changing wheels

People at Zion really care about how I'm getting along. They often ask about my drive--the 54 miles between Souderton and Leola.

So far, that Neon on the left has carried me without problems. Takes a lot of gas. Today I sold the Neon, thanks to a classified ad in the paper.

Enter--the Mazda on the right. That's my work horse now. It gets me 35.5 mpg.

This pic was taken right before I drove the Neon away for the sale at AAA. If you step outside my door, this is the sight you see. It's "rush hour" in Amish country and two cars are on the road just between me and my neighbor, Aaron and Sarah.

Got the Mazda from my son, Joel. He walks to work. Now that he's married, he and Stephanie are going to save money and do it with one car.

driving far

I lot of people ask me how the driving to and from Souderton is going. I sometimes say that the driving is the easiest part of my job. Playing the Fisk tracker action organ, finding just the right anthems for January, helping Pastor Hunter plan the Christmas Eve service--that's the hard part.

If I take the shortest route I have 54 miles one way. With a stay over Tuesday night, I put on 216 miles a week. I'd like to get "greener" than that. May son walks to work at the newspaper office from his appartment.

When in Leola I walk to work--from the house to the office in the barn. I considered all these things when Pastor Hunter and I made the first contacts about this interim work. Thanks for the prayers.