This video is from a t.v. show called All over the World that documents lives of missionaries...all over the world. Our friend's the Harms posted this on their blog (In the Shadow of His Wings) . They are going to Haiti as missionaries with MAF. This video is not of Haiti, but is a clip of what MAF does in Indonesia/Borneo. It's a good representation of what we hope to do someday in service to our Lord, enjoy.
Here's another video of a final approach in Tiweano, Ecuador with MAF. We went to Tiweano on a separate MAF vision trip in 2007. This is the same air strip we landed at. Enjoy.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
God's plans...
Amazed by Grace
Amazing how God's plans are always the best for us. We just have to SLOW down to listen and learn from Him. Sometimes in this day in age it's hard to do that. I know for me (Kristine), I love to plan and it's hard sometimes to take a break from the planning to listen to the voice of God. Sometimes it's even harder to respond to the direction He leads because that means breaking plans my feeble mind made.
Our Meeting with Perry and LaNnae
Well now is one of those many times that I (and Eric) am doing that. I had this overwhelming need for Eric and I to talk with our local MAF recruiter/friend Perry Pust. I didn't understand it entirely other than I knew that it would be good to sit down and talk with him. Eric didn't understand the need, but I couldn't let it up and wanted to meet ASAP.
We met with him and his wife LaNnae and had a really good honest conversation with them about where we were at and where we wanted to be in ministry. They were very honest with us about areas they saw we are weak in and they told us of some opportunities to grow in our faith that would be available if we stayed in the area. We didn't know that these opportunities were available when we were planning on moving to Michigan. We were very grateful that God had us meet with them that day.
A Big Change of Direction..
On the way home from meeting with Perry and LaNnae we had a lot to think about. Should we still go to Michigan? Should we stay here and do the PCC program? What's best for us not only financially but for our walks with God and personal spiritual growth? It was a lot to think and pray about. After a long day or so of thinking about it and praying about it we decided that the best option for us would be to stay in Oregon/Washington. This way Eric can take his time to do the two year PCC A&P program and we both can get more involved in different programs in Vancouver that will help strengthen our faith, witness and walk with God.
This is a big change from what we've been telling you these past few months, but it's definitely a change for the better. We will be sad not to be able to explore the other part of the country, but we'll make efforts to still visit the few friends we had planned on visiting if we had lived in Michigan. Keeping friendships and relationships is important to us because we treasure the time we have with every one of you!
The Basics...
So what's the plan now? We are staying open to God's leading but here's the tentative plan for the basics:
House
We are still going to finish our house and sell it as soon as possible. With Eric going to school in Hillsboro, Kristine working in Beaverton and both of us possibly getting involved with programs in Vancouver, it just makes sense to move further north to Portland or Vancouver. We will rent for two years and after that see where God is leading!
School
Eric will go to Portland Community College's Rock Creek Campus in Hillsboro to do their two year AMT (Aviation Maintenence Technology) program.
Flight Training
Eric is working with Servant Wings to complete his instrument rating. After he completes this rating he will find a program to complete his CFI training. More on that later.
Kristine's Job
Right now Kristine is still working for the Early Intervention Autism program in Beaverton. She will continue to work at that job until at least this summer. Because we are staying in the area, she is now going to actively seek a teaching job in Oregon or Vancouver, WA. If she can get a teaching job starting next year then she will leave her current position then. If not, then she will continue to work for the NWRESD until she can get one. It's just such a blessing to be able to have a full-time job and health benefits. We are in a much better place than last year at this time. Praise God for that!
Prayer
We would love it if you would pray for us! Just for God's guidance and for us to be able to take time each day to sit and listen to His voice. Prayer for our motivation to complete tasks would be great as well. There will be more to come in the next few months.
Thank you so much for your support in this journey. We really appreciate each and every one of you. We'll have more updates to come!
Blessings,
Eric and Kristine Reed
Amazing how God's plans are always the best for us. We just have to SLOW down to listen and learn from Him. Sometimes in this day in age it's hard to do that. I know for me (Kristine), I love to plan and it's hard sometimes to take a break from the planning to listen to the voice of God. Sometimes it's even harder to respond to the direction He leads because that means breaking plans my feeble mind made.
Our Meeting with Perry and LaNnae
Well now is one of those many times that I (and Eric) am doing that. I had this overwhelming need for Eric and I to talk with our local MAF recruiter/friend Perry Pust. I didn't understand it entirely other than I knew that it would be good to sit down and talk with him. Eric didn't understand the need, but I couldn't let it up and wanted to meet ASAP.
We met with him and his wife LaNnae and had a really good honest conversation with them about where we were at and where we wanted to be in ministry. They were very honest with us about areas they saw we are weak in and they told us of some opportunities to grow in our faith that would be available if we stayed in the area. We didn't know that these opportunities were available when we were planning on moving to Michigan. We were very grateful that God had us meet with them that day.
A Big Change of Direction..
On the way home from meeting with Perry and LaNnae we had a lot to think about. Should we still go to Michigan? Should we stay here and do the PCC program? What's best for us not only financially but for our walks with God and personal spiritual growth? It was a lot to think and pray about. After a long day or so of thinking about it and praying about it we decided that the best option for us would be to stay in Oregon/Washington. This way Eric can take his time to do the two year PCC A&P program and we both can get more involved in different programs in Vancouver that will help strengthen our faith, witness and walk with God.
This is a big change from what we've been telling you these past few months, but it's definitely a change for the better. We will be sad not to be able to explore the other part of the country, but we'll make efforts to still visit the few friends we had planned on visiting if we had lived in Michigan. Keeping friendships and relationships is important to us because we treasure the time we have with every one of you!
The Basics...
So what's the plan now? We are staying open to God's leading but here's the tentative plan for the basics:
House
We are still going to finish our house and sell it as soon as possible. With Eric going to school in Hillsboro, Kristine working in Beaverton and both of us possibly getting involved with programs in Vancouver, it just makes sense to move further north to Portland or Vancouver. We will rent for two years and after that see where God is leading!
School
Eric will go to Portland Community College's Rock Creek Campus in Hillsboro to do their two year AMT (Aviation Maintenence Technology) program.
Flight Training
Eric is working with Servant Wings to complete his instrument rating. After he completes this rating he will find a program to complete his CFI training. More on that later.
Kristine's Job
Right now Kristine is still working for the Early Intervention Autism program in Beaverton. She will continue to work at that job until at least this summer. Because we are staying in the area, she is now going to actively seek a teaching job in Oregon or Vancouver, WA. If she can get a teaching job starting next year then she will leave her current position then. If not, then she will continue to work for the NWRESD until she can get one. It's just such a blessing to be able to have a full-time job and health benefits. We are in a much better place than last year at this time. Praise God for that!
Prayer
We would love it if you would pray for us! Just for God's guidance and for us to be able to take time each day to sit and listen to His voice. Prayer for our motivation to complete tasks would be great as well. There will be more to come in the next few months.
Thank you so much for your support in this journey. We really appreciate each and every one of you. We'll have more updates to come!
Blessings,
Eric and Kristine Reed
Friday, January 30, 2009
Update :)
We want to try to update you as much as possible about our journey and everyday life on this blog. So it's time for a bi-monthly update.
We are starting our New Testament Survey class in February. This class is a correspondence course through Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. In case you aren't sure what correspondence courses are then we'll explain. These courses are taken through the distance learning program. The materials are sent to us via the mail and we have six months to complete them. Usually these courses consist of two tests and two papers. When we complete them we send them in via postal mail.
So as you can see they are very different than online courses and allow us to have ample time to complete them. Hope that helps you in understanding our courses!
We are still working on the house and hope to be able to list it by the end of February or middle of March. Please keep us in prayer that our house can sell before we leave for Michigan. If not then we'll need to rent it while we are away. So prayer for guidance would be awesome.
Eric's still working on his instrument rating training and is making progress. He should be able to complete it by the time we move this summer.
Well that's it for now! We'll update more later. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers!
We are starting our New Testament Survey class in February. This class is a correspondence course through Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. In case you aren't sure what correspondence courses are then we'll explain. These courses are taken through the distance learning program. The materials are sent to us via the mail and we have six months to complete them. Usually these courses consist of two tests and two papers. When we complete them we send them in via postal mail.
So as you can see they are very different than online courses and allow us to have ample time to complete them. Hope that helps you in understanding our courses!
We are still working on the house and hope to be able to list it by the end of February or middle of March. Please keep us in prayer that our house can sell before we leave for Michigan. If not then we'll need to rent it while we are away. So prayer for guidance would be awesome.
Eric's still working on his instrument rating training and is making progress. He should be able to complete it by the time we move this summer.
Well that's it for now! We'll update more later. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Time Flies...
It's amazing to think that January is almost over! We have a goal of getting everything we can on the house done by the end of February so we can list our house. Hopefully we'll be able to sell our home before we leave to Michigan. If we don't, we'll work on finding a renter for a year while we are gone. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers about this!
Kristine is feeling sick lately. She thinks it's a head cold but isn't sure. Everyone at her work seems to be getting something, it's that time of year! She is taking a sick day from work to help recoup her body before heading back into the germ factory. :)
Eric is working more on completing his airplane projects (on his biplane) as well as finishing up training for his instrument rating. He's still working at Garmin AT and will until we move this summer.
We both are starting a New Testament Survey class from Moody Bible Institute. We are each figuring out how best to complete this and everything else we have to do in a productive way. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers about this as well!
Kristine is feeling sick lately. She thinks it's a head cold but isn't sure. Everyone at her work seems to be getting something, it's that time of year! She is taking a sick day from work to help recoup her body before heading back into the germ factory. :)
Eric is working more on completing his airplane projects (on his biplane) as well as finishing up training for his instrument rating. He's still working at Garmin AT and will until we move this summer.
We both are starting a New Testament Survey class from Moody Bible Institute. We are each figuring out how best to complete this and everything else we have to do in a productive way. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers about this as well!
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Change to Blog about donations
(Mt. Rainier from Eric's plane)Hello Friends!
We wanted to let you know that we've changed our blog layout regarding financial donations. If you are interested in supporting us financially, instead of a link to an impersonal website, we'd love to talk with you personally! If this is a desire of your heart, please e-mail us at: ericandkristinereed@gmail.com. We'd love to talk with you about where we are at in ministry, what our goals are and pray with you. :)
If you aren't interested in donations financially but would like to meet with us to hear more about where our hearts are at, let us know that too! We'd love to sit down and visit with you.
Love in Christ,
Eric and Kristine Reed
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