October 19, 2025

Who can say that God isn't in the business of Miracles!!! There have been so many miracles to get us to this point. What a blessing it was for us to be able to serve with PAMAS (Philippine Adventist Medical Aviation Service) and gain some valuable experience. After a short time in Canada and the US, we returned to Fiji just in time to meet this Cessna 182, an aircraft with an amazing mission story of its own... Continue reading.

March 7, 2025

Praise God, we are writing this newsletter from the Philippines. Norman was able to complete his instrument proficiency check just a few days before our departure from Canada on February 15th. We travelled with a mission group from Canada that helped to build… Continue reading.

December 4, 2024

As the year draws to an end we want to take advantage of this opportunity to thank you again for your love, prayers, and financial support. We had hoped that we would be writing this newsletter from Fiji but… Continue reading.

April 28, 2024

If only airplanes could talk… the stories they would tell... Continue reading.

February 26, 2024

Greetings from Suva, the capital city of Fiji, on the beautiful island of Viti Levu.  Suva is a port city with British colonial architecture.  One of the largest urban centres of the South Pacific, Suva was founded in 1849 and became the capital in 1882... Continue reading.

December 31, 2023

What a year 2023 has been, as our daughter Melanie stated. It’s been both the best and worst year ever. Regardless of how we perceive the year to have gone, one thing is certain. Nothing that has happened this year was a surprise to our Heavenly Father. With that in mind we can look forward to the future knowing that if we keep our eyes fixed on Him and follow His leading we cannot fail... Continue reading.

October 15, 2023

At the time of our last writing, Nancy was in Panama spending precious time with her mother, Nory Garcia Marenko de Ruiloba.  We are extra grateful she was able to go when she did, as there were only a few short weeks for her to spend before her dear mother fell asleep in Jesus on September 20th.  A touching funeral service was held on September 24 where we were able to share so many memories of Mom's life and her commitment to Jesus… Continue reading.

March 20, 2023

We praise God for the success of the dental mission and evangelistic campaign.  The entire project was a coordinated effort involving Bible workers, dental team, along with an evangelistic campaign. God blessed with many commitments to follow Jesus.

We have also begun a search for a location where our floatplane will be a wonderful blessing. You won't believe where God seems to be leading us... Continue reading.

December 23, 2022

Teresa is a single mother with two children. During the recent hurricane her house was completely destroyed. We met her one day when we were in town and she showed us pictures of her fallen down house where they continue to live (see pictures). Can you imagine living in a house like this with your family?  Continue reading.

September 20, 2022

In a few short days we will return to Nicaragua. We have been in Canada for the summer, reconnecting with donors, fundraising, and getting ready for another year in the mission field.  Continue reading.

May 26, 2022

We have just arrived back in Canada after spending 16 months in Central America. As we reflect back, so much has happened during that time. We had no idea that Nancy would be diagnosed with both breast and thyroid cancer and undergo multiple surgeries. We continue to praise God that she remains cancer free.  Continue reading.

December 12, 2021

Where has the year gone? We are grateful that God has brought us through another year. Not only have we been working to begin an aviation ministry in Nicaragua, but we had to unite together as Nancy faced both breast and thyroid cancer with multiple surgeries taking place. The recovery has seemed slow at times, but we are so very grateful for the enduring peace that God gives us and for all of you who have prayed so faithfully for us. As we write this letter we are in Costa Rica where Nancy is having cancer follow up appointments and we are praising God that she remains cancer free. Continue reading.

August 13, 2021

We’re sure you’ll agree that sometimes it’s difficult to understand why things happen the way they do, but it’s so nice to know that God has a masterplan and we can trust Him to lead. We had no way of knowing that 2021 would be so challenging health-wise for Nancy. If you’ve been following our story you know that Nancy had surgery for breast cancer in March while we were in Nicaragua. In May we came to Costa Rica so Nancy could have additional treatments as she was struggling with various complications from the surgery. Unbelievably, we were shocked to discover that Nancy also had thyroid cancer. On August 9th, Nancy again had surgery and we are so thankful that she is continuing to recover.  Continue reading.