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So here’s how God’s worked it all out (and there’s no doubt [b]what-so-ever [/b]that it’s His hand in all of this: [color=red]And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. [/color](Romans 8:28); [color=blue]Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.[/color] (Eph 3:20, 21)
HALLELUJAH!
Geico (yes, the lizard people) rented me a wheelchair van “for as long as I needed it”… which has been wonderful. I was really only inconvenienced for about 16 hours, and since I hadn’t needed to go anywhere the morning after the accident it wasn’t a big inconvenience at all. The van is a spectacular bells whistles stove-kitchensink-and-dishwasher-in-the-rear (well not quite, but it’s fancy) almost-a-limosine sort of thing. The seats come out so I could drive in the wheelchair, they swivel around, all sorts of fancy bells and whistlies. It’s also got some really nice things that are “nice” and I could “need” - like radio controls in the steering wheel and adjustable gas pedals and seat height and all. I was shocked that they’d rent me something so fancy. In fact I was so impressed that as soon as I got it, I went right over to inquire about buying it.
Talk about [color=violet]sticker shock[/color]. :pulse: It’s only $40K. Gulp. Talked about some used ones… still ranging between $16 for oldies to $35 for nearly-news.
Ken and I did some praying at that point. First of all - we both strongly believe that God is going to heal me at some point - and that point may be soon. We not only have this sense ourselves, but a couple of trustworthy folks have said that God’s been talking to them about it, too. So - given that I have enough mobility not to need the “dishwasher in the back” - hmmmm. Why pay $40K for one? Were there other options? There’s also the matter that although we MIGHT be able to make the payments on a 40K vehicle, we’d be eating nothing but beans and we might not be able to put the gas in to drive it. Also, would God want us to go [u]that far [/u]into debt, having just gone into debt to purchase a house? That’s a lot of money. What if something happened to one of us? Lots to consider, there.
So we started poking a sharp stick and a measuring tape at other options. Ken discovered that many of those mini-vans will nicely accommodate a wheelchair without conversion - just pop out the back seat, and it will drive up a set of ramps. Of course I can’t drive up in it, is all.
So we have spent the last few days looking and looking, and found five different vehicles - ranging from a beater we could pay off with cash-on-hand from the insurance settlement to a brand-new “regular minivan”. Ken was rather sold on that idea due to warranty and roadside assistance - but the salesman just wasn’t a nice guy. Very weird. But maybe that was a God thing too. We had prayed through the whole affair using a visual that we were going to take all of the vehicles presented as so many juggling balls, toss them up in the air, God could catch the bad ones and toss the good one back down for us… that He would remove every single thing that wasn’t for us… period. And you know what? [u]He did. [/u] The other four moved right out of our way, one thing or another to eliminate them. We also prayed that the exact $ amount that we needed would be available for financing, however it worked for the van He was giving us - and it did. We have also prayed that He’s going to give us the $ over the next bit to pay it off, and I have no doubt He will!
So……….. it’s a 99 Ford Windstar. Haven’t decided yet if it’s sage green, gold, or kind of charcoal. It’s almost a meld of all three. Lovely color. If I can get the digicam to work (Bobby busted it last month) I will take a pic later on. We bought a set of very lightweight aluminum ramps that I can slide in and out myself, and the chair drives up and down them real nice!
Praise God!!

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