- Fougeres is located in the region of Brittany and the department of Ille-et-Vilaine. The city proper has around 20,000 residents and the metropolitan area is home to in total around 80,000 people. This makes the city around 5 times larger than Descartes, and the basin around 8 times larger than the area surrounding where we currently live.
- By car, Fougeres is around 3 and half hours by car to Paris, making it roughly the same distance from where we are to the capital city. It's largest neighboring city is Rennes, roughly 45 minutes away. Rennes is home to roughly 220,000 people.
- Currently there is one small Protestant church located in Fougères (an Assemblies of God work). This means that there is ample room for new local faith expressions in the area.
- Fougeres is home to a large medieval castle (billed as the largest medieval fortress of Europe) and has several other tourist points. It's market is large and robust.
How to pray?
- Pray for a small group of Christians (4-6 people) in the city who wish to have a new faith community placed there. That they will be strong in their faith, and faithful to God.
- Pray for the existing AG church work, that it will be healthy and robust.
- Pray for our family, that when the time comes we will be find a housing situation that suits our needs (perhaps even to buy a home, who knows!)
- Pray for our team leaders, Mikael and Elise, that they will have a firm and clear vision. That their family will have their needs met.
- Pray for those in the city who are ready and receptive. That they will be ready to encounter God.