Author: Josh and Candy Dalton

“I can’t write fast enough!”

“I can’t write fast enough!”

It’s hard to believe that six months ago, almost to the day, we arrived back in the U.S., and began preparing a helicopter for service in the Philippines. It has been an amazing, faith building, frustrating and yet exhilarating six months. As I pondered what to title this post, ideas like “How To Hit a Moving […]
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Making a Home Wherever We Are

Making a Home Wherever We Are

The month of May this year marked our third trip across the ocean in the last 9 months- and this trip was definitely not in my plan for the year. After being back in the Philippines for only 5 months, the Lord directed us back to the states for Josh to help with the rebuild […]
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Gideon: God loves the impossible

Gideon: God loves the impossible

Helicopter Rebuild Update Within days of our arrival at NTM Aviation headquarters in Arizona, our team of four mechanics had totally disassembled the helicopter that we are preparing to send to the Philippines. Then the tedious work began. No detail was overlooked as we painstakingly replaced or rebuilt every worn component, repaired worn and cracked […]
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3 minute Helicopter Teardown

3 minute Helicopter Teardown

After a whirlwind 8 days in Texas finding a car to drive and catching up with our family and home church, we headed to southern Arizona bright and early on Friday, May 15th. We quickly settled into our temporary housing at NTMA headquarters, and Josh jumped in with the helicopter overhaul team two days later […]
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“What are you doing again?”

“What are you doing again?”

Yep, this one tops the list of “Frequently Asked Questions” right now, and for good reason. Since our flight program closed last year, we have had the opportunity to serve in some new and unique ways (at least for us) and this trend will continue at least for another year. On April 30th we completed our […]
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Where is the church?

Where is the church?

An avalanche of data. Information overload. Culture immersion at a whole new level. These are just a few of our experiences over the last few months as our assignment has come down to a simple, vital question: Where is the church? The process of People Group Assessment (or “Surveys”) is the first step in seeing […]
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Take another Step!

Take another Step!

After a whirlwind 4-1/2 months in the U.S., we arrived back in the Philippines on New Year’s Eve. Our annual field conference began on January 2nd, and we were incredibly blessed to have a worship team from our home church in Texas lead worship for us at our conference! It was encouraging too, to hear […]
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Time Flies (pun intended!)

Time Flies (pun intended!)

It’s hard to believe that it’s been over 4 months since our last update! One of the struggles of missionary life is that there are periods when our lives feel “normal” and mundane – everything functions according to plan, ministry is progressing, but there’s nothing earth-shattering to report. These are the times that we actually […]
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In his hands – for the very first time!

In his hands – for the very first time!

One evening, in the years before World War II came to the Philippines, an old Palawano named Erot, whose name meant “Guide”, gathered a group of young people around him and told them “I have something important to tell you. One day an American will come to you bringing a book with him. When he […]
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THANK YOU!

THANK YOU!

Just a brief video to say “thank you” for your incredible support and partnership during the six weeks that we were directly involved in flying for disaster relief after Typhoon Haiyan.
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