Category: Former Chapters

June 10, 2026 ** WARNING! This email is a long-ish one!  We wanted to update you about the 2 events, but the truth is the bottom half of this email is where we get to the “good stuff”.  So keep reading!   Fête Update:  In one word, both this year’s events were:  wow.   The…

May 27, 2026 Fête des Voisins, Season 2   Last year we shared with you that at the end of May every year in France there is a day on the calendar marked “Fête des Voisins”, literally translated “The Celebration of Neighbours”.    Birthed out of a desire to combat isolation and loneliness in France,…

May 12, 2026 We are excited to share with you the launch of our private Facebook group:  Kenned’Aix News   We’ve been wanting a space where we can engage with you in real-time, share stories as they are happening, and share the photos that bring it all to life.   We hope this will inspire…

May 7, 2026 We’re coming back to Canada for a visit!   After two of the most incredible, faith-filled years of our lives in France, we are excited to announce that we are finally making our way back for a cross Canada tour, hoping to see you.   Here’s where we’ll be: Montréal — July…

April 28, 2026 Many of you know the song “Blessed be Your Name” by Matt Redman.  Almost a Christian worship classic by now, it is a song that has had particular meaning for me these past months.     Life as a follower of Jesus does not come with any guarantees of comfort or ease from…

April 9, 2026 Visitors from Canada…   We first “met” Sam and Naomi via video chat in March of 2022.  A GEM Canada staff member passed on our contact information to them as they were seeking advice on travelling in France with kids.  Having visited France as a family the year before, we met to…

April 3, 2026 “Jesus told them, ‘The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies.  He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised form the dead.’”     Matthew 17:22-23 “Jesus said to her: ‘I am the resurrection and the life.  The one who…

March 17, 2026 What can St. Patrick teach you today about being a disciple?   When Patrick was a teenager living in the late 4th century, a band of Celtic pirates from Ireland invaded his Briton village (in the northeast England of today), captured many of the young men and sailed back to Ireland where…

March 3, 2026 Hey Friends,   We enjoyed sharing the stories of Brigitte and Peter, Romi and Cal.  “Thank You” to those of you who wrote back to us to share personal stories of the people whom God has called you to love!     There are many other stories to share.  You haven’t yet been…

February 24, 2026 Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ ” Matthew 22: 37-39   Meet  Cal*   Cal is what you would…