Internationally Blessed

We've experienced the international fragrance of the Body of Christ in the last two months!  It started with Hagan Gabrielson who is Swedish but has spent the last 18 years in Singapore as he ministers throughout Asia.  A few days later Eric Johnson, son of Bill Johnson, led a team from Bethel Church in Redding, CA.  Eric (American) brought a lady from London, a young man from Norway, and a young woman from South Africa.  The next week, Peter Helms, who was born and grew up in Amsterdam but now has a ministry based in Canada, was so encouraging as he ministered among us for two days.  David Abbott, from Cornwall, England taught the children and church for the 3 weeks he was with us (his 25th visit to Japan).  Just before our long holiday weekend the first of May, Claude and Michelle Ezagouri came.  They were both born in Algeria but had to immigrate to France when they were thirteen.  They met and married in France but have lived and worked in Israel for the past 33 years and have pastored a church in Tiberias for the past 18 years.  Claude is Jewish and Michelle's family is Italian.  To top it off Graeme Fawcett (New Zeland) and his wife Lucy (Malaysian) spent the week end with us.  They brought a lovely couple from The Congo with them.  We have been so blessed to have such a variety of God's children among us.  I remember growing up in Abbeville, AL and meeting only one foreigner my first 18 years there!  I do enjoy getting to know so many from so many different places and each one has something unique and special to express as the Life of Christ shines through them.