Over the River and Through the Woods...to Church We Go!

How did you get to church last Sabbath?  Whether it was an old faithful clunker or a sleek new ride, you arrived at the church in mere minutes and without a blemish on your Sabbath clothes.

For our brethren in Peñitas, it requires commitment and perseverance.  And rubber boots!  By foot or by horse they come on Sabbath...crossing fields and rivers along the way.  The children remain at home if the river is too high for them to cross safely.

James and Janell following a local church member up a muddy hill to her house.

Carefully through barbed wire fences...

 

Gingerly over the slippery river rocks...

Or if you're fortunate, on horseback...

Across miles of rolling farm land...

Janell ready for the trip with umbrella, boots, poncho and a borrowed horse:

James and Elizabeth ready to cross another river along the journey:

Is that Little White Riding Hood?  Or a caped crusader?

James mastered his fear of being bit (again) and rode a horse for part of the trip: