HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SIERRA!!!!

Today is my only granddaughters 11th birthday.
I got to sing happy birthday to her on the phone.
She laughed...
I laughed because I got to sing to her. Normally she is half a world away.

We are on our way to Chicago and a visit to leave our vehicle with them for furlough.
This will give them a second car.
We will fly home.

Funny how so many of us take two cars for granted.
They were given a car to use by a ministry that specializes in giving missionaries vehicles while they are on furlough. What a wonderful blessing this is. We were all thankful for it.

I couldn't help but think about the differences in transportation here and in Vanuatu.

USA: most people have at least one car, and more often two
VANUATU: Very few own their own cars. They take cabs, buses or walk in the city, in the village
no one has cars, but the cab drivers, and a few missionaries have vehicles.

USA: Gas is around $3.00 a gallon.
VANUATU: Gas is around $10.00 a gallon.

USA: We have laws about speed and seat belts.
VANUATU:No posted speed limits, and no seat belt laws. Many a time we have piled the kids on top of boxes in the back of the truck to get back to the village.

USA:Cars are affordable
VANUATU: Both used and new are very expensive.

We have much to be thankful for. We will be arriving tomorrow (Lord Willing), I'm looking forward to this time together.