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 […]

Red Light, Green Light

April 5, 2014

Waiting on the Lord is a must in the Christian life. Obviously, it is not our favorite lesson. We thoughtfully and prayerfully (usually) make our plans and preparations. Then we ask/expect God to bless and expedite. Right? Isn’t that how it’s done? Isn’t that biblical? No, it is not and we are learning this lesson, […]

Prayer Needed!

May 11, 2013

Many of you know that Paul has suffered with severe allergies for several years. The combination of his overactive immune system and living in a land of perpetual Spring makes for a bad mix. Up until recently we have been able to manage his itchy skin and other allergy symptoms with various medicine and keeping […]

Woking @ Hangar & Home

September 15, 2012

Working at the Hangar A few of you were aware that our aviation department here in Papua New Guinea recently was audited by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). This scheduled audit is a time when they review our operations and decide if we are functioning within their guidelines. The audit went better than ever […]

Heading Back to Papua New Guinea

May 1, 2012

In just about a week we will be boarding the first of four planes and heading back to the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Before we head out we wanted to share a few praises and prayer requests: Praises: Several folks have contributed towards the cost of our plane tickets! Earlier in April we […]

August 2011 Praises & Prayer Requests

August 18, 2011

In one week we will board the first of seven flights as we make our way from Papua New Guinea to the east coast of the US. Many of you are aware that we had to move up our home assignment time as we are expecting in mid November. We have a ton of praises […]

Refreshment & Praise

November 20, 2010

Taking A Break We want to start by saying thank you to all those who have been praying for us. As most of you know it was an intense and stressful summer with the minimal staffing. We both held much responsibility within our departments at the hangar. This was a huge learning curve for both […]

A.O.G.

August 23, 2010

For those of you who don’t know aircraft lingo, AOG stands for Aircraft On Ground. And that is what we are dealing with at our NTM Aviation hangar here in PNG. Back in July Paul and the maintenance team were doing some routine inspections on our helicopter when they noticed signs of a problem. “Can […]