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A Busy Spring

Homeschoolers and a surprise visit!

Top-Left: Madeline sharing a little about aviation, Bottom-Left: Governor Parsons handing out medallions, Top-Middle: The governor and homeschool group in front of his airplane, Bottom-Middle: Kevin sharing his knowledge with some of the younger students, Right: coming in for a landing.

From time to time we have different groups come to the airport to tour the facilities. This past month we hosted a local homeschool group from Bolivar. We were able to show them the airport and some airplanes, while teaching them about mission aviation. While they were visiting we heard the Missouri Governor might be flying in. It is not abnormal for him to visit our airport as he has a house locally. However, we were not expecting him at the same time that the homeschool group was touring. We warned his security just in case there would be any security concerns. To our surprise, he wanted to stay and visit with the group. He let them tour his aircraft and gave them medallions. It was such a fun surprise for both us and the students.

Mail Drop and Simple Living!

Left: Little Truitt, Top-Left: Seth and Deb in front of the community space for this group, Bottom-Left: Inside AJ & Stephanie’s living space, Middle-Right: Our group visiting AJ’s home, Top-Right: Wood frames are all that is here when the families arrive, Bottom-Right: Stephanie decorated their home in scriptures inside and out.

This time of year at the Ethnos360 training center, the missionaries in training complete a Simple Living Experience. They are located in close to us Roach, MO. Several of our missionary candidates have chosen to serve with Ethnos360 so we are always excited to visit them near the end of their experience. Simple Living is 17 days where the students at Ethnos360 training center get to experience what it’s like to live in a remote village with their family. They are given a wood frame and they have to come up with the materials to live during these 17 days. Many families are young and have littles. During Simple Living this year, one of our missionary candidates, AJ, his wife Stephanie, and their 1-year-old little boy Truitt attended Simple Living. We were able to visit them during one of their last days. It was fun to see the house they built and all the things they rigged to make their space livable. During Simple Living SOAR partners with Ethnos360 to fly over and drop mail in the same way that many missionaries do on the field. The people living there do not have cell phone contact or access to any technology. So the letters they receive are a welcome encouragement to the families. AJ and his family have just finished the remainder of their training with Ethnos360 and have officially been accepted by their organization. Please pray for them as they begin their transition period.

This is a video Deb created in 2021 for the Mail Drop!

A new missionary trainee!

This month we welcomed Julia Cagasan to our group. She has been sent to us in partnership with JAARS to help her receive the flight portion of her training. This means that Seth will be finishing up Bailey’s Private Pilot at the same time he starts Julia’s Private Pilot. This makes for a busy season but we are grateful for God bringing us people that we will be helping send to the mission field.

Upcoming Events

Please pray as we plan for the IAMA conference. Pray for us as an organization to continue to create relationships as we connect with sending organizations. Also, pray that we personally will represent SOAR well to other organizations.

Help us make our Goal!

This year our goal number needs to increase to meet the impact of inflation on our family. This means we need to increase our partners. If you are currently a partner through either through prayer or financially would you consider 5 people who you think might want to hear about what we are doing at SOAR. We would also love to connect and share at your local church. If you are not currently partnering with us would you consider partnering with us through prayer or financially. Lastly, please pray that God will provide for our family to continue the work that He has called us to.

Ways to Give!
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Ways you can be praying for us & SOAR in 2023

• That God brings clarity and unity and we are able to find direction as a leadership team.
• That Seth is able to get his CFII done this year.
• That God grows and shapes our candidates to be used on the field and that he opens doors for them to be able to serve.

Ways you can be praying for us in May:

• That God will continue to provide the remaining partners needed.
• For the Safety of Seth and the students he is training.
• That God shows us direction for the next season here at SOAR.

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Equipping to serve faithfully!

Solo the plane

March began with a lot of excitement! After 6 weeks of pushing through bad weather and busy schedules, Bailey was finally able to solo! This was nerve-wracking for him and us. We were confident he was capable but there is always that lingering worry in the back of your head. With some feedback from some very capable CFIs, we pushed forward in preparing Bailey for the milestone. On March 1st, Bailey did 3 take-offs and landings while solo in the airplane. The weather was still not the best but he was more than prepared to accomplish this goal. This was a first for Seth and Bailey.We are praising God for this huge win. You can read Bailey’s side of things here.

Sharing our Journey

This month we had the chance to share our story at our home church. We were able to showcase what it is that we do at SOAR to a new group of people that haven’t necessarily heard our story. We were also able to bring Bailey with us and give the church a chance to see what we do and be able to put a face to our ministry. We haven’t had an opportunity to speak at any churches in a while and it was nice to be able to update them on what we are doing here at SOAR and showcase what they have been investing in through us at SOAR. We would love to be able to share what God is doing at other churches as well, if you are able to connect us with other churches we would appreciate our partners advocating for us in this area.

Airport Manager Conference

At the end of the month, We were able to attend the MoSAC/MAMA summit at Lake of the Ozarks. Airport managers from all over the state of Missouri gather here to build relationships and gather information on how to run their local airports more effectively. This was a great opportunity to learn how we can better steward the Bolivar Airport. It was also a great way to build relationships so that we could improve the airport to serve our missionary candidates better.

Upcoming Events

Please pray as we plan for the IAMA conference. Pray for us as an organization to continue to create relationships as we connect with sending organizations. Also, pray that we personally will represent SOAR well to other organizations.

Ways you can be praying for us in April:

• That God will continue to provide the remaining partners needed to get us fully funded.
• We will find ways to connect with Spring events ramping up.
• That God shows us direction for the next season here at SOAR.

Ways you can be praying for us & SOAR in 2023

• That God brings clarity and unity and we are able to find direction as a leadership team.
• That Seth is able to get his CFII done this year.
• That God grows and shapes our candidates to be used on the field and that he opens doors for them to be able to serve.

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Pushing through winter!

Winter Weather

This month has been met with some difficulties with the weather and training. Despite this Seth and Bailey have been pushing toward the goal of getting Bailey to be solo ready. The days that have been clear weather enough to fly, have been extremely windy. Bailey has been working hard, and should be ready to solo by the end of this week. Pray for him and Seth as they push toward this milestone. This is the first big milestone for Bailey, and Seth’s first student to reach solo.

Join us!

In March we are planning to speak at our home church. We would love for you to come and hear as we share a ministry update with our sending church LifePoint. We will be sharing a brief time during the morning services and have to opportunity to share more in-depth during our Night Of Worship in the evening. Be sure to mark your calendars on March 19th and join us.

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Ways you can be praying for us & SOAR in 2023

• That God brings clarity and unity and we are able to find direction as a leadership team.
• That Seth is able to get his CFII done this year.
• That God grows and shapes our candidates to be used on the field and that he opens doors for them to be able to serve.

Ways to Give!

Ways you can be praying for us in March:

• That God will continue to provide the remaining partners needed.
• That weather will clear for Bailey to be able to solo.
• That God shows us direction for the next season here at SOAR.

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Going on year 3!

For those of you who are new to our journey, we thought we would share a couple of videos about who we are and what we do.

This is a video we created about us personally and the beginning of our Missions journey.

A little bit about us from when we began.

This video features Nathan White who completed his training through SOAR. Do you know someone who wants to become a missionary pilot? This is a great resource.

The journey of a missionary pilot from one of our former missionary candidates.

This video is about another organization, Ethnos360, where three of our Missionaries are serving. Church planting and bible translation are a big part of their work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi2xVzWqxVg

We are so grateful to be a part of SOAR and to be able to partner in the work that these organizations are doing.

These are the faces of those we have sent from SOAR. Pray for them as they serve all over the world.
These are our current missionary candidates. Please pray for them as they work on gaining the skills, knowledge and attributes to serve on the mission field.

Looking Foward into 2023

Training new flight students from the start is both rewarding and nerve-racking. For the last 3 weeks, Seth and Bailey have been working hard on Bailey’s first flight milestone, his first solo. The weather has been challenging with freezing conditions and high winds limiting the days that are beneficial for Bailey this early in his training. Pray that in the next weeks, he can achieve this milestone. Seth will also begin working on his CFII rating which will allow him to teach pilots to fly in instrument conditions.

Seth and Kerrick Tweedy our CEO have been working together weekly to teach Seth some of the business aspects of SOAR. This allows Seth to take some of the daily operational load from Kerrick and allows Kerrick to do more strategic partnership and relationship building. Kerrick has taken up the role of helping the International Association of Missionary Aviation(IAMA) as CEO to help guide the overall industry to new horizons. This doesn’t interfere with his role at SOAR but it helps it. It aligns with our vision as SOAR to be more intentional in providing readiness to non-traditional candidates.

Top Left: Our first day Jan 2021. Top Right: Kerrick and Seth sharing SOAR’s story. Bottom Left: Bailey and Seth. Bottom Right: IAMA’s tent at EAA AirVenture.

When we began this journey 2 years ago we weren’t quite sure what God had in store for us. As we begin this new year we are looking back to see how God has been faithful. From getting us here on his time to launching mission candidates. In all of it, he has proven that he is doing the work at SOAR.
As we begin this next year please pray for us. Pray for unity within our team. Pray for God’s Will, that it would be the direction we are constantly aiming for. Pray for our missionary candidates currently training, and the missionaries we have launched to the field. Pray for safety. Pray for families and marriages. Pray that God’s name is made big both here at home and abroad. We are so thankful we get to partner with him in what he is doing. We are so thankful for those of you who have chosen to partner and help us do what God has called us to. We could not do it without you.

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Ways to Give!

Ways you can be praying for us & SOAR in 2023

• That God brings clarity and unity and we are able to find direction as a leadership team.
• That Seth is able to get his CFII done this year.
• That God grows and shapes our candidates to be used on the field and that he opens doors for them to be able to serve.

Ways you can be praying for us in February:

• That God will continue to provide the remaining partners needed.
• That we can make time for family.
• That God shows us direction for the next season here at SOAR.

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Big News and Transitions

Summer to Fall

Wow, We feel like we have been running at 100 MPH since the Spring. This spring we gave ourselves a deadline for Seth’s training and that meant that we have used our extra focus on that since then. That doesn’t mean we have slowed down in other areas it just means pulling up our bootstraps and doing our regular jobs along with allowing for time for training. It’s been hard but well worth the effort. 

EAA Airventure 2022 was a success. We met with lots of other organizations, shared what SOAR is doing with a local group, served in our booth, and got to see some pretty cool things. We are so grateful for the opportunity to serve SOAR in this way.

During the summer we participated in Oshkosh EAA Airventure. This was our second year attending and it proved to be a great week of engagement with other organizations. This is always one of our priorities when we go. 

In the fall we started another year of school. This marks our 9th year of homeschooling. Bella began 8th grade and Jordis began Pre-K. We also added volleyball to our school schedule, it’s been such a joy to watch Bell learn and grow in something she enjoys

In October we spent an evening at the Ethnos360 training center in Camdenton, Mo. It was such a great night of fun and fellowship. We were thankful for the opportunity to see their facility and to get to know these missionary pilots who are being trained to be sent. The partnership between SOAR and Ethnos360 will help us to be able to send more missionaries to the field.

Cookout time at the Ethnos360 training center in Camdenton, MO

Lastly, we have been serving with the youth and production teams at LifePoint. We have been doing this for several years and we love serving in this way. Students always challenge us to grow in our faith. Worship production gives us an opportunity to use our talents and skills in unique ways.

This summer and fall have been extra busy with events. We have loved this season of serving with the youth.

Big news and Transitions

It’s official! Seth has completed his CFI certification. We will fully admit we were not sure if we would make this deadline. The instructor we were using pushed hard and we are so thankful for that. We are also grateful for each instructor who poured into Seth. Without them, this could not have happened. We genuinely believe that each of them was brought to us at just the right time. Each one contributed to his training in a way that we believe will benefit SOAR in the long run. All of it for God’s glory and mission.

Greg and Micki Shetterly have been such a huge blessing to us and to SOAR this year. Micki is an experienced flight instructor and Greg is a flight examiner. Both have been pushing Seth to not only complete his training but to also go above and beyond so that SOAR can be a good steward of the candidates that God brings to us.

This month Seth will begin training his first missionary candidate, Bailey! We feel such a sigh of relief and excitement and we begin serving in a different capacity at SOAR. Seth’s roles that will continue are safety, some airport/city management, and now adding flight instruction. Right now he is tasked with the big job of organizing the fight curriculum. Thankfully he won’t be doing this alone. The group of instructors that have been so vital in getting him to his goal are also going to be involved in getting the curriculum organized. We are ready for this new challenge and ready to see how God uses us in this new season.  The last transition will be one more rating. The next goal is CFII. This will be during the same time he begins training Bailey. This one is not as time sensitive so we are hoping to have a bit of reprieve while we focus on other goals personally.

Bailey George has been with SOAR since the spring. He will be Seth’s first student as we work toward training Missionary Aviators.

Partnership Focus

As we wrap up this last goal of getting Seth’s ratings done we are now shifting our focus to getting new partners. This will be a lifelong journey as we continue to work at SOAR. We need YOUR help. If you know of someone who might be interested in our story or what we are doing at SOAR please let us know. You are also welcome to share this newsletter with them! If you are not currently a partner with us through prayer or financial support we would love to share our story with you. Please contact us for more information. Thank you to everyone who has partnered with us on this journey. You have been such a support and blessing to us in ways we could never repay. Thank you!

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Ways to Give!

Ways you can be praying for us & SOAR in 2022

• That God cultivates relationships and we are able to find direction as a leadership team.
• That Seth is able to finish his ratings and begin the work that he feels God has called him into.
• That God grows and shapes our candidates to be used on the field and that he opens doors for them to be able to serve.

Ways you can be praying for us in November:

• That God will continue to provide the remaining partners needed.
• That we can find rest in this busy season.
• That God shows us direction for the next season here at SOAR.

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Sending to Serve

SOAR to the mission field

The goal at SOAR is always to send our candidates to the field to serve. While we agree and fully push toward that goal it’s hard to see them go. This week we will be sending our next candidate AJ and his sweet family out from SOAR to begin transitioning to Ethnos360. He still has a few steps between us and being on the field but his time at SOAR is coming to an end. Please pray for them that God will protect and guide them and for God to bless the work they are doing.

AJ, Stephanie & Truitt Hollaway

Pray for Osh Kosh Airventure

This week, SOAR will be sending a team to Osh Kosh, WI for AirVenture. The goal of this trip is simple: connect, connect, connect! We will be there with several different organizations under the IAMA tent. If SOAR’s goal is to send as many Aviation Missionaries to the field then we have to make connections and partnerships with many different organizations. Sometimes we also meet new potential candidates from all over the country that are looking for other options outside of traditional school setting. Please pray that we are able to connect and build new relationships that will ultimately send more Missionaries to the field.

Ways you can be praying for us in July:

• That God will continue to provide the remaining partners needed.
• That God continues to provide the time and flight instructor for his next rating.
• That our team is able to make connections at AirVenture.

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Traction and Momentum

Transitioning to what is Next.

This month has been motivating here at SOAR. We welcomed our next candidate, Bailey George. He arrived having already completed his A&P License. He will spend his time at SOAR gaining maintenance experience and working toward his flight certifications. Bailey was born and raised in South Carolina and always wanted to learn to fly. While in college, Bailey was challenged by friends and family to pursue missions and aviation together. We are excited to see how God will use Bailey and where he chooses to send him. You can read more about Bailey here.

Bailey George

While we are transitioning Bailey in, two of our current candidates are completing their certifications and will slowly be transitioning to their sending organizations. Phillip Sneed became a licensed Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic. Thirty months of practical experience is required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in order to take the 9 required written, oral and practical tests to earn an A&P license. Please pray for Phillip and his wife Brooke as the visit SAMAIR (South American Mission) to see if this is a good fit for them. You can read more of their story here.

Phillip Sneed

Commercial Training is Finally moving forward!

Admittedly, fight training hasn’t been at the pace that we would have liked, however we have been making amazing process this last month. Seth is well on his way to his commercial rating. This is the last hurdle before he can begin his flight instructor training. This week he earned his High Performance endorsement, this allows him to fly a more powerful aircraft. This is a major accomplishment because the aircraft that he has been doing his commercial training is high performance. The current pace and goal is to have commercial completed by early August and CFI done by early fall. Pray that we are able to keep this timeline. We are appreciative of everyones support in this calling that God has for us. We know we say this every month but the door is open to come up and check out SOAR anytime and go on a flight if that works out.

Seth gets his High Performance Rating

Ways you can be praying for us in July:

• That God will continue to provide the remaining partners needed.
• That God continues to provide the time and flight instructor for his next rating.
• That we find ways to connect and rest as a family.

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You are going where?

SOAR Partnership

These past few months have been extra busy at SOAR. We are so energized by what God is doing around us. Recently we were visited by JAARS and ABWE. The visits were for very different reasons, however, both are potential sending organizations that will launch our candidates to the field that God has called them into. SOAR also attended Sun n’ Fun in Lakeland, FL. This was also another chance to connect with MAF, JAARS and Ethnos360 some of the leaders in Mission Aviation. Each time we connect and interact allows us opportunities to help our missionary candidates find the right place for them to serve. We are so grateful for these opportunities.

We thought highlighting these two organizations that came to visit so you can see where some potential places are where our missionary candidates might serve, helps you understand the global impact you have while supporting us in our calling

JAARS – JAARS (Jungle Aviation and Radio Service) is a multidisciplinary team of problem-solvers committed to the belief—and the vision—that people’s lives and communities are transformed as they experience God’s Word in their own language. You can read more about their organization here. JAARS has been working in Mission Aviation for 70 years and has a high standard for their pilots and mechanics. For this reason many smaller organizations utilize them to evaluate the training that pilots have received. Partnership with them means that our candidates will be able to be better equipped to serve on the field. We always want to be learning and growing and a partnership allows us to be able to grow and serve the mission community better.

ABWE – ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism) is a global family of ministries that exists to fulfill the Great Commission by multiplying leaders, churches, and missions movements among every people. You can read more about their organization here. ABWE is a more recent organization that we have begun to partner with. Our hope is that we can give our candidates another avenue for serving in a different way. We also want to be able to share resources between the two organizations.

Living Sent

SOAR is prepping to send two more candidates this year. While this is sad for us, it’s also amazing to see how God is using SOAR to accomplish his work. You can read about the missionaries we have currently sent here. They are currently serving at Ethnos360, UIM, MARC, and Tanalian Bible Camp. They all serve in various capacities of aviation and utilize aviation to bring the gospel to the nations. Some more directly than others but all valuable in their own ways. These missionaries are physically being sent but I love how God has given them the heart to live sent long before they were on the mission field. Many of them began the work of partnering with God in their daily lives long before they knew they were called to missions. We see this in the candidates before they arrive and during their training. Many of our candidates along with their flight, maintenance, PD, and bible training also serve in their local church and other organizations. They bring a servants heart and a willingness to give. I am always amazed how God has knit them in that way. If you would like to read about our current candidates you can here. The two candidates we are sending out are hoping to serve at Ethnos360 and SAM air. We are praying for them as they finish up the last of their training and work toward the work God is calling them into. Please click the links and share what God is doing with people you know. They need prayer and financial support to get to the mission field. Please be praying for wisdom for Seth and me as we try to help them in any way possible to finish their training.

Personal Partnership and other challenges

We have now been serving at SOAR for over a year and we are excited about the work God is doing here. Some of our funding has run out and we are again looking for partners who are willing to join us in helping send candidates to the field. We love sharing our story both in person or at a church. If you know of someone who might be interested in hearing our story we would love to share. Please contact us or share our story with someone you know so we can get connected. If you are not currently giving or would like to give more you can do that here.

We are again blessed to see how God has provided. A few months ago we were presented with the challenge of finding another flight instructor. It is a challenge we continue to deal with. The flight instructor that had gotten Seth his IFR training was no longer able to continue Seth’s training. We are so grateful for him and the time he poured into Seth and SOAR. So we were on the hunt again. We connected these last few weeks with another flight instructor who is passionate about training well-equipped instructors. This is exactly the type of instructor we are looking for. This has been such an answer to prayer. Seth’s goal of getting CFI by the end of summer may still be a possibility. Pray that there are no more hiccups in his training and we can continue to work toward the goal that God has set before us.

Ways you can be praying for us in 2022

• That God cultivates relationships and we are able to find direction as a leadership team.
• That Seth is able to finish his ratings and begin the work that God has called him into.
• That God grows and shapes our candidates to be used on the field and that he opens doors for them to be able to serve.

Ways you can be praying for us in May:

• That God will continue to provide the remaining partners needed.
• That God continues to provide the time and flight instructor for his next rating.
• That we find ways to connect and rest as a family.

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Hitting a Milestone

IFR Rating Complete!!

Seth and Josh (one of his flight instructors)

For a year now Seth has been working towards getting his IFR rating. We have continually hit delays and schedule conflicts over and over it seemed. We have felt like we fell into the same hole that SOAR has been struggling to fill which is a consistent flight instructor. Finally, in the fall we got some consistency. This was a huge blessing. We have been so blessed by the people that have made the effort to make it a priority and helped push Seth to this first milestone. There is still a long way to go. The next rating is his commercial rating. We are praying that it doesn’t take as long to get this but we are on God’s timing aren’t we. Pray for us as we continue to push forward and push toward this next milestone.

Seth and Terry (one of his flight instructors).

Continuing to Share

Seth sharing with the EAA members.

This year has a lot in store for SOAR. We ended January speaking at an EAA dinner in Jeff City. We had a great opportunity to share what SOAR does and how the program works. Not everyone there was a Christian so we hopefully were able to open the door for gospel conversations also. Lastly, we hope that events like this open doors for God to bring the right volunteers to serve at SOAR. The event was supposed to have Kerrick speak but due to sickness Seth had to fill in the gap. We are grateful for opportunities like these to be able to connect with other organizations and people about SOAR and the mission. We have several more events throughout the year where we hope to share SOAR’s story. Please pray that God guides our words and steps to open doors and create relationships.

Kevin and Madeline connecting with some EAA members.

Small Moments

One of the goals this year is to get to Instructor rating. This means doing a lot of flying to get hours in. The bulk of time has been with instructors so our family hasn’t really had a chance to sit in the plane together. This month we have had the opportunity to take Jo up on her first flight and we got to fly around Springfield at night to see the lights as a family. With our crazy schedule sometimes we don’t get many moments to enjoy things like this. So we are grateful for these small moments. Hopefully, we will have more opportunities to do more flights with the girls this year.

Ways you can be praying for us in 2022

• That God cultivates relationships and we are able to find direction as a leadership team.
• That Seth is able to finish his ratings and begin the work that he feels God has called him into.
• That God grows and shapes our candidates to be used on the field and that he opens doors for them to be able to serve.

Ways you can be praying for us in February:

• That God will continue to provide the remaining partners needed.
• That God continues to provide the time and flight instructor for his next rating.
• That we find ways to spend time as a family and

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Happy New Year!

Recapping 2021 for SOAR

Growth is something that is hard. No matter how big or small it can be painful and difficult. This year SOAR has experienced a lot of growth. We were added as staff in January, and with that comes extra roles and jobs that need oversight and consistency. These changes have come with growing pains for SOAR but God has been faithful to lead. We are constantly reminded that this is his mission and we are partnering with him.

This year SOAR adjusted their tagline to better align with what we believe God has called us into. Mission Aviation Readiness is a statement about our commitment to not just give our candidates the technical skills, but also the life skills needed for a missionary in the field.

This year our doors received a much needed facelift with our new tagline.

It was a productive year for our current candidates and alumni during this year! Here is a recap of what has happened with them.
Candidates
Abi McWhorter: became licensed Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic, became rated as Certified Instrument Flight Instructor, attended a summer internship with Send in Alaska.
Matt McWhorter: passed his commercial checkride, became licensed Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic, attended a summer internship with Send in Alaska.
AJ Hollaway: received his high-performance endorsement, passed his commercial checkride.
Phillip Sneed: received his high-performance endorsement, earned his instrument rating,
Josh Hamilton: joined SOAR.
Madeline Hooks: joined SOAR, received her high-performance endorsement, reached 1000 hours of flight time.
Alumni
Jeremy & Blinda Dunn: moved to Papua New Guinea to serve with Ethnos360.
Nathan & Kayla White: began training to serve in Mexico for UIM.
Lance and Caitlin Rensberger: Lance gained R66 helicopter training and continues to serve with Ethnos360 at McNeal, Arizona.
Fred and Lydia Holcomb: Fred is continuing to serve at MARC in Alaska through flight instruction and aircraft maintenance.

We are so glad to be a part of their lives and we have loved getting to cheer them on as they work towards their goals.

This year SOAR has grieved the loss of one of our volunteer instructors.

We along with other SOAR staff attended Oshkosh in July. We were able to create relationships with other Mission organizations and connect future missionaries.

Our candidates continued their maintenance training throughout the year through working on SOAR and customer aircraft. SOAR’s aircraft received much needed upgrades and our customers were able to receive quality work.

During 2021 Seth was able continue his IFR training. He has currently passed his written portion and is scheduled to complete the oral and flight portion in the next few weeks. Seth has also been able to utilize his background in construction to help with much needed facilities maintenance and upgrades. Deb was able to utilize her Design and Marketing to help create videos, graphics and update our website.

Ways you can be praying for us in 2022

• That God cultivates relationships and we are able to find direction as a leadership team.
• That Seth and I are able to support our candidates as best as we are capable.
• That Seth is able to finish his ratings and begin the work that he feels God has called him into.

Ways you can be praying for us in January:

• That God will continue to provide the remaining partners needed.
• That we are able to balance all of our commitments.
• That Seth is able to pass his IFR oral and flight exam.

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