A Blurry Dash Towards The End Times
"I came to the mission field to change the world but so far the only thing that has changed is myself." - Anton, Russian philosopher
We Survived Our Bush Orientation
Every new Samaritan Aviation family goes through a “Bush Orientation” which sounds like a formal
Dumping Money Into A Slot Machine And Hoping.
AirNiugini has many fine qualities as an airline but the thing it does best is lower your expectations.
Kiwi, The Green Car Alarm
A screeching Eclectus parrot teaches me a lesson about contentment.
Phantom Potholes & Life Lessons
Elliot learns to use a drill, Adi learns life lessons, and our new espresso machine keeps our guard up all night.
Simple Solutions Versus Wild Ambition
Mechanics without pilot licenses are a bit like penguins. We’re basically flightless birds. This is why we don’t care much about the weather. Pilots do.
Anyone In Their Right Minds Know That Animals Don't Use Toilets
We eat antibiotics like Tic-Tacs, we try not to curse the world, and Elliot gets new underwear.
Our First Tropical Christmas
Sweating while caroling and other strange ways to spend Christmas.
Airplane In A Box
Even the most stoic mechanic will leap around and shout like a spirit-filled Pentecostal if the airplane goes down when it was supposed to go up.
Dying From Boredom Is Entirely Preventable
It's disheartening to have a patient heal from tuberculosis or some other horrible condition only to die from boredom a week later.
Common Cockroaches & Exotic Marsupials
It can be an unsettling transition to go from sipping coffee to having a marsupial in your hair without any time to get used to the idea.
Do Fish Even Sting People?
Because of the sun’s death rays we’ve been spending a lot of time at the ocean.