We took Clifton to meet Hector at El Rosario so he could go to the beach. We
decided to go on faith to San Salvador; hoping that Lucky and Tomás would find
a good car. So Della and I headed for San Salvador; praying that the van would make
it. We got about a quarter of the way there and I realized that we forgot to
get our passports! I was super frustrated but we had no choice. We were hoping
to meet Tomás and Lucky at 9:30 but this pushed it back to 11:00. We called
Lucky when we got to the mall and she said that they were looking at a car that
seemed good. So Della and I ate Taco Bell while we waited. We got some scratch
cards with our meal and we both won cinnamon twists! Then Lucky called and said
they were on their way to the mall with the car! The mechanic said it checked
out and I looked it over as best I could from top to bottom. The person who was
selling said that he just posted it today. He said he was selling it because he
wanted to buy his mother in-law’s truck. He was a doctor who had owned the car
for a year. Originally it was in a fender-bender and then shipped here from the
states. It is a 2010 Toyota Corolla with only 29K miles. While we were talking
the doctor got a call and he said he needed to go see a patient. So we went
back into the mall with Lucky and killed an hour. At 1:30 we got in Tomás’ car
and went to the lawyer to sign the papers. We had a bit of trouble there
because they said I couldn’t sign the papers not being able to speak Spanish.
And they said Della needed her El Salvador ID which she does not have yet. We
managed to convince them to let Della go ahead and we could add her ID later.
Then we went to the bank and exchanged the cash for a certified check. We said
good bye to the doctor and then went to get Della’s ID. We got to the office 15
minutes before they closed. After that we went back to the lawyer. We said our
good byes to Lucky and told her how thankful we were for all her help. Della
was super stressed about having to drive in the San Salvador traffic but she
made it to follow me all the way to Ahuachapán. We left the van at Carlos’
house and then rode together up the mountain. The car seemed to glide. We are
very thankful that God provided this for us. I truly believe that he showed us
mercy and provided a reliable vehicle for our future here.
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| Della's a winner! |
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| 29278 miles! |
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| Our car with the doctor's lab coat over the front seat |
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