As we close up our trip and head back to the States today I
would like to reflect on the last several days in one e-mail. Saturday we
awoke to another beautiful day and were able to enjoy one more breakfast
outside before most of the team headed back to the store in Buzancais where the
men worked on the electricity and the women walked around the town and prayed
for it. We then set up a makeshift altar at the store and celebrated the
Lord's Supper. We sang songs, prayed, and then put Orchid on the bus back
to her home in Tour. Once back in Souge the women were treated to a
wonderful surprise by being invited to Jenette's goat farm. She was one
of the ladies who attended the fellowship on Friday evening and her goat farm
has been in her family for 6 generations. We were greeted by her and two
of her great-grandchildren before being given a guided tour by them and a
special little follower; a baby kid. He was so adorable! We saw the
daddy goats, kept separate from all the mommy goats. They showed us how
they feed the mommy goats and then showed us were they milked all 600+ goats of
those same mommy goats. Yes, you read that right. 600+ goats!!!
They sell the milk to various other families who make different types of
goat cheeses. They just signed a contract to sell the milk to a company
who will make goat cheese that will be sold in the US. How cool is that.
After dinner that evening we went across the street to the town hall to a
neighborhood get together and sat with some of the locals and conversed through
Sheryl and Juli. We stayed much longer than anticipated but fun was had
by all.
Sunday morning we left the town of Souge behind for good and
traveled to Saint Pierre de Corps where we boarded the train and headed back to
Paris. Once in Paris we checked into our hotel and then hopped on another
train to get into Paris proper and started sightseeing. With only a day
and a half we could only do the highlights but it was amazing. You could
see God's beauty all around you through nature and the things that man created
that is hundreds of years old. Sunday was a gorgeous day but Monday was a
mixture of clouds, rain, and sunshine. We can't wait to share in more detail
all that God has shown us during our time here in France.
Blessings,
Emma, Barry, Juli, Arnold,
Jamie, and Dorie
