Need New Truck

Featured in this video is our old family car. The corolla named Betty.  We owned her while waiting for our Isuzu 'Suzie' to be repaired, and then sold Betty to another family who loves her.

Why do we name our cars?  When a car gets you out of enough scrapes, and you've poured enough blood, sweat and tears into it, you tend to get emotionally attached.


Our beloved Suzie the Isuzu is dying!!!
Having left it behind in PNG in the care of some friends, they report to us it is puffing out loads of blue smoke. I'm told it needs thousands of dollars of repair for different failures. Despite the fact that we've been maintaining it and putting nearly $1000 into it each year, it is starting to die.   There comes a tipping point in every car's life when it simply isn't worth the money you're putting into it. 

So, we are faced with choices:

• 1 - continue to keep this 1991 vehicle up and running, and while waiting for repair parts to ship, buy temporary vehicles if available. Pricetag $5000, and wasted time/money.
• 2 - purchase another used vehicle in country, the problem is that many of the older trucks are just as worn out as ours. Pricetag $9000 (if we can find a decent one)
• 3 - purchase a used truck in the U.S. and ship it over (Fords have the most parts available) Pricetag $20,000 ( $7000+shipping ($13,000)
• 4 - purchase a used vehicle from Japan and ship to the U.S. Pricetag = $12,000

The catch is, we have no money to do any of this.
So, without purchasing a vehicle, we'll be unable to get off of center easily, unable to give rides to people in the rain, my wife will be confined to the house after 6pm, unless I accompany her in walking to places.

Having a trustworthy vehicle, a rugged vehicle, one that can handle the tough PNG roads, and get you out of trouble quickly, avoid getting stuck and give you a secure place to be, is very important to life in PNG for us. 

So we're putting this out there as a big prayer request. This is something we need. If we were to raise enough money, I would by far prefer to purchase a truck from the U.S. and ship it over, as it will ensure I can get parts for it much more affordably in the future, plus it will be something I can see and touch before shipping over.

 Please join us in prayer.

The idea of returning to PNG without a working vehicle has my wife and I distressed. 

We are hoping that God provides as He always has.