Miller’s Monthly

– July 2020 –

“Rejoice always, pray continuously, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.”  ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:15-18

With many churches still being closed and everything being in a state of flux, many of the families here for training decided to get together under a tree on Sunday mornings and worship together. One thing led to another and I was “volun-told” to share a devotional. A devotional turned into a sermon and one week turned into three. It was a privilege to be able to speak from God’s word three weeks in a row. 1 Thessalonians 5:15-18 was a closing verse from week one. It gives us the opportunity to ask ourselves; do we rejoice always because our hope is eternal? Do we pray without ceasing; seeking Him first, or do we worry and stew or try to fix it ourselves? Do we give thanks no matter the circumstances; ruined schedules, closed borders, delayed plans? Sometimes it is a hard reality when we check ourselves against scripture. Anna and I try to continually remind ourselves that He has everything under control and His timing can’t be thwarted.

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Kanisa chini ya mti (Swahili for “church under the tree”) with all the PFO families.

Popsicle Day!

Grandma Irene started the tradition of Popsicle Day. Every Thursday all the kids would show up at her door for popsicles. Cathrim (Ka-treen) has taken on the mantle of “popsicle hander outer.” She is here with her husband Cesar who is a pilot/mechanic. They are from Brazil and will be serving with AIM AIR as well. Cathrim has given Popsicle Day new life with puppet shows and memory verses. It’s always fun to come home on Thursdays and hear from the kids about what happened at Cathrim’s door.Anna joined Cathrim and had the kids memorize and 1 Thessalonians 5:15-18 on Popsicle Day.We enjoyed a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Miller.

PFO is in “Full Flight”

Airplanes and helicopters are in the air daily. All that flying means maintenance has to happen, a perfect opportunity to apply all the knowledge from our zoom classes a few months ago. From previous letters you may remember that I attended some training at Garmin (a GPS manufacturer) before coming to JAARS. That training was over a flight instrument called the Garmin G5. I previously didn’t have any experience on this unit and it is installed in 3 of the aircraft at AIM AIR. I spend most days working on building a wiring harness for a Garmin G5 install in an airplane that will go to Cameroon to assist Bible translators. This is perfect training for me as it gives me practical experience to follow up on classroom knowledge on an instrument that I will be maintaining with AIM AIR.Strawberry ridge is a mountain runway used for trainingMy wiring harness build. This is the back of the GPS unit.Runway Survey Class means we get to go on field trips.

AIM AIR and Kenya

AA (AIM AIR) is continuing to do their best to operate within the restrictions Kenya has imposed due to COVID. They received a “blanket permission” for medical flights. This is a huge praise as they previously had to process a lot of paper work for each flight. The unplanned nature of the medical flights made this a hectic process. With this new approval they can act when called upon without any time delay. AA is holding strong through the down turn in flights and is looking positively towards the future to see what God has in store. Thank you to everyone who supported AA through this time!

Kenya began a phased reopening July 7th and the large cities; Nairobi included, have reopened. The Kenyan border is scheduled to open on August 1^st.  As we all know this could change but we are choosing to praise God for this positive step and remain hopeful that the border will in fact open and stay open. We are scheduled to finish PFO mid-August and depart for Kenya in mid-October. It is exciting to see this moment approaching, as our family steps into international missions! Thank you to all of our supporters who make this possible.
AIM AIR, doing their best to stay operational amidst so many restrictions. Serving those who serve, even during COVID!

Connect with God

• Give thanks that the COVID situation in Kenya is improving.
• Pray that Kenya’s border opens on schedule and remains open.
• Pray for Daniel as he continues to train and study.
• Pray for guidance as we finalize homeschool curriculum plans.
• Pray for contentment as we are patient for His timing.