So much is happening now that Marcel has his visa, we move out of our London home THIS WEEKEND and in just over a month, leave for Angola. Yes--we'll be gone the first week of October if everything goes as planned!
And while we pack, ship, organize, purge, say goodbyes, and get excited for hellos, we want to invite you into one final campaign for an item we will most definitely need to purchase in Angola:
A MINISTRY VEHICLE.
This is a vehicle that we as a family will use to actively participate in the work of MAF in Lubango and around Angola. This is a vehicle that will keep us safe travelling to and from the airport/hangar each day, the school, and around town. This vehicle will be a blessing and a lifeline to our family.
The vehicle we are looking to purchase is already being used by another missionary family in Lubango. As they leave the field in December, we have offered to purchase their Toyota Hilux pick-up truck as they are offering it to us at an extraordinary price. We are very excited by this arrangement, as it not only gives us the comfort of knowing the history of our vehicle, but they have equipped this vehicle with many extra safety features for a family with children to travel in the less-than-ideal conditions we may run into in Angola (eg. extra fuel tanks, extra battery, etc. for long, very rural travel).
Unfortunately, a good, used vehicle with high safety standards does not come cheap in Angola ... and the options to import a used car or buy "an old junker" are limited, pricey, or just plain dangerous.
So, with all that being said, we are looking for your help to raise the $38,000 USD we need to purchase the vehicle. We KNOW this is a steep cost by North American standards, but after a lot of discussion, discernment, and prayer, we feel that purchasing a BETTER vehicle NOW will save us from having to fundraise again in a few years, save us from costly vehicle repairs, and potentially save our lives. We want to be able to view this vehicle as a blessing to bless others.
If this is something you feel you can contribute to, pray about it. We want you to feel at peace about it. We appreciate any help we can get to make this big purchase! And if you are led to give, you can make an online, in-person, or mail in donation, the same way you would with any donation for our ministry, but with one little addendum: please put the code "V95C" in a note or on the memo line of your cheque, as this directs it towards our ministry vehicle fund. Without this code, or a note specifying it goes towards the vehicle, we cannot use it towards that fund. You can give online here: https://mafc.org/missionarypages/boers/
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| A real road near Lubango! (This is a nice road ... by the way ... many are not this nice.) |
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