July 26, 1983

Today, twenty-five years ago, we left Harriman, TN heading for Etheridge, TN, south of Nashville. When we stopped for gas at Cookeville, TN we found we had a gas leak. So we had to call Ryder and find a local garage to take the truck to and get it fixed. This took up about 1 1/2 hours, but we were soon on the road again.

We arrived at the Freedom Hill Bible Methodist Church that evening, where Gerald Wright was the pastor. The Bowlings and Begayes traveled on to Savannah, TN to the Bible Methodist Church there where Luther Dolan was pastor. Both groups had mission services that night.

The next morning we would head out before daylight to travel on.