{"id":2169,"date":"2018-10-17T04:15:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T08:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/?p=2169"},"modified":"2018-10-17T04:53:45","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T08:53:45","slug":"break-down-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/2018\/10\/17\/break-down-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Broken Down . . . Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nine days ago, we took our vehicle into the shop.\u00a0 Our hope was that just changing the transmission filter would solve the problems we were experiencing with the vehicle, and we would be able to get our vehicle within a few days.\u00a0 On the fourth day, we received a text to come to the auto shop to see something.\u00a0 Upon Stephen\u2019s arrival to the shop, we saw that the transmission was completely removed from the car.\u00a0 The owner of the shop showed Stephen that the transmission cable was frayed.\u00a0 The mechanic said he could order us a new cable and have it \u201cair shipped\u201d over to our island.\u00a0 However, the mechanic is very hesitant to replace the cable as he has never done this before.\u00a0 With very little choice, Stephen asked the mechanic to order a new cable and try to replace it.<\/p>\n

\"Stephen
Stephen under the vehicle at the auto shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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After leaving the auto shop, Stephen went directly to a place to reserve a couple of seats on a van to return to the village on Saturday.\u00a0 The next day, Stephen and Darryl journeyed four hours to the village, so they could fellowship with the believers on Sunday morning, participate in Kid\u2019s Bible Club, and start a new evangelistic Bible study.\u00a0 Many families were invited to this new Bible study and Stephen tried to visit as many of them as possible on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Sunday morning, Stephen awoke to thunder and rain.\u00a0 This was not the sound he wanted to hear as we were hoping the new Bible study would take place outside.\u00a0 But thankfully the rain ceased around 11am and the rest of the day was dry.<\/p>\n

Kuya Gerry did a great job teaching Sunday morning at Church and Wenjean also did a great job teaching the kids at Kid\u2019s Bible Club in the afternoon.\u00a0 Then as the sun was going down, 13 adults and several kids gathered together in our yard for the new Bible study.\u00a0 Most of these adults were believers and it was encouraging to see their desire to support this new Bible study.<\/p>\n

\"Kuya
Kuya Gerry teaching at church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Wenjean
Wenjean teaching at Kid’s Bible Club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"New
New Bible study, kids are coloring while the adults attend the study.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

On Monday, Stephen and Darryl returned to the city to join the family again.\u00a0 And this morning, Stephen went to the auto shop to see what the progress was on the vehicle.\u00a0 Nothing!\u00a0 The cable hasn\u2019t arrived yet.<\/p>\n

So please pray:<\/p>\n

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  1. More villagers will join this new Bible study this Sunday.<\/li>\n
  2. That the vehicle will soon be fixed and that it won\u2019t cost us a lot;<\/li>\n
  3. Wisdom for the mechanic to do the work correctly;<\/li>\n
  4. Guidance if we need to start looking for a new vehicle;<\/li>\n
  5. Safety for Stephen as he once again returns to the village for the weekend.<\/li>\n
  6. We are trying to take advantage of this extended time in the capital city to work on the process of transferring the land title. Please continue to pray that this would be completed soon.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Thank you very much for your prayers and words of encouragement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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