Mission Network News

Elsewhere, a week after fierce storms ripped through France, hundreds of thousands of households remained without electricity. Cultural monuments suffered damage and the high winds also downed hundreds of thousands of trees. Evangelical Baptist Missions' Dave Nunemaker describes what happened. "The storms that hit France are the worst of the past century or perhaps the worst in recorded history. Basically put, we had about four hurricanes that hit within the space of 48 hours, and literally, all of France was touched by it-most of the damage was severe." Nunemaker says the storm has also had an impact on their work. "A church which we had the joy of planting lost their roof completely, and half of the end wall of the building fell in-that's pretty severe damage. The most important need is prayer that the Lord will give them [believers] courage to face the disaster and to be able to trust the Lord."