Cactus Flower

This week we got some rain this week!  Don't forget we live in a semi-arid, scrub bush desert.  We have two seasons:  somewhat hot and dry, hotter and maybe a little rain.  Around this time of the year the temperature starts to shoot up, sometimes close to 100 degrees Farenheit.  That's when people start to talk about rain.   We know that rain is necessary, but it sure makes the dirt roads we travel on a mess - a muddy mess.  It rained well on Monday night.  We drove to one of our interior stops on Tuesday in the Pajero since we had some helpers.  It does well in mud and we can sit in air conditioned, closed window comfort (usually anyway).  It does make stops along the side of the road tricky. In the sand rail, we used to just get soaked going through the big puddles that stretch from one side of the road to the other.  Last year, Byron made some mud fenders and flaps.  They are removable.  I was sure glad that Byron...

Since the regulations from the big lockdown have begun to lift, we've gotten back to our travels.  Over the past month we restarted studies in two houses, started a help project for a crippled young man in one community, and showed the Jesus film. This weekend we visited some pastor friends in another state taking a young man to assist in their work for a month.  We participated in their ministries over the weekend preaching and teaching.   Most all of the interior places we visit are "covid-free."  We still remain cautious and use our masks in big groups, inside churches (law here), and in most situations.  Keep praying for us as we work to get back to where we were before all the mess.