MAG Meetings in Ohio and North Carolina

Full-winter greetings from Coshocton, Ohio, where it was six degrees yesterday morning when we woke up. There's still plenty of snow on the ground and it's the time of year when 32 degrees is so WARM you don't even need to wear a jacket.

On the MMS front, I finished cleaning out my office today and had several meetings with staff related to candidate development, candidate evaluations, and some of the other administrative processes I've handled for the past 15 years. While we remain in Coshocton, I'll continue to work closely with MMS staff to facilitate the distribution of my former responsibilities between various offices and personnel.

On the Missionary Air Group front, it was a blessing to have Paul Jones back at MMS between sessions of language school down in Costa Rica. Paul is a graduate of MMS who joined Missionary Air Group last year. After completing language school this spring, Paul will move to Guatemala and develop MAG's flight operations in support of Hospital Shalom. Paul is a pilot/mechanic and will be MAG's Guatemalan Program Director.

With Scott Grote, our other MMS staff member going on-loan to MAG, we had something of a MAG Director's meeting today right in the MMS hangar. Scott is MAG's Director of Aviation Maintenance. Here's a shot of the three of us in front of the airplane MMS is preparing for Paul to use in Guatemala.

Keith Dodson, MAG Director of Operations; Scott Grote, MAG Director of Aviation Maintenance; and Paul Jones, MAG Guatemala Program Director

Scott and his family hope to move to Burlington after their girls finish school this summer. If you'd like to see photos and read short bios of all the full-time MAG staff members, just click here.

And speaking of MAG meetings, Karen and I are heading back down to Burlington, NC this Sunday in preparation for meetings with Sean Donnelly, MAG President; and Carlos Paz, MAG's Director of Pastoral Ministries. The plan is for the four of us to spend all day Monday and Tuesday brainstorming, strategizing, and goal setting.

Karen and I hope to spend Wednesday morning with Carlos and then look at a few more houses in the Burlington area Wednesday afternoon. Lord willing, we'll drive back to Coshocton Thursday.

Thanks for your excitement, encouragement, and your prayers as we officially begin our service with MAG, continue trying to sell our house, and wait on the Lord to arrange all the related details!