A much needed update (Part 2)

We arrived in Tucson on Friday evening in the cold and snow. We met Loren and Joan Knapp at their house and they took us out for supper at Pinicle Peaks. There is one rule at Pinicle Peaks and that is no ties. Nate was a law breaker with a little help for Loren and Joan. The "law" cut his tie off and hung it on the wall. It didn't really match his t-shirt anyway.

We met Bill and Joan on Saturday morning and headed to Nogales to met Joe and Denise Maller and the Midwest Food Bank truck. We unloaded a few things and left for the boarder. The crossing was uneventful but still made me nervous. We arrived at our house and unloaded by early afternoon. We ate at CVE and headed home to unpack. It was freezing. Our house had a few heaters but they were not working and we were short on gas for hot water. We had packed a small electric heater and did get enough warm water for a shower but it was a very cold night.

We went to church on Sunday morning and by the time it was over it had warmed up. We rode in the van to take some of the kids home from church and stopped to visit one of the boy's Grandmother in town. They were making tortillas in the yard over a wood fire and insisted we come in and eat. I had been feeling a bit sorry for myself because of the cold night we had and I didn't think we would have any hot water left when we got home. My feelings changed quickly when we entered the house. I didn't see a water heater at all, or a bathroom and shower for that matter, and I don't think they had any heat at all. It was a small 2 room house made of plywood and concrete floors which would get cold quickly when the sun went down. We had some bean soup and fresh handmade tortillas which were excellent. I felt guilty eating their food but I think she would have been offended if we hadn't. It was much easier to be thankful for the house we were in and yes we did have just enough hot water left for all of us to take a quick shower.

Susie and Lola after the tortillas and soup.

Monday morning Joe helped me stop the "gas man" and get the water heater going again. We left for Nogales and had no trouble at the border crossing into the US. We unloaded the truck at two warehouses and moved some of our belongings into storage to bring down later. We said goodbye to Caleb, Joe and Denise as they headed for Tucson and we headed for Mexico. We had the van loaded from floor to roof and didn't know if we would make it over without being searched. We were stopped at the last check point as the sun was setting through the tinted glass and the guard could see our load. He pulled us over and asked what we were doing. We told him we were a family moving down for a while and he waved us through. It was a relief to get most of our important belongings across. Once again God is faithful. I went to bed that night feeling much better about our situation but our next test was soon to come. I'll have to fill you in on this one later after some time has passed. We really, really appreciate your prayers.

La Familia Zobrist.