Great News!

I was informed last week that I have been chosen as the recipient of the Billy G Edenfield Scholarship. Middle Georgia Tech awards about $7500 in scholarships every quarter. I am so thankful for the $500 that is headed our way. Because of the large number of students eligible to apply, I probably will not win another scholarship before graduation, but I'll keep trying. Thanks to Gary Cox and Andrew Davis for writing letters of recommendation on my behalf!

We The People...

As I excercised my right to vote today I took a look at the people around me. The sheer variety was amazing. Black, white, and all the colors in between. Old, young, and middle-aged. Some with teeth, some without. Well-dressed, shabbily-dressed and yes some that looked half-dressed. Men and women in uniform, hippies, teachers, and plain old me. I stood in that line and realized that whoever wins the election tonight it will be because of us, all of us, "we the people". God has given us the duty to vote & the outcome is in His hands. May God get the glory in whatever comes.

MAF Comes to Call

Mission Aviation Fellowship's (MAF's) Southeast Regional Recruiter, Brian Behal, was heading down I-75 on his way to Florida and made a layover at our house. Brian was the gracious leader of our trip to Ecuador 2 summers ago. It was great to catch-up with Brian and what is going on in the world of mission aviation. We were able to share with Brian the progress that we have made over the last year and a half and get a reality check in regard to our timeline and expectations. Brian was, as always, very down-to-earth and a source of encouragement.

Brian also came bearing gifts that Halloween evening. Each Halloween we face the same dilemma. We want to be a light for Christ in the dark night of Halloween and yet we haven't have an idea that suited just right. This may just be the solution we have been looking for. Brian brought each of our kids a "MAF Kit Plane". It included: a rubber band, a stick of gum, 2 Life-Savers candies, and a roll of Smarties candy. The directions are to thread the rubber band through the Life-Savers, thread the chewing gum through the rubber band ends, and insert the roll of Smarties between the gum and Life-savers. Brian told us that we should "stick" close to Jesus (just like gum sticks), that missionaries come in lots of different types (teachers, pastors, Bible translators, pilots) just like Smarties are different colors, Jesus is our Life-Saver, just like the landing gear on an airplane.

So, if you come a knockin' next Halloween, you just may get something that looks like this! Thanks Brian!