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Car Care
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It’s so frustrating when a car won’t start! Life grinds to a halt without transportation. Repairs are time-consuming and expensive-a luxury the poor can’t afford. To help those short on cash, McEachern Memorial United Methodist Church in Georgia has opened its own auto repair shop, where all the services are free. Reed Galin fills us in. |
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Brandi Huckaby: “We’ve been without a car now for about a month and a half now.”
Brandi Huckaby’s car needs a power steering pump – a costly repair for this single mother of three.
Brandi Huckaby: “There’s no way I could afford to have the car fixed.”
Her prayers were answered at this garage … where all the services are free.
To help the down and out get up and running, McEachern Memorial United Methodist Church offers this car care ministry.
Mechanic: “The belts were about to come out.”
Airline mechanic David McCoy oversees repair work that’s dangerously overdue.
David McCoy: “When you don’t have the money to put the food on the table, your car is way down the list of priorities.”
These shade tree mechanics goes over each car looking for trouble.
Mechanic: “The upper arm control bushing is cracked.”
For this Georgia church, outreach means reaching under the hood-a godsend for Erica Stanisclaus.
Erica Stanisclaus: “I went to Meineke and they told me to fix my brakes was over 500 bucks. I cannot afford that at all.”
This hands-on ministry has branched out into the community, working with social service agencies to find people in need. One Saturday a month, they put their mechanical skills to the test…
Mechanic: “I can see where it’s dripping.”
…to show how much they care.
Erica hugs mechanic: “Glad to help…”
David McCoy: “What I hope for these people is that they go away from here and know that we love them.”
Erica to mechanic (with tears): “You have a blessed day.”
Mechanic: “You too, ma’am.”
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The church also accepts donations of cars to give to people in need. In the last two and half years, the car care ministry has given away 50 vehicles.
To contact the church, go to http://www.mceachernumc.org/.