Taking the Light of Jesus to the City of Light<\/strong><\/p>\nI am writing hoping that all is well with you and that, as always, the Lord Jesus is blessing your life every day. I also want to thank you for your prayers and support because, in this new field and assignment, your prayers are particularly appreciated due to the hardness of the land.<\/p>\n
Meetings Outside Paris<\/strong>
\nWell back to the land of the living. We have had the great opportunity to be giving a couple of bible studies in two different towns close to Paris. One you might know the name, Chantilly, where a few people gather to listen to the word of God. Chantilly is a town of very wealthy people and owners of all kinds of horses, including racing horses. The other one is called Chaumont-en-Vexin, where another group of people gather to hear the word of God. We are praying for these two locations that it may be possible to open a more serious group and even a church in the future.<\/p>\nPAU, Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es Atlantiques in South France<\/strong>
\nWe have been traveling to south France once a month to visit a family and friends we won for Jesus many years ago in Brussels, Belgium. Now these people live in a beautiful city called Pau, and they have contacted me about starting a church in that area. For us, it is an option worth exploring for a few months to see what the Lord has in His will for these people. However, it is very far away from Paris, so we can only show up once a month for a couple of days. For now, we only have a very small group of very enthusiastic people with a great need and love for the Lord, so we will continue our visits until the Lord gives us clear direction in what we should do in that area of France.<\/p>\nAn Unexpected Encounter<\/strong>
\nWe have been helping a little with a church in the north of Paris, which is now called greater Paris and includes all the surrounding areas up to 20 miles from downtown- the area where we live. Pastor Marc Lebrun is French and his wife Ann Marie is Dutch, and they happen to have the church building just in front of the Iranian parliament-in-exile… yes, you read correctly. We were invited to the New Year dinner celebration of the parliament and it was\u00a0 my surprise to find the President of Iran in exile with several parliamentarians and a few French senators in the room. Pastors Marc and Ann Marie Lebrun, as well as my wife and I, were taken all the way to the front of the room, two tables away from them. Security was very tight, but inside the environment was very relaxed. There were many important Iranian and French people there seeking for the Ayatollah\u2019s regime to finish and a new regime to be established. Many people gave speeches, very bold speeches, and all had a common denominator- the fall of the Ayatollah’s regime. I have worked with Iranians before and have seen many amazing things happen to them;\u00a0 I don\u2019t know why God\u2019s will would to get to greet the president in person, but I know God knows. Please pray for her and her government, as well as for the will of our God to be done.<\/p>\nChrist, Light of the Nations<\/strong>
\nAs I said before, we have been helping a church close to our home and we are convinced that God sent us there for such a time as this to encourage them in the work in France. Just like many churches in Europe, the majority of the members are from different countries, but in this case, all or most of them speak French. I have been preaching in English\/French for many years and my beautiful daughter Betsy was always there at my side. But now it is all completely in French; it has been a little difficult, but we are now becoming very comfortable in French. My presence there was not in our plans but it was in God\u2019s plans. We have preached there often and have become another refreshing voice helping them get out in the streets again and share their faith with their community. Praise God. They just started going out to feed the people and share with them the love of God. Contrary to what many people would believe, in France, many people live in the streets- many of them have regular jobs, yet they don’t earn enough to pay rent. Please pray for this church and their pastors, and that God’s will may be done.<\/p>\nWalking and Praying<\/strong>
\nI have made it now a part of my routine to go to the XI district of Paris to pray weekly, sometimes even two times a week. I sit in front of the mayor\u2019s office and pray, wander around the streets and pray, meet people and pray… I pray in the train, in the Metro, in the city, as I walk, as I sit, and I know that God will listen and answer according to His will. I have started to film some of those prayers and I hope you can accompany me on Facebook live and pray for Paris.<\/p>\nAshburnham, United Kingdom<\/strong>
\nEven though you may see Europe as many countries, in reality they are rather small and it is easy to travel from here to there. Last week, Lulu and I decided to go to the UK\u2019s annual retreat in Ashburnham, and it was just great! We were taught about church multiplication by Rev. Stacy Hilliard (Director of African American Ministries and Church Multiplication) and we had an amazing time. In the evening, we were blessed with the powerful and refreshing preaching of the word. It was wonderful to get to see old friends and co-laborers. It is only a two and a half hour drive from Paris to Ashburnham and a four hour ferry- very easy. We loved it. Thank you, Lord.<\/p>\nI hope that as we move together in the things of our Lord\u2019s kingdom- you over there and us over here- we may be part of the work that makes His Kingdom come and His will be done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Mauricio & Lulu Salazar Support their ministry here! Taking the Light of Jesus to the City of Light I am writing hoping that all is well with you and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":1517,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,4],"tags":[205,40,119,118],"class_list":{"0":"post-1514","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-missionary-newsletters","8":"category-world-missions","9":"tag-205","10":"tag-europe","11":"tag-france","12":"tag-salazar","13":"entry"},"title_es":"Borrado autom\u00e1tico","content_es":"Llevando la Luz de Jes\u00fas a la Ciudad de Luz Hola y Dios te bendiga, estoy escribiendo esperando que todo est\u00e9 bien contigo y que como siempre, el Se\u00f1or Jes\u00fas est\u00e1 bendiciendo tu vida todos los d\u00edas. Tambi\u00e9n quiero agradecerles por sus oraciones y apoyo porque en este nuevo campo y asignaci\u00f3n sus oraciones son particularmente apreciadas debido a la dureza de la tierra. REUNIONES FUERA DE PAR\u00cdS Bien de vuelta a la tierra de los vivos. Hemos tenido la gran oportunidad de dar un par de estudios b\u00edblicos en dos ciudades diferentes cerca de Par\u00eds. Uno podr\u00eda conocer el nombre, Chantilly, donde unas pocas personas se re\u00fanen para escuchar la palabra de Dios. Chantilly en una ciudad de gente muy rica y due\u00f1os de todo tipo de caballos incluyendo caballos de carreras. El otro se llama Chaumont-en-Vexin donde otro grupo de personas se re\u00fane para escuchar la palabra de Dios. Estamos orando por estos dos lugares donde es posible abrir un grupo m\u00e1s serio e incluso una iglesia en el futuro. PAU, Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es Atlantiques en el sur de Francia Bien hemos estado viajando al sur de Francia una vez al mes para visitar a una familia y amigos que ganamos para Jes\u00fas hace muchos a\u00f1os en Bruselas, B\u00e9lgica. Ahora esta gente vive en una ciudad hermosa llamada Pau y ellos me han entrado en contacto con sobre comenzar una iglesia en esa \u00e1rea. Para nosotros es una opci\u00f3n que vale la pena explorar durante unos meses y ver lo que el Se\u00f1or tiene en Su voluntad para estas personas, sin embargo, est\u00e1 muy lejos de Par\u00eds por lo que s\u00f3lo puede aparecer una vez al mes durante un par de d\u00edas. Por ahora s\u00f3lo tenemos un grupo muy peque\u00f1o de personas muy entusiastas con una gran necesidad y amor por el Se\u00f1or para que continuemos nuestras visitas hasta que el Se\u00f1or nos da una direcci\u00f3n clara en lo que debemos hacer en esa zona de Francia. UN ENCUENTRO INESPERADO Hemos ayudado un poco con una iglesia en el norte de Par\u00eds, que ahora se llama Gran Par\u00eds e incluye todos los alrededores a 20 millas del centro de la ciudad, que es la zona donde vivimos. Pastor Marc Lebrun es franc\u00e9s y Su esposa Ann Marie es holandesa y suceden tener el edificio de la iglesia apenas delante del parlamento iran\u00ed en el exilio s\u00ed, usted ley\u00f3 correctamente. Bueno, nos invitaron a la celebraci\u00f3n de A\u00f1o Nuevo diner del Parlamento y lo que fue mi sorpresa para encontrar el Presidente de Ir\u00e1n en el exilio con varios parlamentarios y algunos senadores franceses en la sala. Pastores Marc y Ann Marie Lebrun, as\u00ed como mi esposa y yo nos llevaron todo el camino a la parte delantera de la habitaci\u00f3n dos mesas lejos de ellos. La seguridad era muy estrecha pero ya dentro del ambiente era muy relajado. Hab\u00eda muchos iran\u00edes y franceses importantes que buscaban el fin del r\u00e9gimen del ayatol\u00e1 y se establec\u00eda un nuevo r\u00e9gimen. Muchas personas dieron discursos, discursos muy audaces, wow y todos ten\u00edan un denominador com\u00fan, la ca\u00edda del r\u00e9gimen ayatol\u00e1. He trabajado antes con los iran\u00edes y he visto muchas cosas, cosas asombrosas les suceden y no s\u00e9 qu\u00e9 ser\u00eda la voluntad de Dios para llegar a saludar en persona al presidente o por qu\u00e9, pero s\u00e9 que Dios lo sabe. 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