John and Ben, This One Is For You...

We have been partaking in that painstaking activity of visiting churches.  The kids are mortified at this process because they have been completely spoiled by our home church of CMPC where when they walk down the hall most people know and love them. When we asked Jackson after the service which of the two churches we have visited so far did he like best, he replied, "Chestnut Mountain." But they are being pretty good sports and not complaining too much.  Thankfully, there are a few english speaking congregations to pick from and this weekend we went to a very special one.  It was in the Church of Scotland of Geneva in the Calvin Auditorium in Old Town, Geneva.  Christians have been worshipping in this building possibly since the 5th century and it is also the place where John Calvin and later John Knox each delivered sermons.  I could hardly concentrate on the message because I was so excited to tell John and Ben and the rest of our Chesnut Mountain Presbyterian Church staff where we were!  You guys would have loved it.  We took some pictures to share and even got you some souvenirs (yes, they actually sold them in the library and although I know you wouldn't approve of that-we couldn't resist).  Hope all is well there, and Jackson is right, yall are still our all time favorite :).
Love Mary