French Lessons (Part 2)

Lesson 6:

Biking in the Rain,
Is really quite a drain.

God is good. He is a good Father, who provides good gifts to those who ask Him. One night in particular stands out. It was about 7pm, with 150km already under our wheels (which was a lot), we head out into the night to finish the last 75 to reach my companion's grandparent's house. Clouds and rain were all around us and we knew rain made biking miserable. I wearily prayed "God, please please don't let it rain on us. But if you need and want it too, please give us good attitudes and knees to hold up till we get there" It  never rained more than a few drops that whole night, even though it was on either side and behind us for several hours. ...and my knee made it the whole way! AMAZING!

Lesson 7:

Always be ready for greasy legs. No matter how careful I was around my bike, each day ended with new chain grease decorating my calves!

Lesson 8: GARLIC AND ONIONS!!!

The key to simple but tasty, meals on the trail

Lesson 9:

God provides what we need...and He likes us to ask Him for needs to show His power! In England,there are few public forests, and the only trees hedge fields, roads, and paths. This makes camping hard, espeically when both hammocks and flat ground were needed. After 45 minutes of looking for a camp site and finding none with the sun rapidly sinking, I finally prayed specifics. Two minutes later, as we crest a hill, we see trees, in a flat area, that would be hard to see from the road. A camp site. It even had sour pie cherries for fun! :)

Lesson 10:

Enjoy the people God has placed in your life. They are a gift to you, just as you are to them.

And then later, after being separated, time together is even better!