When I learned that we would be going to Armenia I could not wait to add to my “Where in the World are Phoebe and Hudson?” photo collection. My goal was to take my children’s picture with Mt. Ararat in the background. To show them the place where Noah’s Ark came to rest was an amazing opportunity! I asked people on the street, shop owners, hotel staff, and even the girl in the museum gift shop. They all said, “No, I am so sorry! It is not possible to see Mt. Ararat in February.” Suddenly, Nathan exclaimed, “I see it! That’s it, isn’t it?!” Tatevik was amazed! “Never in February!” But sure enough, God had parted those clouds and I got my glimpse! Actually, He gave me almost a full five minutes with the snow-capped beauty! It was breathtakingly beautiful! I stood at Ararat and praised God for all He has done, right down to moving clouds so I could see Noah’s mountain. Never say never. Not even in February!
We arrived in the middle of the night, but the next morning I was ready for the big photo op! Everything I had read said that Yerevan (the city in which we were staying) is in the shadow of Mt. Ararat, but we couldn’t find it anywhere! In every direction were fog and clouds.
I asked hubby’s co-workers who have lived in Yerevan for a while. “No,” they said, “not in February. Too cloudy!”
On our next to last day in Armenia, we took a tour of several churches. Our tour guide was an amazing woman who spoke excellent English. When she found out my disappointment she said, “We will go to the ruins, and I will point to the direction of the mountain. We are in Ararat valley, but you cannot see the mountain in February, not even if you are standing at the foot.”
“Not even a glimpse?”
“No, I’m sorry,” she replied sympathetically, “not even a glimpse. Never in my life have I seen Ararat in February.”
Well, I had been praying for several days that God would clear the clouds, just long enough for me to glimpse it. I only wanted to see it for a moment, and I figured if God promised to move mountains based on a small amount of faith, then surely He could move the clouds covering a mountain!
We arrived at the ruins, and decided to take pictures of ourselves as though it were visible behind us. Then we would put an arrow on the picture pointing to the location of Ararat. I was disappointed, but wanted to have fun with the situation anyway!
First, we snapped a shot of our tour guide, Tatevik, showing us the location of the mountain. 
Where in the world are Phoebe and Hudson? Standing in front of Mt. Ararat! 
Next it was Abby’s turn. Notice the vast, white nothingness? 
Of course, I wanted a picture together with Nathan at Ararat, so we took our turn. 
We continued to tour the ruins, but I couldn’t stop looking the direction of the mountain. “Just a glimpse, God!” I silently prayed one more time.
Abby took both of these pictures!!
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