Eighteen years ago Blair Macfarlane went as a missionary to France with the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland. Here he relates a remarkable story which many of us may need to hear to encourage us in our evangelism.
Shortly after moving to Nantes I was speaking to a neighbour who lived a few doors up the street. When he told me that he was learning English I saw an opportunity.
He was using a BBC correspondence course so I suggested that we meet to talk together — half in English for Joel’s benefit and half in French for my benefit. What began as a one-hour meeting for a trial period of a few weeks grew into a meeting for several hours every Friday evening over many years.
