Update on the buses. Sorry, there is not much of an update. Both buses were involved in a horrific crash on April 18 at 2 a.m. The police estimated the driver was going 112 mph and not wearing a seat belt. He did not survive the crash. Our prayers and thoughts go out to his family and friends. We do not have an estimate on the time when we will receive the buses back. The new bus may be back by July but that is just a guess. As soon as we know we will publish more information.
In the meanwhile, we are working hard to cover the areas as needed. Here is a great news and sad news report. The Charleston Center has been working with us to pick up the patients and bring them to Celebrate Recovery. With the big bus, we never worried about how many would come since the bus held 40. We are now borrowing the van owned by our Hispanic Church, Luz Y Verdad! Thank goodness they have a 12 passenger bus. Since we can only bring 12 patients at a time, those who sign up to come have their names put in a hat. The first 12 picked are the ones who get to attend Celebrate Recovery. I know, mixed feelings right? So happy 12 can come, so sad anyone is left behind. Thank you Pastor Claudio for letting us use one of your vans! Thank you Randi for helping pick up and drop off.
Then there is Pastor Sean. Sean has been hustling as fast as he could go to work out the youth and children’s camps. Both of them are basically dependent on transportation. Just to rent a bus, a basic no air conditioning bus, to take the children to Kids Camp was $2,000. And the Youth camp Mission Fuge requires that you have transportation present to do the mission side of camp. Sean gets an A+ for his hustle. He tried pricing vans, buses, camels…ok, not the camels. My thanks to Sean for wrestling with scheduling, deposits, and everything else that goes with a last minute change. Romans 8:28…it’s all good and it is all working out.
Blessings and peace,
Pastor Tom
