I tossed and turned all night trying to figure out details about our house sale, which obviously kept me awake until the wee hours of Sunday morning. So I thought, lets find a church. We are determined not to wait an entire year without going to a church, for the simple excuse of not knowing French.
After a quick breakfast at Best Western Paradou, off we were to Eglise Evangelique Libre, at 1240 Chemin de Massillargues, 84000 Avignon, with a little help from the front desk. Our acquaintances in Florida had already explained to us that this was a free church that welcomed all denominations of Christians and which would suit us well in our initial months. What they forgot to tell us was that the service was only available in French !!!!
We waited patiently outside the church doors to befriend the pastor and few other who might guide us to English churches. We were able to converse with a few English speaking Frenchmen, who turned out to be English teachers at a school and another at the University D'Avignon. They were Christelle and Christian. From the brief chat, we came to understand that the closest English church might possible be located atleast 1-2 hours away from Avignon. Now what ?????
We came back to the hotel disappointed but with a new resolve. There seems no way around learning French it seems. So off we put aside our customary " Je ne parle pas Francais" and kick start with "Bon jour, je m'appele A et T et je suis indien" .....we hope to get better by the end of the week !
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