After graduating from the Nations course, we took a few days to go and visit some of our friends in Mae Sot, where we used to live, and got a reminder from God about how He cares about all the details of our lives, even the small ones!
The day before we left, the A/C in the car died. We knew we could get it fixed in Mae Sot so we decided to enjoy the ‘breeze’ and drive with the windows down. Who needs air conditioning when it is only 95 out? About an hour into the 4-5 hour drive, just as we were hitting the mountains, the car began to overheat. Thankfully we noticed it and were able to pull to the side of the road before we got into the red. Jason got out and was praying about it and looking in the engine, waiting for the radiator to cool a little, when he felt a nudge from the Holy Spirit to check the A/C wires. They looked ok, but he gave them a jiggle anyway.
As he was checking the radiator fluid reservoir, (it was empty), a transport truck driver pulled over to lend us a hand. He told us he had been driving trucks for 10 years and loved to stop and help people. We sure were glad for that! He slowly opened the radiator and then began to flush and clean the entire system with about 10 gallons of water from his truck. He found a small crack in one of the hoses but told us we would be ok to wait until Mae Sot to get it fixed. He topped off the system, provided us with a few extra bottles of water just in case, and sent us on our way.
And wouldn’t you know it, the jiggling of the A/C wires fixed the air conditioning in the car and is still working now! The hose got replaced in Mae Sot and we’ve not had any more issues. We had the opportunity to be discouraged that the car overheated, but instead chose to thank God for using it to help us fix the A/C.