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The airplanes stood as sentinels wing to wing along the side of the wide grass runway, guardians of the teens and counselors playing tag ball not far away. We flew low overhead, in a full circle, giving them plenty of time to clear the runway for our arrival. They waved at us and moved away, […]

As the spring green leaves sprouted, framed by snow-capped mountains, Kingdom Air Corps staff was busy meeting and discussing plans for this summer’s training season. On Monday morning, May 13, all of us gathered for the day, recapping our winter experiences, and sharing what our responsibilities and goals are for the upcoming season. Each of…

The Thanksgiving holiday brings an opportunity to reflect on the blessings of the past year, and to give thanks to our Lord for his many kindnesses to us. His goodness knows no bounds. My grandson had a saxophone solo at his church’s thanksgiving service, and he played “The Goodness of God.” It’s been my favorite…

Leaves are already turning on the aspen trees. It started mid-August here in Alaska. Within a month, the entire landscape will be yellow—it’s a beautiful time of year! The golden world lasts only a few weeks, and by mid-October, the trees are bare, and snow is imminent. As the autumn leaves heralded the start of…

The summer weeks have flown by! Brooks Range Bible Camp was a fun and very blessed time. Sixty-eight children and teens attended camp this year with more than 30 staff of counselors, pilots, activity directors, speakers, cooks, etc. The first week of camp was for kids ages 8-12 and the second week for teens 13-18.…

Brooks Range Bible Camp is being held this week and next. Many photos and a great video are already on Facebook, and more will be posted over the next couple of weeks. I thought it would be fun and informative to give you an inside look at a few of the challenges we face behind…

It was a little quieter around here last week in terms of airplanes. That’s because six of them took off with supplies and staff headed for Brooks Range Bible Camp, about 60 miles north of the Arctic Circle and deep in the mountains. Last Spring, we received permission from the Fickus family to replace the…

It is almost impossible to walk across the grass runway without stepping in moose poop. They’ve been everywhere on the property, leaving their scat around houses, hangars, and airplanes. Moose are clearly king around here, roaming wherever they please from October to April. Now we are waiting for the cows to have their calves—we all…

It’s been one packed week! Dwayne picked me up at the Anchorage airport on Saturday afternoon with Mother’s Day flowers in hand and an Outback dinner afterwards. What a great husband! We picked up groceries on the way home and just like that, I was back at the Ranch! Monday morning was our fun and…