Our last full day in Paris was well spent. We began by sleeping in and eating an early lunch. We then took the metro to the "Pont de l'Alma" bridge tunnel, where Princess Diana died. There is a monument entitled "The Flame of Liberty" which is dedicated to those who provided the Statue of Liberty to the United States (a gift from the French). It rests just above the tunnel where Diana was killed. We found many flowers there and pictures of Diana. We could not find a flower shop nearby (imagine that! If ever there was an opportunity to make money, this is it. We are developing a list of business ideas that will make a fortune over here) so we walked toward the American University where I attended college. Right next door to the university is a flower shop with beautiful flowers at good prices. We decided to get the flowers after touring AUP. We got past the security guard and went into the café. It brought back a lot of good memories of playing backgammon with my friends. A very nice young man showed us around and led us up to the housing area, where I tried to get info that might help me find the family that I used to stay with. They were no help, though they did try. He tried very hard to convince the students to come to school there, but I explained that they attend a Christian school and plan to attend a Christian college. On the way out, we stopped at the registrar's desk where I was handed the Bible fifteen years ago that I read and subsequently got saved reading. There was no one there, but I decided to leave my Bible (my favorite Bible, that I take evrywhere) for someone to hopefully find and read. The note that I wrote on the inside cover explained who I was and how I had been saved by someone giving me a Bible in exactly that spot. I asked that whoever ends up with it not throw it away because it means so much to me. I can't explain it, but I started crying like a little child (I'm crying right now) as I thought about how different my life would have been if that girl had never been faithful to the Lord's calling, endured the persecution and taunts that people, friends of mine, hurled her way, and given me God's holy Word. I will never be able to thank her (or even let her know what effect it has ultimately had) in this world, but I will find her qnd thank her in the next. Please pray that God will allow that Bible that I left to end up the hands of someone who will read it and get saved. It may very well be the only opportunity that he or she will have in this environment to be presented with the Gospel. I marked two very important sections, one from the Old Testament, and one from the New Testament. I chose John 3:16 and the verses which follow. I can't write it word for word right now, but the basic idea is that Christ did not come into the world to condemn it and tell people how rotten they were. They were already condemned, and those who refuse Him remain in that condition. The condemnation is that the Light came into the darkness and the people rejected Him because their deeds were evil. In the Old Testament I chose the story in Numbers where God sent serpents to bite the people because they were complaining about following His man and His plan. As the bodies piled up, the people realised that they could not save themselves, and they turned to Moses to ask God's forgiveness. His solution was to make a bronze serpent and place it on a pole. Whosoever looked on the serpent on the pole would live, and whoever did not died. It might seem strange that God would choose a serpent to rescue people from the effects of poison, but that serpent represented Christ, and that pole represented the cross. Christ, who knew no sin, became sin for us, and paid for our sin on the cross of Calvary. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up. Pray that He will be lifted up here, and that the Light will penetrate and drive out the darkness. Pray that the things that we have done here: singing praises to the Lord, honoring His house and His day, fellowshipping with fellow believers, ministering to the needy, feeding the poor and the homeless, distributing His Word, consoling the broken-hearted, and praying for one another's needs will make a permanent positive difference in this city and in our own hearts. Pray for our safety tomorrow as we head home. We love of you at home and we will see you very soon, Lord willing. Amen.