"Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ."
Philippians 1:6

Bordeaux as a city in the past year was reported to have one of the lowest per capita ratios of christian protestant churches in all of France. Impact France revealed that 53% of the country [France] declares having no religion and between 2009 and 2020, secularization increased from 45% to 53% in the 18-49 age bracket.

As a young person falling into the 20-40s age bracket I, Christa, have noticed that the vast majority of my network here in Bordeaux is not only non-christian but atheist with little to know knowledge of Jesus.  In 2023 I packed my bags to come to France for 3 mouths with the dream of improving my French and getting a post-pandemic change of scenery. However God had other plans for me and what started as a 7-month solo adventure turned into 4 years of community building, evangelism, and spiritual growth. 

At the beginning of 2026, Christa was led by a quick google search to Eglise Bordeaux Bastide, a small church with the sole mission of supporting the community of La bastide. The church's aim is to build a core group in various neighborhoods throughout the city allowing people to do life with their friends and neighbors while both spreading and sharing the gospel. After joining I got the opportunity to serve a group of missionaries for Euston Church (based in the UK), a church that a former Vintage church friend had helped shape. 

But that wasn't all prior to the passing of my beloved grandmother, she reconnected with a bordeaux connection that had a few year before expressed an interest in developing a community language exchange for learners of french and english. With the help of my connection I have started the French-english language exchange and given a space for people to hold meaningful conversations about everything from beliefs to culture and goals. Through that event young people in the 18-49 category have started expressing an interest in learning more about Christ and how to be involved in a community.  

My prayer is to raise a the necessary funds to be able to host multiple missionaries for dinner, chats, and immersion experiences to best spread the love of Christ through action. Her second goal is to be free from the crippling weight of student debt in order to focus 30% of her own personal resources towards supporting those in need in her community and establishing roots in Bordeaux that help her grow where she has already been planted. 

As a working freelancer this support would be a one time gift that would contribute to my desire  to focus and ding in, while many missionaries are in need of funding for multiple years this campaign is to help clear obstacles that are preventing the important work from getting started. 

Thank you so much for your prayers, love, and support as I strive to execute God's call on my life.