Bonjour

I have now officially spent a full day in Canada! I arrived in Burlington, Vermont Thursday at 12:30 pm. Vermont has some really beautiful land! There were farms everywhere. It was really interesting because I had just encountered The Statue of Liberty and the huge city of New York 3 hours earlier. Talk about going from one extreme to the other haha...

When I arrived to Vermont, I met my brother and his group out at the front of the arrival area. I was completely surprised because a week ago he had mentioned the possibility of bringing Erin, and it was not supposed to work out. As I went back to the rear of rental car, Jason mentioned he had a big surprise for me! I opened the door and I saw my nephew, niece and sister-in-law! I was so shocked and excited at the same time! I don't get a lot o opportunities to see them, so this is a very rare and exciting opportunity! Getting to hear them say uncle Eric is like sweet music to my ears! I am so thankful for time that I will have with all of them!

I jumped in the car and we were on our way to the great land of Canada, EY! An hour and a half in our trip we found ourselves at The Border, another first time experience for me. There have been several first time experiences for me on this trip so far. When we arrived in Montreal, I was quickly reminded of my days in Atlanta, except for everything around me was covered in the French language haha... Just forewarn everyone, driver are crazy in the city of Montreal!

In just under 4 hours, we arrived in Rawdon, Canada. Beautiful country everywhere! Farms, extravagant Catholic churches, and beautiful lakes! Canada truly has beautiful land all around! We pulled into a subdivision where the house we were going to stay at was located. My brother was connected with a pastor of a small church of 35 in Rawdon. Ron and Isabelle are a wonderful couple an have been a joy to be around. I am very thankful for there hospitality and friendship! Please pray for their chuch Renaissance Bible church, as they seek out more people to come fill the church.

Well, that was the premise of the arrival. I will blog on the ministry we are doing later. I am very glad to be here and thankful for God using me to be a light in the darkness! Just something to keep in mind while you pray for us: Canada has one Bible believing church to every 20,000 people. A tough reality for me to hear!

Taking the gospel to Canada, Twiga