Kodiak #2 Arrives Just in Time!
In Port Moresby, the plane passed smoothly through customs. Saturday morning, NTMA-PNG chief pilot, John Mark Estelle, flew it to its final destination in the Highland town of Goroka. There it joins our first Kodiak which is already serving the missionaries throughout the Highland mountains, the Sepik lowlands and the Islands region of Papua New Guinea.
Kodiak #2 arrived just in time to take over while Kodiak #1 goes down for its first routine maintenance after many hours of service. As soon as the extra fuel tanks used for the ferry flight are removed from the new Kodiak, it will begin making flights for missionaries. What perfect timing! Uninterrupted air service is key to facilitating the work of NTM teams in establishing thriving churches among the isolated people groups in these regions.
Don't forget that we still have one more Kodiak waiting to take this same epic trans-Pacific journey to Papua New Guinea. Kodiak N118KQ should be completely outfitted and ready for the ferry flight in a few months. These three Kodiaks will complete the PNG fleet and finish the conversion from Cessna 206s.
Many heartfelt thanks to you for being a part of the vision of Kodiaks for PNG. Your partnership makes you a valued co-worker on the NTM Aviation team as you pray, give and encourage. You are a vital part of the team serving missionaries around the world.