Transition of Pastors in South-Paris, France Community

Transition of Pastors in South-Paris Community Paris, France, June 19, 2022 By Victor Rengnez Words from Rafael and Domila center. Even though we tried as much Guignard: as we can to take care of families and

O n Sunday June 19th 2022 we celebrated the progress and accomplishments of our wonderful South-Paris community When we were asked and decided to take responsibility for this community we felt the calling to say “yes” but we were also afraid of the sacrifice and members individually through inviting, visiting, calling or texting them on a regular basis, we regret that we were not able to do more and especially to during our three years of service of possible negative impact on our family take better care of each person. We Rafael and Domila Guignard as pastors harmony. So we decided to say “yes” would like to thank Heavenly Parent, and the transition of responsibility while committing to serve the our national leaders, David and Sylvie towards Victor and Jeonga Rengnez. community in a way that would also Perry, our co-pastors Brigitte and The transition had been prepared for benefit our family harmony. Right Teruyuki Wada, our community and the past six months with deep from the beginning, it was not easy and especially our children for their trust mentoring and harmonious cooperation there were a lot of challenges as we and support. We have deep trust and between our two couples. On Sunday have 3 young children, the community strong confidence that the South-Paris June 19th, after David Perry’s was bringing 2 communities together community will thrive even more with message, we emphasized that even and Covid hit after a few months of the Victor’s and Jeonga’s Leadership though there are central figures for a our mandate. We really didn’t know that we will continue to support. community, each member of the how to react during the first lockdown community is responsible for its and didn’t do much for a few months. growth and development by supporting Words from Victor & Jeonga We still managed to help the Rengnez the leaders and taking initiatives. After community make a lot of progress Victor and Jeonga shared an inspiring while actually creating more unity and What we like the most is to serve, take vision for the continuation and future harmony in our family. This was care and connect members with the of the community we closed the especially thanks to Brigitte and Terry love of Heavenly Parent and True transition ceremony with a prayer and Wada’s support as co-pastors, the Parents. This is our basic motivation to singing Tongil while circling and committee and the inspiring common become pastors, even though it is the connecting all through our hands to the vision created together during the end first time for us. In addition to new pastors. We then celebrated all of the 1st lockdown. The main organizing Sunday Services and together with a beautiful and delicious accomplishments were developing a visiting members, one of our main Victory Cake, a great BBQ and games sense of belonging to the same missions will be to implement step by under a beautiful sunny sky. Many community for members of all 3 step the great vision that Rafael and members from all 3 generations came generations and transforming the Domila have created for the to attend this beautiful event. former HQ into a renovated and community. But we are not alone! redesigned family-friendly community Brigitte and Teruyuki Wada will

continue to be our co-pastors and we an ideal loving community! If you pass PS : You can watch the recording of have already received support from by France, don’t forget to visit us in the service on: other pastors in France as well as the city of Orsay! See you soon! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E encouragements from Julika LaBrooy, 56r7xHnas&ab_channel=FFWPUParis vice-president of the West-Region. All together, we will do our best to create