We Made It!

February 9, 2016

Praising God!! Made it safe & sound & ready for sleeeeep & a little retreat. Made it to Cairns a little after 11am today Tuesday Feb 9th, to the welcome committee of our dear beautiful friends!!!! So awesome to see familiar faces again. They once again blew us away with their generous hearts & set […]

The Countdown Begins

February 3, 2016

‪#‎Flashback‬ In 2003, Jon made his first trip to Papua New Guinea, where he was praying about his future as a NTM missionary pilot. So exciting to think we will be heading out, Lord willing, THIS Sunday Feb 7th, back to Papua New Guinea!!! ‪#‎newchapter‬ Hab 3:19 “The Sovereign Lord is my strength; He makes my feet […]

Final Preparations

January 22, 2016

A little over 2 weeks until we leave. Honestly, just feeling ready to go, excited about what lies ahead & ready to just settle into life & work in PNG. After living so long in transition, for all you ladies out there, puttering around my own home sounds heavenly! We’ve got a good chunk of […]

twin kodiaks

January 16, 2016

It’s been a whirlwind of routine (is that a thing?) since we finished with Christmas and started back to work. But the exciting stuff is happening at the hangar! Two of our pilots have left for their Kodiak training in Spokane, Washington (at Spokane Turbine Center). When they return in a few weeks, they’ll begin […]

Who we are, what we do, and why we do it

January 16, 2016

Tickets Booked

January 8, 2016

We’re thrilled, our tickets are bought for Papua New Guinea & we’re leaving February 7th!!! Can you believe it? Thank you Lord!!! We asked the boys if they are excited about leaving for PNG, Jaeden said, “Yes, but I’m sad because we won’t be traveling on the road anymore.” Whew, sounds like life on the […]

A Family Affair

January 1, 2016

We often share with folks that it’s our heart’s desire this work we are privileged to participate in be a family ministry (not just daddy’s job). We wanted to give you a glimpse of one way that played out with our own immediate family and the broader family of our sending church body, impacting the […]

conflicting christmas

December 30, 2015

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 […]

Merry Christmas from the Leedahls!

December 24, 2015

We are so thankful for each and everyone of you who has loved on us, cared for us and PRAYED us through this last year!! May God bless you all!! Pray for us as we prepare to leave for Papua New Guinea, Lord willing, early February. Thank you and Merry Christmas!! Jon, Adie, Jaeden, Levi […]

Legends & Laymen

December 24, 2015

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 […]