Problems and Praises

Because of what is going on with Dave's mother, he needs to get to the US. We needed documents on ourselves, both vehicles and the trailer done before he left. We decided it would be quicker to cross the border into Moldava than to wait for hours in the passport office and it is equally legal. We headed to Odessa, bought a part for the Mazda and then on for the border. We went across the border drove around for a short time and then returned to the border crossing. The officials yelled and griped but gave us what we needed. We praise God that this was accomplished.

The next morning Dave finished the work on the trailer and took it for inspection . . . the inspector wasn't there. AND our Volkswagen broke down on the way home. He needed to leave the Volkswagen for me to drive. We could imagine the worst, engine problems. By about 4:30 the problem was found and solved. The covering had worn off a wire. It had shorted out and blown the fuse.

Praise God for the timing!! It could have happened any time on the trip yesterday and would have been much more frustrating!! It could have happened while Dave was gone and I would have been lost! It could have happened on the way to Kyiv for inspection and would have been much harder cope with then as well. Praise God that the problem is fixed.

Now the vehicles and trailer still need to pass inspection. Forward, MARCH!

Another praise is that the city water was on today, on Wednesday. We washed as much as we could, as quickly as we could, right after the TLC team left. The next weekend water was on Sunday and Monday. We washed all day on Monday, but still had piles of dirty laundry. We've washed all day again today. Thank God for water!