Originally Posted by
Soma Roark
What did your parents do in France?.
Southern Baptist Missionaries.
Originally worked as Chaplain for the armed forces stationed in Paris.
Then began a church for the "english language community" in Paris. It's a Baptist church but open to all denominations. It's still going strong today, called "Immanuel Baptist Church".
They also helped support activities of the French Baptists, which are a very small minority.
I know, it was a hard life living in Paris!
But try coming back to Mississippi every few years, where my folks are from, talk about major culture shock. Coming back to Mississippi was always the shocking part, people were much less travelled, cultured, etc. But Mississippians are very hospitable and friendly, so there's good everywhere if you look for it.