You heard it correctly, we are 100% funded and have been financially cleared! We have met at outgoing expense and monthly commitment goal. We are praising God as it was clear that these results are because of His faithfulness to move in His people. We really cannot say thank you enough to each and every partner who has prayed, given a one-time gift or partnered monthly. We have repeatedly heard from individuals are have sacrificed comforts, rearranged priorities and scrutinized budgets to be able to partner with us and it truly a humbling experience. Several have reported that they received a raise and decided to increase giving. It brings glory to God when he trusts His people with resources and they respond by giving it away for the work of His kingdom.

“Unless you are a bush missionary, you will never fully understand how much it means for a plane to come carrying mail, produce, a daily paper, or spare parts for a broken down car. It may seem so small, but to us, they mean the world. We are forever indebted to AIM AIR and all they do for us over and over again.” ~worker in Kenya

This is the work you partner in. This is a way you have engaged in The Great Commission by Christ in Matthew 28. It is the large things of delivering relief supplies to a persecuted people group or a medical evacuation. It is transporting indigenous pastors to receive Bible training. It is the small things, bring mail or simple supplies to missionaries in the bush which means more to them than we can know. This is varied and vital ministry of AIM AIR.

I am writing this update while on a break at Garmin where was blessed with the opportunity to attend 3 days of training on some of the equipment that is installed in the AIM AIR fleet. It has always been a dream of mine to come to Garmin (yeah, yeah, I’m a dork).

Where do we go from here?

We are currently living at Shiloh Chrisitan Children’s Ranch where Anna’s parents are home parents. From here we will go to North Carolina for 16 weeks of training. AIM AIR; as a smaller organization, has no state-side aviation facilities. For this reason they have partnered with JAARs which is the aviation wing of Wycliffe Bible Translators. JAARs in North Carolina is where our Pre-Field Orientation (PFO) is held. This is also where I went for my technical evaluation. After completing PFO we will have 10 days to finalize packing, say final goodbyes and get to Atlanta, GA where AIM’s headquarters are located. We have two days of check-out meetings and a sending ceremony before we fly to Nairobi, Kenya.

While here at Shiloh in addition to home-schooling the kids have had some neat experiences on the farm. Jude came in and declared: “For unto to you this day is born…a goat!” He was the first to find that the mama goat had given birth after he “heard her bleating.” They also get to go to “The Blew Cafeteria” for lunch. They think Grandma Blew is the best cafeteria lady!

We are still and always will accept new partners. If the Lord leads you to partner with us, don’t think you’re too late. Cost of living, insurance, and many other variables are always changing and we know that God will continue to provide partners as our monthly budget fluctuates.

Connect with God on our behalf:

• Praise Him for His provision of partnerships and support!
• Praise Him that homeschooling is going well and pray that this continues!
• Ask for stability and safe travels as we make move 2 of 3 at the end of the month.
• We have been given an extension to sell vehicles before we leave in July. However, our monthly payments are not budgeted into our monthly expenses so the sooner they sell the better. Pray that this happens.