What a day! It actually followed what a night! Our motel in Mesa, Arizona was comfortable, but the folks next door started arguing and apparently throwing things around at about 3 this morning, and continuing sporadically until it was time to get up. So we groggily went downstairs to have some breakfast (which was good), and to get everything loaded into the car.
We made it to Apache Junction, where Sharla’s dad and stepmom live, at about 10 this morning. We had a very pleasant lunch at the cantina in the gated community where they live, and then they took us around and introduced us to some of their friends, some of whom also happen to be Nazarene. We shared some stories, and generally had a good time.
By about 2:30 we decided that we needed to head out to avoid the rush hour in Phoenix, so we left and headed north to Flagstaff. Flagstaff is really high (6900 feet!), and by the time we hit the 5000 foot mark, we had scattered areas of snow on the ground (none on the road). By 6000 feet, there were several inches, maybe a foot or so, all over the ground (still none on the road). We hit Flagstaff just after dark, and found that some of the parking lots have quite a bit of snow and ice on them. It’s currently in the low 20s, and will not be above freezing tomorrow.
In the morning, we are headed to Sun Valley Indian School for the night. We have brought along a care package with quite a few supplies for the school. It will help a lot! They are going to put us up in one of the on-campus apartments, and we will go from there to the Nazarene Church in Nazlini on Sunday morning.
Good night, and God bless to all!