July 2, 2003-Wedneday (posted late)

Well, this has been SOME trip so far! I am in bed now and it is almost 11 p.m. I literally dozed off during tonight’s meeting because I was so tired from my long and crazy journey to get here.

I won’t rehash the story of the credit card maxed out by my car rental company when they were not supposed to authorize that much, or the overdraft at the bank that came as a shock. Last night at this time I was facing having less than $50 cash and nothing else til Sunday while visiting a strange place. Today things are better. The bank overdraft is only an authorization and I have a decent chance of making it to the bank before it all clears because of the holiday weekend. The rental car person was apologetic even though I had been told wrong information, and had it removed and reduced, so I can use that extra money to live while I am here—which is why I put it on there. So all that seems okay. And I thank God for it.

I also had an awful smelling room. I got placed in a smoking room and I was feeling it by last night. My rude hotel clerk did not help, but they did spray the room and now all I smell is cinnamon—boy am I grateful.

Meanwhile this morning in worship I did a dance step and snap—there went the tendon again. This is the left leg, the one that got hurt soon after Terry prayed for healing on the right one which is still without pain. The left one happened one Saturday at Shachah (as the other did) but this time not when I was doing anything strenuous. It surprised me. Then it got a bit better, but then would act up when I danced. Then I snapped it again in LA two trips ago when on staged rehearsing for my dance. Then it got better again, until today in worship. But I find it curious that I can go running and do other type of dance steps without pain (the first tendon was so bad that even if I could dance a BUT I could not run). So after my terrible financial junk—which was actually ridiculous because I plan ahead financially very well for my trips and never have this happen—when that snapped I knew instantly it was more than just physical.