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Just 2 days!

Wow, 5 weeks have come and gone soooo quickly! On one hand, I've done so much, seen so much, learned so much immersed in this little French town on the St Lawrence River that it feels like I've lived here for a year or two! But on the other hand, I wrote a final exam today for my French course and I'm going to be leaving in just 2 more days! But I think the timing is just about right... I've enjoyed a lot of things about being here - the nature, the french - but there are some quirks about living in a small town that are just starting to lose its novelty.

I feel like there's still much "unfinished business" here spiritually... but theres also lots to praise God for here in Trois Pistoles. Our prayer group grew from 2 to 9, we learned to really praise and pray in a new language, and we saw prayers answered and God's work in us and in the lives of those we prayed for. One of the girls in our prayer group has been talking with another student, since the beginning of the program, who mocks God constantly, but somehow can't stop talking about Him. He's been asking lots of questions in the last couple weeks, and Vivien had a chance to share the whole gospel with him on the weekend, along with 3 of his friends. Another girl, after the first couple weeks, decided not only to pray daily with our afternoon prayer group, but also start a prayer group where she's living with her housemates. Another girl in our group had had a big conflict with another student here, and had it not been for the support and prayer of the group she would not have been able to handle it in a Godly manner. We've all been blessed and grateful by each other's support, and I know for me, I've really been encouraged by our time in prayer together! Keep praying for me and for all of us to use the time we have left wisely and boldly, and for God to do mighty things that we can't even imagine (or maybe have the opportunity to see) in the next 2 days!!

I wanted to post some more pictures and share some more stories, but the computer lab closes in just 2 minutes so I have to go for now!

What's next?? I'm leaving Trois-Pistoles this Friday night, and will be in Montreal on Saturday morning... Saturday night, I'm headed to New York with Jenny from Montreal Project for a visit for a few days, back in Montreal on the 10th, heading to Toronto on the 13th, and finally back to Vancouver on the 17th!! I'm not sure exactly when, but I'll be in touch again soon! =)

posted by Rainbow Choi =) @ 1:37 PM