October 2009

The Mylins on Home Assignment in the US…

Presenting Sandratana Rarijason (right), who will begin serving the Montauban church this year
with one long weekend visit per month. We are grateful to the church he presently serves for allowing him
to take this time away to help the Montauban church. Sandratana will move with his family to Montauban in
June 2010. He presently lives about five hours away in the Cévennes Mountain region.
Mark had an essential role in the pastoral search as he
worked with the church council, guiding them through steps
to take and most of all, giving them a solid biblical basis
from which they could make a good choice.

In this picture, you can see Sandratana’s wife, Anne –

second from the left, and his four daughters who range in
age from 5 to 20.

 Please be in prayer for Pastor Rarijason during this

school year as he divides his time between his current
church and visits to Montauban. Pray that God would
give him strength, health and wisdom as he begins this new work.

 Please continue in prayer for the Montauban church as they face the coming year without a full-
time pastor. Ask God to strengthen and unite church members during this time.

We’ve been living and serving in Southwest France for almost four years now. It has taken that
long to begin to understand the mentality in this area, the history of the local churches and to begin
relationships of trust with church members, neighbors and other acquaintances.

Still in France a few Sundays ago, we were invited to a

family birthday celebration for our neighbors’ 10 year old
son, Hugo. (The picture shows a tree in Hugo’s back yard – a
400 year-old parasol pine which is classified as a historic
monument!) We have spent a lot of time over the last few
years chatting in our driveways, having “aperitifs”, taking
care of each others cats and dogs. Being invited to a family
gathering is a real honor and a step forward in our
relationship. I think Hugo liked the Mississippi license
plate we gave him. His father glued it to his bedroom
door!

 Thank God for opening doors to speak with Hugo’s family about Jesus Christ. Pray that they would
come to know and trust Him.
Beginning Home Assignment
We arrived in the United States on September 7 and have been in a whirlwind ever since, buying cars,
clothes, computers, visiting families and settling in to the Annapolis “mission house” where we will live for
the next 12 months. In addition, we jumped right in to visiting supporting churches, speaking more
personally about the work God is doing in and through us and his church in Montauban. We spoke at Harvest
Presbyterian Church in Lampeter, Pennsylvania on September 20 and visited New Covenant Presbyterian
Church in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware September 27.

Upcoming church visits are as follows:

October 3 Wheatland Presbyterian Church 8 and 10:45 am Worship

1125 Columbia Avenue
Lancaster PA 17603

October 11 Potomac Hills Presbyterian Church 9:30 am Sunday School class

Meeting at Harper Park Middle School 10:30 am Worship
Potomac Station Drive, Leesburg VA

October 18 Evangelical Presbyterian Church 5:30 pm Missionary Reports and Q&A

308 Possum Park Road
Newark DE 19711

October 25 Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Annapolis 9:15 am Sunday School class

710 Ridgely Road
Annapolis MD 21401

New Covenant Presbyterian Church 6:30 pm Evening Worship

128 St. Mary’s Church Road
Abingdon MD 21009

November 7-8 Timonium Presbyterian Church Missions conference

303 W. Timonium Road
Timonium MD 20193

November 29 Pilgrim Presbyterian Church

601 Albert Street
Martinsburg WV 25401

We continue to count on your prayers and financial support during

this year of work in the United States. Thank you for your
commitment,

In Christ,
Mark & Marti Mylin

Serving with Greater Europe Mission, 18950 Base Camp Road, Monument CO 80132
1800-436-4488