The Falkon

Jake and I learned a valuable lesson on community Wednesday night.

We were driving back from Massachusettes in a 2000 Dodge Ram Truck that my brother had bequethed to us for the boys to have as they learn to drive. While driving through the mountains of Pennsylvania around 70 miles an hour on a 90 degree day, having had the fans on high all day after having driven for 11 hours the radiator said, "enough!"

We pulled over, raised the hood, and quickly remembered I know nothing about cars other than how to put gas in it. The fact that I knew how to raise the hood was a miracle in and of itself. We didn't know if this was a simple over heating or another major issue. It took me about ten seconds to realize this was a job for Tim. Tim is a friend of mine that I've known for years who is a professional machanic. In 2 seconds flat Tim was able to diagnose the problem and tell me how to fix it - on the phone! We let the truck rest a bit to cool down, dumped a bunch of water in the radiator and drove home without incident (we were through with the mountains thankfully). I'm not sure what we would have done without Tim. Probably would have spent a ton of money for some Pennsylvanian stranger to tell me it was only overheated. Thank you Tim.

And thank God for the idea of living life in community. Since the Garden of Eden it has been God's plan for people to live in relationship and community with people. David had Jonathon. Abraham had Lot. Tom had Jerry. Paul had Barnabus. Jesus had the 12. David had his mighty men. To be sure we were meant to live as a part of a larger team. Tim's calming, knowledgable voice was a God-send. His assurance was peace-giving. His insights were invaluable and saved us some hassle and expense. Community and freindship is a great idea.

Peace and Joy
Rob

PS we named the truck The Falkon after the Millenium Falcon (Star Wars).