So I have not written on this blog in a
year and a half...
Wow.
Hm.
So.
Uhhh.
I'm still around.
My last post was about how I had just
moved to Red Lake, and commented on how I was enjoying it “so far”.
That statement still stands.
I worked on the ramp for about a year,
though at least I got to fly the little 182 every now and then, and
in June I got checked out in the left seat of the Caravan.
<-The little 182 that I spent quite a while flying around...
most of our destinations are isolated first nation reserves with simple gravel runways.
I found a nice appartment, and found a
church family. I've settled into the community and joined a small
music group.
I actually, really, love it here.
So now I'm trying to leave.
This blog's description is “Wannabe
Missionary, Wannabe Pilot”, and so I have begun the application
process with Mission Aviation Fellowship.
One of the not so little caravans that I fly around now.
These planes are excellent for what we do; they're fast, and can carry a fair bit of freight->
Now, I'm not leaving just yet, and
there's no guarantee that I ever will; so far all I've done is fill
in their application form and sent my resume, not exactly ground
breaking actions. But they are ice breakers.
For several years I have felt God
leading me to mission aviation, it is because of this calling that I
attended Prairie, it is because of this calling that I went to
Thompson, it is because of this calling that I was involved in
ministry in the way I was, and it is because of this calling that I
moved to Red Lake. In each and every move I have seen God preparing
me for this.
At Prairie God laid the base
foundation, both spiritually and technically.
<-I got a canoe shortly after moving to Red Lake
In Thompson, God taught me humility,
and He taught me how to be a witness across cultures. He taught me to
be a missionary.
And in Red Lake, God expanded the
technical skills I developed at Prairie, showed me their impact in
isolated areas, and taught me how to use my skills in a culture not
my own.
I believe that it is time for me to
take concrete actions towards full time ministry, please pray with me
that I would follow God's leading, wherever that may be.
Now, enjoy a small photo dump.
The view can be pretty good sometimes
I take my canoe out pretty often (when the water isn't frozen)
I got to do some training in a pretty fancy simulator (though it still had problems sometimes)
<-Caravans are pretty birds
The Harvards came to visit last summer, and spent some time in our hangar->
