29 June, 2018

Perpignan

Eastward, ho. What a drive! Through Tolouse, past Carcassonne, turning downward toward Perpignan and, seemingly, even palpably, Spain. This was Spencer's first area. We got a wonderful sense of the hard work and happy communion that occurred all through his time there.

We were most hospitably welcomed by the great Benedetti family, led by Jerome and Isabelle. One is thankful for those who care for and about one's children! And who are so faithfully, cheerfully, continually dedicated to a good cause.

Here is their compound, their main house, and the guest quarters.




































Here are they.


















Evidence. Signs clearly indicate that we are driving into this very town!


















Where the elders lived. A little more prepossessing than Lormont!



















We got a nice walking tour of the town centre, w' historical and anecdotal annotations.

How can you adequately render these life-changing experiences in this electronical medium? How can you even communicate what it is to hear the faithful and hopeful and still hard-working account, in the very places where it all happened?

Well. I guess it all felt just about like this: