Sun and Bank Holidays Galore!
France has got to be king of bank holidays! May has 3! 2 are on Thursdays so you can ‘faire le pont’ (make the bridge) and have a nice 4 day weekend. This weekend Thursday and Monday are holidays so "c’est la fete!"
Yesterday a farmer in the church organised a 40km bike ride! There were 19 of us who set out mid-morning from the church leaving sun cream vapours trailing behind us. We arrived at his farm around 1pm after riding though beautiful countryside full of vivid green barley and sunny yellow rape seed fields.
We enjoyed a sun soaked BBQ where it was plainly obvious we were in France and not England - everybody (very sensibly) sought out the shady areas!
We arrived back late afternoon tired, somewhat red and, for the most part, smiling!
It was a lovely day and I’m very greatful to God for allowing me to minister in such a beautiful country! However, continue to pray with me…all is not what the eye sees. This country may be blessed with natural beauty but it is suffering from spiritual destitution.
