Where's the Church Van?

You may have noticed our parking lot is a tad emptier these days as the church van is no longer around. For quite some time we were tackling different problems with the van. First, we got rid of a rodent infestation inside the van. Next, we repaired the wiring damage caused by the rodents. Then when we took it on the staff retreat last Fall, we found that the roof liner was filled with mesquite beans and had to get that cleared up as well.

After the various fixes, it became clear that we either needed to invest in a garage to protect our van from further problems or we needed to find a new home for it. A garage was simply not possible at this time, so the decision was made to let it go. Here is a letter explaining how that process unfolded.

While we would like to have a van, we couldn’t justify the added expenses associated with it and we will just have to rely on being able to rent or borrow vehicles to meet our transportation needs until we can provide adequate protection for another van on our campus.