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"I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I wil praise You among many people."

Psalm 35:18

WE HAVE JUST MOVED TO ARIZONA!

Arizona Cactus

June 1, 2007

by Mike and Kelly McGregor

On the road again...

Twenty-four hours of driving brought Kelly and I from Roach, Missouri to McNeal, Arizona.  We left the lake and have now moved into the middle of the desert.  We will live here for the next nine months during our final flight checkout before heading overseas.

What are we doing here?

I will be busy flying and working on NTM's aircraft that are based here in McNeal.  New Tribes requires that all of their pilots go through this aircraft orientation training before heading overseas. 

Why is aviation needed?

Living in North America makes it hard to believe that there are still many places in the world with no infrastructure or even roads.  New Tribes church-planters work in very remote areas of the world planting churches among unreached people groups.  Without aviation New Tribe's ministries would come to a screeching halt in many of the countries they work in.

Flying in other parts of the world is very different than here in North America.  Many of the runways New Tribes uses are carved out of the jungle.  Due to terrain obstructions, they are often 1000 feet or less (this is 75% shorter than most general aviation airstrips in America, without the traction of pavement).  The aircraft and pilot operate in these demanding conditions to provide a necessary service to see the gospel spread around the world.  New Tribes Aviation takes their job very seriously and their pilots are well trained to fly safely in these conditions.

Thank you for continuing to pray for Kelly and I as we follow God's direction for our lives.  We are excited to be a part of what He is doing around the world.