We had agreed on a price! It was a Toyota Tacoma in good condition. I suspected that we would close the deal at the dealership that evening and pay with my check. The manager asked the financial person fill out all the paperwork with me and sign EVERYWHERE! Then he wouldn’t accept my check. He used other stalling techniques. This immediately inflamed me as it had in Cameroon, when I was being taken advantage of by a government official, who was suppose to be doing a public service that he wanted pocket money for. Very irritated, I left the dealership and went back to the place we were staying. It is a small room attached to a large building. Has a bed and bathroom, and we are very happy to have a place to stay. I returned the following day after “wiring” the money to them that they required, and we drove away with a beautiful truck.
There is a scale of life stressors, and amongst the top few are a broken marriage, loss or moving a job, change in a house or living situation. Right now I think we are high on these lists. No job, no house, no stability to our lives. Now at least we have one solid vehicle and can move around without rental cars. We are very blessed to have interviews lined up and that is encouraging. We did an interview in Oregon in a location that was very nice, as well as the hospital and staff. We are praying for God’s guidance on what He wants us to do and where he wants us to be. It is often hard to differentiate our desires from what we feel God wants us to do. Often we wish He would be very obvious about what He wants us to do next. I have heard and feel that this is part of the growing process of our faith. That God does not direct us as we direct our children. He allows us to choose, and gives much less guidance than we would give our children. But it does not diminish my frustration for the desire of being lead in an open way by Him. He has done that for us but does not always choose to do it in every circumstance.
As far as I know there is still no doctor in Koza, and I have not heard of anyone being interested yet. PLEASE PRAY for Koza Adventist Hospital! The last I heard they had had more than 40 cholera patients and had lost only 3. They desperately need a physician. Again I offer to any physicians reading this message, if you are interested in a mission opportunity in rural Cameroon, or have considered long term mission service, please contact me, or Adventist Health International, or the General Conference of Seventh Day Adventists. We are looking for committed people who want to help in rural areas. The earthly remuneration is minimal, but adequate, the heavenly remuneration is eternal.
As I am now back in states, we will continue to support the Koza Hospital with funds and donations. If you would continue to support he hospital, as I will, you could continue to send it to:
Summersville SDA Church
Box 2128 Hwy 41
Summersville WV 26651
Labeling it for “Koza Adventist Hospital”. We will insure that the money makes it out to Koza with the next available person to hand carry it there. If you have any specific way that you would like the money used please specify that, and we will comply with your desires.
Please continue to pray for us as we look for jobs and for Koza Hospital for a physician to choose to cover the hospital on a long term basis. Greg