Highway Problems

This past week we were scheduled to help out in Hermosillo with the Iglesia Bautista Sahuaro - but more about that below. What was suppose to me a 2 1/2 hour trip turned into 14!

Exactly half way to Hermosillo our GMC van broke down. I don't want to say "again" because it has been such a good vehicle but it is getting tired. I was able to get help to come from Magdalena to come pick up the family and I waited with the van while Ezra came home with the family, picked up the truck and some tools and returned to help me out.

That so far is just the start of a normal day in the life of The Harris Family. While waiting on the side of the road I spent some time with the Lord, read a good book, wandered the desert exploring and witnessed a roll over accident almost right in front of where the van was parked! As I ran to the scene my prayer was to God for His help to be a help to the mutilated that I was sure to find. As it turned out Lourdes and Erika and their dog Max were severely shook up but physically okay. The 2004 Nissan Xterra was not. It had rolled over twice and flipped once.

After helping them through the ordeal and waiting with them for their family to come up from San Carlos (about three hours away) I was able to continue on with the task at hand. By that time Ezra had arrived and we tow strapped the van back to Magdalena, 94 kilometers back.

Once back to Magdalena we reloaded from the van to the truck and set out a second time for Hermosillo this time arriving without incident some

Hermosillo Project

The intention of the trip was to go to Hermosillo to help out with the Iglesia Bautista Sahuaro in a building project. They are in the process of building a three story building to house their Bible Institute. About three years ago they begun and have a portion of the first floor started. Pastor Perez's hope was to add to the first floor and continue with a portion of the second floor.

They have two U.S. groups down to help them with the construction and that is where I come in. It seems that what engineering plans they did have on the building are no longer available, so a construction supervisor was needed and to avoid a tower of Babel a translator was needed.

With that intention we spent Monday and Tuesday there in Hermosillo, returned Wednesday to be here for our services and then returned to Hermosillo early Thursday and spent Friday as well. Saturday morning we returned home to Magdalena and spent the day on visitation and are here for our Sunday services. Tomorrow (Monday the 8th) we will return to Hermosillo as God provides to close out the time with the second U.S. group now there helping in the work.