The Well Ministries » The Bus

32: Fundraiser

Kris — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:12:09 +0000

We need to raise about $3000 to pay for all of the parts.

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Help us get God’s Word back on the road quickly!

31: The List

Kris — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:43:44 +0000

The teacher had said it could be a few weeks before they could get to doing the work on the bus since the students were still in the theory part but they must have been excited to see the bus because he called us already with a preliminary list of needed parts.

It’s not too bad, but bad enough.

It needs a new muffler, radiator, airbags (of course), and some other smaller parts. The teacher estimated a couple of thousand dollars would be needed for the parts.

It’s our responsibility to buy the parts and get them to the school so we’re looking for the parts and the money to pay for them. Please pray with us that God would make a way!

30: Disaster Strikes Again

Kris — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:40:22 +0000

On the way to the school for the inspection work the rear airbag blew out.

Lou was following in the van and said it was about the scariest thing he ever saw in his life. One good thing is that they were only a few miles from the school so they drove it leaning to one side.

Emily and a few of her friends went along for the joy ride, and what a ride it was! I asked her to take a few pictures of it leaning so I could post them here but she forgot.

Now we wait to hear from the school to see what parts are needed.

29: Inspection Blessing

Kris — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:13:37 +0000

We haven’t had an opportunity to use the bus too much so we figure inspection shouldn’t be too bad. But we do know that a few things need fixed up.

A friend, who has been learning to fix diesel engines, asked his school if they would consider taking the bus as a project and doing the needed work on it. The school agreed! Praise God the labor will be free. All we need to pay for is parts.

As soon as Gary can get a free evening he and Lou will be taking the bus to Rosedale Technical School in Carnegie to do the work.

28: Brake Light Finally Works

Kris — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:35:46 +0000

It’s been a long process to get this thing fixed. No one seemed to be able to help us find the fuse. Every fuse we found was good so we were not locating the right one.

A friend came by and offered to help find the fuse.

His electrical background realized that it wasn’t a fuse afterall. Instead a wire was shorting out. So he and Lou ran a new wire from the dashboard to the rear brake light and NOW we have brake lights again!!!

It was a 2 day process to run the electrical line but thank God, it’s done! Just in time to take it for inspection!

27: Brake Light Out

Kris — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:19:35 +0000

On our way to the gig last Sunday someone told us the brake light was out. We haven’t been able to find the fuse to fix it. Got a call into a bus specialist to tell us where the fuse IS.

Still trying to tell the lady about closing her window. She’s still not too happy about it.

26: Dead Batteries

Kris — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:57:57 +0000

Had to replace the batteries in the bus. There are 4 of them too! We found a company that gave us wholesale price on purchasing them so we were able to get better batteries for less than half the price!

We made sure to tell the lady next door to shut her window before we started the bus so she wouldn’t get fumes in the house again.

25: Police Visit Again

Kris — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:24:20 +0000

This morning while we were getting ready for church Lou was running the bus a little to try to charge the batteries and the lady next door called the fire company for carbon monoxide fumes.

So several fire trucks and police cars were parked in front of the house…again.

Apparently the bus fumes were going right into her window and instead of shutting the window she called the police and the fire department.

Lou had developed a ventilation system to keep the exhaust fumes from going into the next door window, especially since the bus parks between two houses. He ran a large tube under the deck and up over our roof to allow the fumes to escape without causing anyone to smell it. But apparently the hose vibrated loose. The fireman told Lou that the way he had it set up was not good enough and needed a fan to help blow the fumes up the pipe.

Another project.

24: Inspection Disaster

Kris — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:03:38 +0000

On the way to get the bus inspected, the power steering went. It sprung a leak in a hose. Gary and Lou tried to fix it but were unable to find the right tool to get into the mechanism. So we had to have the bus towed to a garage that could fix it.

23: First Overnight Road Trip

Kris — Mon, 26 May 2008 05:59:15 +0000

This past weekend we journeyed to Mt. Pines Resort near Seven Springs. We were invited to do a puppet show for their Sunday Morning service. We took the bus up Saturday night and stayed over. Gary did a great job maneuvering the bus through the campground, even backed it into a spot like a pro. Still no plumbing but at least they gave us a spot near a public bathroom.

(I wish I had pictures to share but they were on the computer that got stolen)