Tag: training

An Unexpected Move

An Unexpected Move

Although Frank has mostly been instructing some of our coworkers as they transition from an airplane to a helicopter, he’s also been in the student’s seat for an advanced gross weight/mountain flying course. One scenario they train for is flying down in a canyon with clouds covering the ridgetops, and then coming up to a […]
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a special place in our hearts

a special place in our hearts

What is the month of June looking like for you? We’ll be spending the whole month in Peru, a country that has a special place in our hearts. Back when Joyce was in first grade, she watched a film at school about the country of Peru. (Yes, it was a reel-to-reel film back then). It […]
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to do – DONE!

to do – DONE!

Don’t you just love being able to cross off big tasks from your to-do list? We have had a happy month like that where we finished up the English help files for the literacy software and uploaded thousands of pictures to the Image Finder database. Thanks for your prayers and encouragement. Next steps Finishing tasks […]
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Blessings Blooming

Blessings Blooming

Thank you so much for your prayers and support! We continue to enjoy our time serving church planters around the world from McNeal, Arizona. The kids are doing great! Frankie and Toby are doing well with homeschooling. All three boys have been enjoying the mud puddles we’ve been getting with the unusually rainy March weather, […]
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multiplying a treasure

multiplying a treasure

Some treasures are too big to keep to yourself – you’ve just got to share them with others! That’s what we’ve found with the literacy software. But for this big treasure to be shared with the many on our worldwide literacy team who don’t speak English, it has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, French, etc. […]
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…But the Workers are Few

…But the Workers are Few

A Waiting Tribe “It’s just sad; heartbreaking. They live out in the middle of nowhere, and they’ll probably never get the Gospel.” Brent, one of our missionary pilots in Papua New Guinea, was telling me about his first few years on the field. One of his initial jobs was to be the Flight Coordinator. Anyone in […]
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Multiplying Missionaries

Multiplying Missionaries

We made it! For the last 3 months, Frank has been instructing a fellow missionary pilot, Nathan, in the helicopter. With the increasing need our church planters are having for helicopter pilots, Nathan (just like Frank) was asked to add on helicopter training before moving overseas. After he agreed, Frank was asked to train him. […]
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Diamonds In The Rough

Diamonds In The Rough

An important principle in disciple making is to find the hungry hearts and feed them (2 Timothy 2:2.)  This was Paul’s admonition to the hungry hearted Timothy (Acts 16:1, 2) as he handed the ministry baton to his spiritual son.  The context for this treasure hunt, though, is a larger group of witnesses.  Paul ministered […]
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God is doing something so BIG

God is doing something so BIG

The media is filled with stories of the evil and disasters of life. And each of us have plenty of our own cares that weigh our hearts down. But let’s not get distracted by the difficulties each day brings and miss the fact that our God is still on the Throne! He is faithfully and with such loving-kindness […]
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