Day 5 of our Road Trip!

We had a fairly uneventful day today~ Leaving Tuscan, AZ in the morning and stopping for the day 1 1/2 hours east of El Paso, Tx. Probably the most eventful thing that happened was our encounter with some hitchhiking hippy/bohemian men who were in a Walmart parking lot. They were singing to us about peanut butter sandwiches and religious people. They were kind of intimidating looking and obviously mocking us.. We went over and made friends with them, gave them some bagged popcorn, tracts and shared the gospel. That was a blessing.

 

Grace & Laura have been enjoying all of the different varieties of cactus plants! In addition, we were able to see many century plants which we had studied about this year in school.

                                              Century Plant Description

Agave americana 'Marginata'

Although it is called the century plant, it typically lives only 10 to 30 years. It has a spread around 6–10 ft (1.8–3.0 m) with gray-green leaves of 3–5 ft (0.9–1.5 m) long, each with a prickly margin and a heavy spike at the tip that can pierce deeply. Near the end of its life, the plant sends up a tall, branched stalk, laden with yellow blossoms, that may reach a total height up to 25–30 ft (8–9 m) tall.

 

Grant & Timmy enjoy a short pit stop

 

Beautiful scenes in Arizona 

 

 

 

Hard to see here but this pic was taken in El Paso, TX.. You could see the crowded brightly painted houses on the Mexico side. Such a dichotomy.. dilapidated houses one block from luxuriant shopping complexes.

From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.

Psalm 113:3