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Sandrine

Sent from Église Protestante Evangéliqe d’Istres, Istres, France

In partnership with the local church, Sandrine shares the love of Jesus to North African immigrants in Montréal, Canada. As part of her ministry she is involved in French and English classes, children’s clubs, helping children with their homework, and witnessing through friendships.

Sandrine is a primary school teacher by training and a student at the Geneva Bible Institute (IBG). As part of her studies at IBG she went on a six-month internship in 2021 with AIM’s Ministry to Africans in Canada (MAC) in the city of Montréal. This helped her to understand the needs of the immigrants in the city and to perceive how she could be involved in helping them and reaching them with the gifts God gave her.

Of approximately 250,000 North Africans who live in Canada, 80 percent of them live in the province of Quebec, and 70 percent of these in Montréal itself. Sandrine’s desire is to invest another 18 months to contribute to this ministry; a ministry that is full of challenges but which glorifies God. The vision of the team is to reach the North African Muslim immigrants in the city of Montréal in partnership with the local church. Their hope for this partnership is to mobilise and train local Christians to also partake in this ministry. Sandrine is planning to teach French to women and develop relationships with them. She will also reach families by launching a homework club for elementary school children. Besides this, she will help lead a new Bible study focussed on discipling new North African believers and helping them to integrate into the local church.

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In partnership with the local church, Sandrine shares the love of Jesus with North African immigrants in Montréal, Canada. She asked supporters to pray for 40 campers at the children’s camp … and the Lord gave them 42! She asked prayer for many children from Muslim families … and the Lord gave them 19! All of them heard the gospel through the story of the greatest promise made to Abraham and fulfilled in Jesus. Sandrine saw the Lord at work during the week, but also how real the battle is, with children who were clearly briefed at home to be resistant to Christian teaching (yet still came anyway … ). Please continue to pray for these children and their families, as the kids’ clubs are held on the first Saturday of every month this year. Pray that God would draw families to himself! And praise the Lord for Anna, who has turned to the Lord and wants to read and understand the Bible and go to church! She continues to read the Bible with Sandrine once a week. Pray that her faith may grow and take root and that she will join a church. Pray too for her two children.

In partnership with the local church, Sandrine shares the love of Jesus with North African immigrants in Montréal, Canada, though people of other nationalities are often impacted too. In the Summer of 2023 Rose, an immigrant, arrived from Chile, not knowing anyone. She went to the foodbank at a partner church and heard about the French classes Sandrine was just starting. She came to the classes, then to church, and met the Lord. She was baptised in April. This miracle caused great joy. Pray that her entire family, who have since joined her, will also meet Christ. Despite this, Sandrine is sometimes discouraged by the time it takes to see fruit. The spiritual struggle is tangible with some, but it teaches her to trust in the Lord, who acts in the invisible and who simply asks us to trust and obey.

In partnership with the local church, Sandrine shares the love of Jesus with North African immigrants in Montréal, Canada. Praise the Lord for the invitation to the home of two Muslim women to break the fast during Ramadan. The food was endless and excellent, and the evening gave Sandrine a better understanding of their customs and religion. However, it was painful to see them in this slavery of Islam, counting on their good deeds to try to attain God’s favour. What a grace to know Jesus our liberator. Pray for these families to hear the voice of the Good Shepherd.

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