The roads in many parts of Kenya are difficult to maneuver.
Serving in Kenya also has more than simply little inconveniences. In what seemed to them the middle of nowhere, as they were dashing and darting around potholes, aclear clang rang out, indicating that the main leaf spring on their Pajero had just broken. There they were, stranded in thehot desert sun. There is no cell phone service there on the farside of Narok, or wayside garages, only cows and Masai
"There is no cell phone service there on the farside of Narok, or wayside garages...."
herdsmen. The desert barely had any rocks on which to rest the jacked-up frame, with the axle now shoved back, exposing layers of displaced springs.
Plugging a typical tire puncture would be an easy fix for Rick, but he doesn’t carry around an extra leaf spring. He was, however, able to rig a come-along (a small, hand-operated wench) to temporarily hold the axle in place as they crept ever so slowly for the next four hours, working together to keep the right rear tire from slipping into a pothole. Finally arriving at a town that had a phone and a hotel where they could spend the night, they contacted a mechanic who was willing to risk driving in the dark to deliver and install the new part to get them going again by the next day.
Rick and Audrey make a wonderful team of discipleship and love.
“We know that Rick’s tricks are really blessings sent right to us from our Father in heaven who watches over us on the far side,” said Audrey.
Surely, “He is not far from each of us.” (Acts 17:27)
