Go West to see these famous national parks and landmarks: Grand Canyon (AZ);  Bryce, Zion, Capitol Reef (UT); Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings, Great Sand Dunes, the Air Force Academy, Focus on the Family, the Garden of the Gods, and the Flying W Ranch (CO)

Stories of Faith That Build Mountains of Character:

"For your Father knows the things you need before you ask Him" (Matt. 6:8). 

How God must love to surprise us! Consider what happened, as we were almost finished with our GO West trip.   Things had run pretty smoothly.  Suddenly an emergency light on the dashboard lit up.  This was not good news!   The light indicated that the bus was not generating power as we headed down Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings’ numerous hairpin curves.  Managing the bus without lights is no problem during the day, but our goal was a short night’s drive over the Rockies to Colorado's Great Sand Dunes National Park.  So, without a working alternator we'd be lucky to drive a couple of hours with limited electricity. Our only resource was to pray and find a bus repair shop nearby.  But out here?  None was listed in a national truck repair directory.  Then the most unbelievable sight appeared.  As we approached the main gate at the bottom of the mountain, what do you suppose we saw?  A mechanic sitting in a bus repair truck all by himself!   He had the equipment to repair and weld bus parts.  What are the odds of finding that kind of provision?  So while he worked, we hiked with the students to a sunset point, singing and reminding them of the miracle God brought our way.  The teachers prepared deluxe peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for all—something I felt led to buy earlier that morning instead of later that night for the next day’s lunch.  Thus dinner was covered as well.  Considering the bus has no bathroom, God even placed a port-a-potty nearby.  The capstone of the story: the sign on the repair truck read, Bob's Bus Repair!

Uncle Bob Culver   9/03

President, Hope Springs Learning Center and InterFACE Ministries

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