{"id":1569,"date":"2015-08-01T09:12:46","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T13:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/?p=1569"},"modified":"2015-08-01T09:12:46","modified_gmt":"2015-08-01T13:12:46","slug":"a-coke-bottle-and-two-filters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/2015\/08\/01\/a-coke-bottle-and-two-filters\/","title":{"rendered":"A Coke Bottle and Two Filters"},"content":{"rendered":"

How should we begin this blog update?\u00a0 By praising God for His provisions and by thanking you for praying.\u00a0 Yesterday, at 6 am, Stephen, Rebekah, and Abigail set off for the 2nd<\/sup> trip into the village.<\/p>\n

\"Abigail<\/a>
Abigail and Rebekah ready to go to the village.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The goal was to take up our three-month supply of frozen meat, make the beds, and a take care of a few other items.\u00a0 Just prior to departing for the village, we noticed that the vehicle still had empty space.\u00a0 So, we quickly packed three suitcases, with primarily clothes, and threw them into the vehicle.\u00a0 Three hours later, Stephen and the girls were just about to enter the village when the vehicle died.\u00a0 Thankfully, after much prayer and many attempts to start the vehicle, it started and they made it to our house.\u00a0 Stephen and our partner Manfred concluded that the problem was the fuel filter and Stephen made a mental note to have it changed upon his return to Puerto.<\/p>\n

After this less-than-exciting-news, Stephen opened the house to find out that there was a brown-out.\u00a0 What should he do with all our frozen meat?\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Should Stephen pack it into our electric chest freezer . . . with no idea when the power might come back on?\u00a0 Or should he bring all the frozen supplies back to Puerto?\u00a0 He decided to pack the freezer and pray for power.\u00a0 At noon, the freezer was packed and there was still no power.\u00a0 Stephen and the girls went over to our partner\u2019s house for a quick lunch.<\/p>\n

Stephen wanted to leave the village as soon as possible, in case the vehicle stopped again on the way back to Puerto.\u00a0 Unfortunately, they didn\u2019t even get a mile down the road before the vehicle died.\u00a0 This time, it wouldn\u2019t start again.\u00a0 Thankfully, our partner was nearby.\u00a0 While Stephen and Manfred were taking off the fuel filter, Rebekah, Abigail, and David, our partner\u2019s son, walked back to the village.<\/p>\n

\"Fuel<\/a>
Fuel Filter and a Coke Bottle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Leaving our vehicle behind, Manfred drove Stephen to a nearby provincial town to look for a fuel filter and diesel fuel.\u00a0 Remember, they were not in America where there are auto stores like Autozone and NAPA nearby.\u00a0 Thankfully, the little \u201cauto store\u201d had five fuel filters in stock.\u00a0 Not that we needed more than one, but Stephen was curious and asked.\u00a0 Now we needed diesel fuel and a container to transport it back to our truck.\u00a0 Well, in the province, a Coke bottle is the container of choice.\u00a0 So, Stephen bought a full bottle of Coke.\u00a0 However, he didn\u2019t need the Coke.\u00a0 Stephen drank a little and then poured out the rest.\u00a0 He then filled the bottle with diesel fuel and headed back to the village.\u00a0 They replaced the filter, but the vehicle still died time after time.\u00a0 After several attempts and talking to a village mechanic, he realized he needed to replace the fuel pump, too.\u00a0 Off to town they went again.\u00a0 This time the \u201cauto store\u201d didn\u2019t have our vehicle\u2019s pump.\u00a0 But it had a \u201csimilar\u201d pump.\u00a0 How many?\u00a0 Just this one.\u00a0 Praise the Lord for one!\u00a0 With a little modification, they put this pump into the vehicle at night by flashlight.\u00a0 This time the vehicle started and kept on running.<\/p>\n

However, because of the late hour, the decision was made that Stephen and the girls would need to spend the night at home in the village.\u00a0 By this time, both Manfred and Stephen had diesel fuel on their clothes and were dirty.\u00a0 But do you remember that empty space in our vehicle?\u00a0 At the last moment before leaving Puerto, we had packed three suitcases . . . of clothes!\u00a0 And what had the girls done earlier in the day?\u00a0 They found our sheets in the barrels and made the beds.\u00a0 Stephen, Rebekah, and Abigail all slept in their own beds and had clean clothes for the morning.\u00a0 They were also able to buy toothbrushes at a little house-store in the village.\u00a0 God provided everything they needed for this adventure.<\/p>\n

And in case you\u2019re still wondering about our frozen items: \u00a0Yes, the power came back on about 2 pm and stayed on until Stephen and the girls left this morning.\u00a0 Praise the Lord!\u00a0 Please pray that the power will remain consistent.\u00a0 There are so many things that could have happened differently, and we are reminded again of God\u2019s gracious care over us and His provision, even before we knew of the need.\u00a0 Thank you for your continued prayer!<\/p>\n

\"Crossing<\/a>
Crossing the repaired bridge on the way to the village.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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