Our family still has days when losing Matt’s dad hurts a lot. I heard a quote once that said, “Just because we carry it well doesn’t mean it is not heavy” and I think this is very true for our family.
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Landslides caused by heavy rainfall cut off the village of Kulawi (on the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi) from the outside world. We were asked to fly in a team of doctors to provide medical aid.
Vultures and goshawks are much larger in Africa than in Europe. They can reach a wingspan of 6.5 to 10 feet (2-3 m) and represent significant danger for aircraft. The engine of a passenger plane was blocked just after take-off by one of these birds that had been strolling about on the runway and was sucked into the turbines. The plane crashed.
Denis used to fly fixed wing planes. Today this is no longer possible due to his age. He is now investing in people in remote areas so that they can be saved.
I am always impressed by how content the Philippinos are, even though annual hurricanes, earthquakes and floods threaten their lives. It must have something to do with the fact that there are many God-fearing and devout people there.
t requires a lot of skill, experience and high concentration from the pilots to fly in this challenging area with the helicopter.
This large family from Canada has been supporting our work for years. They are always coming up with ways to raise money for Helimission. One of their ideas is to offer iced lemonade to neighbors and walkers on hot summer days.
Sadly even this out of the way corner of the world is not unaffected by the current Covid-19 Virus, despite the partial closure of Madagscar's borders.
Bad weather forced us to postpone our planned mission by a day, and I was only able to bring one team into the rainforest.
When one of our employee’s children reaches kindergarten age, the big question arises: How should our child be taught? Homeschooling? Local school? International school? What about when they reach senior level? What if we move to another country?
