What's Black & Red & Rolls All Over?

The Kane family's new Nica vehicle that's what! 

     We are truly blessed to have found and secured this 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser. Apparently this will be a necessity for getting around in some of the more remote areas during the rainy season, because we have been told that a lot of the roads wash out and become impassable.

     Although I have been told the process went quickly and fairly smooth, the process was a bit more than I expected. Once we found the vehicle (which was no easy task) we had to go see it and test drive it. The next step was to hire a mechanic (who showed up on a motorcycle, wearing a suit and tie)  to come see it and give us his two cents worth (in Spanish, which we had to have translated by a friend). After that, came the negotiation process (we got the price down $500 from what the seller listed). Once a price was agreed upon, we had to have the school cut us a check for the purchase price, fax the seller's lawyer copies of our drivers license and passports and wait for an appointment. (this meant three days of hoping no one else would come buy it out from under us which had already happened with the first car we were going to buy). Upon receiving an appointment, I had to go with the seller (an ex-pat from Italy who sought asylum in Nicaragua for undisclosed reasons) to the (Spanish speaking) lawyer's office and complete the paperwork (also all in Spanish). The vehicle was now ours (we hope)! Finding my way back to the school on my own through the narrow streets of Nica in an area of town I hadn't been to yet was another leg of the adventure of becoming a car owner in Nicaragua. This vehicle was priced within the mean for used cars of this type, although it needs about $300 in repairs, our colleagues at the school feel like we got a decent deal. 

     God's provision has come through because of the awesome supporters He has put in our path. Thank you, God and thank you to all who have committed to supporting us for these three years.  

                                                          Stay Tuned for More on our Adventure in Gods Work field.....

                                                                                                                        Jeremy