Partners in France Launch Authentic Manhood

International serving partners Nick and Annie VanWingerden are located in Grenoble, France, and they are working to strengthen the local church and disciple individuals and families in their community. Recently, they collaborated with staff at Grace Church to translate Authentic Manhood into French! This has provided a great resource to engage the men in their community around what the Bible says about manhood. The VanWingerdens had this to say in their most recent newsletter:

The first session (of seven) went amazingly well. I was particularly encouraged by several of our guys who, as we were wrapping things up, asked me if they could invite non-Christian friends to come to the next session. We are excited to see what the Lord has in store for our men in the coming months as we face the reality of our sinful passivity and autonomy, and learn to depend on God's grace to us in Christ as we take responsibility for the people and situations that He has entrusted into our care.

We are thankful to be able to come alongside our brothers and sisters in France and serve as we build a partnership. We have been able to share helpful resources and minister in other ways as well. A team of men from Grace Church not only delivered the MRT materials, they also spent a week helping with various construction projects. To learn more about our serving partners, click below. You can also subscribe to the VanWingerdens’ newsletter here.