Yuko Shiroyanagi came to visit Paris for the first time and stay with me the last weekend of February. She and I met in December 2004 when we attended an international Christian student conference (World Salt) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We were roommates for the conference. She reconnected with me via Facebook.

Yuko completed her doctorate at Ohio State University. She came to Karlsruhe, Germany, as a visiting researcher for three months. She told me that she had had several opportunities to share her faith in Christ. Most Europeans don't expect Japanese students to say they are Christians. Pray for Yuko that she may come back to Karlsruhe to continue research and sharing Christ with her colleagues.

Here we are at the AEU National Conference in Nantes, the weekend of 20-22 February. The theme was "Witnesses in Action" and the main speaker, Pastor Daniel Bodolec, was an inspiration as he shared his personal experiences as a university student. Students and their leaders came to Nantes from Paris, Poitiers and Rennes.

This conference was a think tank for establishing and expanding university ministry throughout France. Please pray that local churches and university students catch the vision that over 2 million students without the gospel in France can hear and believe!

Thank you for praying for us.