Laynes' Line

     Thank you so much for praying for the direct guidance of God in our lives. He has been so good to show us His will. Thursday afternoon we boarded a bus in McAllen, Texas for our trip back to Guadalajara. We decided to leave our vehicle with a friend there and come in by bus. That obviously puts us at a disadvantage here, but we found peace in the idea. You prayed us through the hurricane and our arrival to Texas. While there, the conditions in Mexico continued to worsen. Without petitioning any information, we learned of Mexican and American missionaries, pastors and American citizens who had been stopped or held for ransom, their vehicles stolen or threatened in some major way (we learned, not third hand stories, but from the individuals themselves). National pastors had begged that American missionaries not enter most of the most heavily contested areas. The day before we left, The US State department issued another warning, the strongest yet, that no American...

     Many of you wrote to expressed that you specifically prayed that going through the hurricane would keep the cartels at bay! We were floored that so many had prayed exactly that way. It worked!       We have just been sent pictures of the damage in Monterrey. Ever wonder why the Lord led us AWAY from Monterrey even though it put us right in the middle of the big band of rain. We have driven these roads many times and know almost each of these locations well. Our deaf folks are all OK. CLICK ON PICTURES TO ENLARGE.       

     Have you ever driven through a Category 2 hurricane 2 hours before landfall? We really didn't plan to either. As you are aware, our vehicle permits were expiring and a long chain of events disrupted our schedule to the max. We fixed a heavy tarp over our patio on Monday which probably saved our washer and dryer yesterday. That caused a one day delay in our leaving. Tuesday caused another change of scheduling as the hurricane was originally scheduled to arrive Thursday afternoon/evening.  No trouble. We could easily slip out Wednesday and be settled in before the hurricane set in. Tuesday afternoon they cut 12 hours off the arrival time. Now we are looking at Wednesday Midnight as landfall.Since the border would be 12-14 hours away, we prayed and felt the Lord led us to depart early Wednesday with a mad rush to get out before the hurricane hit.      As it turned out, landfall was another 4 hours less than what had been predicted. We trave...