At 8:30 this morning Geoff, Toby and Kasule, one of our older boys, began a journey to preach at a church quite far from us. They traveled through many villages until they reached the small village church of our maize mill manager. Along the way, however, the van broke down and Geoff had to call our friend and New Hope mechanic, Dan. They were already 45 min from home and only 15 min from the church when they broke down. Dan brought them another van and stayed with ours until he got it running again. There were more things gone awry than what had stopped them, but Dan was at least able to get it home. They arrived at the church at 10:30. Geoff preached, Kasule interpreted and even Toby greeted the congregation. The church graciously fed them lunch and then loaded them up with pineapple, passion fruit, jackfruit and eggs as gifts for having come. (Toby got a jackfruit--a HUGE fruit that is sticky and sweet! Upon arriving home later, he immediately wanted to go over to David Family and share it!)

When I returned home from church our van was already in the driveway thanks to Dan. I fed the kids lunch and then went over to David Family to visit with the girls. While we were relaxing and talking Kevin came to say that a mechanic was at the house and wanted me to come talk with him about the van. Well, needless to say, I didn't know what to tell him!!!! I put him on the phone with Geoff (who was now on his way home) and he explained the problems. The mechanic, Fred, proceeded to work while I met with the girls for Bible study. Geoff arrived home about an hour later and worked with Fred to diagnose the issues. How blessed we are to have a mechanic who makes house calls! In the picture-L to R: Fred, our neighbor Uncle Joseph, Geoff