"Harvesting Harvesters" Chronic needs of this ministry!Here is a list of "chronic" needs. These are items that are always needed and useful in this work. If Ella and I don't need them at the moment, we can put these items into the hands of faithful men and women who will make good use of them in reaching migrant workers for Christ. (In no particular order) Blankets CD blanks DVD blanks portable CD players DVD players Children's Clothing Spanish Bibles Spanish New Testaments Vitamins Patent Medicines Cassette Duplicator DVD/CD Duplicator "Boom Boxes" Audio Cassettes (New 92 - 62 - 47 - 32 Min) Audio cassette players or recorders VCRs Microphones and Amplifiers Indian Language Gospel Videos Small electrical power plants 12 volt to 110 volt 'inverters' And always:Workers (of all sorts). Lack of any or all items on this list will not have the effect of stopping us from preaching the gospel to the migrant laborers. But These are items that would make us, and keep us, more effective, and enable us to spend more time at it and reach more people. And again the most important item on this list is: PEOPLEEvery child of God can do something.Some skills are especialy needed (mechanical, secretarial, electronic).If you want to serve God in reaching hidden peoples for Christ, contact me - There is much that you can do. Temporary need of this ministry!We could sure use a rather large motor home. The one we have is a 1975 model and is pretty much worn out. Here's a recent account:
Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005 After a great deal of work on the motor home, and van, at last on Wednesday morning we left here planning to cross the line at Nogales. We didn't get that far. The dual wheels on the back left suddenly came off and went bounding off to parts unknown, and the left rear corner of the motor home came down hard on the paving. Sparks flew and the motor home swerved and tipped, but it didn't tip over, and then came to a reluctant stop half on the narrow shoulder and half in the traffic lane.
Above shows how the tires destroyed the corner of the motor home body. No serious damage was done to the frame or alignment. Note the damage to the hub: 
We retraced the road several hundred feet, and found one of the two wayward tires. The other was not to be found. In Tucson we found a good used hub, and another rim. We had an extra tire already. A few hours and $275.00 later a huge tow truck delivered us to the churchyard of Sonoita Bible Church.
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2-3, 2005 -We spent in Tucson getting parts, and the following day putting the mechanical pieces back together, and then driving back to Bisbee to begin essential repairs to the frame and body. Got a start on it. Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005 We spent with the Lord's people and with family. Didn't get much done on the motor home, Monday, Dec. 5, 2005 Spent the day continuing to rebuild the rear left corner of the motor home. Rust and rot for thirty years (it's a model 1975) has greatly weakened the structure. We are thankful that the damage was manageable. In fact the only major difference to the motor home will be that the power plant will no longer be a part of it. The power plant was not damaged, but the mounting for it was destroyed. That corner of the motor home will now be a storage compartment. (More pictures below.) Tuesday night we pulled out and parked along the road so as to get an early start next day. 
Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005 No problems with the motor home. Two hours at the line waiting for papers, and when they came - big surprise! The entry papers for the motor home are good for ten years! I don't know what that will mean in the long run. By that time the motor home will be forty years old, and Ella and I will be 75 .Several years ago the motor developed a "rod-knock". My son in law and I removed the pan and decided that just replacing the rod bearings would put it back in service, but the esperience makes me wonder how much life this old engine still has. It's still running, but rattles some on startup. Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005 On South through Hermosillo, Guaymas, Obregon, Navajoa, and then an old problem showing up again. Fueling problems. Is it the filter system? Or Carburetor, or both? Stranded on the side of the highway for the night.
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