Heather always lays out a route plan before leaving home. With much prayer, we decided to proceed with another R.V. 2-month trip. We “found” a new friend who lived in NM and added her to our roster of stops. (Another great story...)
Plan A: The trip was to start by visiting friends in ID; one wasn’t home & since we had some other things going on, we scratched ID.
Plan B: off to Bielicki’s (missionary friends we’ve known for ~30+ years). Brie and husband Kevin now live and work in NM with the Navajos. We got there earlier than originally planned because of their busy schedule; this allowed us to add our “new” friend to our route.
Plan C: In UT 100 miles from Bielicki’s the R.V. transmission went out; God did the most amazing things when neither of our phones would work – only Heather’s would text! (We gave our GPS coordinates so they could find us!) He sent us a tow truck big enough to haul the R.V. and only 5 miles from our “nowhere” break-down! We were able to witness to the tow truck driver as he graciously allowed us to ride with him to the repair shop; once there, we were also able to witness to the shop owner; he took a personal interest in us and did the repair himself! We spent 2 days with the Bielicki family before they were too busy with ministry (we helped a little with that); then they introduced us to new friends who lived less than a mile from where the R.V. was being fixed; they had us over for dinner and then directed us to their church the next day (walking distance). Myra took us to the Aztec ruins on Monday. On Tuesday the shop loaned us a beater pick-up truck! Since the shop couldn’t put the whole R.V. in their garage, they worked on it outside. That meant we could sleep in it – saving a lot of money! The shop owner, Rod, took us on a 35 miles test drive – he didn’t want to see us back again!!
Plan D: the repair took a week, prolonging our stay; we had to drop the AZ route (friends, new and old, and cousin – 4 stops)
Plan E: However, the schedule change moved our visit with daughter Mary in TX up 2 days, which allowed us to take her to a church near her which we hope will become a regular event for her. It was a great experience.
Plan F: Twice we have found Walmart not open to overnighters, which forced us to drive until the last light of the sun – which is something we avoid – driving after dark. But both times we found Love’s gas stations with free spots before total darkness. (They also have cheap coffee.)
Plan G: Our next visit - to Marsha in AR – was a problem. Our R.V. couldn’t clear her steep driveway. God’s plan: we parked at Walmart not too far away and she drove us back and forth. We were able to do some jobs for her.
Plan H: More schedule changes! We hoped to see Roger’s 97 year old uncle, but with only 2 days notice, they weren’t able to arrange it. We added someone who was not part of the original plan – a single man, friend of 40 years, with health issues who (we think) enjoyed our unexpected visit. He fixed hamburgers for us while he and Roger renewed acquaintance.
With all the changes, it's good to know God doesn't change!
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