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The Three Hour Brew

The Three Hour Brew

The day that we moved back into our house I decided to make a cup of coffee. It was a rainy day and I thought it would be nice to enjoy a hot cup of “proof that we have a merciful God.” I pulled out the coffee grinder and right away it smelled moldy. I […]
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Visiting the Helicopter Program

Visiting the Helicopter Program

The main part of our ministry now is to oversee all our operations in the Philippines and to make sure our teams are functioning well and well equipped to serve our missionaries. We have spent all of our time in the southern part of the country and haven’t ventured to our northern operations where we are […]
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Best Trip Ever

Best Trip Ever

We arrived back in the Philippines last Saturday and had an amazing trip. We expressed to many of our prayer partners our dread for the flight and asked them to pray specifically for the trip. Here are a few of the highlights that just go to show how much God cares for us even on […]
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Itching to Speak English

Itching to Speak English

I woke up this morning with a simple plan for the day that involved getting my flight medical reissued and getting a test scheduled to prove I can speak English. As is usually the case, things didn’t go as planned.  Now, I’m sitting waiting to take the English proficiency exam in a shirt I bought […]
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One Week to Go

One Week to Go

It is hard to believe that one week from today, we’ll be heading back to the Philippines for another term. We are certainly excited to get back to the field but it is different this time. This time we know what we’re getting into so the excitement of the adventure that we had the first […]
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Nothing Left to Buy

Nothing Left to Buy

It’s was amazing for us to see God provide for our one time needs in order for us to return to working in our ministry. God provided for everything with just enough time to get it all purchased and packed for our return. Thank you so much to all of you who have given to support […]
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Counting Down to August

Counting Down to August

We realized this week that it’s time to shift gears again and start focussing on our return to the Philippines. As of now our plan is to return during the last week of August, and we need to be packed up in the first week of August. We have a lot to accomplish to do […]
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I Love Going to Work

I Love Going to Work

It all started after a phone call with one of my best friends from college, Matt Keller (owner and operator of Blue Ice Aviation). I called to pick his brain about why he likes flying their Cessna 185 on big tires. The phone call ended with an invite to visit him in Alaska to come and […]
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Santa Barbara Zoo

Santa Barbara Zoo

We took the kids to the zoo this week and they had a great time. Maycie got to feed the giraffe and she just loved it! Some friends of ours gave us family passes to the zoo so we will be heading back for another round soon. It is a lot less stressful to bring […]
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Flying the Kodiak

Flying the Kodiak

I had a great surprise opportunity during a trip to our Arizona home office for meetings. While we were there the NTMA Kodiak was getting a final inspection by it’s destination country’s government officials. It was cleared to head overseas and part of that process was helping our International Chief Pilot get some practice instructing […]
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