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Missionary mechanic, Joe Evans, participating in tribal church planting by fixing a missionary vehicle. |
August 14, 2007
by David Abbott
I was already running late for lunch with my parents when I discovered my truck wouldn't start. Had I left something on that drained the battery? I didn't think so.
It was then that NTM Executive Board chairman, Larry Brown, came along and asked if he could give me a push start. It did the trick.
Except when the truck started all the gauges were way off - especially the the charge needle. It was pegged on HIGH.
I made a "dash" for my parents place in hopes that keeping it running would allow the dead battery to charge and the gauges to normalize. It was then that smoke started rolling out of the back of the radio.
Just a few days earlier I had posted a prayer request for our van. The "Service Engine Soon" light is showing and I was requesting prayer that the problem would be found.
What I didn't say was that the truck I use for commuting to the office every day was showing its "Check Engine" light too.
For fear of not being able to get started again - and in hopes that the battery would charge - the truck stayed running over lunch.
It wasn't until I was back in front of the NTM USA Headquarters garage that the truck died. Missionary mechanic, Joe Evans, was there to see it happen and dropped his work on a riding mower to take a look.
While I went back to the office to continue content management tasks for NTM websites, Joe was able to replace my battery and alternator - ready for my commute back home that evening.
It could have cost me hours away from work and a fair amount of money for labor to have this work done.
...But some people who understand the importance of teamwork sponsor Joe to fix missionary vehicles and equipment. And this saves missionaries like us hundreds of dollars and loads of time. |
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