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Five Years!

August 1, 2013

We are coming up on five years of being here in the Philippines! Wow, I can hardly believe it! Just for fun, here’s a little bit of a recap of SOME of what has happened in the last five years – and this is just scratching the surface! As we look back, we have had a […]

Renewed Focus

July 30, 2013

I think too often I get caught up in being a good “pilot’s wife” – especially when it gets busy. I want to do my job well so I work hard at having a weather report ready for Brian when he calls over the radio and making sure the guesthouse knows when a flight didn’t […]

“Normal” Missionary Kid

March 22, 2013

While it’s a bit of a contradiction of terms to use “normal” and “missionary” in the same sentence we are trying our best to help our kids know what it is to be American and also to help them embrace their life here. It’s a challenge but it also comes with some pretty fun times. […]

A Record Month

March 2, 2013

This is right in the middle of rainy season so flights are always a challenge. We wait many hours and sometimes days for weather to clear and this means that Bailey is on standby with the radio until the flight takes place. Brian always packs an overnight bag in case he isn’t able to return […]

Bushwheels

January 20, 2013

You may remember that last June Brian went to Alaska to test out big tires for the airplane. The testing went very well and Brian was able to get the tires approved by our leaders for a trial period on one of our Philippine aircraft. The tires arrived and Brian didn’t have any fun at […]

December: Projects, Projects, Projects

January 10, 2013

We started to feel crunched for time as we saw our partners’ home assignment coming closer and began to see how busy we would get when they left. We would be on our own and Brian would be flying, Bailey would take over the bookkeeping and also do the flight following. There were lots of […]

Super Typhoon Pablo

December 31, 2012

We live in the mountains and toward the center of a very large island. Consequently we don’t ever deal with typhoons because they are typically forced north or us or dissipate to almost nothing by the time they cross the east side of the island to get to us. You can imagine the shock we […]

License Reinstated after Three Months

December 28, 2012

When we left for our home assignment the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) refused to renew my pilot’s license early. Instead they asked me to turn it in to them for “safe keeping” until I returned. When we returned I went to the CAAP office straight away to retrieve my license. As I […]

Happy New Year!

December 27, 2012

It has been quite awhile since we have given an update on just our family and now, at the end of the year, I find myself reflecting on the past year and all the ways we have seen the Lord take care of us and bless us. It has been a busy year, to say […]

Flying Tomorrow

October 24, 2012

After almost two months of wading through paper work, tests and trips to Manila I finally received my temporary pilots license today. This allows me to practice for my coming check ride with a Philippine flight instructor/examiner so that I can have my permanent license reissued. Through this process I learned that I can speak […]