August 10th, 2006 Update

Dear Friends,

We got the van back today! It is a great feeling to be "independent" again. The bearings finally came in from Japan and were the right ones. So, they have been installed and a couple of oil leaks fixed. The last thing to do is take it in next week for a four wheel alignment to make sure everything is running true. We thank the Lord for those that helped get us around and for Bro. and Mrs. Zemeski loaning us their car. The Zemeski's car came in quite handy for my wife to get groceries and such. We want to say thank you to all of you who have been praying for us over the past few weeks. It truly was a blessing to read the emails that many sent informing us of their prayers. As Kari pointed out when all this began to happen on the 16th of July that "we might not understand why things happen, but my Lord does, and He has His reasons", I have to admit that I really did not understand why everything seemed to come our way at once. Truly the Lord does know and He certainly has His reason. We are simply trusting Him to accomplish His good in and through us for His glory.

May the Lord find us faithful,
Don Thatcher