Tag: NTMA

conflicting christmas

conflicting christmas

It seems that my life has been and will continue to be marked by constantly conflicting emotions. I knew that having holidays overseas would be hard; and I knew that the first one would be the hardest. I also knew that they would be some of the most beautiful if I let them. I dove […]
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Legends & Laymen

Legends & Laymen

Several weeks ago I had the incredible and unexpected privilege of hitching a ride on a legendary airplane with an equally legendary pilot.  Over the years I’ve had other phenomenal opportunities, like flying one of America’s frontline, high-performance jets and taking to the friendly skies aboard aircraft which serve our nation’s highest leaders, but this […]
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ready for flight

ready for flight

So last week I asked you to pray about the upcoming audit on the flight program here in PNG; the one that would determine if and when the Kodiak could start flying and serving the missionaries and people of Papua New Guinea. We can now praise the Lord together that it is now finished! The […]
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growth

growth

It feels like I am so behind on my blogging. I can’t write fast enough to keep up with the many goings on of life in PNG. I have completed my training as the medical clinic receptionist, and am now checked off to work by myself. I ask the nurses and doctors a lot of […]
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Freedom

Freedom

“So there I was…” I know, it’s a bit cliché to start out a story that way but I will nonetheless.  I was hanging out on a peak in the Swisshelm Mountains, marveling at the rugged grandeur of the landscape surrounding me.  It was part of an advanced helicopter training flight for one of the […]
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Ever thought of landing on a dirt road?

Ever thought of landing on a dirt road?

This week in our training, we had a great time learning how to do package drops.  We had a few bags filled with rocks and lime stone and tried to hit a 10ft by 10 ft box, flying 85 MPH 100 ft above the ground .  It was not as easy hitting my mark as […]
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