Getting Caught Up

Beginning to blog again after almost 2 years off was not supposed to be this hard. Getting the post which follows this one to work was not easy – at least for me. (Remember, the latest post always appears on top). The internet connection was so poor nothing was working properly and the end result was it didn’t go up until yesterday. Now this brings things up to date.

We retired at Fountain of Youth RV Spa near Niland, CA from Sunday the 3^rd until Sunday the 10^th. It was simply a good time of rest and sitting in their hot mineral pools. We watched movies, took naps, and played in the water. They have lots of activities but we were not there to be active. The RV park is large – over 800 spaces – and many of the people are there for the winter season. Of course most from northern climes. We saw lots of Oregon license plates and plenty of people from Canada.

Sunday we got up early (usually we did NOT do that), prepared the RV for travel and then went to church. They have an interfaith service attended by about 150 people. I thought that was rather impressive. There is also a Lutheran service which I assume is more liturgical plus some meetings for a couple of the cults.

That's us right in the middle

We took two days to get to Tucson traveling down California 111 to I-8 then to I-10. We did a stopover in Gila Bend, Arizona. Boy! There is nothing there. But the rent was cheap. We are now in Catalina. It is north of Tucson (but with a Tucson address). If you look on a map it is north of Oro Valley on highway 77. It is higher than Tucson (elevation 3300 feet) and it is cold. C.O.L.D. Cold. Not down to freezing at night but getting close. Sixty-ish during the day. It better warm up! At least the sun is shining with no rain in sight.

As I reread the last post it seemed like I was saying I was overwhelmed with stress. That was not the case. I usually handle stress pretty well but this was a lot of things building up until we began to wonder if we should really leave. As I mentioned, when we unhooked at the church all the tension melted away. We’re glad to be here.

Tomorrow we start our work with Wycliffe Bible Translators. More about that in the next blog which will probably be Sunday or Monday. Until then, blessings.