A Journey for Dorothy by Creeden P

Author:Creeden, P.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-05T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 8

Unfortunately, by the time they reached Alcove Springs, they’d discovered that half of their flour in the chuck wagon had gone bad due to the excess of moisture they’d had between the rain and the river crossing. That made it so that they had to live on slimmer rations during the two weeks until they made it to Fort Kearney. And once there, two more wagons turned back and two decided to stay at the fort and not continue on.

Dorothy was standing next to Elias when Mr. Cooper came by the morning they were departing Kearney, with his brow furrowed and his thumbs shoved in his belt on both sides. “Morning, folks. I came to assess how everyone is doing. We’ve acquired more supplies here at the fort and the sun is bright in the sky. With God’s blessing, we’re hoping to have smooth travels for a while. Normally we don’t have such a rough start to the trip so it’s unusual to have many people turn back so early on the trail.”

Elias offered the man a hand to shake. “We’re in for the full haul so no worries here.”

A measure of relief lowered the man’s shoulders as he took Elias’s hand. “That’s good to hear. Since y’all are in the back of the train, I know that you’re seeing everyone that leaves, and if you decide to leave, I’d just ask that you let me know so we’re not looking for you.”

“Understood,” Elias said and then met eyes with Dorothy.

She nodded in return. “So, it’s not normally this bad at the start?”

The old wagon master shook his head. “I’ve made this trip coming on ten times and this is the worst start we’ve ever had. Usually, the trek is pretty smooth and easy for the first few months until we get closer to the mountains.”

A familiar fear crept up inside Dorothy again, and she could understand the motive for turning back. If this was supposed to be the easiest part of the journey and it’d been this bad already, it was easy to fear what would be coming next.

The wagon master’s son called him from a short distance up the train. “Well, remember what I said, and pray that we get a better journey from here out.”

“We will,” both Elias and she said at the same time. And then they settled in with each other once more. Elias turned to her and said, “I know that God is calling me to preach His word and spread the gospel out west. I’ve had a vision for it for months now, before I started this journey. But sometimes there are storms on the way that we cannot predict, and the adversary often tries to put stumbling blocks in our paths so that we’ll turn back. But provided that you are determined to move forward, then so am I.”

Reaching a hand forward, she then took hold of his arm and squeezed it to reassure him. “I’m afraid of what lies ahead, but I know that God is already there.

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