I am currently sitting on an electrical box outside of a Christian Life Center waiting on my car to be towed. The muggy air is thankfully masked by the slightly cooled breeze. As I was driving here, my car…bit the dust.

While turning, I lost power steering, A/C; my battery warning light came on and my car let out a treacherous squeal like she’d been shot by an arrow in the gut. Turns out it was the Serpentine belt.

Minwé, my car, has had a rough time lately. Last week her A/C died, costing me a pretty penny (a really pretty penny). We’ve had our fair share of problems and fix-its, her and I. But I’ve never doubted God’s faithfulness and goodness.

The reason I call her Minwé is actually an interesting story of God’s faithfulness.

Around a year and a half ago I was praying for God to give me a car. I had heard stories of cars being given to friends and I believed in faith that God could do the same. I began to pray specifically for a Toyota Matrix (love that car). I even had a specific color picked out: midnight purple.

While praying for a car to be given to me, I still saved up money. I wasn’t doubting, but I knew God works in discipline, hard-work and saving as well as in faith. 8 months went by and no midnight purple Toyota Matrix to be found. Do I doubt that God is faithful? Why is it taking so long? Maybe my faith was folly?

At the same time my dad’s mechanic told me of a car that they were selling. It was similar to a Toyota Matrix: a Ford Focus Zx3. The mechanic had replaced the engine with a 70K engine; replaced the tires and fixed the breaks; repainted the entire car a beautiful black, and fixed various other problems.

And it was cheap. The mechanic is also a Christian and gave me a deal: it is actually worth $2,000 more than he sold it to me for. He said his intention was to bless me and my missions work.

I definitely felt this was God’s response to my prayers, an answer to my great need for a car. That’s why I call her Minwé, which is Haitian Creole for “midnight”. Minwé is my Ebinezer — my rock of victory, placed to remind me of God’s faithfulness.