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Shredded Belt |
| God provided this Ford through the hands of our dad
Dave when Ron was out of work. The income drop had us discouraged.
He just wanted what he had in the car and we could not even see how this
could happen. He encouraged us to take it, use it and pay when work picked
up. The vehicle has been a comfortable blessing from God.
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   God
had a plan where He made many cars take that freeway off ramp and ask me if they
could help. I started counting them after the first one stopped and
offered to take my son into town to get a belt. He said it was a
serpentine belt that runs it all. When it is gone, nothing works. He
wondered how I was able to get the car stopped. While he was gone into town
with the old belt, it seemed like forever before he came back. During that
time 13 people stopped to help.  Two
strong men pushed the car off to the side of the road for me. It seemed
God was making a point that I was important to Him. I have never had that
many people stop to help before.   |
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  The
kind man who took my son into town said someone had stopped for him once
and taken him an hour distance for repairs and took care of him in the
nicest way. He was just passing on the favor. WOW!
God picked the nicest man to help us. He bought the part on his business card and passed on the savings to us. Then he came with tools and tried to get the belt on. It was really hot weather and he worked hard sweating away. My son and he could not get the belt on. Then another person came by who helped and it finally went together. |
  On
the way home we took a side road out to see if we could dig up some sapphires.
We drove through some real pretty country. This waterfalls was breath
taking. The road became narrower and there was no guard rail on the side
where there was a deep drop off. The thought crossed my mind. WHAT IF THE
BELT HAD BROKEN OUT THERE? What would it be like to have no brakes or
power steering on that curvy road? Oh, how grateful I am to God for having
that belt brake where HE KNEW HIS FRIENDS WOULD FIND ME. I know God is in
control. I know He loves me. He loves you too, dear reader. |
 God
answered my cries for help with an abundance of helpers. He had control of
where that belt should break and when. |
While
traveling at a good clip through Colorado, there was a crunching noise
under the hood. My son suggested we must have hit a tumble weed. A
sickening feeling went through me as I noticed the temperature gate zoom
up into the hotter regions, the engine failing and traffic was heavy to
the right of me. I prayed for help as I needed to get over quickly and
shut off the engine. A way opened up and I saw an exit ramp. I aimed for
it and shut off the engine. Steering locked and the brakes went out. The
momentum of the car took us up the off ramp and we eased to a stop at the
intersection. God heard my cries for help. I was alone with four children
over a thousand miles from home. We were headed to Kansas to do my program
with the sanctuary walk through model for children.