May 14, 2008

Travel Report...Or "The Bookmobile"

For some time retired missionary Pete Brooks has been offering to give me a good portion of his library. All that has been lacking is time for me to go and pick it up. This last weekend afforded just such a chance.

Our trip to the city of Martins was not without event. As we were approaching the city on Saturday we were suddenly confronted by a washed-out bridge. Not knowing another way around, we ended up spending the night at a hotel in a little town called Pau dos Ferros (literally, "The Branding Tree").

The next day we plotted an alternate rout and started off. The city of Martins sits atop a large plateau. As we made our way up the winding road, we were confronted with scenes like this...

...and this.

The highlight of our time there was getting to hear Pete talk about his years of experience as a missionary in this region. I wish I could have spent a whole week there.

This is the Comings family (minus Mikey who was taking the picture) with our host.

Alas, all good things must come to an end, and it was time to go. We loaded up the truck with books...

...and I do mean "loaded"!

Our trip back was uneventful, but God blessed us with a beautiful demonstration of his power and mercy:

Posted by Andrew on May 14, 2008 11:45 PM.