Long Journey Home
A Bus Trip Through Mexico (continued)
by Jean Easley
We made San Antonio about 1:00 p.m. Here again was the hurried transfer of luggage from one bus to another waiting one. And again, no time to eat or drink anything. I had to stay with the stuff, while Gene did business with the ticket takers. After we had transferred all of our things from one passenger section to the other bus, I tried to go back into the station for a quick drink at a water fountain I had noticed. The unsympathetic driver shouted, "Lady, you can get off if you want to, but we're leaving!" Embarrassed and still thirsty, I returned to my seat and cried. In Dallas at about 9:00 p.m., we finally had a thirty-minute rest stop. Lo and behold, that station had a Burger King restaurant! Out of Gene's shoe came our last $20, and, hungrily, we made our way to the line and ordered hamburgers, fries and shakes. After doing without for so many days, it was the best food we had ever eaten!
The trip on to Tulsa took the rest of that night. We arrived at about 4:00 a.m. after five days and nights without a bath. Still, we waited 'til about 6:00 a.m. to call the folks. It had snowed, and there were sheets of ice everywhere in Tulsa that day. We had no warm clothing to wear in the freezing cold. But, Mama's home cooking and a hot bath helped us to feel we were really finally home. Our complete physical recovery took several days, but we had brought home with us the precious knowledge that God can be found when you search for Him with all your heart.
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