Autumn Adventures

October 23, 2022

Sometimes we wish life had those road signs, “Caution — Curves Ahead.” We started our last update out with how thankful we have been for a little bit of routine in our life here in southern Arizona. And while that is still somewhat true, we just didn’t know what was coming. Aren’t you glad to […]

Settling-in in Arizona

July 27, 2022

For the first time since the start of 2022, we are finally beginning to feel a little bit of routine in our life as we get settled here at Ethnos360 Aviation’s training center in McNeal, Arizona. This is not where we saw ourselves when we started into 2022, but it is where the Lord has […]

Yet Another Curve Ball

May 25, 2022

As many of you already know, we are currently in Parsons, KS addressing our medical urgency for Phoebe. Our doctor at the mission clinic in PNG suspected that Phoebe has Perthes disease. The blood flow has shut off to her right leg in the hip ball area. You can look up the longer explanation if […]

Going Our Separate Ways

February 26, 2022

Okay, calm down. Our marriage is fine, wonderful actually, though stretched across the globe. Yes, Paul used his accrued vacation time to go and visit his parents in Parsons, Kansas. He was gone from the family in PNG for a month. With Andrea facilitating/teaching two high school classes and the kids needing to be in […]

What A Fall

January 5, 2022

No, none of us suffered from a fall, but we can’t believe how fast the last half of 2021 was. Here is a brief recap: Paul has been busy in the hangar despite the ever changing restrictions and lack of trained pilots resulting in a significant decrease in flight hours. Maintenance used time to get […]

Quick Prayer Request

October 2, 2021

Much has happened in the past week and we felt the need to send out a brief update to dispel rumors and off load our regular future newsletter. Regions of Papua New Guinea (PNG) have been hit again with a wave of COVID cases and this time it has affected us here in the highlands. […]

Are We Royalty or Prisoners?

June 10, 2021

We landed in Singapore and worked our way clumsily up the jetway. Our almost empty Airbus 350 was a welcome break from our previous domestic flights, but we were fighting jetlag and needed showers and sleep. Airport employees, in full PPE, welcomed us by name and provided special bracelets identifying us as “transitioning” passengers. We […]

We’re Heading Back to PNG

April 1, 2021

This has been a long unpredictable year of change, but we finally received word late Monday night that our Papua New Guinea entry request was approved. YEAH! What started as a 90 day quick trip to close up Andrea’s mother’s estate and help settle a family member into a good housing situation has turned into […]

March 2021 Update

March 6, 2021

We thank the Lord for your prayers and support. We once again come to you with several praises and some new prayer requests. Praise: Paul was able to FINALLY take his Robinson helicopter class on the airframe in CA. He got back Thursday night and boy did we miss him. Having completed the engine course […]

Praises & Prayer Requests

February 20, 2021

Greetings (again) from southeastern Arizona. We can hardly believe that we have almost been here at the Ethnos360 Aviation home office/training center for 2 months. But things are moving forward and we wanted to keep you informed and ask for your prayers for the next several weeks. Praises: Paul was able to finish his first […]