Good News and Bad News

The good news is that the motor was not damaged in Lenna's and Justin's car. The bad news is that the car would not go.

Here is the story. Lenna called us Saturday morning about 10 to say that their car died in the K-Mart parking lot and would not start. They thought the fuel pump went out, because the repairman had told Lenna several months earlier that it could go out at any time. So I drove the van and Be drove the Toyota out to tow the car to Vernon and Fletcher and then loan them the van while the car was being repaired. After a bit of discussion, we decided to tow the car to our house and let Justin check out the fuel filter. He took it off and there was a lot of gunk in it. So they bought a new one at the parts store and he put it in. In the meantime, Be went on by herself to run some errands that we had planned to do together. After changing out the fuel filter, the car still would not start, so Justin said he had done all he knew to do and we should go ahead and tow the car to Vernon and Fletcher. We called Be and told her what we were doing and she was way across town, and it was close to noon, so I aborted on going to garage sales with her. Lenna brought me home and they left with the van.

Monday Lenna called Vernon and Fletcher and asked them to look at the car. That afternoon they said that the timing belt had broken, and sometimes when that happens it bends the valves in the engine and ruins the engine. Clyde Fletcher recommended that we replace the timing belt and see if the engine was okay. I gave the okay, and the good new is that the engine was not damaged. The bad news is that it cost about $490 to replace the timing belt. But Lenna picked it up today (we temporarily (hopefully) paid the bill) and it runs good now. Please pray that the car will keep running until they get financially on their feet.

Justin seems to be appreciated at his place of work. He is back working on a rig now, which means that he will get more pay. Things still seem to be going well with them. Continue to pray. Our God is good and strong.