Thursday morning

It is 10:00 am Thursday morning. Most are sleeping, but a few are starting to stir. Just to detail the events of yesterday. We got up to our normal routine and went to the job site. We had our devotional from the day before when we got there. It was the most open and honest session so far. When we started work the kids did an awesome job of clicking together and finishing the projects we had started. We feel good about the work that was done and appreciated some of the congegration that had dropped by saying thank you to us. That is when another of our travel adventures began. We made it to Lake City Florida when our right rear tire suddenly vibrated and blew out. Eric did a masterful job of keeping control of the vehicle and bringing it to the shoulder. We evacuated the kids to far off the road while Eric and I had to put the previous left rear tire on that we had taken off because of a vibration Sunday. We limped the 10 miles into town to find a tire place and the van now had 4 brand new tires. We are trying to figure out why two identical tires with less than 10,000 miles on them went defective. There are always concerns of weight, but as Eric pointed to me his service truck has much more weight on it with the same size tires. We went back on our way after about a three hour delay. We made it to 30 miles South of Macon, GA when the van lost all power and we coasted into a truck stop. Eric and I determined that the shredded tire had damaged the exhaust. The catalytic converter had been plugged and when we relieved the pressure, the van ran great although it now sounds like a stock car. So after another delay we made it the rest of the way and arrived shortly after 3:00 am about 4 hours behind schedule. Through it all we are praising God for our safe arrival and realizing we have been blessed with favorable circumstances, even through the adversity. I am appreciating the kids taking these events in stride and thankful for the adults and their leadership. Keep us in your prayers today as we try to unwind and have some fun before starting the JBC retreat tomorrow.
Jeremy