We want to see...we want to see Jesus lifted high!

One thing I love about this place is the conversation. Last night Kristin and I watched the ''rain'' nooma video which led to a 4 hour discussion keeping us up till about 2 AM!!!! Then this evening as Junior was eating dinner in the salle d' equipier he asked me how I ended up in France at this camp and I asked him about how he got here. I would like to share his story with you.

Three years ago Junior was working at a company that manufactured cars in Brazil. He was making good money and very good at his job. He was basically one of the masterminds behind some of the cars we drive on a daily basis. He began learning french and to increase his conversational french he decided to meet some french students online. One of the people he met was a girl named Gabrielle She lived in France and they began to talk regularly. Soon they began to pray together about the connection they had made as they both felt it was very special and could become something more than an online conversation relationship. After a year and a half of prayer Junior quit his job and moved to France! He began working at Champfleuri and using the money he had saved began university here studying buisness and such. He also began to get to know Gabrielle on a regular daily level. They had tons in common and within a few weeks began dating. Throughout this whole process they just kept praying about what God had in store for them. He explained to me how difficult it was to leave behind his family and friends to come to France to meet a girl! Imagine moving an entire country because you met a girl online and God told you to leave and go now, completly incredible. After two years of dating Junior proposed to Gabrielle this past week and she said yes. After about three and a half or four years they are finally going to be married February 12th of this year. How incredible and exciting is that? It's one of those stories that just makes you believe in true love, even despite distance and completly different lives. It's also such a statment to their faith. It has been so exciting seeing him get more and more excited about the upcoming marriage and engagment. It's been a long process for them both, but finally in God's timing they are going to be together. It's obviously not going to be the end of their story, but I think it's definitly a great beginning.

There's tons more from the past couple days, but it's time for a night movie with the girls! A bientôt.