{"id":1355,"date":"2012-03-16T20:09:29","date_gmt":"2012-03-17T01:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fbbc.com\/chrisbaran\/?p=1355"},"modified":"2015-03-26T08:15:52","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T13:15:52","slug":"the-end-to-an-amazing-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fbbc.com\/chrisbaran\/the-end-to-an-amazing-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"The End to an Amazing Adventure!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had an exciting conclusion to our deputation trail!<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0For two years now the Lord has protected us on the road and only once have we ever broke down. \u00a0During those two years we prayed specifically that our car would last as long as we were on deputation and that it wouldn’t cause problems for the next owners.<\/strong> \u00a0Well, the day after our meeting in Porter Corners we continued our journey to Massachusetts. \u00a0It’s a long trip through some pretty isolated terrain but I wasn’t too concerned and focused on enjoying time with my brother. \u00a0We had driven a good hour when the car started to make a terrible rattling noise. \u00a0I’ve never heard our car make this sound before and immediately knew that something was very wrong. \u00a0We had just started to climb a hill when I decided it was time to pull over. \u00a0Now I was concerned, here we were in the middle of nowhere, stuck on the side of a hill. \u00a0Things looked pretty bad and I was supposed to meet my sister in Massachusettes later that day. \u00a0In just ten minutes a man stopped by in his truck and asked if we needed some help. He took a look at our engine and confirmed my suspicions, my car wasn’t going to make the trip Massachusetts or anywhere else for that matter. \u00a0The good news was that just down the hill there was a mechanic who could set us up with a rental car! \u00a0We had just enough power left in our Toyota to crest the hill and coast into the shop. \u00a0The people there were great, they bought our car and gave us a discount for our new rental car. \u00a0Throughout it all God made it very clear to us that He was in control. \u00a0At the time it looked like a terrible moment to lose our vehicle but now I’m so glad it happened. \u00a0Yes, glad! \u00a0Hey, God answered our prayers; the car lasted for the entirety of deputation and it didn’t cause the next owner any problems! \u00a0On top of it all we somehow managed to break down in the middle of nowhere, not even five minutes away from a mechanic. \u00a0Coincidence? \u00a0I know better than that.<\/strong> \u00a0And because our car broke down I no longer have to deal with the paperwork that goes with giving a car away! \u00a0God is so good. \u00a0We were so happy I think the mechanic must have thought we were a little strange. \u00a0Two hours later we were on the road again as if nothing happened. \u00a0I met my sister and enjoyed telling her our story! \u00a0My God has taken great care of us throughout\u00a0our adventures here in the States. \u00a0I think this whole ordeal was another way to remind us that He is always in control and that He’ll be with us on that airplane going to Cebu. \u00a0I’m reminded of the verse in Romans, “…if God be for us, who can be against us? \u00a0He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?”<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We had an exciting conclusion to our deputation trail!\u00a0 \u00a0For two years now the Lord has protected us on the road and only once have we ever broke down. \u00a0During those two years we prayed specifically that our car would last as long as we were on deputation and that it wouldn’t cause problems for the next owners. \u00a0Well, the … Continue reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[32],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fbbc.com\/chrisbaran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fbbc.com\/chrisbaran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fbbc.com\/chrisbaran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fbbc.com\/chrisbaran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fbbc.com\/chrisbaran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1355"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"http:\/\/fbbc.com\/chrisbaran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3105,"href":"http:\/\/fbbc.com\/chrisbaran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355\/revisions\/3105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fbbc.com\/chrisbaran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fbbc.com\/chrisbaran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fbbc.com\/chrisbaran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}