North to Alaska - Day 6

The day started out beautifully. The kids were getting along pretty well. The scenery was beautiful and we thoroughly enjoyed driving along the Fraser River Valley. Jeremiah really loved all of the tunnels. We stopped in Cache Creek for lunch at Subway. We pulled into Williams Lake, B.C. 4:00p.m. and got some Tim Hortons. On our way back out of town our transmission temperature shot up, the engine temperature went way up and the truck stopped driving. We sat for awhile waiting for the temperatures to go back down but the vehicle never recovered. A man stopped and picked Ryan up and took him back to town to arrange a tow truck.

We had the truck towed to the Dodge dealership and got a hotel room at the Coast Fraser Inn. The diagnosis was that the transmission was bad and we needed a new one.

We spent Thursday and Friday at the hotel and then through some friends who made phone calls, a local couple James and Jamie Tanis, took us in for the remainder of our stay. We have comfortable beds, food, lots of room for the kids and Brutus to run around, wireless internet, plenty of Tim Hortons coffee and wonderful fellowship. We really are very blessed!

Another amazing blessing is that a man (Dave Bedford) called us early in the morning and told us that he wanted the garage to call him so that he could arrange to pay for our new transmission costs! Wow what a blessing! The receptionist at the dealership was almost in tears as she heard about the wonderful way the Lord provided for our needs.

I will post some pictures tomorrow of the adventures our children have had here in Williams Lake. Hopefully we will be able to leave Williams Lake on Thursday morning early. The garage started working on the transmission today and said they should have it done by 3p.m. tomorrow. Thank you for all of your prayers as we've been walking this adventure with the Most High God!!