Friday, October 22, 2010

THIS IS IT!

Lets recap for any new reader to the Paper Clip Project.
It all started when my 1994 Ford Explorer blew a head gasket. I was Jobless and car less. But I have a God. I had heard years ago about a guy in Canada that took a paper clip and through trading that paper clip traded to a new house. So i figured I would give it a try.
Just for the record. I did catch ALOT of flack for this idea. But the Paper Clip Project was a way for me to keep my Faith focused. Faith being the substance of things Hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
So i bought a paper clip from Patty my Church's secretary, and went to work. I made my first trade that night! I traded with Doug Anderson for a can of Goofy string. the pace did not slow down. A matter of fact the trades moved faster than i could! I traded the can of Goofy string with Jesse White for a Case XX pocket night. Then that same day, i traded the Case XX pocket night with Shawn Crowe for a Samsung S630 digital camera. Then there was a few day lull. But Tuesday Lemon (yes that is her name) wanted to trade the digital camera for not 1 but 2 Japanese style swords. They were awesome. i wanted to keep them and go back to school to be a Ninja! But the trades did not stop there. I then traded Pastor Jeremiah Johnson the swords for, not 1 but 2 MTX Thunder sub woofers! The trades stopped there.
The trades may have stopped with the sub woofers but my Faith did not. I got a new job. I fixed the 1994 Ford Explorer for pennys on the dollar, $1.49 to be accurate. Then i started fixing up the Explorer. But i never let my Faith down. I kept working the, confessing, sowing seed, and believing God for a better car.
Well the months past. I tried putting the Paper Clip Project on Craig's List. That did not work. Then Tuesday night at church, it happened! I was blessed with a 1995 Ford Bronco! It was not a trade, God gave me a Bronco! I was so excited that i almost mauled Keven Curry. I was so hipped that I almost disturbed praise and worship. But I did not do ether one.
So what does that mean for the Paper Clip Project? Well the Bronco already has the set for a system. The MTX Thunders will look real nice in the back!
I will have pictures of the 1995 Ford Bronco up soon. God is good all the time. I guess my final thought on this is, "Victory is SWEET!"