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Helicopter Flight Instructor

Helicopter Flight Instructor

Just days after returning from the helicopter trip, Brian jumped into training again and started working toward his helicopter flight instructor certificate. He has held an airplane instructor certificate for most of his flying career but needed to add helicopters to the license. It was a very challenging course full of role-playing. The concept is quite simple. As an instructor […]
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Taking the Helicopter to California

Taking the Helicopter to California

Brian was able to give rides to 143 passengers on a recent trip to California. Thanks to all who came out to connect with what God is doing in the Philippines through this little helicopter.
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He Passed!

He Passed!

He passed! Today was the day of Brian’s final test to get his commercial helicopter pilot’s license and he passed! This is a huge deal and a huge relief and we wanted to take a minute to say thank you to all of you who were praying. Your prayers were abundantly evident today as Brian […]
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Commercial Check Ride This Thursday

Commercial Check Ride This Thursday

It’s hard to believe that February is already here! Things have been moving along here in Arizona quite quickly and Brian has his check ride (final test) for his commercial helicopter license THIS week! The check ride will be this Thursday so we would really appreciate your prayers for Brian that he would remember everything […]
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ON THE HOME FRONT

ON THE HOME FRONT

Maycie’s homeschooling has been really fun and it’s so exciting to see her learn new things and grow. While we haven’t been doing much formal schooling for Dylan, he sits in on a lot of Maycie’s school and I am just blown away at how much he gets from it. What is even more amazing […]
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Brian is Returning to the Philippines

Brian is Returning to the Philippines

Brian is preparing to return to the Philippines, alone. In September we will fill in for our pilot, Josh, and his wife, Candy, who are returning to the States until January. This is a fairly complicated task to coordinate with the rest of our leadership responsibilities. The best way we could come up with to make it work is for Brian to take a 25-day trip back to the Philippines
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Typhoon Yolanda Update

Typhoon Yolanda Update

It has been an overwhelming week and a half in so many ways – the biggest has been seeing God’s faithfulness and love for us and for the Filipino people. We have seen Him provide over and over again and what we thought would be a few days of helping where we can, has turned […]
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Typhoon Haiyan

Typhoon Haiyan

We have not done a very good job at sending out updates on our situation here in the Philippines and for that we apologize. Ever since typhoon Haiyan reduced the middle of the Philippines to rubble we’ve been swamped trying to coordinate help for our own missionaries. Once they were all safe and accounted for we […]
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