Kodiak Is Flying!!

December 14, 2015

Our first Kodiak is now flying in Papua New Guinea!! On December 1st it took off with its first missionaries and cargo. It had a busy first week of operation transporting over 20 missionaries and 2500 lbs of cargo!! Thanks for praying! Next year we are planning to do this all over again with two […]

Inspection Complete

November 24, 2015

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority PNG auditors arrived last week and conducted an inspection of not only our new Kodiak but also of our flight and maintenance programs. By the end of their time, we were cleared in all three…..meaning we are now legally able to move on to the next step in getting the […]

Don’t Stop Praying!

November 17, 2015

Here is an update about some of the prayer points we mentioned in our October update. RAIN!!! Many parts of Papua New Guinea are now getting good amounts of rain. We are still well behind our normal but things are starting to turn green again and the PNG folks are replanting their gardens. Please continue […]

A Mama’s Week

August 9, 2015

After reading our last update, where Paul shared what an aircraft mechanic’s week is normally like for him, several folks asked if I would be sharing next about my normal week. So here you go: Monday: Look after kids and try not to go crazy. Tuesday: Look after kids and try not to go crazy. […]

A Mechanic’s Week

June 9, 2015

Monday— I, Paul, get up at 5:15 AM, get ready, give Joshua his bottle and am down at Tribal Supply by 6:45 to help load the day’s cargo in the NTM Aviation vans and head to the airport in town. It is only a 7 mile drive but as we leave we soon find out […]

Tangguat Teaching

April 17, 2015

In just a few days another tribal group, the Tanguat, will begin to hear chronological Bible lessons in their own language. These are exciting times as folks hear in their own language, most for the first time, of who God is and who they are before Him. It was just 8 years ago that the […]

New Gospel Presentation

February 16, 2015

Here on our field headquarters we have over 80 national workers that help us in a variety of tasks….office workers, maintenance, security, house help, aviation help, medical workers. On top of their invaluable assistance, we are also able to develop friendships (especially for those of us who don’t get off center much). Early in January […]

Re-Directed

October 21, 2014

We intended to spend this section of our update sharing with you a little bit of how our finances work (being members of a faith-based mission). But before we got the first line typed, something happened that re-directed our thoughts. One of our pilots-in-training, Jon Leedahl, was in a severe motorcycle accident that required him […]

Growing Bananas

August 23, 2014

Growing Bananas! No, I didn’t say we are “Going Bananas,” but GROWING bananas! Living in the tropics we see a lot of banana trees…or more accurately banana plants. It has been interesting to learn how they are actually large stems to bring water and nutrients to the leaves and forming bananas. As the bananas get […]

Getting Settled Back in PNG

June 7, 2014

We can hardly believe that we have been back in Papua New Guinea for a month! So much has happened and we want to thank you for your prayers. Dear friends helped get 6 checked bags, 5 carry-ons, 1 car seat, 1 stroller and all 4 Wilsons to the airport on time! We then joined […]