Still Waiting!

We already mentioned that Don had sent the cashier's check for his truck last Tuesday. We received an e-mail from the seller that he received it on Thursday and that he was putting the extra set of keys, the bill of sale and the title in the mail on Friday. Well, we received it all yesterday! So now we own a Toyota 4runner that is still in Los Angeles! Don has been in contact with the shipping company that he hired to transport it to us and they have not yet matched it up with a truck coming our way. We are still praying and trusting and lifting this all up to the Lord. May word come soon that the truck is on its way!

As we have told you before, we have felt that our trip will be mostly focused on medical clinics etc. We are still waiting word that we can also work at the Children's Home two days a week while we are there. We love the kids there as well as the workers and we want to be able to serve them while we are in Guatemala. One thing that we feel the Lord wants us to do while we are there is to teach the olders boys some mechanic skills. When the kids turn 18, they are given a choice between staying and working at the Home or moving out. The boys aren't learning "trade" skills at the Home to help them find jobs once they move out and we feel like we are supposed to implement some ways for them to gain these skills. We would like to find an older, "fixer-upper" Toyota that could be used as a "school". Our desire is for Don to teach them how to fix it up well enough to sell it and then split any profit among the boys as an incentive to reinvest it into possibly another truck or further education etc. This is all a little beyond Don's knowledge of mechanics but we know that the Lord will supply all he needs to do this. In II Corinthians 12:9 the Lord says that "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness." There is also the cost of buying a Toyota and shipping it down with our vehicle. We would love it if you would join us in praying for the provision for this to all come to pass. We trust that the Lord's grace is sufficient to meet all these needs. Blessings to you!