In early December, one of our pilots and I went to a village called Jujang Parit. Our purpose was two fold. I wanted to check Isaac out into this village and then he would go to a few surrounding villages to gather some pastors and bring them back for a large pastors conference. Above, Isaac is making his first solo takeoff after making a few landings and takeoffs with me. Can you say little airplane, big jungle?!
The surrounding area of Jujang Parit is beautiful. The surrounding mountains coupled with the beautiful jungle provide for a memorable scene.
While Isaac went and gathered up the other pastors from the area, I stayed behind for a few hours in the village. I am still completely astonished by how hard life is for them there and how different it is from mine.
Because we were so far from home in PalangkaRaya, we had to bring some extra AvGas with us to help us get home. Thankfully, the local kids were a great help transporting the jerry cans from one dock to another.
About 2 hours after departing, Isaac returned with a load of pastors and their families. Although our airplane is small, it sometimes amazes me how many people we can safely get into it. Without the airplane that day, the pastors would have never been able to get together that day for their week long conference. They all live on separate river systems, separated by unforgiving terrain and jungle. It was a pleasure to be able to partner with them that day.
2 comments:
I love seeing your pictures and commentary. I've been following your various blogs since your start in language school. Thanks so much for posting. It is always interesting. Also, read today that you guys are getting a Kodiak soon. I bet you are excited.
Thanks Nate. We are all SUPER excited to use a Kodiak in Central Kalimantan! We can't wait!
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