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God is so amazing! We are overwhelmed with
joy by the love of God.
Tonight the Holy Spirit brought to mind how I'd prayed not long ago for
God to reassure me that He saw my efforts here in Mexico. Like a child
looking for encouragement from his father, I just needed a little hug
from the Lord.
I don't place great value on material things any longer, I did for
years, however, I do value tools that assist me in serving God.
For years now I've admired the functionality of Westfalias. I owned
a 1966 VW bus back in my younger days and still have a special
appreciation for their versatility. Recalling how useful my 66
Westfalia was to me, recently I began to dwell on the need for a camper style vehicle to
use for extended stays at Indian villages in the mountains.
Amazingly,
one day I was prompted by God's Holy Spirit to pray in thanksgiving
"Thank you Lord for the Westfalia You are sending me". Those are the
exact words I was given, and I prayed what I was told to pray. Once I
opened my mouth and spoke those words I was assured that it was from the
Lord.
Not
being one to sit back and not do my part, I placed an ad online in a
Westfalia owners forum looking to buy a cheap Westfalia to use in my
ministry here in Mexico. I'd hoped to find an older Westfalia bus priced
at around $3000.00 and fix it up myself. The appearance of the van didn't
matter, just as long as it was dependable.
An interesting thing about the Westfalia we've been given is that the
couple had it sold last September, but the sale fell through. Afterward,
they parked it in their garage and didn't use it or advertise it again.
They recently were praying about what to do with the van and went online
to look at comparable vans. They came across my ad, which by then had
been relegated to the very last page on the Westfalia site, way down
near the bottom. They went to my MexicanMissions.com web site and looked
over the work we do here. They prayed about it and were led to
contact me.
I received their email in which they said they owned a Westfalia, and
that there were pictures posted online of the van. They asked if I would
please look at the pictures and let them know if the van would work for
me in my ministry. They did not mention a price, only that it was a 1989
Westfalia. I felt disappointed, knowing that an 89 Westfalia was way out
of my price range.
I looked at the pictures and saw a very nice Westfalia camper in
excellent condition.
They continued praying about it and emailed me again saying they wanted to give
me the van. The owner, Jerry, also is bringing the van to me here in
Mexico, a 3000 mile drive from their home in Washington state. He's
bringing the van loaded with clothing and gospel materials for the
people we work with.
Thank you, Lord, for the Westfalia that you are sending to me!
Thank
you, Jerry and Shelley, for such a wonderful blessing!
Jeff,
(JRobeWesty from the forum at TheSamba.com) thank you for the Westfalia
spare parts!
Robert,
(RCB from the forum at TheSamba.com) thank you for your donation to help
us with our work here in Mexico!
Blessings
to you all. Barry
Luke
6:38
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good
measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men
give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you give it shall
be measured to you again.
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