What we believe in

Mission Timothée was founded within a small evangelical church in the south of France. It was and is the fruit of hardships and various meetings between some of God’s servants which were not planned or organised. It is not the fulfilment of a dream, or the carrying out of a project. One of the founders had a car accident followed by some friendly visits at the hospital. Then there was the work of God in the suffering heart and the immediate fellowship between two men. All these have borne their fruit…

A touring missionary called a group of young people to devote themselves to serve God, to preach the Gospel. Camps were organised… At last a concrete answer, an open door! Under these circumstances, a vocation stands out and, approved by the local Church, the man thus called goes to a theological faculty. There, several zealous, active students met but they were in great personal difficulties. There were shadows and questions without answers.

Being helped by the man who became the founder of the Mission, these students allowed their lives to be set under the light of the Gospel, confessed their sins, and opened “their heartfelt sorrow” ( Kings 8:38). God confirmed His Scripture and freed them from their difficulties. But their testimony was not well received, giving rise to a conflict sometimes growing more intense through their overzealousness in the joy of such experiences…. Some students had to leave the university due to their piety and not to doctrine. Their call remained but they could not respond to it in their religious circles. Thus, the decision was made to work together. An association was made, and the Mission Timothée was born at that time.

Spiritual direction is given through the word of God:

• “Enlarge the place of your tent: stretch your curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes” (Isaiah 54:2);
• “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses, entrust to reliable people, who will also be qualified to teach others” (2 Timothy 2:2).

In this obedient spirit, Gospel preaching camps were organised and the young team met in Anduze to build a “welcoming centre” intended to welcome new converts, Christians with difficulties, “people wounded on the road”, to organise biblical camps and later training sessions for fellow workers.

Mainly through this work, the Mission Timothée will develop. New calls will appear, Churches will be founded, and Christian groups already existing but a long way from a Church will ask for help and then will become fellow workers.

Working in a spirit of unity in the light and fellowship, devoting oneself to the Church as a whole, leading lost people to the personal knowledge of God, are our vocation, the one we want to fulfil, while seeking to discern, “each one should build with care” (1 Corinthians3:10 b).

God grant that “the people who know their God will be strong and do exploits” (Daniel 11-32 b)