Border-town

We spent 2 nights in San Antonio, Texas, to tune up the vans cooling system because it was starting to get hot at high speeds on the highway. Speaking of heat, the temperatures are getting hooter as we head south. All motels have pools, but most of them are not open till May, even though it is 80 degrees Fahrenheit, which is aprox. 24 Celsius.
We are in Rio Grande City tonight. Tomorrow we will cross the border into Mexico. We have heard a lot of fear from local Americans about travel in Mexico as they are having a political feud right now and Americans have been targeted for hate crimes in Mexico. We continue to pray as we travel and continue to feel peace and comfort in the calling and safety of being obedient to God. After all, Jonah wasn't very safe when he chose a scenic tour to tarsus! As long as we don't look American, and I assure you, we do NOT blend in travelling through the U.S.! Do pray with us as we cross the Border and as we travel through Mexico. Steve will be driving and I will navigate and pray us through!
Travelling for hours on end has gotten a little easier. The kids have all gotten used to the routine and there are always lots of new sights to see. The scenery is really starting to show it's Hispanic culture. The houses all look very Mexican and the signs are mostly in Spanish even though we are still in Texas! We have been practicing our Spanish by speaking it to each other and looking up all the Spanish words that we see if we don't already know them. Please pray that we will be able to communicate in Spanish as we travel and when we arrive.
I want to give glory to God for a miracle that I hadn't even realized at first. When we were in Redding at the Bethel church, there was a call for healing of muscle related issues. I have always experienced problems with my back, neck and shoulders and was concerned about the effects of travelling. I had struggled with a pretty painful bout of shoulder pain just prior to leaving Vanderhoof. Steve prayed for me that night at Bethel because I was feeling pain and the tension went away and I have not felt it since. I wasn't sure right away that there had been a healing, but after travelling for 2 weeks and not having any muscle pain or tension, I know that God has definitely done a physical healing in my body! Hooray God! Thank you! It has been such a relief to be free from pain during this trip.
I really have to get some sleep now. We have travelled two time zones and with daylight savings, we have lost 3 hours! Bedtime has arrived!