to an average of 57 from 10 nations, The
Bridge services are now open to the public.
Our Services: We're
currently meeting in a hotel just outside of Paris in a town called
Rueil-Malmaison (see photo of our meeting room below). Services
consist of worship, announcements, offering  and a message - all in 75 minutes
or less. Afterwards we have a coffee and croissant fellowship which gives us
time to welcome guests and get to know each other.
Our Future
Building: Because we meet in a hotel, we bring everything with us (sound
equipment, nursery supplies, etc.) and take it back after the service. This
makes Sunday morning services a five-hour event. We're already looking forward
to getting into our own building. Hopefully, negotiations will wrap up soon and
we'll be able to start renovations on a building in St. Germain-en-Laye, just
west of Paris.
Our Delight: We've had
our first salvation at The Bridge: a university student, who has attended for
several months, gave her heart to the Lord recently. She was invited to The
Bridge by a church member who met the young lady at work, where she
interns. A divine connection...that's what the Bridge is all about!
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A Calvary missions team taught at our 3rd European Worship Institute in The Netherlands, this time in the quaint city of Delft. More than 50 worship leaders and team members attended the full-day event.
Calvary
Team Ministers in Three Countries
A mission team from
Calvary Baptist in Shreveport ministered in Belgium, The Netherlands and France through worship concerts, preaching
and a worship institute event last March.
Calvary Worship &
Missions Pastor Bryan Grisham brought Jeff & Annie Warren (youth pastors)
as well as their youth worship band 'Awaken', for such varied ministry
opportunities as youth concerts in Brussels and Holland, worship and preaching
services in Brussels and Orleans, France, and our third Worship Institute in
Holland (see above group photo).
We're always thrilled
to have Calvary join us on the mission field. They bring such enthusiasm,
professionalism and a heart for ministry. And our European friends love them. Thanks
for coming Calvary!
Calvary
ministered through worship concerts and/or leading worship in Brussels,
Belgium; Orleans, France; and Hilversum, The Netherlands.
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For a reminder of our new missions focus in Paris, click the link below:
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 Our Current Prayer Requests
1. Pray for The Bridge and our team members. There are often unseen struggles - both tangible and spiritual - with new works like this and prayer is key to overcoming.
2. Pray that internationals in Paris would hear about The Bridge, find The Bridge and be open to the church and the gospel. There are 500,000 English-speaking internationals in Paris, with the majority unsaved and unchurched. Pray that God would give them a spiritual hunger to seek Him.
2. Pray for our family as we wrap things up in the USA, leaving Kayleigh and Justin behind while we transition to Paris. It will be a season of transition for all of us and we really need prayers for God's grace during this time.
3. Pray for our legal status in Europe. We need to see God come through in order to remain legal and able to live in France.
4. Pray for Nick's school situation. We're still not sure of our options in Paris.
5. Pray for us as we work to raise the remainder of our monthly budget.
Thanks so much! The prayers of righteous men and women avail much!
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 Would You Help Us Build The Bridge?
We're 12% Away From Our Monthly Support Goal
Over the last few months, our pledges have increased from 70% to 88% of what we need to move to Paris! With
less than three weeks until our departure date from the USA, we need to raise an additional $600.00 per month in monthly support in order to reach the final 12% of our budget.
We're encouraged and believe during these last few weeks we will see our budget needs met....but we need your help.
Partner With Us...
We would like to invite you to partner with us in building The Bridge in
Paris. There are a number of ways you can get involved. You can pray for us, partner with us financially, or 'pass it on' for us by sharing the vision with your pastor, church or Sunday School.
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If you aren't currently a monthly supporter or regular contributor,
would you prayerfully consider joining financially in this new missions
project? You can opt to support us monthly or with a one-time contribution. All USA contributions are tax-deductible.
Project With Us...
 Perhaps you'd like to support one of our current projects:
❖ Our 2010 Airfare Project: $2700 (pays for our flights back to Europe on May 31)
❖ Our Computer Equipment Project: $1700 (Purchases new computers for Jeff & Nick)
If you feel led to join us in this exciting ministry project - at any level -
USA contributions can be sent to the Cornerstone International address below while European transfers can be made to the bank account number below.
Thanks for considering to help us build The Bridge in Paris.
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Well, thanks
for taking a few minutes to catch up with us. And again, we want to hear
from you too. Please e-mail us and let us know how you are!
With a heart for the nations,
Jeff & Kathy Slaughter
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Louisiana Phone:
318.862-3510
Address:
339 Ockley Drive
Shreveport, LA 71105
Skype:
JeffSlaughter
E-Mail:
JeffKathyS@hotmail.com
KathySlaughter@hotmail.com
Facebook:
JeffSlaughter
KathySlaughter
Stateside Contributions:
Cornerstone International
PO Box 5896
Jackson, MS 39288, USA
European Contributions:
ING Bank Account #310-1611458-83
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