Our Trip to Helimission Headquarters

Hello Friends,

I know this update has been a long time coming and do apologize for the delay.  Life has been happening quite quickly.  Amanda is less than one month away to bringing our little "huckleberry" into this world.  We have her room pretty much ready to go and we both are very excited to meet her!

This past June, Amanda and I, flew to Switzerland and traveled to a little town called Trogen.  This little town hosts a community of people that have a big heart, and a desire for the Gospel to go to ALL nations.  Not only does this community serve the locals in Switzerland, they also serve communities around the world.  This place is called Helimission.

Amanda and I got to Trogen a little earlier than most, as Amanda had never been out of the US (except for Canada) and she was seven months pregnant.  This was a nice time for us to settle in, get adjusted to the time difference, and to build relationsips with the Tanner family.  Over a few days we were introduced to 5 more candidates of Helimisson.  We were all there for the same reason...to confirm that this is where God is leading us to use our talents to reach the lost.

God is totally at work in and through the work of Helimission.  The leaders are in love with God, and it is evident in how they live.  To them, its not about flying, or keeping the aircraft safe, its about relationships that are bent toward the good news of our Savior.  The flying and the maintenance is a byproduct of us living on mission and serving our King!  Aviation is a tool to get the gospel to people going generations without hope!  The helicopter is a means to further God's kingdom into some if the most dark and rejected places on earth.

Amanda and I had a lot of questions going into that one week meeting. It was a time of refreshment getting to know the heart of Helimission, and the love they have for Jesus Christ.  At the end of the meeting we had a time of evaluation.  Good news, we passed :)  Helimission would like Amanda and I to join the team in Wamena, Indonesia.  We are hoping to be ready to go January of 2015.  In January we would start a semester of Bible college in New York, after which we would move to Indonesia for 6-9 months of language school before getting on the field in Wamena.  There is a lot to do in the next year but Amanda and I are excited to be a part of the Helimission team and to use what God has been training us for to serve Him, love people, and to see the Gospel advance!

We'll update you soon on things we need to accomplish, and hopefully let you all meet our little girl!

Please pray for Amanda as she is in the final stages of pregnancy and is getting a bit uncomfortable.  Also, pray for a smooth delivery with no complications, but most of all pray that our little girl LOVES Jesus!

We love you all,
The Meeuwse's