The magical hours of twilight!

It seems strange, that in less than an hour (here in France) it will be time for the sun to start setting, and for you guys it will just be lunch time. It is 4:45 here and the magical hours of twilight are just begining, the sun is on it's way to setting and the light is just magnificent. As I am writing this I can see out the window and I just want to grab my camera and head for the top of the mountain and take some pictures. The light is beautiful as it cascades the tree tops and lights up the sides of the buildings. It is often very cloudy here and the view of the mountains is gone, thogh at the moment the sun is peeking through the clouds. My first day here at Champfleuri was a treat, there were no clouds and the view was spectacular. When we arrived here the night before it was late and it was dark so I couldn't see the mountains. When I awoke the next day and came out of the building I was not immedialtly impressed, it was a nice enough place nothing spectacular about the surroundings that I could see. Just then, I realized that I had left my watch in my room when I turned around to go back, I couldn't believe my eyes. The view was spectacular! (Yesterday I posted a photo of the view that I was treated to that morning, you can look at some of the older posts to see it for yourself. I will have to say though that the photo as good as it is doesn't compare to seeing it for yourself.) I later had an opportunity to go into town with Alan (he is our main contact person here at Champfleuri) we needed some plumbing supplies for a project I was doing. I was once again amazed at the picturesque views of the French Alpes (Alps to us Americans). On the way back to the camp I could see the mountains from the valley and look up at where we are staying. The mountain that we are on sits just in front of some larger snow capped mountains that are very majestic looking. As I said earlier I did not realize that the cloudless day was uncommon, I assumed that I would be able to go into town the next day and get photos of the view. Unfortunately that hasn't been possible, it has been very cloudy ever since and the view of the mountains has been hidden. Tomorrow we head out of here and are going to Lyon, our last stop on the tour until we go home. I am hoping that the clouds will be gone in the morning and we will be able to stop and photograph the mountains from the valley. It is kind of sad to think that our trip is almost over but at the same time I think all of us are ready to get home to our families and our beds. It has been a tireing and exciting trip, many long days filled with train rides and meeting new people have changed us all. My hope is that we have all been aware of the Holy Spirit's presence here in France. I am not a well traveled person but I love to travel, I find that when I am traveling outside of the U.S. I seem to feel the Holy Spirits presence more than I do at home. It's an exciting feeling to see the Holy Spirit at work when I am traveling outside of the U.S.. I can't explain why, maybe it's because I realize that God is truly a God of mankind, not just a God of Americans. At home, I tend to get so caught up in my own little world that I sometimes can't see out of the box that I have put myself in. It is only when I get out of that box and go somewhere that I am not comfortable (like France) that I can truely see God at work. It's exciting to hear the stories that people tell when they come back from a trip or when missionaries come home on furlow. It isn't the same as being there and seeing God at work with your own eyes though, it's something that I think everyone should have an opportunity to experience. Please pray for our team as we leave here tomorrow and head for Lyon, pray for divine appointments like James. Also pray for James that He will read the French New Testemant we gave him and he will come to know Christ as his Savior.



Gotta go it is almost sunset time,



Photoman



P.S. Do you like the video? Would you like to see more of them? The girls like to see comments from their parents, so far Lori Kelley is wining with the most comments left.