Cessna Engine Overhaul December 22, 2008
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Impressions are sometimes all that we have. But where does it come from? Is it our own desires, or perhaps our own wisdom? Is Satan trying to take us on a detour? Could it be something more or something bigger? Only prayer can tell, and then walking through open doors.
As reported in October’s newsletter, the Cessna 182 needed an engine overhaul to continue the Lord’s work. Approximately half the needed funds were in the bank: $10,000. We were praying for the remaining funds, waiting to schedule the overhaul until all the funds were on hand. You know the drill: count the cost; don’t start what you can’t finish.
Then the phone call came. One of our board members, Clyde Peters, suggested that since the insurance was running out and our new pilot hadn’t arrived yet, the time to do the overhaul was now. In this way, we wouldn’t have to pay insurance during the months the airplanes wouldn’t be flying. When the new pilot arrived and was ready to start training, the airplanes would be ready.
But we still only had half the funds on hand. Should we trust our wisdom, sometimes at the suggestion of Satan, or test our faith? Our pilot, Alberto Marin, was sure that this was from the Lord, and an open door. If we stepped through it, the Lord would provide. So, we did! What we didn’t know, until after the engine was back in the airplane, was that the Lord had already prepared for the situation. He provided more donations than anticipated through The Quiet Hour, one of our partners, thereby covering the balance of the overhaul. Praise be to our heavenly Father!
The other blessing in this miracle is the Lord’s assurance that He still has plans for Peru Projects and the Cessna 182. May we be as faithful with everything He entrusts to us as He is to us. Amen.
story written by Edie Mulvihill