We arrived at the Truck Shop Tuesday around 7pm. After they looked it over they told us they would order parts in the morning.
The next morning we did school, had music lessons, played games and watched a movie while we waited and waited for the parts to come in. Finally at 1:00pm the parts arrived. Chad, thinking the RV would be in the shop for a long while started calling around to see about getting a rental van so we could make it to our meeting. There was NOTHING available! How can a car rental buisiness not have anything available????? When God is involved! It quickly became obvious we were not going to make it to our conference. We waited all afternoon for someone to come and work on the RV, but nothing....
Around 5pm Chad went out to ask if anyone was going to come do the work and they said they would move the RV in a few minutes. So we walked across the street to get dinner, since we were totally out of food in the RV and there were no grocery stores in sight. We got back around 6:30, and still no one had even looked at the RV, but at least they had towed into the garage. The mechanic told us we could stay in it while they did the work. We had a bible-study, sang songs, and had prayer. The kids were still VERY disappointed that we missed out on going to church. But we made it as fun as we could.
We kept the kids up till 10pm, thinkng that at any minute we would have to get out so they could put the RV on the lift, but nothing... I put the kids to bed and fought the feeling of frustration and discouragement thinking that we would have to stay parked at this garage for another whole day. Around 10:45pm I felt the RV being lifted. Chad went out to talk to the mechanic. They were fnally working on the RV. The noise and vibrating didn't bothe the kids one bit, they were soundly asleep. I could hear Chad outside talking to the mechanic and trying to share the gospel with him. I prayed that he would get saved, but he just wasn't interested. Chad gave him a tract, and we're trusting God to use His Word in his life.
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| Collecting rain water so we could brush our teeth.... |
The mechanic finished working around midnight. He told Chad that he was almost positive that the tires were not centered properly when they were installed and that's why we had a problem. He said we were very fortunate not to have been in a major accident, but we know that God was holding our RV together and protecting our family and home! There were many friends and family that were praying for us, specifically for safety and protection on the roads. It is because of those prayers that we are well.
"The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."James 5:16
Chad and I were happy that the RV was fixed, but wondered how we were going to pay for the repairs. Chad was certan it would be a huge amount and we just didn't know how we were going to take care of it. We prayed with the kids and begged God to provide for the need that to us was overwhelming; but we knew it was nothing for God. Then the call came that our church had taken up an offering for us. It was exactly what we needed to cover the repairs and put gas in the RV! Incredible. We've never felt so loved and cared for, we felt so humbled and overwhelmed by the goodness and generosity of our friends, and felt so confident in God's ability to provide for our needs. What an amazing God we serve!
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| Had a beautiful drive today |
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| Drove past the University of Notre Dame's Football Stadium |
Prayer Requests: *The suspension on the RV still needs some attention.
*We need wisdom to decide what to do about our trip out west.
*Safety as we make the 3,100 mile trip out to California
*We need meetings
*God's favor to raise the last half of our support
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