Kodiak Aircraft on its way to Papua New Guinea
God answered prayers! A Kodiak is on its way to Papua New Guinea.
Last year, God provided two Kodiak airplanes to serve in Papua New Guinea. The missionaries there couldn’t wait for them to arrive to replace the aging Cessna 206s.
But setback after setback delayed the Kodiaks. The hopes of the teams working in remote locations became a desperate plea. “Please, please pray,” urged tribal church planter Dave Wright.
Now God is answering Dave’s prayers — and yours. God has put essential pieces of the puzzle into place:
- Koen Verdonck agreed to be program manager for NTM Aviation in Papua New Guinea.
- John Mark Estelle, veteran NTM Aviation pilot, volunteered to make multiple trips to Papua New Guinea to train our pilots to fly the Kodiak.
- MAF in Papua New Guinea is currently providing in-country flight experience to Brent Haberchak and Ryan Farran, our two newest pilots there.
- Three more pilot couples plan to be in the country within the year.
With some of these crucial requirements met, the Papua New Guinea government has just given permission for NTM Aviation to import the first Kodiak. It should be flying to the country by the end of June. You can pray it there:
- June 10 — The inspection for the Export Certificate of Airworthiness starts.
- June 12 — The Kodiak goes to the company that will outfit it with extra gas tanks and fly it to Papua New Guinea.
Your continuing partnership is invaluable. Two more Kodiaks are waiting their turn to go to Papua New Guinea. NTM Aviation just purchased the third Kodiak for Papua New Guineawith funds from generous donors.
Lord willing, all three Kodiaks will be helping to reach isolated people groups by mid-2016.