Prayer Request
Howdy folks! We are in Sioux City, Iowa at the moment. We took a special trip up to Rapid City, SD to visit Anna's Grandfather, Burton Brush, who is dying from cancer. On the way back today, we got in a wreck. Anna was driving while I was trying to get some sleep. It has snowed and iced pretty bad in the Midwest the past few days. She was pulling over to use the bathroom at the Sioux City welcome center of all places. While coming around a turn , she hit a curb that was covered by the snow, and skidded into an oncoming vehicle. The other car was taking up more than its fair share of road apparently, and she was trying to stay out of the way. Everyone is fine, thankfully, but it doesn't look good for the van. We have family in the area, so we have a place to stay while we get it fixed. However, we only have liability insurance. The van's a 92 Chevy G20 with 138,000 miles on it. It's spacious and has plenty of room for all six of us (my 6' 6" frame included), and all our stuff. It was supposed to be our deputation vehicle for the next little while. God provided it, and now it seems He has taken it away. I have nothing to replace it with and no way to do so. We had just gone full-time as missionaries, meaning, I quit my secular job. Then, as if it wasn't already bad enough, the Sioux City Police saw fit to give her a ticket for 'failure to control the vehicle'. Awful nice of 'em to kick us when we're down like that. I don't know what we're supposed to do. I have a meeting in MO in a few days, and we need a way to get there. Please pray for us. Pray God will provide. Pray that Anna doesn't kick herself over this too bad (she was pretty broken up about it). Pray that we'll be able to get back in town soon, if possible. Pray for safety for all missionaries who are on the road, and wisdom for me as I try to figure out what to do about this.