Moth Balls??

   My hands smell like moth balls. Went to the valley last week and the car didn't sound quite right. Discovered pack rats had gotten under the hood and chewed all my wiring. Plus punctured a hole in the axle. The rats supposedly don't like the smell of moth balls... I waited at the Deer Valley Airport while my car was "in surgery". Four hours. So hope the moth balls keep them far awayyy. 
   I guess this is the time for looking at our mission vehicles. The Ford 4X4 pick-up is 18 years old and has a long list of needed repairs. My Jeep Cherokee is in worse shape. Both of these vehicles each have well over 200,000 miles and have traversed heavily rutted rocky trails in the mountains. Even our little Volkswagen bug, affectionately known as "the Cuckaracha" had failed brakes. We paid only $300 dollars for the "Bug" so I felt we should take care of the repairs. BUT... the other two vehicles, I don't think we should put any more money into either of them. They are at the age when you just get one thing fixed and something else goes out. 
   Just spoke again with Pastor Damian. He took the pick-up to Goodyear where he can charge the work for a month. He said they had to have this vehicle. He just got the minimum work done on the truck. Our cost is $150.00. (oops was informed it was $350 dollars for all they had to do) Here are the photos of them working on the truck.  

Here is a email from Pastor Damian: Hello brothers, I send these photos of the mission Ford.

 what happened is that we broke down (and right now they are working on the "baleros". We have no resources 

to pay for this repair. You know that with the mission vehicles we have always been very careful but this time it just gave out on us.  Dear brothers if your heart is grateful to support this we would be very grateful  as this vehicle is very useful to us for missions around here in Huatulco. Attn: damian cruz, God bless you much.

   We have four teams going in different directions every day to two or more missions each day. It is time to start praying for replacements for these two old worn workhorses. Even I am in better shape than they are, and that is saying a lot.
   Daily I have been getting wonderful reports as to what is going on in the various missions. Chalo, Pastor Damian's son and a friend has been blessed in composing some new songs. They now have an invitation to sing at an event in Oaxaca City yet this month. Rosa, Damian's wife each month has a conference for the women of the coastal churches and they had a great turnout at Una Esperanza last Sunday with Pastor Solomon, from another church in Huatulco, who was the keynote speaker. Both Rosa and Pastor Damian are needing more complete Bibles for their Bible studies. Rosa told me that the next conference will be in one of the remote villages, San Jeronimo.
  As you can see we need wisdom as to our next step. Prayer is the KEY to what we need to do at this time. Please be in prayer with us!!