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January 1st we felt led to step out on faith and ask for permission to begin funding for a vehicle. Terrible roads, unreliable, unsafe and unavailable mission vehicles, and hopes to start a family inspired the request, and we were granted permission. TODAY, with the help of dozens of you, only nine months, several truck model changes due to unavailability, a month delay due to the hurricanes and one long muddy trip from Port-au-Prince to here, WE HAVE A TRUCK!!! And it is BEAUTIFUL!!!

Our field leader pulled up to the house in it right around lunch time, and while Matt and I are both CRUSHED that Matt isn't here, we are SO thrilled that IT finally IS!

We were never able to see exactly what we were buying, just knew that it would be a Ford Ranger. But it is perfect...with a beautiful interior, shiny white paint, a spray on bed liner, AIR CONDITIONING, four-wheel drive...and Haiti Extras, like seat belts that work, windows that go DOWN and UP, locks that LOCK, a muffler, a rear view mirror, a spare tire, a bumper...everything!

We are feeling giddily blessed and so thankful to so many of you that helped to make this possible! Having a reliable and available vehicle to visit our student's churches and homes, make trips to the airport and to town, to safely transport our children and for emergencies is such an important part of life and ministry here! So many of you gave SO generously to help fulfill this need, and we are praising the Lord and so grateful to you for this...The Lord used you in such a practical and vital way to make this possible, and we're tremendously blessed and thankful!

He continues to provide for us and encourage us in big and small ways, and we pray that He does the same for you today!

THANK YOU!!! I'll have more pictures once Matt gets back :)