Week 27 (Dunkerque)

Sometimes the weeks seem to last forever, and other times they fly by. And sometimes, like with this week, you just aren't sure which one it was!

For District Council this week, we had a bit of an adventure getting over to it. We ended up having to take 2 really long bus rides, and then get picked up by the other Elders to make it to the other équipe's chapel. It took a while, but it was a great District Council, we talked about ways we can work with less-active members now that we have these new Key Indicators.

Later in the week, we had an exchange with St. Omer. I was with Elder Bell for the day, and we did a lot of street contacting. And it rained a lot, so by the end of the day we were petty soaked. It was lots of fun though, I'm just glad I had a decent jacket!

At church this Sunday, we had our Primary Program. Since we only have three kids in the branch (two of whom are about 4), a family from Calais came to help. They have 5 kids on their own, so that more than doubled our Primary for the day. It's always nice to watch the Primary Program, so obviously it was a good day. But it got even better when we were invited to lunch. There were three families, the Branch President's family, the family from Calais, and another family from Villeneuve-d'Ascq. I'm not exactly sure what the special occasion was, but I'm also not opposed to a great (free) meal!

Today was great as well. The city of Dunkerque has a bunch of stuff for the Christmas season. A lot of it is free too! There's actually free ice skating in the "main square" right next to the Christmas market and a ferris wheel. We went around a bit and visited a few things, making plans for our District P-Day if we decide to do it in Dunkerque. I'm glad the birth of Christ is such a widely-celebrated holiday. But it's amazing how festive people get at Christmas-time. As Elder Koshiol put it, "I'm so hype for Christmas!"

Bonnes fêtes de fin d'année !
Elder Wood

"Christmas in Dunkerque!"

Exchange with Elder Bell

Food photo of the week: Beignet from the Dunkerque Christmas market

Bonus food photo: Tiramisu they apparently made for their district council meeting

"We found the only public toilet in Dunkerque!"

"Our coats trying to dry after we were in the rain all day"

I told him to use our credit card if they needed to buy Christmas decorations. He said "We didn't find any lights, but we got some cool new toys!"

Eloane - I'm assuming one of the children from the branch