April 5th 2012
Flight Details: I returned two of the Mother Tongue Translators I picked up on March 8th. They said the workshops were very helpful. I then picked up A translator in Doufu and had room for two sick kids with their mothers.
April 3rd & 4th 2012
Flight Details: This was a special day because Adelaide got to come along as I stayed the night in Bias to help our friends. The Reynolds have recently started a long term translation project and have just started building a house in the village.
April 2nd 2012
Flight Details: Delivered 330 kilos of food and supplies for the people of Luban. I also carried a tank of cooking gas to a translator in Bias. On the return trip I carried 3 passenger back to Sentani from Bias. There had been heavy rains the night before making it difficult to turn around on the narrow airstrips. Above is a picture of my skid mark.
March 30th 2012, -RTS-
I am very grateful for a great maintenance staff that keeps our airplanes flying well. During the last inspection it was found that a cylinder needed replacing. When the inspections and work are completed we do a return to service (RTS) flight as a final check to make sure everything is operating correctly. This one was a little longer than usual because of the reworked cylinder that needed the valves to be seated properly.
Staf Listik
The other week I had to overnight in a village because of heavy rain at my home airport. While there I got to play with a Kuskus (pronounced coos-coos). It is a lot like a possum and is unique to Papua. This one was raised from infancy so it is tame and very friendly. The lady that owns “staf listrik” (its name) works for a government agency that does community development project in remote villages. She and her Husband live close to us in Sentani, so the following Saturday they brought over Staf List for our kids to play with. They loved it and now they want there own!
Our First Furlough in America Comes to an End
We have had a great time reconnecting with our friends and family during our brief return to America. We have been so encouraged to see how many people are backing us up in prayer and partnering with us to enable our ministry. Several times as we shared in churches people we didn’t even know would come up to us make a point to tell us that they had been consistently praying for us. We are ready to return and get back to supporting Bible translation knowing that we have an amazing team of partners that not just enable us to be there but that are walking with us.
We have also really enjoyed a lot of things about being back in America. Going to football and baseball games, the Oregon coast, celebrating the girls birthdays, the Holiday seasons with family etc….
New Website, Same Address!
Thanks to our good friend Abe we were able to update our website. We have added a photo album page and a links page. We also now have a feature for you to leave your comments to our posts. This new site is powered by Word Press and is much easier for us to manipulate. We will try and keep this Blog more up to date with this new software.
The Last Flight for UCD
The Helio airplanes that Courtney flies are being retired as we are converting to a more efficient turbine aircraft fleet. This week Courtney made the last flight in UCD. Praise God for the years of service that this aircraft has provided! Below are some pics from the last flight.
Flight Photos
Some flight photos from February 2011
Kids in our yard.
The girls have been having fun meeting the neighbors. They love to come over and climb in the trees. When we drive around town and the girls see other children they often say, “there are some of our neighbor friends we haven’t met yet”.
Recent Pics
