June 9, 2008

The Missionarymobile on the Sick List

If you are one of my Facebook friends and are wondering what yesterday's status update was all about, let me explain.

Our truck (affectionately referred to here as "the missionarymobile") has been in need of repairs for some time. About two weeks ago I had it in the shop, where they gave me a diagnosis and a rough estimate as to the cost. Our schedule and budget were such that I was unable to have the repairs done then. God provided some funds, so we gritted our teeth and hoped that the truck would hold out until today. And it almost did.

On our way to church yesterday the missionarymobile finally decided that enough was enough. Without so much as a cough or a sputter it stopped running.

God's timing was evident in this in a couple ways.

1. If it had happened two days earlier, I would have been without a cell phone. However God saw to it that I got my cell phone repaired just in time for the truck to break down. Hence, we were not stranded. I was able to call a man from the church, and he came and picked up my family and our other passengers and took them on to Sunday School.

2. This one is actually pretty funny. After getting my family sent on their way, I needed to find someone to tow the truck to the shop. I called a few people, but all of my contacts that would know about these things were in church and had their cell phones turned off. Right next to where the car was stranded was a little rustic furniture shop that for some reason was open on a Sunday. I went in and asked the lady there if she had a phone book, or at least if she knew of any nearby towing services. She looked at me oddly for a moment, and then pointed across the street, where a huge sign over a garage proclaimed "24 Hour Towing Service". As if to make the point even more obvious, an assortment of tow trucks were parked outside.

Somewhat red-faced, I thanked my smirking helper and called the number emblazoned on the front of the garage and within minutes we were underway.

I even made it to church in time for the monthly business meeting. Yay!

Posted by Andrew on June 9, 2008 3:46 PM.