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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Kodiak has landed!\u00a0 Wednesday, July 22, Kodiak N110KQ landed in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG).\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n “Your aircraft is cleared,” pronounced the official, and the Kodiak breezed through customs.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n The following day, the plane flew to the NTM Aviation hangar in Goroka.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n Missionary Erin Verdonck was in the crowd waiting to greet NTM Aviation’s first Kodiak to arrive in PNG.\u00a0 “We are so, so excited!” said Erin.\u00a0 “It won’t be long now before [the Kodiak] is operational and serving the missionaries and people of Papua New Guinea!” <\/span><\/p>\n All the missionaries of PNG thank the Body of Christ for their participation to see this day arrive!\u00a0 For the prayers of the saints <\/em>— even when the reality of a Kodiak seemed unattainable.\u00a0 For donor\u2019s sacrificial gifts <\/em>— even when the cost seemed so high.\u00a0 For continued interest –<\/em>– even when the project stretched over years.\u00a0\u00a0 For enthusiasm –<\/em>– to track the Kodiak as it flew the long journey across the Pacific.\u00a0 For trust –<\/em>– in God, who never fails to do the utmost to bring His Word to people in the most remote locations on earth.\u00a0 But most of all<\/em> —\u00a0 thanks to NTM Aviation\u2019s financial partners that made this aircraft a reality. <\/span><\/p>\n