“Will you buy my car for 1 dollar?”

Dear Family & Friends,

As you know for a very long time now we have been praying and asking for a vehicle for our family. The Lord has been faithful in providing us transportation when we needed it, through friends borrowing us their car and so forth, but we never got enough money to buy a car of our own. As we have explained before, having a car in Hawaii is a real need as there is no public transportation system and bicycling is nearly impossible due to the steep uphill downhill roads and no bicycle paths. Especially with the baby coming and the increasing amount of doctor’s visit, it was a real felt need in our hearts to have a car of our own.

Well, we are writing you today to say that our prayers have been answered and a miracle has happened as we now own a car. A friend messaged my husband in an e-mail the most unusual question ever “would you consider buying my car for 1 dollar?” The value of his car is about 6000$ so this is not an old broken down car. Instead it’s a 4 wheel drive, jeep that could easily fit a stroller in the trunk. The only condition is that in 9 months we sell it back to him for 1 dollar. Well, of course we really had to pray about that…… :-).
What an amazing incredible blessing. Not only do we now have a car, but we have a car that can reach everywhere on the island, as there are several sites and beaches where only 4 wheel drives can go! And this time it’s not borrowing, but we completely own it, paperwork and all.

God is so faithful! In this time also I was reminded of a dream Jackson had years ago. He said that when he got his driving license his first car would be given to him and that it would be a white one. Of course there are many ways in which the Lord can “give” us a car. Never had we thought it would be this literal. And guess which color the car is…. Exactly, it’s white!

So we want to thank you all for praying for us for a car, and rejoice with us in this testimony of God’s faithfulness!

Jackson & Anneke, Hope and Baby