Ben and Cathrine Kooi Giving wings to God's Word 
For a year we’ve been praying about and pursuing Ben’s helicopter training.
God has given us an answer, “Not now!”
THE LONG OF IT…
- Reason #1 – The current need for helicopter pilots in the Philippines is now met.
As we mentioned in our article “Helicopter Time for the Philippines,” our 1st helicopter pilot for the Philippines is in training right now. He’s well on his way to being in the Philippines next year, Lord willing.
One helicopter pilot is not enough, however. When he goes on furlough, there needs to be someone ready to fill in. The Lord has provided another man to be the relief pilot.
The provision of this 2nd helicopter pilot removes the immediate need in the Philippines. He is already in training. In fact, he just soloed this week!
Reason #2 – Higher priority needs fill the training schedule until Oct. ’09.
Right now, NTMA has one training helicopter and one helicopter instructor available in the US. Helicopters are a big part of the foreseen future of missions aviation. In order to meet the coming demand for helicopter pilots, NTMA is putting an emphasis on training helicopter instructors.
What difference does this make? Just this… The helicopter schedule has no openings until Oct. ’09 at the very earliest.
THE SHORT OF IT…
The immediate need for the Philippines is already met. So NTMA leadership has suggested that we consider doing helicopter training on a furlough.
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