When Laurie took the plane down to S. Africa for its paint job...it was looking a bit sorry for itself. The guys at the hangar had fun decorating it before it went down. But now, it's looking very pretty (or as pretty as planes get - which in my opinion isn't all that much - Em). It was away a huge amount of time, and caused a lot of headaches for our Operations Manager - Adrian. He had to try and juggle some flights to make sure that we were still being as useful to God as possible! He did a great job, and didn't have to make anyone wing-walk, or climb into the cargo pod! Incredible!
BEFORE
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We now have all 3 planes working and a new pilot - Samuel Balter. He and his wife and daughter arrived a few weeks ago from Sweden. He's starting his field training soon....and then he'll be off on his own. This will be a great benefit to the team.