Tools

-Post by Josh

Probably the most difficult thing for me to give up when we left for Brazil (beside family and friends) was my tools.  To some of you that may sound trivial.  Over the years I had accumulated a well equipped wood shop, as well as enough mechanic's tools to handle most car repairs.  

When we left for Brazil, I loaned out most of my tools to friends, and the rest I just put in storage.  I really did miss my tools.  Or more accurately, the ability to fix things when they broke.  On furlough, I remember visiting friends with well equipped garages, and I would literally feel sense of loss.  Ok, maybe I have issues, but I'm just trying to be honest here.

I share this as a testimony of what God is doing.  Even as my tools lay spread out across my friends' shops, God was planning something better.  For many months on this blog we have asked for prayer, requesting that God would make it clear if we were to stay in Brazil. As previous posts have described, He did just that and now happy to be finding myself stocking a tool chest again. In my position as an aviation technician, I will need my own tools.  I already own about half of what I need, but I've recently spent some time putting together a list of tools that I will need to round out my toolbox.  

Along with the help of our home church, we are attempting to raise money to purchase these tools.  Roger Stuber, and his son Jake, have helped in setting up a website for people that would like to sponsor a tool.  If you are interested in checking out this sight, click on the picture below.