tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32895165625613839382024-03-19T14:23:22.702-04:00Keith & Karen's Missionaries, Mutts and StuffKeithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.comBlogger870125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-31571091342911190032024-02-27T13:22:00.002-05:002024-02-28T08:25:56.122-05:00Meet Meghan and See Our Anemones<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Keith & Karen Mobilize Missionaries for Full-Time Service </span></b></p><p>With MMS, Karen and I handle the front side of the ministry. That means we're responsible for Mobilizing (discipling/shepherding/preparing) candidates to flow into the MMS Apprenticeship Pipeline. This includes several steps: 1) initial contact, 2) candidate development, 3) handling all preapplication communication and processes, 4) overseeing completion of the application/reference forms, and 5) coordinating/participating in their week of In-Hangar Evaluation. </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Keith & Karen Train and Coach New Candidates Through Partnership Development</b> </span> </p><p>Should the candidates be "Approved for Service" at the end of the evaluation week, Karen and I immediately shift into our Partnership Development roles to train and coach the new candidate to raise the funds necessary to fulfill their vision for full-time service as part of missionary aviation.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Meet Meghan</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSQfQD29AW-Kwy02_Sp0PdHDKrZ4wtUlv2GvGvJLwACSUQIp1QN-40FUzL82-7t8ogD__hlSud1fBZCqjeIkDPgUl34mkMhVWWIOAmj5nmB7BZuunaRh-GqppgtWHuVr3dI4VfKelvpcQkI2nw0rux_QlEGEOoTwxbxlJ8RCiBux_c-uBKY0si3SAxix9/s3264/PXL_20230929_172624675.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSQfQD29AW-Kwy02_Sp0PdHDKrZ4wtUlv2GvGvJLwACSUQIp1QN-40FUzL82-7t8ogD__hlSud1fBZCqjeIkDPgUl34mkMhVWWIOAmj5nmB7BZuunaRh-GqppgtWHuVr3dI4VfKelvpcQkI2nw0rux_QlEGEOoTwxbxlJ8RCiBux_c-uBKY0si3SAxix9/w640-h360/PXL_20230929_172624675.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Meghan in the air over North Carolina </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We've mobilized Meghan since her first contact with MMS in August, 2022. Meghan is called to be a missionary pilot/mechanic and has a heart for remote peoples in Alaska and Eastern Russia. It's taken a year and a half to reach the point where we can initiate paperwork with Meghan towards apprenticeship with us but the paperwork<b> IS </b>initiated! π</div><p></p><p>Meghan's vision is to complete 30-months of missionary maintenance service with MMS in Coshocton, OH, and transition to Burlington, NC to gain her flight qualifications with Missionary Air Group. There are a few steps to take before that vision can become reality and that's where Karen and I continue to walk beside her.</p><p>After years of email, we were blessed to finally meet Meghan in person when we drove down to JAARS Center in Waxhaw, NC. We met Meghan for lunch and enjoyed a wonderful time of fellowship, food, along with Paige and Kayla who oversee<a href="https://www.jaars.org/fellows/" target="_blank"> JAARS Next Generation Fellows Program</a>. It's a wonderful, pre-field prep program for young men and women called to service. Meghan will finish Fellows in early June and Lord willing, we'll have her up at MMS for eval the middle of June. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ocy_T1D3mAVje_f9CfagT7CqUD1hsXT9v0NmKjhEprvhx5KZhibwF0t4CYwn65z5-PlRw_KxiU777mSmGHbOemIgg8J7ShAyGI9-gzYWqlIpnizf3BqDV7otQ-0J8kvSRwiFF5_lZxPJO5uDltZ89iEo9DvaktkSMY5syDzq7YOfF0Vn7RDj_MQkCBB3/s2304/Keith,%20Karen,%20Meghan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="2304" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ocy_T1D3mAVje_f9CfagT7CqUD1hsXT9v0NmKjhEprvhx5KZhibwF0t4CYwn65z5-PlRw_KxiU777mSmGHbOemIgg8J7ShAyGI9-gzYWqlIpnizf3BqDV7otQ-0J8kvSRwiFF5_lZxPJO5uDltZ89iEo9DvaktkSMY5syDzq7YOfF0Vn7RDj_MQkCBB3/w640-h546/Keith,%20Karen,%20Meghan.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Keith, Meghan, Karen in front of various Bible Translations at JAARS Center.</i></div><p>The older we get, the younger our candidates become. Go figure. Thanks for being part of developing this young lady into a fully-qualified, field-read, Pilot-Mechanic. We'll keep you posted as the process progresses.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">See Our Anemones (NOT Sea Anemones)</span></b></p><p>Our first flowers that bloom in late winter/early spring are Anemones. You've seen our birds in our backyard but these are flowers in our front yard near our front porch. They're one of Karen's favorite flowers. You can stop by to see our anemones but you can't stop by to sea anemones...if you get my drift.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbB8bMaD5f1HTJlAenr-HReI0b0ABH-VUbm8A5GZmVSmxu1vfCiO6jQEwTIr3qZhHI4hJVhZhG8X4X_jpYxtlL8fp0P-ISeSYfKGNx6sGjSTB4-mVvTRkEHdSWyeW4KHCuSmtbAdbF2sHmdL5XN2h8b4GYkiFi2ONb2FK1MSyRLD0K7CO5p6pA1sWP0uaH/s4080/IMG_20240224_125712821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbB8bMaD5f1HTJlAenr-HReI0b0ABH-VUbm8A5GZmVSmxu1vfCiO6jQEwTIr3qZhHI4hJVhZhG8X4X_jpYxtlL8fp0P-ISeSYfKGNx6sGjSTB4-mVvTRkEHdSWyeW4KHCuSmtbAdbF2sHmdL5XN2h8b4GYkiFi2ONb2FK1MSyRLD0K7CO5p6pA1sWP0uaH/w640-h360/IMG_20240224_125712821.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqoP_NfuuUf5HomxRFZ3IV-S5VSBWsswS1idG_yZqdnsFW1CwNmDLRSddbLRV1q-EgkWUCYay372JGPN7Pn_fxsQdDXfmZzxCsFvy4BdcDmHTVYe5oHUuN3t3sueYqlfhC8OSE2W2eMnxsAIBtInsJO4-JcNy7voHtUmGoe-nJhPInWK5Sq_eosI7bw8U/s4080/IMG_20240224_125857393-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqoP_NfuuUf5HomxRFZ3IV-S5VSBWsswS1idG_yZqdnsFW1CwNmDLRSddbLRV1q-EgkWUCYay372JGPN7Pn_fxsQdDXfmZzxCsFvy4BdcDmHTVYe5oHUuN3t3sueYqlfhC8OSE2W2eMnxsAIBtInsJO4-JcNy7voHtUmGoe-nJhPInWK5Sq_eosI7bw8U/w640-h360/IMG_20240224_125857393-01.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJc481kHreTZrptwzrh8Yx6Wef5HLyCSm7RIwvB22OfVba62O747oAi9GjcvH7AY7V8qJQxmyRky8YdE64jW4UMbkBKHr2GlanFFof89DTxOr4nAR3RDprWdMe_6pmZ3tSwL_FkWG6HCUduJC3fQsfS_ylBZqLs6aQte_HOc070oz33GXt27MrrIJSqR3V/s4080/IMG_20240224_134409764-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJc481kHreTZrptwzrh8Yx6Wef5HLyCSm7RIwvB22OfVba62O747oAi9GjcvH7AY7V8qJQxmyRky8YdE64jW4UMbkBKHr2GlanFFof89DTxOr4nAR3RDprWdMe_6pmZ3tSwL_FkWG6HCUduJC3fQsfS_ylBZqLs6aQte_HOc070oz33GXt27MrrIJSqR3V/w640-h360/IMG_20240224_134409764-01.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNc8X705QAK0DjS74Ls8r9IQFZhdUJVk80EcIHtp_FCrMignSArBpt2RoxOeXu02eX8bXW8KIw77DF6RizRl_Fy08nzuSI7uk_TbLyNHYyrQzpzElQxsM6Z8b1p4mNBBzccbzR21ujBDIWXoot34tmTttZ4-z7JV4Ezd_y5vWIwrHOl5aaIrHHgoq_qg8G/s4080/IMG_20240224_134437881.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="4080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNc8X705QAK0DjS74Ls8r9IQFZhdUJVk80EcIHtp_FCrMignSArBpt2RoxOeXu02eX8bXW8KIw77DF6RizRl_Fy08nzuSI7uk_TbLyNHYyrQzpzElQxsM6Z8b1p4mNBBzccbzR21ujBDIWXoot34tmTttZ4-z7JV4Ezd_y5vWIwrHOl5aaIrHHgoq_qg8G/w640-h360/IMG_20240224_134437881.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Thank you for for loving and encouraging us as we love and encourage other to service. It's such a blesssing to be preparing missionaries to be prepared for service. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #202124; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">He said to his disciples, βThe harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.β</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #202124; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">Matthew 9:37-38 NLT</span></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-53739497095043055282024-02-14T13:27:00.000-05:002024-02-14T13:27:46.179-05:00Backyard Birds: February 2024 AND A PICTURE OF KAREN!<p>Some unusually nice weather enabled me to sneak outside Saturday to take some snapshots of birds who stopped by our backyard for a snack. As I looked over the past year of blog posts...I realized I haven't blogged bird photos since LAST February! </p><p>It was nice to get reacquainted with my camera and our local, and transient, feather friends. Enjoy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMD5DSiBFrumcjPvxghh8QHUoJ68M-72MdLBW_wA6Zd8jZjkSRMhX5MkYHTVLuppzu6RRTmVgRKhFEcMhAK7otr300H6JDhYXsc7l9fZVfPAsfIoGmIoUtBP7-o6AAFlQRhsh0q0bYKu8iGbcR8LegxSLmdKgLUUVSjZQTiUSSnuyf_bVZvS2MP4BqLW2o/s2652/IMG_4696adj.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2652" data-original-width="2652" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMD5DSiBFrumcjPvxghh8QHUoJ68M-72MdLBW_wA6Zd8jZjkSRMhX5MkYHTVLuppzu6RRTmVgRKhFEcMhAK7otr300H6JDhYXsc7l9fZVfPAsfIoGmIoUtBP7-o6AAFlQRhsh0q0bYKu8iGbcR8LegxSLmdKgLUUVSjZQTiUSSnuyf_bVZvS2MP4BqLW2o/w640-h640/IMG_4696adj.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Northern Cardinal: Female</i></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFoSR5NopTYvp6sp4QVULEu5gaWRxnhhH0WkY4oUN9JYKEfxzGANXYR5NJdNTCMfME3_FjMjtbCMWG73AtxQe8e_AD9WfTA5iaSoXfDpTuWRyXYkoEaIXovhoAHVAEXKb64g6dTYcnn42TSEl35oKGRltwsEmDfWoLMFNVtGDvv-z5hKNBbvan_BpTnEzy/s3038/IMG_4616adj.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3038" data-original-width="2170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFoSR5NopTYvp6sp4QVULEu5gaWRxnhhH0WkY4oUN9JYKEfxzGANXYR5NJdNTCMfME3_FjMjtbCMWG73AtxQe8e_AD9WfTA5iaSoXfDpTuWRyXYkoEaIXovhoAHVAEXKb64g6dTYcnn42TSEl35oKGRltwsEmDfWoLMFNVtGDvv-z5hKNBbvan_BpTnEzy/w458-h640/IMG_4616adj.JPG" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Northern Flicker: Male</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmU6hCDXEjvb0cdkX_wGX4XoCwqBSzZtiMgqhMNMKfIY9FRT6aEBb_d7vs_ler4iA-FVbjos6NNXJU1p0njflBxCC4Y89MW-7V5M_7P0QP9HVNGHAvkYZATIrnSJrl32WedUtnOsFOupRoUI8MDg7ejzZ4aJUo0L2ekWxqCjTqX8EGKe8gIp85GUGINoM0/s2434/IMG_4636c.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2434" data-original-width="1622" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmU6hCDXEjvb0cdkX_wGX4XoCwqBSzZtiMgqhMNMKfIY9FRT6aEBb_d7vs_ler4iA-FVbjos6NNXJU1p0njflBxCC4Y89MW-7V5M_7P0QP9HVNGHAvkYZATIrnSJrl32WedUtnOsFOupRoUI8MDg7ejzZ4aJUo0L2ekWxqCjTqX8EGKe8gIp85GUGINoM0/w426-h640/IMG_4636c.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Butterbutt: Female</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5lowXE0j9ijS0NtTSHJHHPfpzPXrDq6M0zVlKmxaBMcU4zAlWGxXC6tXX0YuRjfRWu1BqOk3VutXIQWssl8c7ZDv4WJzxlk5zQFkhf0RiqNSn88crg6vpzOrYTNiTShDPdHCuZwhhOxGaXknCDWjYJelwQJ7Ak7RlG_RVn-roYdJpn-xhsRRJ8LNg2OF/s4608/IMG_4647adj.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5lowXE0j9ijS0NtTSHJHHPfpzPXrDq6M0zVlKmxaBMcU4zAlWGxXC6tXX0YuRjfRWu1BqOk3VutXIQWssl8c7ZDv4WJzxlk5zQFkhf0RiqNSn88crg6vpzOrYTNiTShDPdHCuZwhhOxGaXknCDWjYJelwQJ7Ak7RlG_RVn-roYdJpn-xhsRRJ8LNg2OF/w640-h426/IMG_4647adj.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Chickadee</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBs8_c74GJHEVxCmtXkZoOhH_Jtv19DTB4OZn4W24tmAALKpHAM2dCobiNaJbalu1btpmPVaz_FaLTd6VTP_tJDBO0-ufHUYvkN58y2BWhkaOXlPNCx6LLDJSe2DRavSk3SlKsiNjl1UJACHDMoEni0z5-_EoUlhMnMIC_cuZaw9W1wHkaWRdC06nPgotD/s3072/IMG_4657adj.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBs8_c74GJHEVxCmtXkZoOhH_Jtv19DTB4OZn4W24tmAALKpHAM2dCobiNaJbalu1btpmPVaz_FaLTd6VTP_tJDBO0-ufHUYvkN58y2BWhkaOXlPNCx6LLDJSe2DRavSk3SlKsiNjl1UJACHDMoEni0z5-_EoUlhMnMIC_cuZaw9W1wHkaWRdC06nPgotD/w640-h640/IMG_4657adj.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Eastern Bluebird: Female</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxRDCUkMd7KDUcCzSj7gUU3ct5aEBADCF-YWuhv98ntOILsUWJLxCUPFeeGohWRfJ7SzKNt1RFUJJpsd8MsOns031MY9ScGNLOZ48raWeTNvVKs2on4w0JQmMWdUuuZq79WRsNodgFYcrYpA2XL1eNXkE-mSDuZOg3Kz48B2z9vCqECScoUQclVM53m1E/s3785/IMG_4659dj.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2523" data-original-width="3785" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxRDCUkMd7KDUcCzSj7gUU3ct5aEBADCF-YWuhv98ntOILsUWJLxCUPFeeGohWRfJ7SzKNt1RFUJJpsd8MsOns031MY9ScGNLOZ48raWeTNvVKs2on4w0JQmMWdUuuZq79WRsNodgFYcrYpA2XL1eNXkE-mSDuZOg3Kz48B2z9vCqECScoUQclVM53m1E/w640-h426/IMG_4659dj.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Northern Cardinal: Male</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vga2Fixyv5wh0LOk29VW0hxv2AjIcKaqG0DJgWYZKV4D4rxVRIpWWNWB-VKkhCkbf2CyYKdAUeD-s2Lv92PAov6BN_xQVONp3PYVvx3tK7DJdMN91fiZqZyWEXRC65DHErHtWQ8rEuq3BZsD9OKtxq2usL78nSPul6CmSqZaaOFrG1KOKxrQVzrxNhyphenhyphenC/s3198/IMG_4661c.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2399" data-original-width="3198" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vga2Fixyv5wh0LOk29VW0hxv2AjIcKaqG0DJgWYZKV4D4rxVRIpWWNWB-VKkhCkbf2CyYKdAUeD-s2Lv92PAov6BN_xQVONp3PYVvx3tK7DJdMN91fiZqZyWEXRC65DHErHtWQ8rEuq3BZsD9OKtxq2usL78nSPul6CmSqZaaOFrG1KOKxrQVzrxNhyphenhyphenC/w640-h480/IMG_4661c.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>House Finch: Male</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTydMxQtrdLXEV8j2r7A-oVCSI1QR3RnrJezNARvTBjepESYL6DKP6jzPSW365P8R8sCGj4OKAYZ4xhq6jJZQVWFNA70f6MfLtX5tXhoAESqT0c32FbIq5MRQHqsdPsBo7v8GewmbnG7Uacq9ykUQ_C1SS5s8QKkg6kUIchVKsek7FYYKpc4_QE_S2JRpT/s3561/Dodson_Donation_Page1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3561" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTydMxQtrdLXEV8j2r7A-oVCSI1QR3RnrJezNARvTBjepESYL6DKP6jzPSW365P8R8sCGj4OKAYZ4xhq6jJZQVWFNA70f6MfLtX5tXhoAESqT0c32FbIq5MRQHqsdPsBo7v8GewmbnG7Uacq9ykUQ_C1SS5s8QKkg6kUIchVKsek7FYYKpc4_QE_S2JRpT/w169-h200/Dodson_Donation_Page1.png" width="169" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-m0ls5kL5N-ckGdY460SVwMlQwtZvxI0137KEqj_JARsBwT8CeiK5rUwh2A5EaInea2G1RX4Fx3r6BHxd6-ssLlkzS_xr3FmNERRnqHZsL8p-NdoaZN66cwR5SsiN9tiqaTbPfxVJvnaipFLVKGWMWVu1DffmM8bQ-l6OyiKZMjJs6DeX5pz5K6M7dpqI/s2988/IMG_20240210_102932510c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1989" data-original-width="2988" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-m0ls5kL5N-ckGdY460SVwMlQwtZvxI0137KEqj_JARsBwT8CeiK5rUwh2A5EaInea2G1RX4Fx3r6BHxd6-ssLlkzS_xr3FmNERRnqHZsL8p-NdoaZN66cwR5SsiN9tiqaTbPfxVJvnaipFLVKGWMWVu1DffmM8bQ-l6OyiKZMjJs6DeX5pz5K6M7dpqI/w640-h426/IMG_20240210_102932510c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Karen at her potting bench during a moment of early "spring." Karen likes her potting bench.</i></div><p></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-54694353605697228872024-01-18T09:04:00.002-05:002024-01-19T06:48:18.886-05:00Karen's Dresses Have Arrived in South Africa and Been Distributed!<p>The duffle bag of the 83 dresses that Karen made was delivered to Johannesburg Airport, (thank you Jensen and Mtende!) then turned over to a courier where the duffle languished for a couple weeks before arriving at Holger and Maria's. To watch the first blog post telling the outbound story, <b><a href="https://missionariesmuttsandstuff.blogspot.com/2023/12/83-dresses-are-going-to-africa-not-karen.html" target="_blank">CLICK THIS LINK.</a><a href="https://missionariesmuttsandstuff.blogspot.com/2023/12/83-dresses-are-going-to-africa-not-karen.html" target="_blank"> </a></b> Here's a video of the event with words from Maria below:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="467" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GDCsw05VovE" width="563" youtube-src-id="GDCsw05VovE"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Dresses Across Oceans: A Love that Travelled Across the Globe</span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>We would like to give a huge THANK YOU to Karen and Keith Dodson from North Carolina, USA for handmaking us 83 beautiful, bright and brilliant dresses for our Kranshoek girls.</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>We can feel the love from 13127 km away. These dresses have journeyed across the continents to bring so much joy to our girls. Shipped from the USA to South Africa, then catching a ride with a wonderful couple from our Capital to Plettenberg Bay, these dresses have had their own story to tell.</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>To celebrate this wonderful surprise with our kids, we had an impromptu fashion show, photoshoot and celebration at our last Saturday Soup Kitchen.</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>We are so grateful to families like the Dodsons who share their love with communities like ours. You guys help the world go round!</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>It takes a whole village to raise a child. And a whole community of people who care deeply. </b></span><b style="color: #0b5394;">And right now, itβs the children of the world who need the most love, a reminder that we see them and we are honored they will be the next generation.</b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Maria</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank YOU for being part of this outreach through your gifts and prayers!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvR61yCRQMEHAj3iqtMQR3j3_zGEQycnKnpVqjCR1bczNAaz4QhjFEH_Up1VAxXZXP1LZeOHFzchu7FasJd6zy38lrFXtYsFAEldr5RL-rAJQr8p9YF2ri4gJKer0tQkFA_gWUFPy2n3ka-8-XkxlH_rB8crgidDwSUrScTvl8ZgE1AZcw7480dxOlsX1/s3259/IMG_20230803_105147491%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2585" data-original-width="3259" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvR61yCRQMEHAj3iqtMQR3j3_zGEQycnKnpVqjCR1bczNAaz4QhjFEH_Up1VAxXZXP1LZeOHFzchu7FasJd6zy38lrFXtYsFAEldr5RL-rAJQr8p9YF2ri4gJKer0tQkFA_gWUFPy2n3ka-8-XkxlH_rB8crgidDwSUrScTvl8ZgE1AZcw7480dxOlsX1/w640-h508/IMG_20230803_105147491%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-8490378202807656672023-12-06T15:05:00.002-05:002023-12-06T17:06:45.265-05:0083 Dresses Are Going to Africa: NOT KAREN!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRf6ChvvOZhGxuhgjM5wUtRSseaVtyXMx0Y-4NR02RhOAsNb7CvrmQu5XGz4J66YOqWv58Rtw-9bE_tUKe5yXQAwkq4duVxmvlaPy_cH_UV_aidWv-BRlE7b4Ce-PzYEm27lKaTpA4G8jhaFuiM-lW0xqdNYDThHGuVck6LcLg0Y-zK0VEVG_itHhn3aBR/s2022/IMG_20231206_084445055~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2022" data-original-width="1591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRf6ChvvOZhGxuhgjM5wUtRSseaVtyXMx0Y-4NR02RhOAsNb7CvrmQu5XGz4J66YOqWv58Rtw-9bE_tUKe5yXQAwkq4duVxmvlaPy_cH_UV_aidWv-BRlE7b4Ce-PzYEm27lKaTpA4G8jhaFuiM-lW0xqdNYDThHGuVck6LcLg0Y-zK0VEVG_itHhn3aBR/w504-h640/IMG_20231206_084445055~3.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>45 pounds of dresses (83 individual, Karen cut-and-sewn dresses) are headed to South Africa!</i></div></i><p></p><p>While this morning's snapshot of Karen looks like she's going on a trip, she's not. However, the stuffed duffel bag is going all the way to South Africa. </p><p>This story goes back<b> twenty-three </b>years from when Holger & Maria came through apprenticeship at MMS Aviation. They've served in South Africa ever since and are now focused on youth outreach in a in town and in nearby remote villages. Maria is a gifted potter and Holger, besides being a top-rated missionary aircraft mechanic, is also a very skilled artist in wood. Along with their musical skills, Holger and Maria use their artistic abilities and their love of Jesus to create transformational opportunities for youth in need. And one of the needs for the young ladies are quality sewn dresses. That's where Karen comes in. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Jmf0HuS8BZ7jj7L7nn72Qz1ebr5NstIHZ6i_KBZSnW-NIASblYFAGuOoHoBCm1Wa8Hz06ikPJF_WSlVEgruuhsD7mn7NPn05hv9X9gbp33BQNSrOdT9Qqj8dRqaaJMc0GHsZQ-l9XpET9xwOfSP3yGAOqOvlGG-ItbqWSb8f9Ijlv_xLDRL4_o0P1m-C/s1306/12487120_10207892163959951_5965576034332645046_o%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="1303" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Jmf0HuS8BZ7jj7L7nn72Qz1ebr5NstIHZ6i_KBZSnW-NIASblYFAGuOoHoBCm1Wa8Hz06ikPJF_WSlVEgruuhsD7mn7NPn05hv9X9gbp33BQNSrOdT9Qqj8dRqaaJMc0GHsZQ-l9XpET9xwOfSP3yGAOqOvlGG-ItbqWSb8f9Ijlv_xLDRL4_o0P1m-C/s320/12487120_10207892163959951_5965576034332645046_o%20(2).jpg" width="319" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Holger and Maria</i></div></i><p>We've posted about Karen's sewing ministry <a href="https://missionariesmuttsandstuff.blogspot.com/2023/08/fabric-to-dresses-to-diapers-oh-my.html">before</a> but this is the largest shipment of dresses yet. When Karen talked with Maria earlier in the year Maria was so excited and shared what a blessing new dresses would be for the girls. The challenge is how to get dresses from Graham, NC to Holger and Maria in South Africa when there isn't any reliable mail service between here and there. When there's no mail, missionaries usually rely on visitors coming over to personally deliver the goods in person, quite often as luggage. Hmm...who do we know with connections in South Africa?</p><p>The next part of the story goes back <b>ten years</b> when we arrived in North Carolina. I leased an office downtown and my "neighbor" in the office next door turned out to be a young man, Jensen, dating a young woman from South Africa, Mtende. Fast forward, Jensen and Mtende are now married and, even though we no longer share office space, we've remained in touch as friends and brothers and sisters in Christ. Every couple of years Jensen and Mtende return to South Africa for Christmas. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyeGNVBzDDXT8KwHmwZbDByPtobei39r3b3oC1FEAndeqcp5QdjVLYjsbMZS2G4AhYgjuHY4OHWEpn0RKZeAKFrbbHtTc_GLADjTLk952XlF48YEkV-GV-YTT8JgBt_L2eTVKXgI5iqO6LRm4Zk3wy6a8YuxI8-bmj-XOQeVM9PKGNY5aWTQa3R1PeXHyu/s960/287503579_10227751769804154_26809577348418527_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyeGNVBzDDXT8KwHmwZbDByPtobei39r3b3oC1FEAndeqcp5QdjVLYjsbMZS2G4AhYgjuHY4OHWEpn0RKZeAKFrbbHtTc_GLADjTLk952XlF48YEkV-GV-YTT8JgBt_L2eTVKXgI5iqO6LRm4Zk3wy6a8YuxI8-bmj-XOQeVM9PKGNY5aWTQa3R1PeXHyu/s320/287503579_10227751769804154_26809577348418527_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Jensen and Mtende</i></div><p>We had a duffle bag full of dresses that needed to get carried to South Africa and weren't sure how to get it there when God connected relational Kingdom dots (from 2013 and 1997 to today) as we connected Jensen and Mtende with Holger and Maria. Ta Da! The dresses are on their way to South Africa. </p><p>What a crazy story. You can't make this stuff up. We'll post photos of the girls with the dresses after they've been distributed. THANK YOU you for being part of this story and we praise God for how He connects his people to accomplish his purposes in ways only He can do.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">With me a surfer from Southern California and Karen a nurse from Pennsylvania. Go figure!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLFhhT46uxLlndkn9RGJ2pGsB4zdqEGRFUlIOym5EnjPQOX6Pb-yAFDEZzR2yEeWMnsKmork0J_KUv1tN9HDmAUa_U6RUwZSLrklBaBPhvRcvwTT-sFOsj8hH1Qi4nLZ17n3uVRbAhpC5oyUuOKU7OeyOa2Ve9QPuynJaeW-cA2AOEv-C79728Y2yMmdm/s4576/IMG_20231103_121028675~2-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3296" data-original-width="4576" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLFhhT46uxLlndkn9RGJ2pGsB4zdqEGRFUlIOym5EnjPQOX6Pb-yAFDEZzR2yEeWMnsKmork0J_KUv1tN9HDmAUa_U6RUwZSLrklBaBPhvRcvwTT-sFOsj8hH1Qi4nLZ17n3uVRbAhpC5oyUuOKU7OeyOa2Ve9QPuynJaeW-cA2AOEv-C79728Y2yMmdm/w640-h460/IMG_20231103_121028675~2-01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-42105474577470387802023-10-18T15:17:00.001-04:002023-10-18T15:19:02.783-04:00Packard Museum Dayton, OH--Part 2<div style="text-align: left;"> Here are the final shots to wrap up our visit to the Packard Museum.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The other was Carillion Park to see the Wright Brothers replica bicycle shop. It seems Henry Ford moved their real shop up to Michigan. Go figure. But...before we share Carillion Park, here's PART ONE of snapshots of classic Packard Automobiles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1Hsro4QUZVuXMwSNqTaAt2zF9yK4xR9IzysM1p1C0GzqPYIuyP7K8apbM-MTgyIfIndydHWrNBWZSWibuBpy_PC-J36djpSTKCche3XLvjyg_qZc0I54deOTI9Q1JEIJ2xQ3gOPTsXUvhuEu_dkmDPDoZKvWfa9c-t-ZqAkLzMWlIk8DH6_YsaXQHaLA/s4000/IMG_20230906_165340105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1Hsro4QUZVuXMwSNqTaAt2zF9yK4xR9IzysM1p1C0GzqPYIuyP7K8apbM-MTgyIfIndydHWrNBWZSWibuBpy_PC-J36djpSTKCche3XLvjyg_qZc0I54deOTI9Q1JEIJ2xQ3gOPTsXUvhuEu_dkmDPDoZKvWfa9c-t-ZqAkLzMWlIk8DH6_YsaXQHaLA/w640-h480/IMG_20230906_165340105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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One of which was <a href="https://www.cmzoo.org/" target="_blank">Cheyenne Mountain Zoo</a> in Colorado Springs. It's a small but well laid-out, up-close and personal zoo, wedged into the mountain side. Here are some photos of Karen enjoying the zoo!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4cJZMy3M8Hk4Sq79VbmLvkzWSU6Dvr0spUn51aoOzAE3bULZqQzF_V0cEY64yPFl5dJ4ZbJwrRU9Mk8v7DfdyvAYLVBvHvak0GygR5vzOrTEBj-jErldqaRdFGZm0TZEe5qjzyBXgJmwtgKU6M6CRjx8sw6SiXoVUAX7QD1zYQIrjLvfDMj8_xSiZGAb/s3547/IMG_20230914_092316747_HDRa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2452" data-original-width="3547" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4cJZMy3M8Hk4Sq79VbmLvkzWSU6Dvr0spUn51aoOzAE3bULZqQzF_V0cEY64yPFl5dJ4ZbJwrRU9Mk8v7DfdyvAYLVBvHvak0GygR5vzOrTEBj-jErldqaRdFGZm0TZEe5qjzyBXgJmwtgKU6M6CRjx8sw6SiXoVUAX7QD1zYQIrjLvfDMj8_xSiZGAb/w640-h442/IMG_20230914_092316747_HDRa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecdNhI97Hqb-EN0o9zSt9XzXKtYTPyhy417fPMC0VL1DSik0ydzEHmOl8Naq4NFSnw20DFKHT6I0OWZagHpEmosS_zNl7n7LNwbQ816acWYYL3Bs57HfFKWzESKh65p6kgddJZfTTE_6t3O65wAPlotAOpJ5HAcElswK2WW38FhaaQ67hMUFMHc5SZlEg/s3162/IMG_20230914_092327881_BURST000_COVERa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2349" data-original-width="3162" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecdNhI97Hqb-EN0o9zSt9XzXKtYTPyhy417fPMC0VL1DSik0ydzEHmOl8Naq4NFSnw20DFKHT6I0OWZagHpEmosS_zNl7n7LNwbQ816acWYYL3Bs57HfFKWzESKh65p6kgddJZfTTE_6t3O65wAPlotAOpJ5HAcElswK2WW38FhaaQ67hMUFMHc5SZlEg/w640-h476/IMG_20230914_092327881_BURST000_COVERa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Karen feeds a giraffe.</i></div></i><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP18z9RUGh6WjHvczGpIAlUSoDVMNzsU2-s3tZUNhO7pz_dEZUcDuCGYMMc37kfnDmX7X49o8351A63ChmWveFdVy53syZrJyZ-TTIDVXuOzVQiHGciXvrFRnMEs81lKdOZz1RfUmRw9iyYFJBGostiUYFsNn-N1NLPQiy2Op-dXg5GNdfJKdct1I4CA_0/s3047/IMG_20230914_113239977a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3047" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP18z9RUGh6WjHvczGpIAlUSoDVMNzsU2-s3tZUNhO7pz_dEZUcDuCGYMMc37kfnDmX7X49o8351A63ChmWveFdVy53syZrJyZ-TTIDVXuOzVQiHGciXvrFRnMEs81lKdOZz1RfUmRw9iyYFJBGostiUYFsNn-N1NLPQiy2Op-dXg5GNdfJKdct1I4CA_0/w640-h504/IMG_20230914_113239977a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Karen feeds a "Budgie"</i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPE82S4s3chuXPzgNJphFHd-nvM26OhKqh0NOhOkyfqU0nmw0gtcGnzjNFwcjZgiQ5osFkMf5Tri9js__3gMhMNLQudgVPkdEDx4m2lyZaAoapXcr-nIVUUY1g0IlLig27tesMidlsDRgz_sJzArBy4lYTjttngDqxjB3kjWin0Cu5M9TYMlBCsJECtnH/w640-h480/IMG_20230914_131859037a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Karen makes friends with and brushes the goats.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXT3bXTEe1Xr3MTiJBMF3LKiRroy5W0Wp2J8jE7bYzb6Xfn3lIzVedmNktdxBGx8KXhdDLaUvRBFdj-PerH3TRObRgV_FhgbjT0mHQUrPct2OIc8EiNFtM46Qb6z3jK1njKy9tA_y6_Rr1lV-Ciwt44rf6zX79BfP8sYQ1PYdlhlV2IhBOcihz51dKtC3/s3808/IMG_20230914_110629888_HDRa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="3808" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXT3bXTEe1Xr3MTiJBMF3LKiRroy5W0Wp2J8jE7bYzb6Xfn3lIzVedmNktdxBGx8KXhdDLaUvRBFdj-PerH3TRObRgV_FhgbjT0mHQUrPct2OIc8EiNFtM46Qb6z3jK1njKy9tA_y6_Rr1lV-Ciwt44rf6zX79BfP8sYQ1PYdlhlV2IhBOcihz51dKtC3/w640-h478/IMG_20230914_110629888_HDRa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Karen feeds an elephant.</i></div></i><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraZPBHlV2f0zqSkgQzE0a7oyezBx3m9TW2xfXX0B062l3nRjqlZmUJYOsYYw4Aae6WBEBoJFqM8cfTIkfydZ_g1OX8w0HqKnWunhz4CFGofLem2SmeglxkivYfYmpGyzf8QCgJttv2GY78EPOvsez2SWw-9nQYOyT6UrAifyNoEfhvdFpbMzCKd373qwZ/s4000/IMG_20230914_141641951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraZPBHlV2f0zqSkgQzE0a7oyezBx3m9TW2xfXX0B062l3nRjqlZmUJYOsYYw4Aae6WBEBoJFqM8cfTIkfydZ_g1OX8w0HqKnWunhz4CFGofLem2SmeglxkivYfYmpGyzf8QCgJttv2GY78EPOvsez2SWw-9nQYOyT6UrAifyNoEfhvdFpbMzCKd373qwZ/w640-h480/IMG_20230914_141641951.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Karen has a meaningful conversation with a female gorilla.</i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>This gorilla selected Karen from the crowd, came over to sit next to her at the window, and then engaged Karen in eye-to-eye, hand-to-hand communication for about five minutes. </div><div><br /></div><div>All in all, it was a cool day at the "zoo with a view".</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoEZQXr_-m-sn8MyNSGv5NRsttLHBzMDEcN0BCsfoc2A9taf3Ehl2thiF1ccfpoFZsx-ZzHuSOoMnMHslBeEgBiClOMqSTU2RRzHBgmo0KAQkMDyxKByWXM4a-H64wBnn7qq8NTLu1GCUppIDHNalIwf8G2rGzPxMPH1NKh9cqE4Q9nWBj0BzTXAVspAg/s2497/IMG_20230811_131554503_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2219" data-original-width="2497" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoEZQXr_-m-sn8MyNSGv5NRsttLHBzMDEcN0BCsfoc2A9taf3Ehl2thiF1ccfpoFZsx-ZzHuSOoMnMHslBeEgBiClOMqSTU2RRzHBgmo0KAQkMDyxKByWXM4a-H64wBnn7qq8NTLu1GCUppIDHNalIwf8G2rGzPxMPH1NKh9cqE4Q9nWBj0BzTXAVspAg/w640-h568/IMG_20230811_131554503_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>It was a big year for BIG tomatoes, too!</i></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Our two new raised beds on the side of the house produced quite a crop this season, but then EVERYONE'S tomatoes in our part of Alamance County did very, very well. There were so many tomatoes throughout our neighborhood you couldn't give them away because <i>everyone</i> was giving them away. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2CR_T7i8rf_5fwNL0OB-UIRIU6WCvGtm63lacfD5hXmX3E8LaZ_jYDBgGf4r8sO62-7kY10MK1inn-p-g75yknOsRxzuBs9ct-b3Yblk8AOzxta9DoDz0lbOj0IJ1o3k1y-TrbWw0ad6RbJ92toir-4uyxWQz4PFBsQ4q0vFPxgUtpX_kg9rScme7J5x/s2057/20230830_123731a.jpg.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="1533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2CR_T7i8rf_5fwNL0OB-UIRIU6WCvGtm63lacfD5hXmX3E8LaZ_jYDBgGf4r8sO62-7kY10MK1inn-p-g75yknOsRxzuBs9ct-b3Yblk8AOzxta9DoDz0lbOj0IJ1o3k1y-TrbWw0ad6RbJ92toir-4uyxWQz4PFBsQ4q0vFPxgUtpX_kg9rScme7J5x/w476-h640/20230830_123731a.jpg.jpeg" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Every week for four weeks we enjoyed a Salsa Saturday.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkrmvD1HKu99l2FRGZbvWPVapFJGUs4SugmfmwxYQTYzn02TTYWlMR1MoO2TGXdCIsSdG-JP8fOdhwpxP663vFSt7_edBqvZr-eePg6bbzF5nXsftGqSAVV9oPX1FQrYayHZ2XcjMX_oFC9EUWCoP_Etgm97Pkkme0qvYKlRnL0TRWMneT6bNFe2oeeEx/s4032/IMG_20230830_103446690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkrmvD1HKu99l2FRGZbvWPVapFJGUs4SugmfmwxYQTYzn02TTYWlMR1MoO2TGXdCIsSdG-JP8fOdhwpxP663vFSt7_edBqvZr-eePg6bbzF5nXsftGqSAVV9oPX1FQrYayHZ2XcjMX_oFC9EUWCoP_Etgm97Pkkme0qvYKlRnL0TRWMneT6bNFe2oeeEx/w480-h640/IMG_20230830_103446690.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The crop was so bountiful that my sister came out from AZ to help us process the last batches.</i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfuHs-VYm0iXZbuo6pq_oCT-efvAbZTCKjWXNncqYEHtkxt9Am7_nFr57dz17PRKblHuEiWsvNw1hVwErnzjVdWTTlx7RC5xA2q1aj281ePRCS6cSMcizEU-Xw5ONzbg5z1N5p3Ge0DkvObDVr_v8cr_6_IuLmeIXqonQ4ICy9arTznn5AtDDvqbnCLM5/s4032/IMG_20230811_105003531a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfuHs-VYm0iXZbuo6pq_oCT-efvAbZTCKjWXNncqYEHtkxt9Am7_nFr57dz17PRKblHuEiWsvNw1hVwErnzjVdWTTlx7RC5xA2q1aj281ePRCS6cSMcizEU-Xw5ONzbg5z1N5p3Ge0DkvObDVr_v8cr_6_IuLmeIXqonQ4ICy9arTznn5AtDDvqbnCLM5/w640-h480/IMG_20230811_105003531a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>We often had more than one pot simmering at the same time.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMw_HkRnoaC7xarZ6VAq3KTX3N-cdUxXo4dygIe9GGiPnADeMwRSRkliIUFOE-E7p-XJEka05tn_LEpHT27-Oq6c-XSxMnnF_dHnhfiTDRZMrGUhfUmsxaxeNqkrZ_VFg8UgwmAu-tQyJ5QKF2z70-brfS0i2x2Fj51pf8Ogq0iP8NiKic2_X2Kwiv4Zb5/s3845/IMG_20230811_121137753a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>All in all we cooked and canned 77 pints of salsa. And, if we hadn't had to leave in September on a road trip, we probably could have canned another 30 or 40 pints. We ended up pulling POUNDS of ripening tomatoes out of the ground because we were leaving town. <div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">But Wait, There's More!</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Not only was it a fantastic salsa season but, Xavier, our baseball "son" had a career season in the Minor Leagues setting personal bests in nearly every batting stat category: games played, at bats, hits, runs scored, total bases, doubles, RBIs, and home runs!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_kWywKcBHELY4xZS2xcbkXRoKn6gXV4XMjs-78s3-nfPX8OW4ir7Fj2FE8KAAidsuYILy1i_f5rYQbbr1T6tdUmu1YFKQSDWO6PUlbdSUIgjCv9XZL_TX4MdvvYuqJGQqhOSElQSDhBS_KUUyrUaKshCj90UMPpX1xFt7eY_g8TbH9p9PQc5_a9EYB_g/s670/Screenshot%20(16946).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="575" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_kWywKcBHELY4xZS2xcbkXRoKn6gXV4XMjs-78s3-nfPX8OW4ir7Fj2FE8KAAidsuYILy1i_f5rYQbbr1T6tdUmu1YFKQSDWO6PUlbdSUIgjCv9XZL_TX4MdvvYuqJGQqhOSElQSDhBS_KUUyrUaKshCj90UMPpX1xFt7eY_g8TbH9p9PQc5_a9EYB_g/w550-h640/Screenshot%20(16946).png" width="550" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Xavier's season started with the Birmingham Barons: AA (Chicago White Sox)</i></div></i><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4u9tSFnb6Jw2c7gdxCPBxBxO9OXOtq4ROOSuBlghvNioI4QgHNG73AENe81iddkV1HInMAXe_OUTI-ypgZAQgmHqZfKxQRGPXQqhqlV-KiXyI6BbObEAb_zl6HO4c69dCEcmDkbytEHkijflU5dde0ypnR_x12HJjohhdcK3TR8SdJXYyRtSazMZmMpJ/s1024/Knight's%20First%20Baseman%20looking%20at%20a%20double.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4u9tSFnb6Jw2c7gdxCPBxBxO9OXOtq4ROOSuBlghvNioI4QgHNG73AENe81iddkV1HInMAXe_OUTI-ypgZAQgmHqZfKxQRGPXQqhqlV-KiXyI6BbObEAb_zl6HO4c69dCEcmDkbytEHkijflU5dde0ypnR_x12HJjohhdcK3TR8SdJXYyRtSazMZmMpJ/w640-h360/Knight's%20First%20Baseman%20looking%20at%20a%20double.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And finished with the Charlotte Knights: AAA (Chicago White Sox)</i></div></i><div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIO1jAkYg1FyP8iECZpN7YVKtB2MWZSGQW_40obF8bBY2lKBXyNbTklcUjbYqcdoIhx9CE1XW81Q7WY83X60ULq3BD0uJe95jNJt5x_frnBy6fSlJ-T36Uzye736_o9-wnz8TP80unG4-6-pRkcBhK-9PKwKRBdNw_hoUIz8tZc7Z-0DcPcn4qMFM8WkQp/s2487/IMG_20230730_164309161a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2091" data-original-width="2487" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIO1jAkYg1FyP8iECZpN7YVKtB2MWZSGQW_40obF8bBY2lKBXyNbTklcUjbYqcdoIhx9CE1XW81Q7WY83X60ULq3BD0uJe95jNJt5x_frnBy6fSlJ-T36Uzye736_o9-wnz8TP80unG4-6-pRkcBhK-9PKwKRBdNw_hoUIz8tZc7Z-0DcPcn4qMFM8WkQp/w640-h538/IMG_20230730_164309161a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And that would be Charlotte, NORTH CAROLINA!</i></div></i></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you for being part of our lives, our marriage, and ministry.</span></b></div></div></div></div>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-23013531059096005052023-08-05T15:41:00.000-04:002023-08-05T15:41:46.152-04:00Fabric to Dresses to Diapers, Oh My!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It has been such a joy for me to sew for missions when I have the opportunity. It's been more than a few years ago now that I sent a box of dresses to our missionary friends in South Africa. After those dresses were sent, a friend from church had some fabric and wanted to know if it might be good for dresses. It was indeed and I used it to make some very pretty dresses. However, with Covid and all it brought, there has been no way to get dresses to South Africa. So, I made those and had to set them aside thinking.... 'one day'. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, 'one day' must have arrived because a couple of months ago I had a message from a local friend who was cleaning out a room in their church and found some fabric. She asked if I was interested in looking through them. Sure! Who knows what treasures there might be! It was a treasure alright.....three big boxes full! I was a bit overwhelmed and asked a sewing friend of mine to go through them with me and decide what was good for dresses and how others might be used. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I got to work figuring it must be time to send dresses again! Trusting God will work out the when and how to get them to South Africa where they are needed, I cut, made pockets, matched colors and sewed and trimmed with many fun fabrics, colors and prints. I am REALLY glad that God provided so many different fabrics to work with!!! Making so many dresses with the same fabric would be soooo NOT fun! But, as God provided, I enjoyed matching colors and prints of many different kinds such that very rarely are two dresses exactly alike. Since all of these dresses are going to the same community, it's nice that each girl will receive one that is unique, just as she is. I enjoy remembering as I sew that God already knows who will be wearing each individual dress that I'm working on and I can pray for that little girl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvzVm_FeoK74KQkPd1weQ357gakK8Q3Mm7YZhpBuSvKbfyTrubwXOVCVFwN1Vl5qk232hAhF73TOvIcC6L3qMU0zv-UXg8ZySWbV4y0uDGSIpgCx8kLmqpmtLFLxlvdC0wEnWKjohjbWBmk1VpTPcArNPKyeKd0JvxlEB46xXUizvptBSmLP7-yANMRjX/s4000/IMG_20230720_112357895.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvzVm_FeoK74KQkPd1weQ357gakK8Q3Mm7YZhpBuSvKbfyTrubwXOVCVFwN1Vl5qk232hAhF73TOvIcC6L3qMU0zv-UXg8ZySWbV4y0uDGSIpgCx8kLmqpmtLFLxlvdC0wEnWKjohjbWBmk1VpTPcArNPKyeKd0JvxlEB46xXUizvptBSmLP7-yANMRjX/s320/IMG_20230720_112357895.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Matching pockets to dresses.</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAcNH2CJgb-3xDWcTkgKkPEAPXaD0yxY9GRTl2Wm0b0wDYveUosdqdpVnlwrfqkM9hxqLaEF3BT5pegCWVZWcnnfTrHKvJr6M88avxe604-viBPsjoGvmMqPHEuqQ3psCCn9lQRQ4U3NTqk6x_cGM8pAdbnwODct0dhly7CES1T5965D-SIMrEViO2VOC/s4000/IMG_20230720_113814608_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAcNH2CJgb-3xDWcTkgKkPEAPXaD0yxY9GRTl2Wm0b0wDYveUosdqdpVnlwrfqkM9hxqLaEF3BT5pegCWVZWcnnfTrHKvJr6M88avxe604-viBPsjoGvmMqPHEuqQ3psCCn9lQRQ4U3NTqk6x_cGM8pAdbnwODct0dhly7CES1T5965D-SIMrEViO2VOC/s320/IMG_20230720_113814608_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some finished dresses.</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrCVGHv_TmcnEBtD58NZN2a0-uYJfcU15tf05vYIHDbW-8dWyRlhQevzPWVDfZEXWBiFgp2n6AGPAfbyb9f2i77xtKbUqCNVUuKgw_zv2Zn3cp6YJH-0BZcD_CQEQFQ-5fQnXhyt5Y1TfuVYnOSdx7BgR_wzRC8vzNCD4zv8t8VXPjluy7RFh69xgAEoy/s1599/IMG_20230805_141629.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1253" data-original-width="1599" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrCVGHv_TmcnEBtD58NZN2a0-uYJfcU15tf05vYIHDbW-8dWyRlhQevzPWVDfZEXWBiFgp2n6AGPAfbyb9f2i77xtKbUqCNVUuKgw_zv2Zn3cp6YJH-0BZcD_CQEQFQ-5fQnXhyt5Y1TfuVYnOSdx7BgR_wzRC8vzNCD4zv8t8VXPjluy7RFh69xgAEoy/s320/IMG_20230805_141629.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">My sewing room exploding in color!</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFkJsPn-0sWPSwqC6xx302dFNIF1S88W2txE72fWQb1l8-wBRoVmSsSlrozjX-uv3C4kv9j27RHsqzmcJUlhacgLC-HW1V7NMFTYDppzfYfSmw9TFO4ER5UQCyqu89wqn_71db9leyghL-NgUN4jbBmFsQDtNuV4cKptYqZyTQUl3j9ZpaFi7VxsLoIWv/s1600/IMG_20230805_141641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFkJsPn-0sWPSwqC6xx302dFNIF1S88W2txE72fWQb1l8-wBRoVmSsSlrozjX-uv3C4kv9j27RHsqzmcJUlhacgLC-HW1V7NMFTYDppzfYfSmw9TFO4ER5UQCyqu89wqn_71db9leyghL-NgUN4jbBmFsQDtNuV4cKptYqZyTQUl3j9ZpaFi7VxsLoIWv/s320/IMG_20230805_141641.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">These colorful straps will be tied in bows over the shoulders of the girls who <br />God already knows will wear them.</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpOmHsGXUSzdGMONaoWvxfh0NH21EG-4qKUPE-wFZHb691ewCJ7tYEGrzMQhrBuEn-jFKjZhY_ZlHBuZn5ke_p0hL0FLZBwdYRnwor0IIpOb7I8n1Nihy0tk-CS85EPT__uCJOruGpnhpBNe3c21Cp_qgj8uXZFg5Ap3gr4CzsG3q0DIKu7GbyOIHBJvR/s1600/IMG_20230805_141644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpOmHsGXUSzdGMONaoWvxfh0NH21EG-4qKUPE-wFZHb691ewCJ7tYEGrzMQhrBuEn-jFKjZhY_ZlHBuZn5ke_p0hL0FLZBwdYRnwor0IIpOb7I8n1Nihy0tk-CS85EPT__uCJOruGpnhpBNe3c21Cp_qgj8uXZFg5Ap3gr4CzsG3q0DIKu7GbyOIHBJvR/s320/IMG_20230805_141644.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">My machine and I have been getting a good workout!</h3><p style="text-align: left;">78 dresses are made and ready to go along with the <a href="https://missionariesmuttsandstuff.blogspot.com/2023/06/beards-diapers-and-birds-real-photos.html" target="_blank">diapers</a> mentioned in a previous post. Please pray with me as we look for how God will provide to get them where they need to be. I have several leads I am following up on. It's exciting to see how God has brought numerous possibilities to mind that might work. It's a puzzle sometimes! Right now I'm working on a path of NC to PA to Germany to South Africa!!!! </p><p></p><p>So, if you know of anyone flying to South Africa, I have an extra suitcase to send with them full of blessings God has for some little girls there!</p><p>Thank you for your part in allowing me to use the gifts God has given to me to serve others!</p><p>As for Keith.........</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XEpsWkw377goXAjkQKu3svHKCIYXHTFZK6vyIs94byM6FXVXvYx2UEF2XoDnTm67ZEDGKLUxf3Vd1pOX5f4SjqA7UX-O3-Aa00s7xiwLSvgAxNZv5pnyKfONSHquaU89amm_1SpwXm6zjcnm-ho2eF1U1GL5Iz5esOB2Iyrue5zX-4rdf33kwR80bnrH/s3232/IMG_20230805_150801330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3232" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XEpsWkw377goXAjkQKu3svHKCIYXHTFZK6vyIs94byM6FXVXvYx2UEF2XoDnTm67ZEDGKLUxf3Vd1pOX5f4SjqA7UX-O3-Aa00s7xiwLSvgAxNZv5pnyKfONSHquaU89amm_1SpwXm6zjcnm-ho2eF1U1GL5Iz5esOB2Iyrue5zX-4rdf33kwR80bnrH/s320/IMG_20230805_150801330.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">"You knew I was a material girl when you married me.π"</h3><p> </p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08350391843183278406noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-78153349069266775122023-08-02T14:03:00.001-04:002023-08-02T14:03:18.140-04:00Keith & Karen's Summer Newsletter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><i>Control Holes and Wires</i></div>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-82903356241171585782023-06-16T16:09:00.000-04:002023-06-16T16:09:19.121-04:00Beards, Diapers, and Birds: Real Photos, Real Life<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZBKImq40cCdWqngNN9fCx2HE8Y5mhIT2TP4oolASX0-NYdhDPYMgxkjyFNT_mAi8nra9I5-3ltL7JT2jHbb5-JlvHhXLFDfslBIyjoKIHX62gKoSReTGqv27TMwSYFgCtPi88h9KY6pSeB_J3W2VE3UHxyQYa7LMcrqS3F10n2EAKuQr15REErt5mw/s1174/74188ad5-9e7f-44ac-90c1-b5586c75ca40%20(2a).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1174" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZBKImq40cCdWqngNN9fCx2HE8Y5mhIT2TP4oolASX0-NYdhDPYMgxkjyFNT_mAi8nra9I5-3ltL7JT2jHbb5-JlvHhXLFDfslBIyjoKIHX62gKoSReTGqv27TMwSYFgCtPi88h9KY6pSeB_J3W2VE3UHxyQYa7LMcrqS3F10n2EAKuQr15REErt5mw/w640-h496/74188ad5-9e7f-44ac-90c1-b5586c75ca40%20(2a).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since our last blog, I let my hair and beard grow out to play the role of "Jacob" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to tell the story of Jericho accompanied by our church Hand Bell Choir.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThz-2Z_10VisOnbtw5QtlQTI-ymWZZpsGj2SsCJ38yVn1oI7yYluT3qDyAil1drl418Xubz20nF7wZ6UaY9zbc-kz29k9wSJTO-JQzSAG4gXN7j0O-JbvUqdTLDRjb07MhHfxejuoN1Lb6gqiMlb_M7jAteWEjORsUx1e1GNqbwlA2RsbxBpeCV1cKw/s2219/IMG_20230615_111814081a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="2219" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThz-2Z_10VisOnbtw5QtlQTI-ymWZZpsGj2SsCJ38yVn1oI7yYluT3qDyAil1drl418Xubz20nF7wZ6UaY9zbc-kz29k9wSJTO-JQzSAG4gXN7j0O-JbvUqdTLDRjb07MhHfxejuoN1Lb6gqiMlb_M7jAteWEjORsUx1e1GNqbwlA2RsbxBpeCV1cKw/w640-h438/IMG_20230615_111814081a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here I am safely back in my office after a shave and a haircut.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhow_b54ZDDJAOnnf912bfcRevnaqQmPnaHajjx_Kgj_WCimCT7wDVmJWEfa6rgt96eJI-i_xt5hcN4oMdZSHRRoz0TeZZkrUrjWM_bSy1cAQglLaOyO_zM8JY-n-HQNqGwFwfpSFQQ4Dyc6zh1dXRgkZXJFoevNEuJaWkW86NuqfxIhrNgpzZvdkVK3w/s4032/IMG_20230614_095226628_PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhow_b54ZDDJAOnnf912bfcRevnaqQmPnaHajjx_Kgj_WCimCT7wDVmJWEfa6rgt96eJI-i_xt5hcN4oMdZSHRRoz0TeZZkrUrjWM_bSy1cAQglLaOyO_zM8JY-n-HQNqGwFwfpSFQQ4Dyc6zh1dXRgkZXJFoevNEuJaWkW86NuqfxIhrNgpzZvdkVK3w/w480-h640/IMG_20230614_095226628_PORTRAIT.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a portrait of our current MMS Aviation "Candidate Pipeline."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FnW_GO11dmFGreWCcgfIt2ocqV0bIsj97Tu_c-7u-idIjSVvRjDpFj17BxSXic-6hZPuUpwTeubwQXCVa2nTTsHFsaPzHTZOZgzlqoERjryqX8ZUoUxYfzApYmYZC-WP9ZlDCHWmymj-EbjkEOfXDvXmShDfzmNriVVUZ82KJ7PI0z-R_z_MtzRAYQ/s2987/IMG_20230422_120406622a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2892" data-original-width="2987" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FnW_GO11dmFGreWCcgfIt2ocqV0bIsj97Tu_c-7u-idIjSVvRjDpFj17BxSXic-6hZPuUpwTeubwQXCVa2nTTsHFsaPzHTZOZgzlqoERjryqX8ZUoUxYfzApYmYZC-WP9ZlDCHWmymj-EbjkEOfXDvXmShDfzmNriVVUZ82KJ7PI0z-R_z_MtzRAYQ/w640-h620/IMG_20230422_120406622a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>When not training and/or managing our support raisers in donor management, Karen continues to sew for missions. Here she's creating washable baby diapers using a pattern from an international agency. She also sews washable "dignity pads" needed by young women in rural, undeveloped areas around the world. Her work is sent to a mission agency with the global connections and long history of distributing such products to the villages, towns, and cultures in the most need.<br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVMMbTfwbkY12soYNJ4AfYU4eJjAggoMAEF7tjPBPtiAV7J9MpXJMZ1AIue_uBYI3JM1b4rKC9l1YfzzULzraE-rXlouUj0Csih_DolrFdBpE73sUN1x7b90X14kHwrKuY_mQRGXg6_H1wYT_MiJxiAPyi0bC9fRLZgIhmjnSXUKplzhl0bWiDAvhAg/s1200/3fb1a607-1635-4269-adab-8b83f10677ebc.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1200" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVMMbTfwbkY12soYNJ4AfYU4eJjAggoMAEF7tjPBPtiAV7J9MpXJMZ1AIue_uBYI3JM1b4rKC9l1YfzzULzraE-rXlouUj0Csih_DolrFdBpE73sUN1x7b90X14kHwrKuY_mQRGXg6_H1wYT_MiJxiAPyi0bC9fRLZgIhmjnSXUKplzhl0bWiDAvhAg/w640-h546/3fb1a607-1635-4269-adab-8b83f10677ebc.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A representative collection of completed diapers.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwTufZi51XRF2e-fcynfWBy3tanR47gYeU-wV3b567Er0X8803EJPlSgZ26YvfmCAG2lLY-2n3ZNm5yUgmONhjQbhZz4PXEBJSU0y23rL0sFWYM_YI7lfSZwiGuOg3c05x8i7CiCXSKYW7YG6LORN1mkIdA2hI3UtuqrjaNU3wgOzmOJ3W4ugyp6d0A/s3735/IMG_20230428_151121425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2227" data-original-width="3735" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwTufZi51XRF2e-fcynfWBy3tanR47gYeU-wV3b567Er0X8803EJPlSgZ26YvfmCAG2lLY-2n3ZNm5yUgmONhjQbhZz4PXEBJSU0y23rL0sFWYM_YI7lfSZwiGuOg3c05x8i7CiCXSKYW7YG6LORN1mkIdA2hI3UtuqrjaNU3wgOzmOJ3W4ugyp6d0A/w640-h382/IMG_20230428_151121425.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Completed dignity pads.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN43zxrzMb5nYT_wB5J0VfhqFYp6Fin3IsUrWfAIbUVJ5uEoVtBE9TaJd8ivVjMCODarYPTk-j_UCL3gfdShWKbx-VotY_U0npVDNJwJi6z8HDSx0HMd6vq6EvzjXvjUevLIt3wXPTXVgf_4eaCcvvrzaVgCGv-5Fm4nabnlEeelKuvJ48efZZbZij2w/s2991/IMG_20230520_153355099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2665" data-original-width="2991" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN43zxrzMb5nYT_wB5J0VfhqFYp6Fin3IsUrWfAIbUVJ5uEoVtBE9TaJd8ivVjMCODarYPTk-j_UCL3gfdShWKbx-VotY_U0npVDNJwJi6z8HDSx0HMd6vq6EvzjXvjUevLIt3wXPTXVgf_4eaCcvvrzaVgCGv-5Fm4nabnlEeelKuvJ48efZZbZij2w/w640-h570/IMG_20230520_153355099.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>And when not sewing, Karen may be found building a bird feeder from scratch to keep our back yard feathered friends well fed. Our local birds fledged lots of families this year!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7MfWWOnQKAUBrQTdLxn_FZEBgwMOdOpVbRDzJqYOBE_YRxMJ6vDRzyDeIctfN-5ZLI3qu2Ka1SIwC7i4ru-TmYNWpkImyhTAZDTMjwt9H79Bf6CHqp6V9s3pdXotk4MmydZnDVmkYQbdi16jZbra-_WhhOAxwec2OUUNSINSOae9duFg_-u81TeyPA/s4399/IMG_4081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="4399" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7MfWWOnQKAUBrQTdLxn_FZEBgwMOdOpVbRDzJqYOBE_YRxMJ6vDRzyDeIctfN-5ZLI3qu2Ka1SIwC7i4ru-TmYNWpkImyhTAZDTMjwt9H79Bf6CHqp6V9s3pdXotk4MmydZnDVmkYQbdi16jZbra-_WhhOAxwec2OUUNSINSOae9duFg_-u81TeyPA/w640-h360/IMG_4081.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">BABY BLUE BIRD BREAKFAST!</div><div><br /></div><div>And here's an update from an MMS graduate serving as a pilot/mechanic in Honduras.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA02oGj3xZ5MiooZCaPlghoL6MfUfG0f4mLVs5sphL9eP9cZbyS4bejUtJt48QKG1KIErtsmcX66wZaRvMq-LzSKhqSKTdXTe5__QAVYc_dbYd-bGcG99y3CVoUjM6t8ZZ_NJpg2oWD1jOqJD3lgsfLxckK9VRsGerA8gJTx5tes9cJtQCFfq6dpZybA/s802/Screenshot%20(16095).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="691" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA02oGj3xZ5MiooZCaPlghoL6MfUfG0f4mLVs5sphL9eP9cZbyS4bejUtJt48QKG1KIErtsmcX66wZaRvMq-LzSKhqSKTdXTe5__QAVYc_dbYd-bGcG99y3CVoUjM6t8ZZ_NJpg2oWD1jOqJD3lgsfLxckK9VRsGerA8gJTx5tes9cJtQCFfq6dpZybA/w552-h640/Screenshot%20(16095).png" width="552" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for making all of this possible through your faithful gifts and prayers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Your hands and prayers are forming eternal fruit! </span></div></div></div>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-78827574963854888392023-05-12T10:55:00.001-04:002023-05-12T12:00:26.598-04:00MMS Aviation Black & White Cessna 182 Part Two: The Back Story<p>Sometimes the back story on how a project ends up in our hangar is as interesting as the project itself. From Tim Obarow, MMS Director of Maintenance:</p><p>"This Cessna 182 has an interesting history. It was serving with a ministry in Papua New Guinea when it had a landing accident and was extensively damaged. The ministry purchased the components to repair it, but then realized the job was too big for them. They donated it to another ministry for use in Bolivia, but before it could go there, it needed to be repaired."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFFu9JeS635dRTeqmPWvb6hfbVYz4MmmLlBn1vzKKNLtioH1YmfhV3vslkOK5W6ZNHnVXi-gDsiFLK-iiShly2BDEnDe43nImsotbzquEyopY9AykPQV09_jNE35NAusZVB-a7ucvphN97S5NnWryQYDKVYjhzhZfqZQIAr5IJkvzkFeKczrv_91V5Q/s4032/IMG_20230428_095133488_BURST001%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFFu9JeS635dRTeqmPWvb6hfbVYz4MmmLlBn1vzKKNLtioH1YmfhV3vslkOK5W6ZNHnVXi-gDsiFLK-iiShly2BDEnDe43nImsotbzquEyopY9AykPQV09_jNE35NAusZVB-a7ucvphN97S5NnWryQYDKVYjhzhZfqZQIAr5IJkvzkFeKczrv_91V5Q/w640-h480/IMG_20230428_095133488_BURST001%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Jenny fine tunes a structural repair on a wing rib.</i></div></i><p>"MMS was contacted for the repair and the plane transported to our facility. Before we could get started on it, Bolivia changed their laws regarding the importation of aircraft. Under the new laws, the airplane was now too old to import. The owners reassigned the plane to serve in the Philippines, so back to the Pacific theater it will go!"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nEuHS9BNR3q9QNJI9rcXWEOGE224sBAQxcJdk5tvdDA-gZOr57-6ULL7F_AXHsRboyrggMNxK3O_EBtehQA-pjmXc6ocZBa9AjVj6kHcmh8Dbexg-izP8ErmNtxFPZ1PNbeymFTSIYLeZw30v2e_WEWD8J_yZaRaJ2lhu7DSkItI4etcJ1leX_R90A/s4032/IMG_20230428_095210606.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nEuHS9BNR3q9QNJI9rcXWEOGE224sBAQxcJdk5tvdDA-gZOr57-6ULL7F_AXHsRboyrggMNxK3O_EBtehQA-pjmXc6ocZBa9AjVj6kHcmh8Dbexg-izP8ErmNtxFPZ1PNbeymFTSIYLeZw30v2e_WEWD8J_yZaRaJ2lhu7DSkItI4etcJ1leX_R90A/w640-h480/IMG_20230428_095210606.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Making this repair saves nearly $1,000 for a replacement rib.</i></div></i><p>"In addition to the accident damage, the jungle environment has taken a toll on the aircraft as well. Before we're finished, all the (aluminum) skins will have been removed from the fuselage and either been cleaned of corrosion, or replaced...and receive a new lease on life."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLZqIYD-EZzzhqeG6BiagFVZtw3n0vEazeA16bFvxzNZ3fuWHD3bUaByhZ1hqhgAYiASGi1Owc6FnZCXNFXFxoy9HmL1jEDpXPHrLzLgiSvfsf0DDDZA8Gx3vtYN-aMlL-egCTOqpVyRIrlg6a_2l_vlC1ZqUg-OfKP3KuyViazmBm8ZNWro8I9UoBw/s2731/IMG_20230428_095833799_HDR%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="2731" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLZqIYD-EZzzhqeG6BiagFVZtw3n0vEazeA16bFvxzNZ3fuWHD3bUaByhZ1hqhgAYiASGi1Owc6FnZCXNFXFxoy9HmL1jEDpXPHrLzLgiSvfsf0DDDZA8Gx3vtYN-aMlL-egCTOqpVyRIrlg6a_2l_vlC1ZqUg-OfKP3KuyViazmBm8ZNWro8I9UoBw/w640-h484/IMG_20230428_095833799_HDR%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Here's the wing that (left to right) Jack, Matt, and Jenny are restoring/reconstructing.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0P5zX9VzOtLl-XfUPaTIC5eZPzxrzeqp1_36egC5nr-N8OZ_CWa5TZvejQ4YY65JOpr2uIDDhwdSQDnt1CluzOHOTjuVmAE-q7gtepJx-Xr-Fq4JU6cKe8IcM_HPlxbzFJWpS5N1mfALyjiWPq11_lPZd-9ZckNzGvTnpMPHh_rX19qt1hz66zYNbQ/s4032/IMG_20230428_095529810%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0P5zX9VzOtLl-XfUPaTIC5eZPzxrzeqp1_36egC5nr-N8OZ_CWa5TZvejQ4YY65JOpr2uIDDhwdSQDnt1CluzOHOTjuVmAE-q7gtepJx-Xr-Fq4JU6cKe8IcM_HPlxbzFJWpS5N1mfALyjiWPq11_lPZd-9ZckNzGvTnpMPHh_rX19qt1hz66zYNbQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230428_095529810%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Matt adjusts a cutting tool to create a round cover plate from aluminum sheet.</i></div></i><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aakVzyckv6GpmzDZIia91tx6KOVHaL4vxR61XN8AYDqifonu-b4Kkm7eTXjXsa8x7Xoqg23wnRY79iXLZYXbVrKd9LlvAgQXe30E2aFCFFbBz6oGDo1nKYiUkJfuuPhR3capZy8NR6P5_sZ0zbq9sjz8Sib72NcHjZZ_zoYHJy5PdqvBFzci67Tryw/s4032/IMG_20230428_094714816%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aakVzyckv6GpmzDZIia91tx6KOVHaL4vxR61XN8AYDqifonu-b4Kkm7eTXjXsa8x7Xoqg23wnRY79iXLZYXbVrKd9LlvAgQXe30E2aFCFFbBz6oGDo1nKYiUkJfuuPhR3capZy8NR6P5_sZ0zbq9sjz8Sib72NcHjZZ_zoYHJy5PdqvBFzci67Tryw/w640-h480/IMG_20230428_094714816%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Dale Coates, MMS Chief Inspector and Project Manager of the Cessna 182.</i></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">You can look forward to other updates as this project moves forward. Lord willing, your prayers and gifts will see this Cessna 182 flying again before the end of the year!</span></b></p></div>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-71151111292511960232023-04-28T15:29:00.001-04:002023-04-28T15:29:42.142-04:00MMS Aviation Black & White Cessna 182 Part One<p>One of the major restoration projects in our hangar is a 1961 Cessna 182 to be used for ministry in the Philippines. This aircraft sustained substantial structural damage and would be scrapped except for the ministry of MMS Aviation. To replace the airplane would cost about $200,000 BEFORE it was inspected, repaired and upgraded. The avionics upgrade alone could run $100,000. So there's a $300,000 spent even before the engine is inspected. It could be $350,000 before a flying aircraft could be prepared to replace this damaged one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzgjz5lYzC5wCBsnluufN3j5GA30WoV_B_yf_XQQ7bJNk2ERWv_IVt0suAV_2MzUn2Z2EGw9mSGU01xbl_FkA-tJqNkHLzKRb2bD2ZsVLstORjEwjwKCgyJrJBCYF--WU9Aauj6usEqAC6RLWiTDNESqYDKhFE5lN3yBtR4ujQyye9b4vJt9FXjWE-Q/s3717/IMG_20230428_145521651%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2537" data-original-width="3717" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzgjz5lYzC5wCBsnluufN3j5GA30WoV_B_yf_XQQ7bJNk2ERWv_IVt0suAV_2MzUn2Z2EGw9mSGU01xbl_FkA-tJqNkHLzKRb2bD2ZsVLstORjEwjwKCgyJrJBCYF--WU9Aauj6usEqAC6RLWiTDNESqYDKhFE5lN3yBtR4ujQyye9b4vJt9FXjWE-Q/w640-h436/IMG_20230428_145521651%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>1961 Cessna 182 fuselage under restoration.</i></div></i><p><b>Yet, because you support MMS Aviation</b>, a scrap heap will be upgraded and returned to Kingdom service for approximately $90,000.00 in parts and materials! Not only that, but our apprentice mechanics gain the invaluable experience that only this project could provide. And this experience, in turn, is transferred to other missionary aircraft as our apprentices graduate and move into field service. It's a win-win-win for speeding the Gospel, maximizing Kingdom investment, and ensuring the next generation of competent, confident, and qualified missionary airplane mechanics reach the field.</p><p>An interesting detail is that this era of aircraft did not receive any anti-corrosion protection on any internal surface. It will receive that protection here. When it leaves our hangar, it will be better prepared INSIDE and OUTSIDE for the next 62 years!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFjMXXGyuw2TWDMwTEQzO_gWz_68e3ZcaRJsN2GRoKxCvkr4aXXYOcur2h-A_-qufr9cB14vj91AYKzJeAXyQKi2kXLqWcxEpBuM14XkeZlWYeEPl6SmWMyYmfzduBCIvgv5ag1JCwInEy1qJJ5Uhdnp40MWBuRvhWZCjKi-piSG9eTCNAobeKq2DnQ/s2575/IMG_20230426_142253556%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2411" data-original-width="2575" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFjMXXGyuw2TWDMwTEQzO_gWz_68e3ZcaRJsN2GRoKxCvkr4aXXYOcur2h-A_-qufr9cB14vj91AYKzJeAXyQKi2kXLqWcxEpBuM14XkeZlWYeEPl6SmWMyYmfzduBCIvgv5ag1JCwInEy1qJJ5Uhdnp40MWBuRvhWZCjKi-piSG9eTCNAobeKq2DnQ/w640-h600/IMG_20230426_142253556%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Chuck "drives" rivets from outside the fuselage.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTr82Yw7X_VnvoxzdOfkCgQRpJSR3ROa24UlHVUCyiEOrvgNY0wpJVSo7WB9PD_N7f_o_kmtazceLWs8zHfbFv5FW5jkLbULXVbK4ZTlPHgktFAN84xDdYN4pWYTs1jn_PiwGNC7YftCw23ykakbPfMrulgppfo6Rf6hvZKyOi0oceAvWwLDZ4XDTLtQ/s2319/IMG_20230426_140812731%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2319" data-original-width="1694" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTr82Yw7X_VnvoxzdOfkCgQRpJSR3ROa24UlHVUCyiEOrvgNY0wpJVSo7WB9PD_N7f_o_kmtazceLWs8zHfbFv5FW5jkLbULXVbK4ZTlPHgktFAN84xDdYN4pWYTs1jn_PiwGNC7YftCw23ykakbPfMrulgppfo6Rf6hvZKyOi0oceAvWwLDZ4XDTLtQ/w468-h640/IMG_20230426_140812731%20(3).jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>While Ben "bucks" the rivets from inside the fuselage.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQo5njOScfy-uR-Em00IUfdQ4SXbWasl5FmZxtCRXIwwqr7Sp5Q7k-O2cl4E3aIAA2IYO4n2-rTV63XTI2owfWKkn4hKFSU1xzuQqp7phNXbD9M56LS79v_a0dYHV0BEgvDj8f5yvYZuYuURZ9W4yscZbg1Iq-Wr2tzuTI1S3lE4LyPUUK6MVv6vxIgQ/s3448/IMG_20230426_142131538%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3448" data-original-width="2585" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQo5njOScfy-uR-Em00IUfdQ4SXbWasl5FmZxtCRXIwwqr7Sp5Q7k-O2cl4E3aIAA2IYO4n2-rTV63XTI2owfWKkn4hKFSU1xzuQqp7phNXbD9M56LS79v_a0dYHV0BEgvDj8f5yvYZuYuURZ9W4yscZbg1Iq-Wr2tzuTI1S3lE4LyPUUK6MVv6vxIgQ/w480-h640/IMG_20230426_142131538%20(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Jay removes wing skin to repair a damaged wing spar.</i></div></i><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyIoB4bahTv4Bind2D1a9-8YFfp6VObtohlt4C2JIgdcAj4Oefo4f-Mw__O8nAsGsbeeGTjWB6hEYtJRgXij5nEx-MxP7-b4mzpZTPZfOaVUVzT_D58btI71wvXRzipF6fHcEgKcTuXqyjNTAmboW-yxqSKb-x1sLm_MgJfOmk2HX8F8y1yxXEHbhVA/s3991/IMG_20230426_142517625%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2187" data-original-width="3991" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyIoB4bahTv4Bind2D1a9-8YFfp6VObtohlt4C2JIgdcAj4Oefo4f-Mw__O8nAsGsbeeGTjWB6hEYtJRgXij5nEx-MxP7-b4mzpZTPZfOaVUVzT_D58btI71wvXRzipF6fHcEgKcTuXqyjNTAmboW-yxqSKb-x1sLm_MgJfOmk2HX8F8y1yxXEHbhVA/w640-h350/IMG_20230426_142517625%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Some rivets are tougher to remove than others. (And yes, I realize this isn't a black and white photo but the sparks look a lot cooler in color.)</i></div></i><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVT8T7bbbttZG_stU453HT2e0MM6DDCpPwpHcdzAu5EmWEvpN0zH95axaSLMxId4PFTNKcgFbLuBOmqKmFknLLFu01l1Ob2-RT7Fd4bj1VfKz4iEL8vwYqu54T1A65cmtEGI8j4Fyk5OWszT0dXIs4szGK6IG1LS4dXQHgG7XwjuhAdUWd-MrSlgdeA/s4032/IMG_20230428_095357399%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVT8T7bbbttZG_stU453HT2e0MM6DDCpPwpHcdzAu5EmWEvpN0zH95axaSLMxId4PFTNKcgFbLuBOmqKmFknLLFu01l1Ob2-RT7Fd4bj1VfKz4iEL8vwYqu54T1A65cmtEGI8j4Fyk5OWszT0dXIs4szGK6IG1LS4dXQHgG7XwjuhAdUWd-MrSlgdeA/w640-h480/IMG_20230428_095357399%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And sometimes we find damage we didn't realize existed...like these "figure 8" holes (that should be</i><i> three ROUND holes) </i><i>requiring additional components to be replaced.</i></div></i><div><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for being part of this project through your gifts and prayers!</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Watch for Part 2 of this blog!</span></span></h1>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-28133552962669179072023-04-12T15:44:00.000-04:002023-04-12T15:44:06.387-04:00K&K's Spring 2023 Newsletter (and bonus bird photo)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2j5Rixv9CN5n22lEvDk7hQ3_ofw3i2S2REns9BNcx-XRJZh7Ma5Ksv9I_lm3pKqF7KapaQ8lG2Tgmj4Bx4d8TlGanJg77t9Ew4u_A8TulN2T2oEdytWwQobc5IAYv2OVsRQAggAH6c7vGj9uensPnKoYFY7y6wHliUvEX4_OMBQyI0YEu4R2zjEQig/s1687/Global%20Flyer%20v28n1p1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="1313" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2j5Rixv9CN5n22lEvDk7hQ3_ofw3i2S2REns9BNcx-XRJZh7Ma5Ksv9I_lm3pKqF7KapaQ8lG2Tgmj4Bx4d8TlGanJg77t9Ew4u_A8TulN2T2oEdytWwQobc5IAYv2OVsRQAggAH6c7vGj9uensPnKoYFY7y6wHliUvEX4_OMBQyI0YEu4R2zjEQig/w498-h640/Global%20Flyer%20v28n1p1.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTP-jy0lSsTX_IQJRGJknVM9GkHsKuiKu5N8yOTp4UsZFt6Z6DhqgOUHtWlky1GbuL6wPJA7NEAjgN0XnQeoxR4y6MJ9O3-bTW6SUSfGDlLD9WMVW1WPSf1JmrVWfeOP3NaJagcqm_DDaSEOWkPhLt80rQ5-Q8Pnomr05FT9eatVQ3DWlA7RJg_Igctg/s1687/Global%20Flyer%20v28n1p2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="1313" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTP-jy0lSsTX_IQJRGJknVM9GkHsKuiKu5N8yOTp4UsZFt6Z6DhqgOUHtWlky1GbuL6wPJA7NEAjgN0XnQeoxR4y6MJ9O3-bTW6SUSfGDlLD9WMVW1WPSf1JmrVWfeOP3NaJagcqm_DDaSEOWkPhLt80rQ5-Q8Pnomr05FT9eatVQ3DWlA7RJg_Igctg/w498-h640/Global%20Flyer%20v28n1p2.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Bonus Bird Photo</span></b></div></b><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92tXXgDRjMbBOTe8IS0xxYBMhl4Tk2Nub_HD0XZGF8h8FhB2qw2EFc_cjDvfg6x9GDqdg82xeVZEjwOWvMpsTVtAuVUleTgg2VJEd-jenitot-bG-HNaEunOeAhG_e42UMmcXeMYuqYJh3wOijrW2EEegoZ5Q2OJIG9szTKO1sqdThhQf3HNo_dyjsw/s4212/IMG_3607%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2369" data-original-width="4212" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92tXXgDRjMbBOTe8IS0xxYBMhl4Tk2Nub_HD0XZGF8h8FhB2qw2EFc_cjDvfg6x9GDqdg82xeVZEjwOWvMpsTVtAuVUleTgg2VJEd-jenitot-bG-HNaEunOeAhG_e42UMmcXeMYuqYJh3wOijrW2EEegoZ5Q2OJIG9szTKO1sqdThhQf3HNo_dyjsw/w640-h360/IMG_3607%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">House Finch</div><p></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-27968712318021326322023-04-10T14:24:00.006-04:002023-04-11T12:10:52.040-04:00Missionary Slides<p>When you connect the words "missionary" and "slides" what comes to mind? </p><p>A dark room, 40"x 40" roll-up movie screen, card table, folding chairs, the hum of a cooling fan and the clickity--clack of the machinery inside a Kodak Carousel projecting exotic images of far away places? Some images backward, some images upside down?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyViwy7fxVH1mTCHSbhU2AxQz36h2oaEMIyFrSbWuwE5win5MrcUv8gw5kC8kk0AdUVc_lVyHe31URPikCPf716NU79oAO9Sf8INQnej451nuCq5aNOfCGrHuBcDT0dsyslQdVTcIkMQOLE2RVDiS6LN10vxJ3lrTtLn9lEpJtBamVkWRztX7IVdzMA/s618/Screenshot%20(13340).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyViwy7fxVH1mTCHSbhU2AxQz36h2oaEMIyFrSbWuwE5win5MrcUv8gw5kC8kk0AdUVc_lVyHe31URPikCPf716NU79oAO9Sf8INQnej451nuCq5aNOfCGrHuBcDT0dsyslQdVTcIkMQOLE2RVDiS6LN10vxJ3lrTtLn9lEpJtBamVkWRztX7IVdzMA/s320/Screenshot%20(13340).png" width="249" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Missionary Slides?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Or, contemporary music, smoke machines, flash pots, and a multilayered media presentation including video, special effects, and QR Codes perfectly seamed together and flawlessly orchestrated from a visitor using their phone to fill the Jumbo-Tron in an auditorium of 3,000 seats?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-YbsWBNRp6mNFIBKE64uMYCfkJswAQx0E3Amzbw4Pe5Pm9ZWLaqkD-9sRiNnejEtdGUcDadeZU_WgmzppiTwdXBhNJ5EMWKUMGIg3thwEODHyXllfFL_Z37VrzCZqDPMOnJP2XkJst6wmS84X42wLGYs1QAi7Ek1oi9WBUUh48HKn7prwvLKAR5Wfg/s1600/69ceb630-4aad-4baa-9ada-cc94e7e6341e_1600x1010.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="1600" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-YbsWBNRp6mNFIBKE64uMYCfkJswAQx0E3Amzbw4Pe5Pm9ZWLaqkD-9sRiNnejEtdGUcDadeZU_WgmzppiTwdXBhNJ5EMWKUMGIg3thwEODHyXllfFL_Z37VrzCZqDPMOnJP2XkJst6wmS84X42wLGYs1QAi7Ek1oi9WBUUh48HKn7prwvLKAR5Wfg/s320/69ceb630-4aad-4baa-9ada-cc94e7e6341e_1600x1010.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Missionary Slides?</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Or maybe your image is a bit more literal...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4LT4wGYFQO7F6-a7lYoDsg40jIyOMWa8ZpWzBhwUEg_9hbYcTirXLClcOlcmfE5gc5j0goQeI3f1l3h6M1o99Ydydhf_FlQq8dHwCkNIDlMWEG0QDmoxLIAQ3Pxp35w4mYWUh4KlR6QyMpR7k8WjF6iDe-icg102jlSvK945r2DaVu-OBDkUJlVDpg/s657/Screenshot%20(13341).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="463" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4LT4wGYFQO7F6-a7lYoDsg40jIyOMWa8ZpWzBhwUEg_9hbYcTirXLClcOlcmfE5gc5j0goQeI3f1l3h6M1o99Ydydhf_FlQq8dHwCkNIDlMWEG0QDmoxLIAQ3Pxp35w4mYWUh4KlR6QyMpR7k8WjF6iDe-icg102jlSvK945r2DaVu-OBDkUJlVDpg/s320/Screenshot%20(13341).png" width="226" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Missionary + Slide</i></div><p>But seriously folks, regardless of the era and/or our own generation...slides are still being generated by missionaries to inform, inspire, and involve others in God's work in ways their viewers wouldn't otherwise be engaged. Productions and presentations may change, but slides are slides.</p><p>You might not realize it, but even as an administrator with MMS Aviation, I make slides that cross media platforms to specifically target a rather unique audience: missionaries themselves! </p><p>After that long-winded intro, here are several "missionary slides" I've created over the years. The photos are usually pulled from on-line photo resources and quotes, other than my own, are attributed to their source. I usually just match and format the two elements to convey an idea to encourage the missionaries we're mobilizing and/or coaching.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7DLNSB1ZIuyIieLizz8P-85wiAkLs6ZcVDFYM4ukd5iBVAKj67ZJWiJC5f9YnaLH2g_AYGol8ST0qgnwSSoQC_noXjtJb1vRQ_m6JwfkAGIEiBU_tLQcK7NbpyGQSH12RDOqFS5pp1gPrnX683o5RKehkeZaN9jUQppgl25E5y2noEkQq_SbVKEVaw/s1280/4DX%20p.53.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7DLNSB1ZIuyIieLizz8P-85wiAkLs6ZcVDFYM4ukd5iBVAKj67ZJWiJC5f9YnaLH2g_AYGol8ST0qgnwSSoQC_noXjtJb1vRQ_m6JwfkAGIEiBU_tLQcK7NbpyGQSH12RDOqFS5pp1gPrnX683o5RKehkeZaN9jUQppgl25E5y2noEkQq_SbVKEVaw/w640-h360/4DX%20p.53.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLrPC4ImNZsQ_jEVOcTfjC_gfqJgUYElqFdtc3NR1F-d8_lo0yo8i5q6HPhM6Vk9nnrZibU0ljDZdiCnbXwwC0i-O9OPq26xEfT6zbi3Kc-9UclHiAWkN0djF-YyDe4Hcflg_a0C3KEKkHTCTH4UuyQdxABixIY96-ITxO8Yj55cfARbBPZvOoLRUjA/s1280/Doubts.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLrPC4ImNZsQ_jEVOcTfjC_gfqJgUYElqFdtc3NR1F-d8_lo0yo8i5q6HPhM6Vk9nnrZibU0ljDZdiCnbXwwC0i-O9OPq26xEfT6zbi3Kc-9UclHiAWkN0djF-YyDe4Hcflg_a0C3KEKkHTCTH4UuyQdxABixIY96-ITxO8Yj55cfARbBPZvOoLRUjA/w640-h360/Doubts.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUW_xxLp_12ffgyaO6FYDZAO49dPqDRZdoCfDqeWCHa20IgejFoG1ckzlRHp5CdNzaCuNDGnLOfRqm3xmrsQHJ6cmQieD9gscuNSwbu0kWFcbohBAet8tQxeb2ohRsxY2rW5SSVW7dmK5y04yxpFtQct1MjGD-QVFivvSD13shsyO3jJaaFt7c8MMXfA/s1024/Efficiency%20&%20Effectiveness%20(3).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUW_xxLp_12ffgyaO6FYDZAO49dPqDRZdoCfDqeWCHa20IgejFoG1ckzlRHp5CdNzaCuNDGnLOfRqm3xmrsQHJ6cmQieD9gscuNSwbu0kWFcbohBAet8tQxeb2ohRsxY2rW5SSVW7dmK5y04yxpFtQct1MjGD-QVFivvSD13shsyO3jJaaFt7c8MMXfA/w640-h480/Efficiency%20&%20Effectiveness%20(3).png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw01zE3wbCabqPGK_WQfdnCb2Rmai0LbYivtRgVYo4uKH4qG5NJAOxsIl5YQ6NTQDvu6AMw64kclPgBlV8D-aFHfJwTP4FK-uK1NDolV3FIcRoGjVTtBIBpGbLoavhvdhXZty2Zr1wYSwDFg8zWUA7P_b5iAory8BtUQdor0ClhgRwOWjq2EwqiGt2Vg/s1280/Retain%20Replace%20Renew%20Recruit.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw01zE3wbCabqPGK_WQfdnCb2Rmai0LbYivtRgVYo4uKH4qG5NJAOxsIl5YQ6NTQDvu6AMw64kclPgBlV8D-aFHfJwTP4FK-uK1NDolV3FIcRoGjVTtBIBpGbLoavhvdhXZty2Zr1wYSwDFg8zWUA7P_b5iAory8BtUQdor0ClhgRwOWjq2EwqiGt2Vg/w640-h360/Retain%20Replace%20Renew%20Recruit.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I hope you enjoyed this missionary slide show. Be watching for Karen's and my spring <i>Global Flyer</i> newsletter coming soon to a mailbox or inbox near you.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh...BONUS BIRD SHOT!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4558GIK6GAVIXtH-2MJCJLFEvaKQCSatJAADYbrG2cCHWlM1FKKJ1PHy0rf-R2wclkVyAkjsl2_w5SSqWkjyEEJHhlZpuHstssllfNr_6lhreT-0dOK1P3W_8VdBnbuHfcUlULrkoFCyxA60yY-AE9qbyuMsESN10sup_mtohSD7NhtRXIw0kedX7Yw/s4608/IMG_3619.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4558GIK6GAVIXtH-2MJCJLFEvaKQCSatJAADYbrG2cCHWlM1FKKJ1PHy0rf-R2wclkVyAkjsl2_w5SSqWkjyEEJHhlZpuHstssllfNr_6lhreT-0dOK1P3W_8VdBnbuHfcUlULrkoFCyxA60yY-AE9qbyuMsESN10sup_mtohSD7NhtRXIw0kedX7Yw/w640-h360/IMG_3619.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Chipping Sparrow</i></div><div><p>So there you have it. Installment #1 from the Keith & Karen's Mobilization & Partnership Services Coaching and Encouragement Slide File Folder.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thanks for hanging out with us, praying for us, and making this ministry sustainable for the long-term!</b></span></p></div>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-63818706552935202052023-03-16T10:55:00.003-04:002023-03-16T11:17:48.283-04:00MMS Aviation Project Update!<p>While I'm unable to embed the actual post, here's a Facebook link that will get you there! I realize this is rather unusual...but it's that kind of day π<span style="color: red;"><b> <i>If you have Facebook</i></b></span><b> </b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Click the headline BELOW to see VIDEO! </u></b></span></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">π</span><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/keith.dodson.58/posts/pfbid02xGS6d2iETxqD9o3HyLiphUt5huLLhJZiYaKXe6PJ828fvNAWYg43HXpHQTZ1vis2l?comment_id=575244797889200&notif_id=1678976416472859&notif_t=feed_comment&ref=notif">MMS Prepares Amphibious Cessna 206 for Service in Papua New Guinea!</a> </b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rkbcSbffoutWNXYS0TI422eVxZcW3SsVoh12z08ZEwmpnmHspkdMaDlvj7qwlKn-eL2QQdx-s4WGGziMenSLemkOw4LexqBVtPLPE4TZEwbSnkPJSYQAjZNHjhydep_uQyfS7gQRyjm0LtKMRmyiLQiEh8WEf9Pt6JC73NGzN_O6XTF6cOFVHyieuw/s2048/Samaritans%20Ministry%20206%20for%20Papua%20New%20Guinea.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rkbcSbffoutWNXYS0TI422eVxZcW3SsVoh12z08ZEwmpnmHspkdMaDlvj7qwlKn-eL2QQdx-s4WGGziMenSLemkOw4LexqBVtPLPE4TZEwbSnkPJSYQAjZNHjhydep_uQyfS7gQRyjm0LtKMRmyiLQiEh8WEf9Pt6JC73NGzN_O6XTF6cOFVHyieuw/w640-h480/Samaritans%20Ministry%20206%20for%20Papua%20New%20Guinea.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Samaritan Aviation's Amphibious Cessna 206</i></div><p></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-34531862138843841392023-03-07T12:27:00.008-05:002023-03-08T11:15:41.292-05:00MMS Aviation in Black and White UPDATED<p>Greetings faithful Blog Followers!</p><p>We just returned from a trip up to MMS to help evaluate our latest candidate for service. The evaluation went well. Watch for our upcoming newsletter with photos of us orienting Joshua Johnson after he was accepted for apprenticeship with MMS Aviation.</p><p>While Karen and I work on the "people" side of things, our current apprentice mechanics and hangar staff continue to maintain, modify, and repair missionary airplanes from around the world. Here's a few hangar snapshots from our visit. I'm just partial to black and white images.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFy_tmH2ZA_eUh5JBMshw_WrEy7D506pKjN9mvidjuQKn1AX-tRIx2fVPCZganvcWZtbrXqOTdk70XFDr31fePHXbpFon3LqwVV2gUEGmFrkJTKBrHef8HZA09iAHJKWFCLIOjDSN8v_6bAy1E_anHQCoXgF8Z-gnOl8iw2fXPDNd8-kmXftDhA6Brtg/s6000/DSC_0118%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFy_tmH2ZA_eUh5JBMshw_WrEy7D506pKjN9mvidjuQKn1AX-tRIx2fVPCZganvcWZtbrXqOTdk70XFDr31fePHXbpFon3LqwVV2gUEGmFrkJTKBrHef8HZA09iAHJKWFCLIOjDSN8v_6bAy1E_anHQCoXgF8Z-gnOl8iw2fXPDNd8-kmXftDhA6Brtg/w640-h426/DSC_0118%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Apprentice Candidate Joshua Johnson (left) works with staff mechanic, and FAA Mechanic Examiner, Chuck Egbert (right) to fabricate a new "door skin." They are using the old, corroded, weakened door skin as a pattern. Cessna doesn't make these panels anymore. We could buy a complete used door for $1000, but even then we'd have to repair/modify it before it could be installed.<div><br /></div><div>So by donating our labor, we can make the specific piece necessary out of stock aluminum sheet for less than $100 saving <b>$900! </b>This keeps another missionary aircraft flying while it provides valuable experience for our apprentice mechanics. You can't always buy the parts. So when we can, we make them. And all missionaries like airplane doors that stay closed on the ground and in the air!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWKf6xV4wJBem5GcyHokdL3dAx0TKTXaFEts0cqQorKsvJl-fOgwkcU5RVndhP7Yewh9HVHecM9i10HaqiI4vkK1UsGrVaXXo0RkHN0hTq_V8VR_uu5V5x97tcgkL_eW6Qf5AS_q8wC8KllsMKm9bZJwlIT3zOIkKJHLiSszIDdIMeoCs2gU47kVB_g/s3130/IMG_20230301_084357223%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3130" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWKf6xV4wJBem5GcyHokdL3dAx0TKTXaFEts0cqQorKsvJl-fOgwkcU5RVndhP7Yewh9HVHecM9i10HaqiI4vkK1UsGrVaXXo0RkHN0hTq_V8VR_uu5V5x97tcgkL_eW6Qf5AS_q8wC8KllsMKm9bZJwlIT3zOIkKJHLiSszIDdIMeoCs2gU47kVB_g/w640-h460/IMG_20230301_084357223%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Josh Adelsberger (left), our Engine Shop Supervisor, leads apprentice Matt Woods (right) in a test run of the engine Matt just overhauled. This engine is used by another agency that trains missionary pilots and mechanics for service. They didn't have the staff capacity to overhaul it themselves so we gave them a hand. So, another agency benefits from our shop and another apprentice mechanic gains critical experience they will ultimately use on the mission field.</div><div><br /></div><div>A factory-rebuilt engine of this type runs $42,500.00 off the shelf. Matt and MMS did the work at a cost of $16,000 in parts and materials. This represents a saving to missionary aviation of<b> $26,500!</b><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoW7L64xYkS6TMm0zD1fk4nkAQc2aGOqUnTseH-lvrTrhC5PHAk3EvfHFHsimVXYaWLnQExEAJD0fBBrESZg5_RT5JlWQu1S_zUQAIClwKxeaHKvAjG2dO-gWPJ0weslOvr6L1VU_QGFm93c8WykMuz58ptSIEyd-b4-AkKr820GJcMC8PgxNHAM080A/s3363/IMG_20230301_085829952%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2504" data-original-width="3363" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoW7L64xYkS6TMm0zD1fk4nkAQc2aGOqUnTseH-lvrTrhC5PHAk3EvfHFHsimVXYaWLnQExEAJD0fBBrESZg5_RT5JlWQu1S_zUQAIClwKxeaHKvAjG2dO-gWPJ0weslOvr6L1VU_QGFm93c8WykMuz58ptSIEyd-b4-AkKr820GJcMC8PgxNHAM080A/w640-h476/IMG_20230301_085829952%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Apprentice Dale Liff installs an electronic engine monitoring system on the engines of this twin-engine missionary aircraft used in Alaska. Dale is an electrical engineer and recently joined us as a "wire guy." There are lots of "wires" for this "guy" to work with. <div><br /></div><div>Better him than me. Dale brings a career of professional electronic wizardry into our hangar. He is installing an engine monitor on the other engine as well. This will increase the operational safety of the aircraft as it flies over remote Alaskan terrain. Pilots are funny about their engines. Dale's making some missionary pilot's life easier AT NO LABOR CHARGE to the operating mission saving them approximately <b>$14,000!</b> As they don't have the capacity/expertise to do this work in their own hangar, it's cheaper for them to fly it down to MMS.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRzcq6YV1gKdPZPBqa7AKEyRq9uVHmHPTUapMHwcg7XlKVcdIAHqCOq8cw2PhET7xYOlafDKmB5i6n1Q42lB40Res5Yv7xlwuSEVdY5YmYHWAUNQ9FRPd-lWCnGG28T14g2iD1uUSdrmKtBvX_09N3SKqCJ-mjZeD73FzzKA5kLc_B4ujWxcg8tiaSg/s3167/IMG_20230301_090432970%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2070" data-original-width="3167" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRzcq6YV1gKdPZPBqa7AKEyRq9uVHmHPTUapMHwcg7XlKVcdIAHqCOq8cw2PhET7xYOlafDKmB5i6n1Q42lB40Res5Yv7xlwuSEVdY5YmYHWAUNQ9FRPd-lWCnGG28T14g2iD1uUSdrmKtBvX_09N3SKqCJ-mjZeD73FzzKA5kLc_B4ujWxcg8tiaSg/w640-h418/IMG_20230301_090432970%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Staff mechanic Jack Harper puts the finishing touches on this amphibious Cessna 206. We updated their control panel and made other upgrades to the airplane getting it ready for ministry. Next week, we'll take the entire airplane apart, carefully pack it into a shipping container, and send it to Papua New Guinea where it will operate from remote rivers carrying the help, hope, truth, and compassion of Jesus Christ to those who have not heard.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawK0Is0xNiGAkz40ji4Abu1-SIFtbmr7rWceQMRWUSKmDYA9R-Xf5aiuxX1DTKmJTS5dQDw-EQK7YE3PqoX-kfcZL0OjWg1mDXgRoZOa1E6el2zQnsF7lT0RY6BE3czmO-uyteUVBQKldrm_VjHefxrDyjvyjbloa3770WpEr-sh5MqTnJpZEEed3Fg/s3350/IMG_20230301_095021660%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2693" data-original-width="3350" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawK0Is0xNiGAkz40ji4Abu1-SIFtbmr7rWceQMRWUSKmDYA9R-Xf5aiuxX1DTKmJTS5dQDw-EQK7YE3PqoX-kfcZL0OjWg1mDXgRoZOa1E6el2zQnsF7lT0RY6BE3czmO-uyteUVBQKldrm_VjHefxrDyjvyjbloa3770WpEr-sh5MqTnJpZEEed3Fg/w640-h514/IMG_20230301_095021660%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Apprentice Tyler Sensenig works with staff mechanic Dale Coates, our Chief Inspector, to inspect and set a strategy to repair this lower engine cowling. There may be corrosion eating the aluminum, there may be worn rivets needing replacement or specifically, in this case, there are major cracks in the piece Tyler and Dale are discussing. Will they "stop" the cracks as an airworthy repair or fabricate a new aluminum skin as a replacement? </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWsbagPfWGzZrugpXFHSndTR5eCLyFLZtC6bJNRILyslwQUhfZFR5lL98z8L_r5xNaLDlcM4upsn9Nw9cP8RDdeStH1vKOBcklngi4s-BKI5aG9ngJTNPElNH21gG1VMmlockTIkuinp4PwtFDIJqvz4b3G4lAOgpFVWL-eWQ8oQZJ74LKsOZvn6iTw/s2698/IMG_20230301_111405601%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2698" data-original-width="2505" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWsbagPfWGzZrugpXFHSndTR5eCLyFLZtC6bJNRILyslwQUhfZFR5lL98z8L_r5xNaLDlcM4upsn9Nw9cP8RDdeStH1vKOBcklngi4s-BKI5aG9ngJTNPElNH21gG1VMmlockTIkuinp4PwtFDIJqvz4b3G4lAOgpFVWL-eWQ8oQZJ74LKsOZvn6iTw/w594-h640/IMG_20230301_111405601%20(3).jpg" width="594" /></a></div>Apprentice Sharee Sensenig (Tyler's wife) drills out rivets on a damaged portion of the upper engine cowling. The "skins" under Tyler and Sharee's repair are for a missionary airplane assigned to operate in the Philippines.<div><br /></div><div>For additional context...these cowls are no longer manufactured. They must be purchased used on the open market. Dale found a used but incomplete set of these specific cowls on eBay for $3,000. (Yes, you can buy airplane parts on eBay!) So, instead of making that purchase Dale put Tyler and Sharee to work. They completely disassembled the cowls, cleaned/repaired all the components, reassembled them, and primed and painted them for...$110 in parts and consumables. That represents a "realized" savings for missionary aviation of approximately<b> $2890! </b> <i>And</i> the Sensenigs gained "priceless" maintenance experience that they'll soon use on the mission field.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">UPDATED PHOTO! 3.8.23 UPDATED PHOTO!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5hV7x0x9Adfk1hZVJwnh0cTMlzKpGvvsbcGq25NCfavKKX0A86IjquPpFbx3tYoExPLB9Q5aakiqA_Zq1pYTqwapyBeE4liXc79bthxaYhybGXAer_8AV-9TNeiq3sop57E6TTV8w-jFT_rAwiyPFu3UtkhxeuoECGDs--Xyz56McJ9rFiuMbcxQ8w/s1512/Tyler,%20Sharee,%20and%20engine%20cowlings%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="1512" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5hV7x0x9Adfk1hZVJwnh0cTMlzKpGvvsbcGq25NCfavKKX0A86IjquPpFbx3tYoExPLB9Q5aakiqA_Zq1pYTqwapyBeE4liXc79bthxaYhybGXAer_8AV-9TNeiq3sop57E6TTV8w-jFT_rAwiyPFu3UtkhxeuoECGDs--Xyz56McJ9rFiuMbcxQ8w/w640-h560/Tyler,%20Sharee,%20and%20engine%20cowlings%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Tyler and Sharee assemble the repaired cowlings after priming them for fresh paint.</i></div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwAJwQXpMfM7FH-k4d60kuUGKjyn1ZArWAfUFTLI8avnY3grhi0G55uqBPJvF_pAkV53Gxq0b7tx0Z8pPS14eD6kEcp37IYsF8P-2PwKiBYDtGvS3W_q3pBLeJRke8BezMr-RY9dP5FM4FhsIxqNiguGx2Y26aFGxaRj6UyC856PJcdieS4YJ6mJWLg/s2719/IMG_20230301_084723337%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="2719" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwAJwQXpMfM7FH-k4d60kuUGKjyn1ZArWAfUFTLI8avnY3grhi0G55uqBPJvF_pAkV53Gxq0b7tx0Z8pPS14eD6kEcp37IYsF8P-2PwKiBYDtGvS3W_q3pBLeJRke8BezMr-RY9dP5FM4FhsIxqNiguGx2Y26aFGxaRj6UyC856PJcdieS4YJ6mJWLg/w640-h592/IMG_20230301_084723337%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Facilities Manager Bob Campbell cuts steel studs to build our first, dedicated "Avionics Lab" for our "wire guys" to work in to fabricate components and make repairs. We cleared storage space and created the opportunity to increase our ability to serve our missionary partners through this build. Lots of work goes into facilitating the work of our mechanics.<br /><div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thanks for being part of this amazing ministry. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>It's an honor to have you as partners on this team! Your monthly gift has already saved missionary aviation $43,390.00 in labor costs over the first two months of this year.</b></span></div></div></div></div>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-87382147450079726252023-02-11T11:27:00.000-05:002023-02-11T11:27:00.953-05:00February Bird Blog<p>It seems life, marriage and ministry became rather crazy over the holidays. Not in bad ways, just like one moment blended into the next and it was keep-moving-and-don't-fall-any-further-behind survival as opposed to ahead-of-the-power-curve-look-back-and-laugh thrival. Maybe you experienced something similar in your own homes and families and work places. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpBGfDmzvIB2FkibDZtKbKHdXjoER7E90TlHedR6E5GnAY8AnapOTmRN7Zo05qZo3dQB-Mk61_xbSQjxAyguUIEsZcGxzK61vscYHzeJozAHe390_yig3ETkJW00wPYClrus0aUJREiax_fToZLUMIzz3piIr5s6RGJ2CvDR510PDq6av17eHjN6k6w/s4608/IMG_2944.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpBGfDmzvIB2FkibDZtKbKHdXjoER7E90TlHedR6E5GnAY8AnapOTmRN7Zo05qZo3dQB-Mk61_xbSQjxAyguUIEsZcGxzK61vscYHzeJozAHe390_yig3ETkJW00wPYClrus0aUJREiax_fToZLUMIzz3piIr5s6RGJ2CvDR510PDq6av17eHjN6k6w/w640-h360/IMG_2944.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>White Throated Sparrow</i></div><p>Suddenly (in my mind) it's not August 2022 anymore. For whatever reason, that's the month my brain defaults to as the calendar indicates we're living in February 2023. August 2022. At least it was warm and dry then. But planning ahead when one is mentally operating seven months behind does present some challenges. Keeping up is enough of an effort. Catching up is another thing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyM0fpxAPhrErkPsNlG_jQv3HkJhnxkE0UrsUQD7g21X3glUvOxMIFki6Mxx0SeMv7GOdvCPVRsbxrgRh3Te7OpzKFszWpghkFd2cE7QeXuy7IuiS9d0fZiDzOSOA5skXaBaLfesvKQ2Eh0bJZrQulHE5HF0gJWIxfs6MOixBqwal8YmgdbmKVZeRaw/s4608/IMG_3045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyM0fpxAPhrErkPsNlG_jQv3HkJhnxkE0UrsUQD7g21X3glUvOxMIFki6Mxx0SeMv7GOdvCPVRsbxrgRh3Te7OpzKFszWpghkFd2cE7QeXuy7IuiS9d0fZiDzOSOA5skXaBaLfesvKQ2Eh0bJZrQulHE5HF0gJWIxfs6MOixBqwal8YmgdbmKVZeRaw/w640-h360/IMG_3045.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Carolina Wren</i></div><p>So that's why I figured it was time for another Bird Blog. Simple, right? Step away from the computer and commitments for a few moments, put out bird food, birds show up, take pictures of our local feathered friends as they make themselves fat and happy and for me take that time to relax for a few minutes. Sit out back, enjoy being outdoors, praise the Lord for this crazy set of bird-loaded woods he planted behind the house he provided for us in North Carolina. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjHs0mYB5LOQUiAmRgMlWpBe7C--TTlz0wpY0b4PjQYNQfDyG-hi6zYcTPKPx0AUvuelFCd78mtp3pdmtLwpH3SVdEucnn14TsgUAB2-dF3rXF3ZVr9flY5ltIEshRrQ1lshYoDYjR_jN7WiPBadwRWBRxNGV57IrxBntHukrSJihTu90lwce993fQw/s2592/IMG_2890%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="2112" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjHs0mYB5LOQUiAmRgMlWpBe7C--TTlz0wpY0b4PjQYNQfDyG-hi6zYcTPKPx0AUvuelFCd78mtp3pdmtLwpH3SVdEucnn14TsgUAB2-dF3rXF3ZVr9flY5ltIEshRrQ1lshYoDYjR_jN7WiPBadwRWBRxNGV57IrxBntHukrSJihTu90lwce993fQw/w326-h400/IMG_2890%20(2).JPG" width="326" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Northern Cardinal</i></div></i><p>Of course, if you heard me taking these photos...or not taking the photos I wanted to catch...it might not have seemed simple or relaxing. I can make a lot of noise when I miss a shot, or the camera won't focus, or the bird moves, or a Mocking Bird arrives to chase the other birds off or a mocking squirrel pokes their head up along our fence with a nose and hunger for BIRD FOOD. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tSPUlIVRh96al2CidMe7KQ-FRdwxGWEeXT2qCy41Z2X3ai2Ouz6YCXdnYr3d01QE0krdBhdoFKmosCjiyJjUoaVYfXe_BmGPZMnHtqjoUjsXgDc-4l1f7C6upeM5VGCQ7_Ap4KCvR1Roizf6_tfxIOJ8KxFlWy0ZElP9fymM2daF9MmLd1kibt5OeQ/s4608/IMG_3548.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tSPUlIVRh96al2CidMe7KQ-FRdwxGWEeXT2qCy41Z2X3ai2Ouz6YCXdnYr3d01QE0krdBhdoFKmosCjiyJjUoaVYfXe_BmGPZMnHtqjoUjsXgDc-4l1f7C6upeM5VGCQ7_Ap4KCvR1Roizf6_tfxIOJ8KxFlWy0ZElP9fymM2daF9MmLd1kibt5OeQ/w640-h360/IMG_3548.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Purple Finch</i></div></i><p>Karen says I mumble out loud thinking no one else can hear me. I'm not sure, but my perfectionistic tendency is to blame (evidently out loud) the birds, the camera, the sun, the wind, my eyes, the season, the temperature, my chair, my arms, moving too quickly, not being ready, for everything that keeps my photographs from being PERFECT. EVERY SHOT. I think I'm that good. So obviously it can't be MY FAULT. Maybe that's the problem--everyone and everything else IS the problem. Anyway the bird photos might be much more relaxing looking at them than overhearing the photographer as he takes them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUfXYTfZWRmCCibJRekOOrpND53xtveMQXqlZr2jI1Us--vDcnGjSAgjubR7sZ5CdrS13KMjyc8sV72IptEf14wKPadGjeXTUpolpwaHEsalyhNxHovZa_KQ5Jnl-21AqN_Js47Uw-xNH6ej3sH9BFnKDnQqGcrVo9uCe23s5TcfP0z8ZTvVK2hJzwA/s4608/IMG_3435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUfXYTfZWRmCCibJRekOOrpND53xtveMQXqlZr2jI1Us--vDcnGjSAgjubR7sZ5CdrS13KMjyc8sV72IptEf14wKPadGjeXTUpolpwaHEsalyhNxHovZa_KQ5Jnl-21AqN_Js47Uw-xNH6ej3sH9BFnKDnQqGcrVo9uCe23s5TcfP0z8ZTvVK2hJzwA/w640-h360/IMG_3435.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Eastern Bluebird</i></div></i><p>Perfectionism is a scary thing (I've learned/am continuing to learn). A dangerous thing. A destructive way of life on multiple levels. And a perfectionist can't suffer<i> from</i> perfectionism because it's one of the spiritual gifts inferred in Galatians 5:22, right? At least it seems that way to the one inside the prison of victimhood created by the deep-seated knowledge that everyone else is wrong; everyone and everything else is the problem; and if everyone else would just think, act, live, respond, vote, and serve Christ like I do God's will would be done on earth as it is in heaven. To others, a perfectionist's "grace, love, compassion, empathy, and care," looks and feels a lot like judgement, punishment, persecution, condemnation, and death. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEoHZBlG1-xml4mNRw7jxhcPxJZ2yrrbRVgLaQ66udoFuZKFAgNN3bd7PAAE8xbka7VYRVH8QB5vYeSUVfYkR_KbJS7X--pJw0hftx3Rc8EannzgH3grBW2fcrjvg6ohSFX-u2UnrTaxPA2mA4GEIDbWDG3vkpgj7CMTVoJHRsNNpr2rMj_kyBX0jsQ/s4608/IMG_3464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEoHZBlG1-xml4mNRw7jxhcPxJZ2yrrbRVgLaQ66udoFuZKFAgNN3bd7PAAE8xbka7VYRVH8QB5vYeSUVfYkR_KbJS7X--pJw0hftx3Rc8EannzgH3grBW2fcrjvg6ohSFX-u2UnrTaxPA2mA4GEIDbWDG3vkpgj7CMTVoJHRsNNpr2rMj_kyBX0jsQ/w640-h360/IMG_3464.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Yellow-Rumped Warbler</i></div></i><p>I see where I used to be on this journey. Many of you know who I was, how I behaved, how wrong and blind I was in my lashing out to personally make this world a better place. MY place with all costs placed on and charged to others. Ultimately, I had to be broken and put back together. Thankfully, God's transformation and restorative powers are perfect, unlike "all the King's men" in the Humpty Dumpty scenario. Thank you for allowing God to do his work in my life. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeFkUpbbKNpeVEbYCeRhtzgOBA7eQ-IzHD6-W8KKc2xUlMsMhVIe6sK_9ZP-_jbQObrVI90BgP05YUZFRciss0Qkd27xW3lq4TV24k6Ynv9X3Zzme4IKMzKxNcELffcRWoGNFNC-m1a2_gvcgAM1T50UZ-EypHXhAV7n2mBpVevhp5GGhqsus26trWg/s4608/IMG_3512.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeFkUpbbKNpeVEbYCeRhtzgOBA7eQ-IzHD6-W8KKc2xUlMsMhVIe6sK_9ZP-_jbQObrVI90BgP05YUZFRciss0Qkd27xW3lq4TV24k6Ynv9X3Zzme4IKMzKxNcELffcRWoGNFNC-m1a2_gvcgAM1T50UZ-EypHXhAV7n2mBpVevhp5GGhqsus26trWg/w640-h360/IMG_3512.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Red-Bellied Woodpecker</i></div></i><p>Gratitude, peace, fun, laughter, and joy are in short supply in the Valley of Perpetual Victimhood. As the Holy Spirt continues to teach me silence and satisfaction taking pictures of birds, please pray for me every time you see one of my bird photos. Just a quick prayer like, "Jesus, please help Keith simply enjoy the birds and be thankful." I am sure that prayer will be heard and may even transition to other parts of my heart, spirit, and soul.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESs5FHISOKK8oabJMlOVz_YuT_Cffhj4NY9pbh6iYTD0_YRjRh8Sk54Un6HMbUE7_UbkCfuUPdrlPLB3nel94GnqIfqJI8lC0BXUoyEt6fzLbbpxYGLlZUSSmxOoriiy7VNx9t1n0aJTw_q4ymefRWmTOHGAPfZxrayo2bZZGBdxTcND14oSwVd5-cg/s4608/IMG_3213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESs5FHISOKK8oabJMlOVz_YuT_Cffhj4NY9pbh6iYTD0_YRjRh8Sk54Un6HMbUE7_UbkCfuUPdrlPLB3nel94GnqIfqJI8lC0BXUoyEt6fzLbbpxYGLlZUSSmxOoriiy7VNx9t1n0aJTw_q4ymefRWmTOHGAPfZxrayo2bZZGBdxTcND14oSwVd5-cg/w640-h360/IMG_3213.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Downy Woodpecker</i></div></i><p>God created us to do good works and he's promised to finish the work that he's started within us. I trust him with that work. Thank you for the grace, love, and encouragement you have shown and shared as he completes his work within me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvh-uQqA7HnpRD2sY6HlLcf8sZyCiBU6wd3RzxVF7jFh4jayRWwTxjIh5zpRUVe41kMcXbHOszgl9aTWa05TNymZiASHgK7gKh3dPKcfTWjMXyP4RV3eq5Be6TPpIGfzP2Fhr1QUIkCCSKegi2zk1vZuWS6e1nefyIjcNMf8HY_c5nbBzzTmNfdGNQjw/s972/Screenshot%20(12702).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="763" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvh-uQqA7HnpRD2sY6HlLcf8sZyCiBU6wd3RzxVF7jFh4jayRWwTxjIh5zpRUVe41kMcXbHOszgl9aTWa05TNymZiASHgK7gKh3dPKcfTWjMXyP4RV3eq5Be6TPpIGfzP2Fhr1QUIkCCSKegi2zk1vZuWS6e1nefyIjcNMf8HY_c5nbBzzTmNfdGNQjw/w502-h640/Screenshot%20(12702).png" width="502" /></a></div>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-24955200020005417822022-10-28T14:20:00.003-04:002022-10-28T14:20:39.284-04:00Keith & Karen's Fall Newsletter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqF8yFYWCKBkik1wmUxjH9o8pw54p7h61iIIxNOloJbj3itdh0j_cCUYoBXDjVYCz3FL-67hhYi19GJTQELh4ZG2ZY5RCYCq8PagP6w89ZSAfA6nsBgLSAg9rebsJ43L9jxorv0J-S-pdSCoXZ25Bcqhb1L9NAzYYho3p0OUO8D-xFf7jsHiI1-TyEQ/s1687/Global%20Flyer%20v27n3p1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="1313" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqF8yFYWCKBkik1wmUxjH9o8pw54p7h61iIIxNOloJbj3itdh0j_cCUYoBXDjVYCz3FL-67hhYi19GJTQELh4ZG2ZY5RCYCq8PagP6w89ZSAfA6nsBgLSAg9rebsJ43L9jxorv0J-S-pdSCoXZ25Bcqhb1L9NAzYYho3p0OUO8D-xFf7jsHiI1-TyEQ/w498-h640/Global%20Flyer%20v27n3p1.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4uw5VJhZlmq6-XM2aplvLNBYnf1Mqqb_4JhWgPqW9PzaWmO5-G97LgYemzRQ5pqQz3tBzeSuIY7FmqtdMVAOLR97ajYjND584BibqUpyAl-F6RzFG7l7_BjsTOeN1ggm0hB6WRVbsci9XHllmO-rRKhzR8kUFxSzX_nF7XZ-IqUrtZIRJbrvT8v8Qg/s1687/Global%20Flyer%20v27n3p2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="1313" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4uw5VJhZlmq6-XM2aplvLNBYnf1Mqqb_4JhWgPqW9PzaWmO5-G97LgYemzRQ5pqQz3tBzeSuIY7FmqtdMVAOLR97ajYjND584BibqUpyAl-F6RzFG7l7_BjsTOeN1ggm0hB6WRVbsci9XHllmO-rRKhzR8kUFxSzX_nF7XZ-IqUrtZIRJbrvT8v8Qg/w498-h640/Global%20Flyer%20v27n3p2.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><br />Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-28134644131975749272022-09-16T11:14:00.000-04:002022-09-16T11:14:33.315-04:00Photos for the Fun of It!<p>Part of Karen's and my recent 20th wedding anniversary celebration included watching the Charlotte Knights baseball team play against the Durham Bulls, taking a tour of an artisanal glass blowing hot-shop, a trip to the NASCAR Hall of Fame (Karen's FAVORITE π), and a stop at the North Carolina Transportation Museum. It was our second visit to the transportation museum. Exciting, eh? </p><p>It was fun to reconnect with our baseball friend, Xavier, whom we met here as a Burlington Royals (Burlington, NC) rookie in 2015. He worked his way up to AAA with Kansas City and now plays AAA with the Charlotte Knights (affiliated with the Chicago White Sox). It's been fun watching him "grow up" in life and baseball.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh131CSIcHe7PZeSg158zl-nuvYOEqwfgiHGg6FxZVej-R0_-AMlA3Qf6_E_gwPlTLIUiVch9aFGGOInIwUiaLF9H5ROBQyfHiY8s6d_m4WxFT9iJpv32RNA2iNLjAUkyjPS3x3kMKEQqvXI3G9AnvcOo9t6GBFL_0W4W0atXxySy67Bf2ReExrJLQx1g/s1935/IMG_20220830_184324609~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="1935" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh131CSIcHe7PZeSg158zl-nuvYOEqwfgiHGg6FxZVej-R0_-AMlA3Qf6_E_gwPlTLIUiVch9aFGGOInIwUiaLF9H5ROBQyfHiY8s6d_m4WxFT9iJpv32RNA2iNLjAUkyjPS3x3kMKEQqvXI3G9AnvcOo9t6GBFL_0W4W0atXxySy67Bf2ReExrJLQx1g/w640-h482/IMG_20220830_184324609~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Xavier is a catcher/1st baseman who's played professional baseball for ten years.</i></div></i><div><br /></div><div>I did find a couple things to take photos of at the transportation museum. Enjoy. They're just for fun!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kTb-f-HHbAdDtjU4bPvvDg1biE0D-MxKKoVAgWNyLm8Ls_5P_mWHctH9EIc0og4Nd6L0ydvUOeyIRaFMifi_OaGPOByrPtkCpbqJmtfR73PhPMlt8vO-7TQhyFo7-iwk_U_2TS3xhSBxldfyRZUBTY6DyfZigZSZNjcTxH48GMCg8RvS5CQd6-Yunw/s4032/IMG_20220902_103335079_HDR~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kTb-f-HHbAdDtjU4bPvvDg1biE0D-MxKKoVAgWNyLm8Ls_5P_mWHctH9EIc0og4Nd6L0ydvUOeyIRaFMifi_OaGPOByrPtkCpbqJmtfR73PhPMlt8vO-7TQhyFo7-iwk_U_2TS3xhSBxldfyRZUBTY6DyfZigZSZNjcTxH48GMCg8RvS5CQd6-Yunw/w640-h480/IMG_20220902_103335079_HDR~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>DC-3 components and wing sections</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><i>School bus grill</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3-PwFtfzSLOrGTOZ0m-tnOX38Fr_XLh7JpsjZpsZ_L95AsOU82Y-eYS55h8kzA5tOKIJ2Mqnx419Vd5_3QNeG3pEqP1ua7UTkPqnXw0_p71Bu1QXTlzNRGxcaHVOJCite5j5NtQSdWmx5upHOjkdy088bhgYp85IFgTgIHNyHqCj1aeON-AYVytwEQ/s3681/IMG_20220902_112529719_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2762" data-original-width="3681" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3-PwFtfzSLOrGTOZ0m-tnOX38Fr_XLh7JpsjZpsZ_L95AsOU82Y-eYS55h8kzA5tOKIJ2Mqnx419Vd5_3QNeG3pEqP1ua7UTkPqnXw0_p71Bu1QXTlzNRGxcaHVOJCite5j5NtQSdWmx5upHOjkdy088bhgYp85IFgTgIHNyHqCj1aeON-AYVytwEQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220902_112529719_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Restored railroad car for sorting mail between cities.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3x5I6M2KHtd1FpqKfCEOmmEQWTFyyrMWBdvjRXgaI3KfEECqCz6SzriOdVEfB2PMWI3xGKEk6vFULrQHTHh8VdxU9z6RLq1TkIJ12SawiR7pVs4T6v2ip1DZyxMC6ODtxkR2PocgNi_0CuSg3aqDJQEbQgRtTVic2YpAQoZzDvwu3ZyK_WiN3Rhc9eg/s4032/IMG_20220902_113714078_HDRa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3x5I6M2KHtd1FpqKfCEOmmEQWTFyyrMWBdvjRXgaI3KfEECqCz6SzriOdVEfB2PMWI3xGKEk6vFULrQHTHh8VdxU9z6RLq1TkIJ12SawiR7pVs4T6v2ip1DZyxMC6ODtxkR2PocgNi_0CuSg3aqDJQEbQgRtTVic2YpAQoZzDvwu3ZyK_WiN3Rhc9eg/w640-h480/IMG_20220902_113714078_HDRa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Ford Pickup Truck grill</i></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for your friendship, love, prayers, gifts, and encouragement that sustain us in life, marriage, and ministry!</span></div></div>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-32086067278062048742022-08-01T12:54:00.000-04:002022-08-01T12:54:40.987-04:00The 2022 Salsa Season Starts!<p> Karen's Side-Street Salsa Kitchen is NOW OPEN!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fQugbH1jACOu9bL4uZ1hbbiF58ZLD5bBY3G9c3GjTh9CDAvVDoLSRNJ-AGBcinFWVVvCf9u3BDzimG-XQrGbOXl5nMLnQXHYukVb8TUAkqNLQZyyZFhWyQQrZkBboSYfFPE7pYQMtJBXzR_pO3i9j4SGmx_UGmv4RgzKubg_4yssT_5mkR6fNqifDg/s4032/IMG_20220730_123721315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fQugbH1jACOu9bL4uZ1hbbiF58ZLD5bBY3G9c3GjTh9CDAvVDoLSRNJ-AGBcinFWVVvCf9u3BDzimG-XQrGbOXl5nMLnQXHYukVb8TUAkqNLQZyyZFhWyQQrZkBboSYfFPE7pYQMtJBXzR_pO3i9j4SGmx_UGmv4RgzKubg_4yssT_5mkR6fNqifDg/w640-h480/IMG_20220730_123721315.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Karen in super salsa form down on our seasonal salsa farm!</i></div></i><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Recent Salsa History </span> </b>The last couple years have been rough as far as salsa. Life and ministry were so crazy in 2019 that we didn't have a salsa garden (tomatoes or related peppers). And then in '20 and '21 we lost a large portion of our tomato crop to "bottom rot" which is caused by irregular watering and/or a calcium deficiency. We had a very hot/dry season in '20 and a very wet/warm season in '21. </p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Current Salsa Situation </span> </b> So THIS year we were ready with an improved water management plan and a calcium control regimen. Those elements helped as the tomato garden took off like crazy this spring.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Pepper Problems</span> </b> Of course, that means our pepper garden (jalapeno, bell, and banana peppers) nearly failed. Karen planted seeds three times in quest of germination. The third seeding grew-out uneven with 1 1/2 jalapeno plants, 7 bell pepper plants, and 1 banana pepper plant. Normally we have 6 plants each. While jalapeno and bell peppers are found retail down here, banana peppers are rather rare in our local produce reality. And if someone tells you that "Hungarian Hots" are the same thing (because they look nearly identical to banana peppers) don't believe them. So we're hoping our single banana pepper plant has a banner banana year. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYq1klxAoxUueWHGVtww0SACEhIj7wflULqxnxURu9vazcZ4lSDd2t-cVBZd7Lq9UFLvpL215F1BI0MUP9T7o7OUNAB-pNrs4OuKAgiGaaizwE15cJSqG56MhUNulochkLpUuYzxPtx2oUebLoAymw0YMbVNWwDP5IAfWzextgK3AVZiNoFhdv5NAjA/s2360/IMG_20220801_105116422_HDR%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="2360" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYq1klxAoxUueWHGVtww0SACEhIj7wflULqxnxURu9vazcZ4lSDd2t-cVBZd7Lq9UFLvpL215F1BI0MUP9T7o7OUNAB-pNrs4OuKAgiGaaizwE15cJSqG56MhUNulochkLpUuYzxPtx2oUebLoAymw0YMbVNWwDP5IAfWzextgK3AVZiNoFhdv5NAjA/w640-h512/IMG_20220801_105116422_HDR%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Our thin pepper patch.</i><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Forging Ahead, Full Speed Ahead</span></b> That being said, WE JUST HARVESTED, PROCESSED AND CANNED our first batch of Salsa for 2022. It was a great harvest with only one tomato having bottom rot. The rest were ripe, red, and ready to be picked. This first pick produced 11 lovely quarts of Karen's Side Street Salsa.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnloq5Z7poYJb0L6CLM8d3jcoUrdE9d7LUKOhIvCLR4iaibL2redqsQsKujEsFGvCrhn501scHB7wA-xcwCSpsFBrCpM6Iz3FiSW1rxuKMzZ5IdDHT7lk7f-YECby6N-rfrdBJ0zWGTcV6gCgoZv-0rOQq0mjCUdG_AB3bPDrTR_eWzumxrRWEDeTBGw/s4032/IMG_20220730_105355686.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnloq5Z7poYJb0L6CLM8d3jcoUrdE9d7LUKOhIvCLR4iaibL2redqsQsKujEsFGvCrhn501scHB7wA-xcwCSpsFBrCpM6Iz3FiSW1rxuKMzZ5IdDHT7lk7f-YECby6N-rfrdBJ0zWGTcV6gCgoZv-0rOQq0mjCUdG_AB3bPDrTR_eWzumxrRWEDeTBGw/w640-h480/IMG_20220730_105355686.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Chopping, slicing, and dicing.</i></div></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><i>Karen's Side-Street Salsa 2022, Batch #1</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We look forward to at least two more tomato harvests this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AdDREQkMDtUHUH8qcwTv2waDy_hfgIJdXfHGMXWTcYFa21HiA2_4RD_DN6TRy8AJhvKoxVUV1UVA1_9xdoODOXaTCXwxyAi25T3Iaj_uaMNVv2J3qlxAAC1f_IrEaMkyW9fGXDpD642OuF-8KuFIUmmbjDqdyIitsb1ULBd9Jmlw6AWunYqKoCHxzg/s1933/IMG_20220801_104903164_HDR%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="953" data-original-width="1933" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AdDREQkMDtUHUH8qcwTv2waDy_hfgIJdXfHGMXWTcYFa21HiA2_4RD_DN6TRy8AJhvKoxVUV1UVA1_9xdoODOXaTCXwxyAi25T3Iaj_uaMNVv2J3qlxAAC1f_IrEaMkyW9fGXDpD642OuF-8KuFIUmmbjDqdyIitsb1ULBd9Jmlw6AWunYqKoCHxzg/w640-h316/IMG_20220801_104903164_HDR%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Future Salsa Batches #2 and #3?</i></div></i><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>While we don't ship salsa, we do share it if you're ever in town.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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More on that in our upcoming SUMMER NEWSLETTER! Be watching for it...π</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGNrFsz-QrHi3IicvLETTW8hZq7rQ8jGWI4rfLJevcfCXEC8sazNP3pjZZpdV2ZjfztdRKEEIP2yRroV9ERGoftQ7XUo-FQ8SyMZ0F9kf3KzDZGXGx8xDaaQklMkdMJPjDrIZ8-Ln5XppMGZypV7BnM62_022DedcbyvlqW3Bn5bVIn77ni8i04lCkQ/s3904/IMG_20220702_154322543_HDR_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2594" data-original-width="3904" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGNrFsz-QrHi3IicvLETTW8hZq7rQ8jGWI4rfLJevcfCXEC8sazNP3pjZZpdV2ZjfztdRKEEIP2yRroV9ERGoftQ7XUo-FQ8SyMZ0F9kf3KzDZGXGx8xDaaQklMkdMJPjDrIZ8-Ln5XppMGZypV7BnM62_022DedcbyvlqW3Bn5bVIn77ni8i04lCkQ/w640-h426/IMG_20220702_154322543_HDR_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A slice of road-life between Coshocton, Ohio and Graham, North Carolina. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is no surprise there were missionary airplanes at our hangar facility when I arrived. The surprise, even after 25 years of service, is the depth and breadth of the aircraft maintenance performed by our Apprentice and Staff mechanics. The world of missionary aviation can be found in our hangars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hangar A, B, and C are full. It's a simple as that. Here's a rundown of what is hangar A, from left to right below: a Cessna 206 for service in Alaska, a G8 Airvan for service in Haiti, and a Cessna 206 for ministry in Mexico. The white oblong looking thing in the lower right corner is the downside of belly cargo pod for the nearby 206. There are actually TWO belly pods in this photo. The other one is right side up and looks something like a little boat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefeRfqTComvdAH_zg0fzI5ke0_j-D9HpnzG1FwmVoXXnB22t0AELyBwXwL-gRM6Jl8zGD1D--EuJ4TwBt0CmJdOFFDLw8KbABINHjp8_AzriLrQ7-hm3rGsq84_US5WkF2nCTVhlFl-HuIuLeWbod5yDnwFBRuGFqMv8HpXx1eKqkRG-X3Tkz-Rwmrw/s3197/IMG_20220701_080800373_HDR_2%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2061" data-original-width="3197" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefeRfqTComvdAH_zg0fzI5ke0_j-D9HpnzG1FwmVoXXnB22t0AELyBwXwL-gRM6Jl8zGD1D--EuJ4TwBt0CmJdOFFDLw8KbABINHjp8_AzriLrQ7-hm3rGsq84_US5WkF2nCTVhlFl-HuIuLeWbod5yDnwFBRuGFqMv8HpXx1eKqkRG-X3Tkz-Rwmrw/w640-h412/IMG_20220701_080800373_HDR_2%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A view of Hangar A from the mezzanine level. It's so nice to have the hangar doors open.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2y1ZgmsDrKg8SPRfOHxmarLEth8eO8BXRvAGsOp6tRO8k5iDOJVXNK2unfnp3nBJQeG_UMaMIYdWwFijGLPSTICGrPjDicSjrHdss0LEreaxIfwl_A_vSlReWlbyC9nWKRi51wUl6G75Xhl0Mt7tHdmbOD7GdPZsOKRbRqE0kbHJ9sGMwemuDKdEWKw/s4032/IMG_20220701_080935487_PORTRAIT_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2y1ZgmsDrKg8SPRfOHxmarLEth8eO8BXRvAGsOp6tRO8k5iDOJVXNK2unfnp3nBJQeG_UMaMIYdWwFijGLPSTICGrPjDicSjrHdss0LEreaxIfwl_A_vSlReWlbyC9nWKRi51wUl6G75Xhl0Mt7tHdmbOD7GdPZsOKRbRqE0kbHJ9sGMwemuDKdEWKw/w480-h640/IMG_20220701_080935487_PORTRAIT_4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Major progress on an aircraft restoration can appear less than exciting to untrained eyes, but our avionics team has nearly finished the repair and rewire of this panel inside the G8 Airvan.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYbOO87bUJrp-RL1qDi3HsWz176kWHNX-aPGnAk86iUAZ-eM4spCbQRB4eqHFmX4FYQxN_jj5Sb-o60Kjm1yN7_pbaxk6EOdBltsUogrByZ9fkDQMbHZBPvWe6_urZLXnqb5trn_V7Ri8VjN-1LSkm_Jf8AkUFF_dBade3MBxfUlJcJYce05eGhn2Vw/s2890/IMG_20220630_080511431_HDR%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2186" data-original-width="2890" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYbOO87bUJrp-RL1qDi3HsWz176kWHNX-aPGnAk86iUAZ-eM4spCbQRB4eqHFmX4FYQxN_jj5Sb-o60Kjm1yN7_pbaxk6EOdBltsUogrByZ9fkDQMbHZBPvWe6_urZLXnqb5trn_V7Ri8VjN-1LSkm_Jf8AkUFF_dBade3MBxfUlJcJYce05eGhn2Vw/w640-h484/IMG_20220630_080511431_HDR%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Senior Apprentice Bryan Martin receives a wisdom delivery from long-term Staff mechanic, Mike Dunkley. They are discussing the engine of a missionary airplane being repaired for service in Canada. Actually, the Cessna 206 in the background is also slated for Canadian missionary service.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">And Did I Mention Tomatoes?</span></b></div><div>Not at MMS, of course. There are lots of things you can find at MMS, but a Salsa Garden isn't yet one of them. The tomatoes are back in Graham, North Carolina on the south side of our humble missionary abode. And its a great year for tomatoes so it should be a great year for Karen's Side-street Salsa!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUlV2aO9_j9AX2_xzO87MV-s0yq8qa44wZJyDen161yfoahh0wGVNPvoMMO1kMzLn64KDF1wrfjxvaEKoYkA_XnNNoyOk3LH4mCxEfgNwJJS7awz4nXUsEhAzqqcYEOH9aCBevyHdfK0sEShjtCXVRfmfZCiRv6nRZDyaHqbqDKILMLdz--4-dah1eQ/s2271/IMG_20220707_181602164_HDR%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1941" data-original-width="2271" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUlV2aO9_j9AX2_xzO87MV-s0yq8qa44wZJyDen161yfoahh0wGVNPvoMMO1kMzLn64KDF1wrfjxvaEKoYkA_XnNNoyOk3LH4mCxEfgNwJJS7awz4nXUsEhAzqqcYEOH9aCBevyHdfK0sEShjtCXVRfmfZCiRv6nRZDyaHqbqDKILMLdz--4-dah1eQ/w640-h548/IMG_20220707_181602164_HDR%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Our 2022 forest of Roma tomatoes.</i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuK8ypAdFAq14jCegLpLlDXRigIbQxe8EVBnqlVlwvAwZ0Zolc2_xKlKi3G_JVDDYuizmUWYFUin7-pEt1nk-Q-SHj_0mIcKXA7cgZ_eMD6jggZYk5Q6rLNrrtr3FEOfsO6ruvkezoWe0Ow90jRHU0x3Vj3dVIusUXLBbTAeyaBycHQcEKXFfcsd7uA/s2882/IMG_20220709_084836176_HDR%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2161" data-original-width="2882" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuK8ypAdFAq14jCegLpLlDXRigIbQxe8EVBnqlVlwvAwZ0Zolc2_xKlKi3G_JVDDYuizmUWYFUin7-pEt1nk-Q-SHj_0mIcKXA7cgZ_eMD6jggZYk5Q6rLNrrtr3FEOfsO6ruvkezoWe0Ow90jRHU0x3Vj3dVIusUXLBbTAeyaBycHQcEKXFfcsd7uA/w640-h480/IMG_20220709_084836176_HDR%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We don't fry them green...we slice and dice them once they're <span style="color: red;"><b>RED!</b></span> Here's salsa on the hoof!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">And A Dog to Entertain in All Our Humanness</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We currently have the pleasure of dog sitting our friends' dog while they are out of state. This is Niner. Niner has written a short article about her stay with us on page 2 of our next, upcoming, soon to be released, <b>Blockbuster Summer Newsletter</b>. Did I say be watching for it? π</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGzk7bwIMNq_tbYXhfWSQOExD5mHcEKiFRfKn0-tHFODrDoqVgpS40QwOXVhETvzZ4eLE9U5LEqu4VVFopGk4HXcBKUmPMJuX7IfEOvqzjzVQqP763EStPlJeQlkF1WuumJSOr5oyjcwD0q-adRiiLAwy_Rpd35vIu_ksPXizFijYmMYNVJbIucEnBw/s2668/91b4abbf-3ba9-45bf-9106-5dfdda16cd17%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="2668" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGzk7bwIMNq_tbYXhfWSQOExD5mHcEKiFRfKn0-tHFODrDoqVgpS40QwOXVhETvzZ4eLE9U5LEqu4VVFopGk4HXcBKUmPMJuX7IfEOvqzjzVQqP763EStPlJeQlkF1WuumJSOr5oyjcwD0q-adRiiLAwy_Rpd35vIu_ksPXizFijYmMYNVJbIucEnBw/w640-h316/91b4abbf-3ba9-45bf-9106-5dfdda16cd17%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Here's "Niner" patiently waiting for us to continue entertaining her.</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: medium;"><b>Thank YOU for being such a large part of transforming lives and shaping eternity through your partnership with us in missionary aviation! Without someone to send, no one can go! Thanks for being part of the team at <a href="https://mmsaviation.org/donate/?framepath=%2Fgiftcart%2Fgive.aspx%3Fdesig%3D35906%26frame%3Dtrue" target="_blank">MMS Aviation</a>.</b></span></div>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289516562561383938.post-63780852339259027102022-05-16T11:26:00.002-04:002022-05-16T11:29:16.809-04:00Hangar Shots: Where is THIS Airplane Going?<p>MMS Aviation receives aircraft projects from all over the world that then go all over the world to transport the love, compassion, and Truth of Jesus Christ to those people groups, villages, and tribes in hard-to-reach places. Here are some hangar photos to illustrate that reality.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WhUvFHjDup7mVFmBoL-G6EQPI8_vCP6Xd1C1hx6ggH07aV9h05Dp-HROMB3Zt1Avb49kyuSa_QHOgdCWheCI3wEAHJrJO_rTrxbIcwb9gZx52TiSV1v6g5gQSPDuTUwO20mcigq4HFdnTrOulniP7RsILJ3NicGlMexIAnTqdemFsqOtFQjKQW6Www/s2048/278178688_4999758940060795_582605938666189993_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WhUvFHjDup7mVFmBoL-G6EQPI8_vCP6Xd1C1hx6ggH07aV9h05Dp-HROMB3Zt1Avb49kyuSa_QHOgdCWheCI3wEAHJrJO_rTrxbIcwb9gZx52TiSV1v6g5gQSPDuTUwO20mcigq4HFdnTrOulniP7RsILJ3NicGlMexIAnTqdemFsqOtFQjKQW6Www/w640-h428/278178688_4999758940060795_582605938666189993_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rebekah Martel, our newest staff member, removes corrosion </div><div style="text-align: center;">from the main wing spar of an <span>Airvan<b style="color: red;"> </b></span>headed for missionary service in </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Haiti</b>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh14gmQevG2ni09P7VwXX9MVXe1-KtSK5E6ImyR3Z7pi1kt1qfWkmGqU68fM5I3bh9E7gOT8uNRmH_K-AJoiNwaORE4_CYFx3tS-pGdTXgCkKmJJtOCLQuVHhxvRkS7K_vv46mW_tj2OPSxD66y_ZQi03zhzwgG-aa2RdZubzt8xzVlOLb6jRQZ_qvpA/s4032/IMG_20220329_143236699(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh14gmQevG2ni09P7VwXX9MVXe1-KtSK5E6ImyR3Z7pi1kt1qfWkmGqU68fM5I3bh9E7gOT8uNRmH_K-AJoiNwaORE4_CYFx3tS-pGdTXgCkKmJJtOCLQuVHhxvRkS7K_vv46mW_tj2OPSxD66y_ZQi03zhzwgG-aa2RdZubzt8xzVlOLb6jRQZ_qvpA/w640-h480/IMG_20220329_143236699(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">This airplane, a Cessna 206, is in for a complete control panel upgrade for service in<b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">Alaska</span></b><span style="color: red;">.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuelJ6b28W8Tqrnz7LUMFuD3UQvIzRBERpmi-ot5tLw_oSKinDrcHK_O0vnI5WXWwEnawZlOS1bHlh4iJV92Oi9WxVKi-74uCu84s-o7O5p89wwm-gRl8Ce0qjfPhkVGPwJprMUCB4u47wE287aE48emMVPO2ew-eDVvK1nl3se4ikraODhhFf-l5uA/s2048/268329009_4632753076761385_1805086897293009264_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuelJ6b28W8Tqrnz7LUMFuD3UQvIzRBERpmi-ot5tLw_oSKinDrcHK_O0vnI5WXWwEnawZlOS1bHlh4iJV92Oi9WxVKi-74uCu84s-o7O5p89wwm-gRl8Ce0qjfPhkVGPwJprMUCB4u47wE287aE48emMVPO2ew-eDVvK1nl3se4ikraODhhFf-l5uA/w640-h428/268329009_4632753076761385_1805086897293009264_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This engine is being overhauled for an airplane that serves in </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Mexico</b>.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-ryGqdL9GcPEcuyoAg9N6KMDXvw_FP-cC4-ADDTOn35mLT7g65MK2Yf3yruQrZLvkwE0gMV1Cohm4SGiQiP-bHchq0RZwZdGeYD4o__fRiFpbxOu1EctxnHViMwhTlPZ1Eo2z83hNuqSjgvgsT0m3ZIyZmhPqPJMvMzWX9wg9DQ_5nY3aBKOwimVBA/s2901/IMG_20220401_141247029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="2901" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-ryGqdL9GcPEcuyoAg9N6KMDXvw_FP-cC4-ADDTOn35mLT7g65MK2Yf3yruQrZLvkwE0gMV1Cohm4SGiQiP-bHchq0RZwZdGeYD4o__fRiFpbxOu1EctxnHViMwhTlPZ1Eo2z83hNuqSjgvgsT0m3ZIyZmhPqPJMvMzWX9wg9DQ_5nY3aBKOwimVBA/w640-h480/IMG_20220401_141247029.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This airplane, a Pilatus Porter, will serve in<b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">Guatemala</span></b><span style="color: red;">.</span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrnxguApdHQFmUxZXnVv1WQMAKi4Rhlr0kV4da4lUD4KbmNxcjNvGyx0-mJe9ZTCPHyXLb3HDoN9vi4hAs32xR-FeBFzUO6VPoTGglF6mOhQPN1in3IJ7ClF-l_CKjlcglw7_LChke_XXSEIG0uducznPoe-GimWXh--RUkkSFEaWG4cfzKIlzAKngg/s4032/IMG_20220401_141443179.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrnxguApdHQFmUxZXnVv1WQMAKi4Rhlr0kV4da4lUD4KbmNxcjNvGyx0-mJe9ZTCPHyXLb3HDoN9vi4hAs32xR-FeBFzUO6VPoTGglF6mOhQPN1in3IJ7ClF-l_CKjlcglw7_LChke_XXSEIG0uducznPoe-GimWXh--RUkkSFEaWG4cfzKIlzAKngg/w640-h480/IMG_20220401_141443179.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dale and Kyle <span>repair</span> a horizontal stabilizer for an airplane that serves in the </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Philippines</b>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1avBqxOcTlyb22x7RejrrYVKHGJegtTVEZ8BaVYrRshYKbTx2ibwpq2w15CsQD9z9ONFyvu7Elvg-a_fT_70lZ0T707eP-fhv0jHR1YoSOjL1tjcAQnDbjP70aSJbwsP5Iql8EtrlUetmlhCnTNrMH2csJr64eC3lyUSkYujN3s9vZi0dbuyptOwgQ/s1931/268760261_4632849733418386_387824881892218607_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="1931" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1avBqxOcTlyb22x7RejrrYVKHGJegtTVEZ8BaVYrRshYKbTx2ibwpq2w15CsQD9z9ONFyvu7Elvg-a_fT_70lZ0T707eP-fhv0jHR1YoSOjL1tjcAQnDbjP70aSJbwsP5Iql8EtrlUetmlhCnTNrMH2csJr64eC3lyUSkYujN3s9vZi0dbuyptOwgQ/w640-h428/268760261_4632849733418386_387824881892218607_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This Cessna 206 was completely restored for service in<b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">Canada</span></b><span style="color: red;">.</span></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5OaL0XE7nwmvqRIQCljRu_xIS2va5DMt7rAdkAY-G_co5msxzj07DOyetpjLYkmn0oZHNxXyojWA6Dlk4BIgFNGOqqrIoxINFsgH9Exb_5knjSs0YNVRom1DFdmKWvoVhVF0_GU_ZIlwFUAqmjnkHxeA_-ffSH0CdVKGKQmAsJ8HUBE8Et6rizN9rQ/s1821/278184675_4999757520060937_3006101356555496688_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1821" data-original-width="1821" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5OaL0XE7nwmvqRIQCljRu_xIS2va5DMt7rAdkAY-G_co5msxzj07DOyetpjLYkmn0oZHNxXyojWA6Dlk4BIgFNGOqqrIoxINFsgH9Exb_5knjSs0YNVRom1DFdmKWvoVhVF0_GU_ZIlwFUAqmjnkHxeA_-ffSH0CdVKGKQmAsJ8HUBE8Et6rizN9rQ/w640-h640/278184675_4999757520060937_3006101356555496688_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Austin Cleator resurfaces valves for an engine for a missionary airplane in<b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">Central America</span></b><span style="color: red;">.</span></span></div></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://mmsaviation.org/donate/?framepath=%2Fgiftcart%2Fgive.aspx%3Fdesig%3D35906%26frame%3Dtrue" target="_blank">Thank you for being part of this work </a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://mmsaviation.org/donate/?framepath=%2Fgiftcart%2Fgive.aspx%3Fdesig%3D35906%26frame%3Dtrue" target="_blank">to prepare people and planes </a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://mmsaviation.org/donate/?framepath=%2Fgiftcart%2Fgive.aspx%3Fdesig%3D35906%26frame%3Dtrue" target="_blank">for WORLD-WIDE missionary aviation! </a></span></b></div></div></div>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10447222411419703378noreply@blogger.com5