Saturday, March 2, 2013

We have much to Praise God for

Dave got the final draft of his thesis done Monday night (well technically it was Tuesday morning but if he didn't sleep does that count?) only to have the internet kick out just before he was ready to send it.  Our power and internet has started to become a bit sketchy lately as the heat has started to return. Thankfully he was able to send it the next morning. Unfortunately the rejoicing was diminished a bit by some of the other events of the next day...
I tried to drive the boys to school Tuesday morning only to find that the truck wasn't going anywhere. We had lent it to someone to go to the village the day before (they were trying to make some connections for an out reach event this coming weekend) and it had overheated but they drove it anyway. Thankfully they were able to make it back into town without getting stranded somewhere. We are grateful that only the fuel injectors needed to be replaced. If that wasn't enough...
I started a load of laundry at 8 am and at noon I thought it was strange that it wasn't finished, but then I was really worried when 3pm rolled around and it was still making the right noises even if the corresponding actions weren't happening and it wasn't finished going through the cycle. (Note: this is still my old washing machine that sort of survived the flood so it wasn't totally unexpected to die). But, if that wasn't enough...
I went to use the microwave in the kitchen and realized I was smelling something burning. My adaptor was melting and the outlet was charred. So, I quickly unplugged it and disconnected it from my microwave. You would think by then I would have got the hint, but no I had to go find another adaptor and try another outlet (because Dave's lunch was cooked but my wasn't), only to do the same thing all over again.

I was either so totally exhausted from too many nights of limited sleep (editing Dave's 100 + pages) or there were people praying for us (or more likely both!) because through it all there was an incredible peace that God was at work and taking care of things.

We praise God that we were able to get someone to get the washing machine running again. It turned out to be something minor and inexpensive. Dave was able to replace the electrical outlets. I couldn't watch, but made sure someone else was around to intervene if he tried to electrocute himself (he doesn't have a great track record with electricity!). We are also grateful that labour is fairly inexpensive here, so as long as too many parts don't have to be replaced, it should only be a matter of time before the truck get back on the road. I guess I can't thank you enough for keep us in your prayers. May God bless you with His presence this week too (but maybe without all of the drama).

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