Thanks to the generous donations we were able to purchase a van. Vehicles tend to be higher priced than in Canada but after a bit of searching we found a 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan with about. Somewhat ironic that now that we live in Europe we have a large American car. In fact the van was imported from Texas.
Fuel
Fuel costs are extremely high here in Estonia. In the summer time 1 litre of fuel was usually around 1.40 eur or about $2.15 cdn. Thankfully the van has been equipped with another fuel type similar to propane called “LPG”. Liquified petroleum gas is much cheaper at 0.65eur/litre (or $1.00 cdn). While the fuel mileage isn’t as good the lower cost of fuel means we can deliver, transport much more cost effectively.
Ministry
We suspected that we would need a large vehicle to fulfill our mission effectively. This has turned out to the the case. Having a van has helped us by being able to:
- Transport a group of youth from Poland to a Nordic youth retreat in south Estonia
- Deliver food to rural community as part of our food bank outreach
- Deliver firewood for those who needed heat
Transporting youth to and from a retreat.
- Transport our family to visit other Foursquare churches in other cities
Soon we will be starting a monthly pickup of food from Finland. This will ensure we have food to distribute to those in need.
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