In the burg
I have made it safely to Lynchburg and all went well with the trip.
August 23, 2007
August 19, 2007
VA bound
In just four days, I will be headed to Virginia to visit some new friends at churches there and to makes some visits at Liberty University. I have some specific things that I hope to accomplish at Liberty and please pray that doors might be opened.
July 26, 2007
Back on the road......
for like 1 hour 45 minutes...but I will be in Northeast Mississippi for about a month. The dog is fine, just not adapting well to the humidity.
July 21, 2007
Travels stopping....for a while
I arrived in Memphis today around 4:00 without any trouble. My travels went well and I will be parked here for a few.
As I headed to the neighbourhood where I am staying, I noticed something was really different but I could not tell what it was. Finally, after a while it hit me, there was green grass everywhere. They told me that they had an exchange student one time from a desert place that had never seen grass and his first question was, "What is this green stuff?"
Miscellaneous moments or missed memories:
-when I realised that these long kilometers were miles. Something about crossing the border never struck my mind but I know 100 miles is definitely longer than 100 kilometers.
-I was also hopeful to find a Mexican restuarant to deliver to the hotel...haha, ya right. You have just about anything delivered in Mexico, not that I did but it would have been nice.
-I now understand why my friends were scared of people when they came to the United States. I was ready to leave Dallas quicker than I did.
-It is sticky and nasty here too. I want the dry heat back.
-I have to pump my own gas now.
July 20, 2007
Dallas
I arrived in Dallas this evening even if it was about 2 hours and 45 minutes more than I had planned. Between rain and traffic, it added plenty to the journey. The tile is the same in this hotel and Rebito still will not walk on it.
Off to Memphis in the morning.
July 19, 2007
Live from Laredo, Texas....take II
This is the floor at the La Quinta that Rebito is scared to walk.
This is a horrible picture of the scared dog. Sorry the camera was dying before I could get him to behave.
Live from Laredo, Texas
Well, I made it to Laredo Texas today without much trouble. During this time, I have learned two things. My dog is deathly scared of heights and white tile with coloured grout. He does not like stairs...at all and literally trembles at them and does not like going up or down in the van. Then, I noticed tonight that he would not drink or eat. At first, I thought it was because he was a nervous traveller but I soon found out he would not get on the tile.
Next stop: Dallas Texas after going to the Zone.
July 06, 2007
Travels continue
During our travels this last two weeks my van has experience a toasted regulator, bad starter, two cracked heads, and a broken throttle cable. I was supposed to have left Hermosillo on 30 June but the van was being check on in the shop. One day turned into several and we finally left yesterday even after being delayed again as we had to turn around and have a leak checked. We had a stopover just south of the U.S. border. This morning we set out and as we were going up a mountain the throttle cable broke. As we look back we see how God was completely in control. There had just happened to be a landing and we still enough velocity to pull off into a pullover...which was definitely more than a coincidence.
A truck driver helped us get the van temporarily going (as we were also in the middle of nowhere) and we drove another hour to a city where I would get the cable replace. We after a while the man came back and said that they did not have parts and it would be tomorrow around 11 or 12 before it would be ready and that it would cost 300-400 pesos. About an hour after we had eaten supper and checked into the hotel we received a call that the van was fixed. Of course we had already paid for a room but at least we get to leave out early.
July 03, 2007
Sweating it in Hermosillo
The team and everyone else left on Saturday and Josue and I are hanging until my van is fixed. If you did not know, it died on the way here. I got the official diagnosis today, 2 cracked heads but all is good and we hope to be able to leave tomorrow.
In other news and glory to God, the church is already seeing the blessings of the project. On Sunday, they had several new families come to church and also, one of the sisters came by today and told me that she had a Bible study with a family that had requested to have a Bible study. One of the ladies in the Bible study had also accepted Christ.
June 22, 2007
The viaje
On Wednesday, Josue and I set out for Hermosillo Mexico with plans of an overnight stop near the border. Little did we know, we were going to make this a memorable trip across country. After about 3 hours of travel, the van broke down and would not crank. We were jumped off to break down again. Five and a half hours later we were back on the road. We waited for about 3 hours on the side of the road for the Green Angels to come and help, when I happened to think that I had the numbers for all of the Baptist Churches in Mexico. Somehow I was lucky enough to have the number for a church in the next town which was about 20 minutes away. I spoke to the pastor on the phone and explained the situation and as he was coming to get us, the Green Angel showed up and towed us. He directed us to the electrical mechanic and took us to eat lunch as the shop was closed. For the 5 1/2 hours off of schedule, it took about five minutes to fix the van for us to hit the road.
I could not help to think though, how many not just pastors but Christians in the United States would have been willing to go so far out of their way to help us and take us to eat?
So the next day comes without a flaw until we are 10 minutes away from our hotel and final destination. The van overheats and is without oil. We were stranded for about an 1 1/2 hours. After I finally pulled into the hotel, I parked in front and got our room card. I stepped back into the van to find out it would not crank, but it was okay because we were at our final destination. Still as of now, it has the appearance that the funeral for the van is upon us.
Please remember us in your prayers this week as about 101 of us have gathered together to spread the Word.
April 16, 2007
enfermedad
Right now I am in Tucson Arizona and head to Hermosillo tomorrow. Somewhere in the United States my body picked up a foreign germ and sent my body into sickness. So between the feverish nite and the baby screaming all this early a.m. my body is dead. Plus I guess it does not help that the time zone is two hours different which the body does not understand. Someday in the future I will update on my ventures. However, on a good note, I did get to attend my nephew's 2nd birthday.
March 18, 2007
DF
Below are two pictures from the DF and my last visit there. These are the best pictures I have as I am not sure what happened to the others. You can click on the pictures to see them in full size. In case you did not know, Mexico City has over 25 million inhabitants. These pictures are taken on the southside of the city. Even though you cannot see to well from the pictures, for as far as you can see, there are houses and buildings which seem to never end.
March 07, 2007
Puente de Ojuela
For those who want pictures, this post is for you. Last weekend we tood a family picknic with our American friends here to Puente de Ojuela, which is an old mine near where we live.
Scenery from the mountain.
Bridge that crosses to the mine.
Miners within the last month found this burro.
