Archive for Missionary Life
Avgas Miracle
We had been talking about making a trip to Timor Leste for about a year. The plan was to fly our Piper Twin Commanche there from the Philippines. One of the reasons for the trip was to gather information and make plans for starting a medical aviation program with a helicopter. Another reason was [...]
Shattered Leg on the Mountain
Just last week we received the news of yet another amazing story. This time it was Elias, the new (and first ever) SM doctor at the Kemantian clinic. He and some others were on their way to the church and school in Kensuli, across the river. He slipped on the bridge and his cleats caught [...]
OB Emergency (Lali’s life saved again)
I expected the worst, but was still amazed by what I saw. Lali's husband, Buba and another friend trudged down the trail covered in sweat and mud with Lali in a hammock on a pole. Lali was white as a sheet and in and out of consciousness. Another girl, Bapa, with muddy and tattered clothes, [...]
Helicopter Funds Begin!
We’re back again after 3 months of traveling, seeing family, and sharing in churches etc. Dwayne spent 3 intense weeks doing flight training and now he has his flight instructor rating for both multi and single engine airplanes. This will help him keep other missionary pilots current and enable him to give them some advanced [...]
Making Friends for Eternity
Off to a good start
The new year started with joy and sleepless nights for missionary pilot and nurse Andriy & Tanya, and daughter Anzhela, with the birth of their first son Nazar! The end of January brought much appreciated help from Dwayne’s brother, Eric and wife, Katie who sacrificed a month of vacation time [...]
Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan
Looking below at town after town completely destroyed by winds and flooding makes us shake our heads in disbelief. We follow the path of the storm in our mission plane, documenting each area with pictures and videos. It looks like a giant 20-mile tornado path. Trees are stripped of leaves and coconut trees are uprooted [...]
Jeleta– Who’s Your Master?
It’s seems like just another normal day and I don’t think too much about it--until I do stop to think about it. “This is absurd!” I realize. “I’m laying across a writhing demon possessed 14 year old, with my head propped on a pillow, falling asleep peacefully, like nothing’s out of the ordinary!”
We’ve got it [...]
Palawan Medical Mission Trip
Dear Friends and Family,
After months of planning and preparation and a very eventful week, we're happy to report another successful mission trip to Palawan! The group we hosted was led by Dr. Norbert Schwer with Global Village Ministries (who has been a blessing to the Philippines and countries all over the world). [...]
A New Heart for Jeric
By Tanya Mershalova
The first time I met Jeric was on May 7 at the entrance to the hospital. I was waiting for him and curious what he would look like. I was told that it would be easy to distinguish him from other boys because of the color of his [...]
All in God’s Hands
By Dwayne Harris
It is Wednesday again, one week since being shot. On Monday the EENT Doc removed the balloon and drain tube from my sinus and the chest specialist doctor was just here and removed my chest drainage tube today as well as the staples in my chest. My body is now free [...]