JUMIKO, an event for young German Christians

31 January 2023 0 Sandrine Laporte

Sunday, January 8th. The Exhibiton Hall at Stuttgart Airport. 115 Christian missionaries and workers set up their booths. 8:30 a.m. – The exhibition opens to the public.

A continuous flow of visitors fills the hall to inquire about the exhibits.

In different rooms throughout the day, 24 inspirational lectures are presented, that conveyed the burden for the mission.

FPC is, again, present at JUMIKO, this major evangelical event in Germany. Alain Stirnemann and I, helped by Simone Müller, former Pass participant, have a booth. The aim is to make FPC known on the other side of the Rhine, and, if possible, to recruit future missionaries, in particular young people for a one year Pass.

We are grateful for all these young people interested in the mission, seeking to commit themselves for a few months or more, after having received their baccalaureates and before returning to higher education.

We present France, its spiritual situation and its needs, and especially the needs of FPC. We encourage these young people to follow a Learning Path in the Service of the Lord (Pass), and answer the questions of the parents who are with them.

5 p.m. – The lights dim. It’s time to dismantle the booth and resume the long road back to Metz and Dole, tired, but happy to have had the opportunity to represent FPC.

Daniel Kessely