All
we want for Christmas is ... an ambulance!
Dear
Praying Family,
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We made it! We’re
finally in Peru. God has truly blessed us this year. You
should receive our Christmas letter with
a full report within a week. I’m writing this brief letter because some news can’t
wait.
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been looking for a car (and a house, appliances, etc)
since we arrived last Wednesday. I discovered a fascinating
add in the paper for an “ambulance model” |
2002 Land
Cruiser. The Land Cruiser Hard Top is frequently converted
for ambulance use in remote areas. It has 4 wheel drive
and a beautiful diesel engine. It’s not especially
comfortable or pretty, but it would be a great work vehicle.
We could easily carry 13 people with folding benches in
the back. It also has lots of room for medical equipment
and supplies for mobile clinics.
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We have really
been looking forward to medical ministries. Teams of
Peruvian and American volunteers often
go out into poor areas to give free
medical care. The prenatal center makes
frequent trips out of the city for conferences on abortion,
STD’s, and abstinence. Transportation is usually
a problem. City cars don’t always handle the
terrain very well and are limited on space.
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mission’s director for medical ministries, Dr.
Jack Sorg, said this, “Mobile |
medical
clinics have proven to be an extremely effective tool
for evangelism in Peru.
Medicine opens doors in communities, homes, and hearts
that may otherwise remain closed. One of the greatest
challenges in this ministry is transportation. I remember
arriving at a remote village where the local priest
visits only once a year. A vehicle like this Land Cruiser
would help us go places others can’t and won’t
go.”
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Help
us go where the priest can’t go!
A Land
Cruiser like this costs over $40,000 new. This
one has about 58,000 miles on
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and is 3 years old. An organization bought several
for a project in Peru and is selling them off now.
It looks like we can get it for $18,000. Unfortunately
we only have $10,300 for a vehicle. We will also need
to install air conditioning for about $1,000 (the windows
need to stay closed going into dusty and insecure areas
with medical supplies). We need to raise $8,700 to
get our ambulance for Christmas. |
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Might God use you to reach a part of this goal?
For Him
in Peru,
Jonathan & Angela Stone
Please designate
funds for: Jonathan Stone - O&P (outfit
and passage)
Send
funds to:
ABWE
PO Box 8585
Harrisburg PA 17105-8585
or give online at: www.abwe.org/give/ways_to_give/online.asp
jastone@abweperu.org
12-C Apartado 503
Lima 12, Peru
Cell phones:
011-511-9595-5699 (Jon)
011-511-9595-5688 (Angela)
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