The toured being tourists

I took this picture as we were sitting outside the bookstore at the Grand Canyon a few weeks ago.  We had seen two Amish families inside with their children, perusing the items and being tourists just like we were.  I love this picture- the non-straight walk of the little boy as they go off hand in hand into the sunset, just like any other Grand Canyon visitor coming out of the bookstore that afternoon.

Except that they were Amish.

It was very refreshing to me that this time, they were the tourists. 

Where I live in Pennsylvania, I'm used to the tourists going to them. 

Now I know where they go to get away from it all.....

wrapping it up

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for following this blog and sharing it with others and taking the time to read what I posted.  I thoroughly enjoyed doing it, and it was a good way to keep in touch.  It was great to be able to update you on our work and progress each day, and I believe it helped those who were praying for us and thinking of the team to stay connected. 

I am sure I speak for the team when I say that we are settled back into our lives in Pennsylvania, but we have Keams Canyon on our hearts and minds now.  You can't simply forget about an experience like that- when you spend a week and live and work right alongside other brothers and sisters in Christ toward the same purpose and the same goal, you change. Worlds meet that had never met before, and from then on you are never the same.  We are praising God for the opportunity we had to be used by Him.

I'll say goodbye on this blog for now  - if you're interested, I also blog at Chocolate for the Heart and I'd love to see you there!

In Him and by His Grace- Beth Coulton