Two for the price of One

Everyone loves a bargain and I have the best one for you. Our friends have just moved to Zimbabwe, to be missionaries there, and they are selling their car. We are desperately in need of a second car. In helping us to purchase this vehicle it also helps them buy one in Zim. Its a 2 for 1 deal.

We are feeling like now is the time for a second car. We have been praying about it for a long time and just trust that God is saying now He will provide. We sent out a letter a few days ago to our supporters and immediately got some donations. Between what we have saved and donations we are at R17,450/ $1455 of the R50,000 / $5000  we need. We do have some other donations that will come in over the next 3 months but we are trusting that this is the time and God will provide all of it this month. Not just for us but also for our friends who need their car sold. The dollar to Rand is extremely good right now so our dollar is actually stretched. It is R12 to a $1.

                                                             Subaru Forester 2002
If you would like to support us you can donate at our website www.therenderfam.com or if you are local in South Africa you can deposit to Capitec account # 1328767584 branch # 470010 name on the account is JJ Oosthuizen (a friends who is letting us use this account)

Here is the letter I sent to our supporters giving more detail to the need.

Hello friends,

I am writing you about a true need we have. I do not like to ask but we are just going to put it out there and see if some will help.

We have had 1 car for 5 years. This has never been easy with 7 people in a family but now it's gotten to the point of not working at all. God has blessed our ministry very much and with that brings more time working in the townships and meetings away from home and not as much flexibility. When Shelby leaves with the car he can be gone all day and then me and the kids don't have transport, if I go with Shelby then both of us are gone and the kids are alone at home. The problem is our kids are at home and unable to do anything, sports, friends, clubs. I feel that our kids are feeling this pressure, that we are ministering to others, and I never want our kids to feel like their needs are not being met. So before that happens I want to put our need before the body.

We have friends that just moved to Zimbabwe to be missionaries there. They are selling a great Subaru for $5000. If we can buy this car it would help us get a much needed second car and help them purchase a car in Zimbabwe. Kind of a 2 for 1 :)

Please if you can donate we would appreciate it! I know that God will work this out one way or anotherwww.therenderfam.com and go to donate.

Thank you for loving and praying for us!

Blessings,

Shelby and Andrea Render