A large percentage of our flying is for patients requiring medical attention that they cannot get in their village. Many of our missionaries set up clinics in the early stages of language and culture learning. These clinics can treat the majority of ailments because most of them are caused by poor drinking water sources and unsanitary living conditions. However, […]
R66 Checkout
After spending 7 weeks in the USA for both flight and maintenance training with the Robinson R66 helicopter we are back in the Philippines working with our team to get the R66 up and running in our region. It is going really well so far and it is already clear that the extra payload and passenger capacity […]
THANKS FOR CONTINUING TO PRAY FOR OUR VEHICLE SITUATION
We want to say a HUGE thank you for praying for our vehicle woes. Brian did some math yesterday and realized that our car has driven an average of about 24 hours/week for the past 6 weeks, and we’re still keeping that pace! When we asked you to pray about this, it seemed nothing could […]
A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR
As crazy as the past few months have been, I can’t even begin to describe how exciting it all has been at the same time. There have been some major ups and downs and, while it continues this way, progress is being made and some really cool things are happening! Here are just a couple […]
It’s Finally Here!
Oh happy day! The helicopter is not only here in the Philippines, but now it is HERE – tucked away in the corner of a friend’s hangar as it waits for Josh and Brian to finish assembling it. It’s been a long week of waiting. We arrived in the city last Sunday to make sure […]
Keeping the Main thing the Main Thing
I don’t like writing updates like this. I like the updates where we get to tell you about the translation that’s happening in one of our villages or how a certain people group is hearing the Gospel for the very first time! Those things are fun to write about because that’s why we are here…and […]
The Helicopter Arrives This Week!
We returned to the Philippines on New Year’s Eve after being away from our regular ministry for a year of training. That was just three very short months ago. We have been getting things ready for the arrival of the new helicopter. This has been more challenging than we thought. Of the 90 days that […]
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY…
Today marks the one year anniversary of when Brian started his helicopter training in Arizona. We left the Philippines for a short, 4-month home assignment in March of 2014, and it has felt a lot like the 3-hour tour that Gilligan and friends left on! It has not been what we expected, but it has been […]
Where Have I Gone in 30 Years?
Today is my true 30th birthday, June 23 here, and June 22 in the United States. It is a bit odd to think that this is where I am at the 30 year mark.