Latest Hangar Snapshots from MMS Aviation

Well, I just finished my fifth consecutive Monday commute to MMS prepping our staff for a seminar next week (though there was a candidate evaluation in that timeframe as well). While I am working from my office in Graham, NC this morning, Monday I'll make my sixth weekly commute to MMS--this time with Karen by my side. That is an upgrade for sure as missions is a lot more fun when Karen's beside me. Our entire group will receive training by a representative of Support Raising Solutions on Wednesday and then Karen and I provide the training on Thursday.

Thursday morning, I'll lead our staff, apprentices, and spouses through three PowerPoint presentations: "Photography for Non-photographers," "Awesome Newsletters," and "Partnership Principles for Veteran Missionaries." After lunch, Karen will lead a computer workshop on how to use MMS's donor software package: TntConnect. Karen is expert in its use and is the mission resource for any training or troubleshooting related to that software.

Enough yaba-yaba. How about some photos!

Apprentice Rebekah makes adjustments to the flap tracks on an amphibious Cessna 206 used for ministry in Brazil.

Supervisor Jay and apprentice Bryan troubleshoot an electrical problem in the cockpit of an Aerostar used for ministry in Haiti.

Supervisor Chuck (right) takes our newest apprentice, Kyle (left) through learning how to flare a tube end during our introductory "Basic Training" program. I spent the past year coaching Kyle through the support raising process and now he's in the hangar fully funded!

Project Supervisor Jim works with Apprentice Bryan to install avionics upgrades to this Maule bound for missionary service in Haiti.

And no blog would be complete without a portrait of a rudder pedal!

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Hangar Still-Life Photographs

 I'm in the middle of five trips to Ohio to help prepare for a seminar October 7-8. It's been awhile since I've had so many opportunities to take some snapshots in the hangar. I've selected some still life shots that caught my eye. I hope you enjoy them.

Airplane

Apprentice

Drill Bit Index

Solitude

Valve Grind

Thanks for your friendship, encouragement, gifts and prayers that make you part of this amazing process of preparing people and planes for worldwide missionary service.