We are in faith for a rugged vehicle capable of making road trips around Mindanao.
Our 1978 Chrysler-Mitsubishi Lancer that Emily has affectionately nicknamed “Sporty.”
We have been driving our little 1978 Chrysler-Mitsubishi Lancer for about three years now and it’s been faithful to get us around town. It is a tiny car and I enjoy driving around in a vintage car, but it has reached the point where it is not practical for ministry use. It can barely make it through the streets when it rains and floods here. We really need to upgrade to an SUV or a club cab pickup truck now that we are traveling to remote areas again.
Vehicles here are typically double in price to what they would be in the USA because of high import taxes.
Some of the vehicles we have been looking at are:
1990’s Toyota Tamaraw FX
1. 1990’s Toyota Tamaraw FX (2wd SUV) $4,000. These are old but reliable.
2001 Ford Ranger (not the actual photo)
2. 2001 Ford Ranger (Extended Cab 2wd) $7,500. The Ranger is missionary-owned and well maintained.
Mitsubishi Canter
3. Mitsubishi Canter (4×4 truck) $12,000. The Canter could be fitted as a rescue vehicle as well as a ministry outreach vehicle and pretty much go anywhere and transport large loads of relief goods.
We need your help to better serve the people of Mindanao. Please pray for us to be able to buy a better vehicle.