We are waiting for our final interview and official field assignment. I also have several flights that I would like to do in preparation for my Flight Instructors License. I have been encouraged again to pursue The Instructors License because it may be a means to building time in a helicopter in a few years. There are many areas of the Philippines that are becoming more difficult to support with traditional aircraft, so we are praying about the use of helicopters in these areas. Stay tuned over the next few months to see how all of this plays out, and please keep praying as these decisions will involve a lot of expense for New Tribes Mission as well as us personally as we pay for the helicopter flight time neccessary to get licensed and proficient in an entirely new type of aircraft in the future.
The last week of March, we decided to make a flying(pardon the pun) trip home to Texas, and visit friends and family who are still at the training center in Missouri. We drove to Texas pulling a trailer, then on to Missouri a day later. After spending the Weekend in Missouri, We drove back to Texas, spent the night, and drove on to Arizona the following day for a total of 3500 miles and 56 hours in the car. We thank the Lord for safety and (overall) good attitudes from the children on the trip.
Our training is almost over and are preparing to leave for the Philippines. You have walked through this with us and we are at this point because the Lord used you to get us this far. Thank each of you for your encouragement and prayers. Thank you for choosing to invest in the ultimate goal of bringing the gospel to tribal people across the world.
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