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Josh flying\u00a0the Kodiak to and from Florida for Sun n Fun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Most of you know that since we finished Bible school last year we\u2019ve been doing partnership development as our full-time stateside ministry. This looks like a lot of writing emails, a lot of phone calls to set up meetings, a lot of cups of coffee, a lot of driving, a lot of sharing, and a whole lot of prayer. Sometimes it can feel like we\u2019re doing nothing, but in the midst of the \u201cnothing\u201d is where God works the most<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Since going to the Sun n Fun airshow in April, Josh and I have visited or met with six different churches, two of which he has preached in, as well as numerous individuals and small groups. Our paperwork to enter Papua New Guinea is being processed, and Josh has even started studying to get his PNG pilot\u2019s licenses. We also learned that this week<\/em> the PNG aviation authority\u00a0approved<\/em> NTM Aviation\u2019s Kodiak for import into the country! That\u2019s something that usually takes a couple of months<\/em>.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re now at 66%<\/strong> of our monthly financial support. Guys, we are so close! New Tribes requires that we have 75%<\/em> of our monthly support goal before we can purchase our tickets and leave for PNG. That\u2019s only 9% more! In round numbers, that\u2019s $465\u00a0<\/strong>that we still need to raise<\/em> per month<\/strong> before we reach 75%<\/strong><\/em>, and $1650\u00a0until we\u2019re 100% funded<\/em>. At the risk of sounding super corny – this is crunch time.<\/p>\n

Right now we are aiming for a mid-July departure for PNG. This will give us enough time for Josh to apply for his PNG licenses, as well as allowing us time to settle in-country before our orientation class begins in August<\/em>. We\u2019re going to steadily go towards that goal, finishing our paperwork, packing, and meeting with churches and individuals; trusting the Lord to supply the rest of our support through His Body, the Church!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s such an encouragement to us when other people get as excited about missions as we are!<\/em> If you feel that the Lord is leading you to be involved in missions through partnership with us \u2013 then please send us an email<\/a>, give us a call, send a smoke signal, or visit the give page<\/a> to see how you can get involved. Partnership is a two-way street<\/strong>, and so\u00a0if you just want to chat, have a prayer request, or have any questions at all, then please write to us!<\/p>\n

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Josh at one of our many presentations lately.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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