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Cru/Agapé Paris, France
January 2015
THE ONKENS
79, bd Soult 75012 Paris, France
Christmas
Conference
We’ll be in southern France
with around 1000 French
students Dec. 29- Jan. 1 for a
conference. Please pray for
health for our kids and that the
students at the conference
would see the impact they can
have for Christ.
Leadership
Training
Over the last few years Agapé
has been doing a great job
training and equipping their
staff to be more effective in
ministry. I will have a team
leader training conference for
6 days in January that the kids
and Heidi will join me for. Pray
we are sharpened.
Exam Time
It’s that time of year when
students are crammed into
libraries and basically
disappear except for a few
minutes to grab a sandwich for
lunch. Please pray our
Christian students wouldn’t
find their worth in grades but
find it in Christ.
david.onken@agapefrance.org
heidi.onken@agapefrance.org
“No one in my Class Knows
I’m a
Christian”
A few weeks ago
Jeremy (right) and I met
up for our bi-weekly Bible
study and he said to me,
“No one in my class
knows that I’m a
Christian.”
I think he was
really seeing the need to
make Christ known
among his classmates
because just a few weeks
early, he had shared the
gospel with both of his non-Christian roommates and
it had gone really well.
I think it also showed him that Christ is actually
working in the lives of people around him. This is not always
an easy thing for French students to believe because they
often don’t know a single other Christian at their
schools.
At that point, we just started brainstorming things he
could do and he came up with some great ideas. My favorite
was his idea for the Secret Santa gift exchange that his class
was going to do. He still had to decide what the gift would be
but he wanted to include Luke 2:10-11 as a part of the gift.
“Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that
will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the
city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”
Good job Jeremy!
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The Onken Family Prayer
January
Calendar
2015
Jackson, our little man, is becoming less and less of a little
baby! He’s really a happy kid (except for when he’s teething).
One of our favorite past times is giving him nicknames: Jackman, Buddy, Butters, Big-man, Jackers. Did you notice his
spike?
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
Happy New
Year!
4
Travel to Malta
for leadership
training
conference.
Easy travel
11
We’d find rest
for our souls as
a family
18
Our pastors
would be
blessed in their
marriages
25
Good
connection
with family in
the States
5
For great
exchanges
with team
leaders from all
over Europe
12
Week of
Prayer. All this
week we are
canceling…
19
2 days of
planning and
evaluation for
2nd semester…
26
Christians
searching for
Christian
friends, would
find Agapé
6
Wisdom for our
leaders who
are planning
the training
13
…all our other
events and just
spending the
days in
prayer…
20
…pray for unity
of spirit and
wisdom as we
plan
27
W,A & E would
desire God to
lead them in
their desires for
relationships
Day off after
the Christmas
conference.
Rest
7
Students would
respond to our
texts/calls
14
…for Paris,
each other
and our
students…
8
Lucile, AnneLaure, Coco
and Liliane
would feel
integrated in
our team
15
…Pray the City
of Lights
becomes a
light to the
world…
21
Dave meeting
with William for
first time. A
French student
in Versailles
28
William would
launch Agape
on his Campus
2
22
Bi-weekly
meeting with
Jeremy. His
boldness grows
29
Good
conversations
with students
at UPMC
3
Our deepest
desires would
be satisfied by
God
9
Our family
would improve
in French
10
Good health &
sleep for our
family
16
…and our love
for the Lord
would grow
exponentially
17
God would
reveal more of
the passions
He’s placed in
us
23
Dave’s weekly
meeting with
Julio. His
boldness grows
24
Our 5 interns
leave for a
conference.
Increased love
of Christ
30
Bi-weekly large
group meeting.
Students would
love the Bible.
31
Lexie would
have good
little friends