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My Fate Was To Stand There For Eternity Wishing I Were Dead.
We move to Wewak, Papua New Guinea to start our term with Samaritan Aviation.
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Rejoice! For Our Visas Were Lost But Have Been Found Again
An unlikely series of events and a needle-in-a-haystack search helps us find our visas and passports.
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Getting Things We Don’t Deserve
That time when God provided for our MTI training, Elliot learned to ride a bike, and Adi started a brand new life.
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Finally An A&P Mechanic!
This is the culmination of two and half years of working towards the 4,800 hours of experience needed to take the tests.
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My Written Exams Are Done!
Above: I hold my signed Form 8610-2 giving me the FAA’s blessing to proceed with my A&P exams. (All the sensitive info has been redacted.) Unfortunately the FAA doesn’t just…
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We’re Moving to Papua New Guinea! Oliver Gets Covid & More | March 2022 Newsletter
If it wasn’t for Samaritan Aviation, critically ill patients would have to travel by canoe for 2-3 days down a river full of crocodiles and malaria infested mosquitoes to reach the…
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We’re Officially Part of Samaritan Aviation!
We’re excited! And I answer a few of your likely questions about Samaritan Aviation.
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Baby Oliver, Catching Snowflakes, Igniting Christmas Spirit | November 2021 Newsletter
Who were you created to be? Also, the Christmas spirit’s been ignited and won’t fade until New Years.
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Introducing Oliver Quinn Snader
Once again I realized that, in theory I know how birth works, but I still have trouble believing it does.
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Zambia & More | July 2021 Newsletter
A one hour and forty minute flight saves them over twelve hours of traveling (on a good day) and avoids a lot of dangerous hazards along the way.
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April 2021 Newsletter
During routine overhaul procedures, we ended up solving a vibration issue in the engine that the Fickers were struggling with for six years.
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February 2021 Newsletter
I believe we shouldn’t sit on the couch all day and wait for God to change the world, but neither should we strive to change the world by our own…
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Nearer My God to Thee
She stood on the brakes as I sat in the passenger seat, calmly dug my fingernails into the plastic trim on the dashboard, and hummed Nearer My God to Thee.
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Fumbling Footsteps of Faith; The Story of our Calling
With no prior experience in aviation, I felt God calling me into the world of magnetos, crankshafts, STCs, IPCs, POHs, and other TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms).
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Flying with Toddlers & the Depravity of Mankind
Flying with a toddler is like pulling the pin on an old military surplus Russian grenade, gingerly placing it into a refrigerator, then climbing in and closing the door behind…
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Leaving the Farm, Milking Cows, & Vinegar Baths
Then I grabbed that dangling, fleshy udder and squeezed as hard as I could. A little drop plinked into the bucket.
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Janice, she’s the she for me
We agreed to be betterer until best, whether plenty or nought. And it’s not always easy to be bettering like you should, But she’ll help you betterer, better than you…
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Home Sweet Indiana
One Sunday afternoon my friends and I abandoned our wives and drove to the National Air & Space Museum. That might sound a little cruel but trust me, wives handle…
