Our first snow!

It was an awesome view Saturday morninng to Baumholder's "Jingle bell jog." The hills that we enter from our city in the lower valley, was dusted upon with the first snow as in a movie that shows transition from fall into winter. There is a major altitude change, and a not so slight variation in the climate when climbing these hills and upon entering the city they chose to place this army base, for clever reasons while it sits in an area that reaches points of extreme fog even, causing then a sort of disappearing for any enemy's eye.

It was a perfect backdrop to the 5k holiday race as well, as it was the only beauty in sight, while the roads themselves were only lined with stereotypical baracks and cement building hiding the secrecies of warfare preparation. Such a depressing place these bases can be, and adding that alongside the PTSD that beguiles many a soldier homes, we can only pray that God would use the light and glory of Christ to light up these dark places of the world.

The world is huge, and God's placed us here at this time to work on the army base as a byproduct of our initial intention just as a place enabling us to do our "real" mission. But pray that in the lives of those whose hope could be destitute for joy in an evil, violent, and ever so greedy, nation manipulating world, we might help be a beacon of hope and light as Christ is allowed to shine through us by the love He only so mercifully gives.

He calls us to love all people, and especially in the more lovingly resistant places where only His love is made evident. It takes His power to do this, and we pray that it is done so.

After running this race, I felt it necessary to purchase a "poor mans" eggnog latte from the only Starbucks within too many miles of where we live. Thank God for their bringing THIS taste of America to the army base; for it too brings a particular beacon of hope and light to our little city:)