We learned last week that a final(as final as anything is in ministry!) decision has been made concerning which region of the Philippines we will be assigned to and when we will begin that assignment. We have been asked to step out of language school a few months early in order to move to Palawan and begin assisting in the flight program there. The pilot who is currently on Palawan needs to go home on furlough next spring, and I will need to get my Philippine Pilot and Mechanic licenses, get current in a Cessna 185 again, and go through the field checkout process as well as a host of other duties and things that I need to learn about operating our flight program there. In order for all of this to happen, we will be moving to Palawan sometime in July. This is considerably sooner than we originally thought, and we are still getting our minds around the fact that we are finally beginning the ministry that we have prepared for for so long. We are excited to begin serving our fellow missionaries, but there is much yet to be done before we get there. We will have to send all of our belongings as well as our vehicle to Palawan by ship, find a new house and get it ready to live in, as well as trying to prepare for the $5000-$8000 that we have been told it may cost for my pilot’s license and field checkout in the aircraft. Please pray for us through this transition time:
- That we will be able to make the best of our last few weeks of formal Tagalog study
- That our Nissan Patrol will sell quickly(see “A tale of two Cars” for more details)
- That God would provide the additional funds that we will need for moving and my flight expenses
- That God will continue to work out all of the details through this transition time.
We are thankful for all of you and the part that you play in our ministry.
The Daltons
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