Six years ago my (then) husband and I were recruited to go to California to teach in a Muslim school. We had no money for traveling expenses, so with my husband's permission, I negotiated with a non-Muslim neighbour to purchase his van to make the trip. I paid him $500 and promised to pay the remaining $2000 after we settled in the States. He was very gracious because he knew our circumstances and said, "Don't worry, pay me when you can." I told the neighbour I would pay him as soon as we were...
