Mar-Apr 1998

With the input of our Chapter Presidents and Board Of Directors, we have created a Pilots Qualification document that will form a solid foundation for future PCI Mercy Flights. As the needs and directions change for PCI, any changes to this document will be published in the PCI Newsletter. Any new members or existing member can request the full up-dated document from the International Headquarters. The PCI Pilot Qualifications Document has been included with the March-April 1998 Newsletter. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

12 Successful Missions Flown (1st Quarter, 1998)

Four of our of our twelve trips this quarter were for Joe Hyde, who had cancer. With sadness I report to you that Joe left us last month; but our sadness is overcome by the rejoicing in heaven, the celebration of one of God's saints coming home. What a great example of a man of faith. Joe will surely be missed! We flew Hergert Davis, a gentleman from Pascagoula, MS to Little Rock AR. Herbert has a large tumor on his brain. Terry Kilpatrck flew Shirley Bonnavo from Baton Rouge to Birmingham. Shirley suffers from a heart disorder. Tommy Lee flew Crystal Hanks to Houston, TX. She suffers from a rare disorder of the nerves of the stomach. She has been extremely sick and would appreciate your prayers for her and her mother, Debbie Bowen. Terry Chapman flew Anita Williams to Atlanta for a specialized treatment. E.J. Tenney flew Eskie Dukes from Birmingham to San Antonio, TX. Eskie was badly burned on his legs and could not bend them. God most assuredly ordained this trip as we were already going to Houston that day anyway. Terry Chapman flew an emergency trip for Jeff and Donna Rowell to be with their young child during a medical crisis. The Lifeflight helicopter did not have room for the mother and child together. Terry also flew Kyle Korman from New Orleans to Atlanta. This 7 year old suffers from leukemia. He also flew 11 year old Sue Fredricks, who has brain tumor from Mobile to Memphis. This again was an emergency call. We are so thankful that God continues to make planes available. Those times when I have to tell a mother we can’t help because we don’t have a plane are unbelievably painful. We thank you for your support and prayers as we fly and seed to minister the hurting in a most practical way.

Cincinnati Tri-State Chapter Cadet Program

Sent to me by Chris Suttles, to solicit and give help in the establishing of Cadet programs. --Don Clark

Here is the information on the Cincinnati Tri-State Chapter (Christian Aviation Academy) Cadet Program schedule for 1998 and manual material. This is how we have things working here and we would like to hear from other chapters on where they are getting their youth cadet program rolling or if they are already doing it, to share their ideas. I have papers written out for the badges, which you will see later. Nine badges in all, each with its own agenda. Several badges may cover some of the same material, but it breaks things down to show how things work or how to plan.

The flight school that we hold our meetings at has a chalkboard and a dry marker board, plus allot of other things to teach about aviation. When you get to the part about Co-Pilot, Navigator and Flight Engineer, we have a folder for each with a checklist and the items highlighted for that particular job. We have the flight engineer do the preflight along with the Pilot in Command, plus the Co-Pilot will listen in together with the P.I.C. to get weather, NOTAMs and PIREPs for F.S.S.. The Navigator will plot our course, all check points and time distance etc. with the P.I.C. confirming the information. The package sent does not include the design on the badges or the t-shirts that were made up, but I think you will get a good idea of how we use the 2 hours we have for fellowship plus time to learn and have a break. Plus I have a library of books, manuals, descriptions of aircraft, videos, charts, etc.

Our Mini Aviation Camp will consist of Ground School/ Preflight / 2-3 hours of actual log flight time with a C.F. I. Tour of a tower and or F.S.S. or F.S.D.O. A communication program, classes on headsets, light signals, Airspace and A.T.C. and hand signals.

If you have any questions please contact Chris Suttles at 606-283-9174 after 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, or weekends.

Welcome New PCI Members

Joseph Bell	LaVista, NE, USA	Dan Norris	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Amy Bell	LaVista, NE, USA	Jun Sato	Tokyo, Japan
Chaplain Bill Fox	Severn, MD, USA	Jerry Taylor	Omaha, NE, USA
Jeffrey Johnson	Blair, NE, USA	Rita Taylor	Omaha, NE, USA
Julie Johnson	Blair, NE, USA	Scott Tomlinson	Ft. Calhoun, NE, USA
Parker Johnstone	Brush Prairie, WA, USA

PCI Computer Donation

I wish to thank Mr. Art Silvergate and the Phoenix Project in Ellicott City, Maryland for the donation of an Insync 486 PC, Monitor, 540 Megabyte Hard Drive, and various software to the International Headquarters.

1998's PCI National Convention

PLACE: Best Western Battlefield Inn (1 mile south of Manassas Battlefield) Manassas, Virginia (Exit 41A off Highway 66). Nearby Airports, Dulles or Manassas (Recommend Manassas Airfield for private aircraft. Dulles airport is too much of a hassle getting in and our of and is also expensive). Falcon Head at Manassas is the recommended FBO. Falcon Head is technically tops and is also an active supporter of PCI. Transport from local airport will be provided by the Virginia Chapter.

COST: Registration by August 15th $195.00 single, $250.00 double (two nights lodging with meals Saturday breakfast through Sunday breakfast). Registration after August 15th, $215.00 single and $290.00 double.

SPEAKERS: Mr Ed Boyer, founder and CEO of Mercy Medical Airlift and Angle Flight. Mr Bob Griffin, long time missionary pilot, Directory of International Affairs for JAAR’s and Editor of "Beyond".

MUSIC: Ms. Maria Chafulio NOTE: Opportunity to visit Local Revolutionary War and Civil War Battlefields, Cities and Historic Estates.

Oshkosh 1998

PCI, has gotten their foot in the door, but we still have a ways to go. The booth that we have for this year is located in South Aviation Exhibit Hangar "D" and # 4094 (Dead center of the building).

We are looking for members to be available to help out in PCI’s space from 9 am to 5 PM. It would be nice if you could be there the full 7 days, but if you could give a couple of days, or hours, all would be greatly appreciated.

Donations are also still required in support providing material to be given away and campground fees for those of us who will be there all week. We currently need another $3000.00 to meet the need.

Your prayers are sought so that the members would be bold for Christ, to reach a lost world right in our back yard.

Help that is Needed in PCI

Chaplain's Corner

This is my first article with you. It is a real privilege to be the Chaplain for Pilots for Christ. I know that any of you who walk with our Lord could handle this job so that is why it is such an honor for me. I come to you as the Apostle Paul did to the Corinthians in I Cor 2 when he said, "I come to you brethren, not with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling, and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God." As you know, he goes on in that chapter to talk about how the Holy Spirit reveals the things of God to those who he refers to as mature. He ends it with this marvelous verse 16, "For who has known the mind of the Lord, that He will instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ." Now exactly what does mature mean. Webster says this about the word, "full development" The Greek word for mature is 'telious' which is translated 'perfect' in the King James and 'mature' in the New American Standard translation. It means 'completeness'. And we obtain that completeness by 'consistently' walking with our Lord. By consistently I mean we spend time with Him daily in prayer and the Word and not on a hit and miss basis. This is the Lord's desire for us and when we do that the Word says there is nothing that He will withhold from us. So Paul says here that those who walk consistently with our marvelous Lord will understand the things of the Spirit! How is your walk? Examine it and if the Lord is pleased with it He will let you know. Odds are that even though He is pleased with it He will gently coax you deeper into that relationship with Him because that is what He desires. And if your walk has slacked off just commit yourself to seeking the Savior daily and He will honor that commitment. All of us need encouragement to keep on keeping on with the Lord. Often times our walk falters because the devil gets us busy serving the Lord and deceives us into believing that is what the Lord desires. And indeed He does desire for us to serve Him but His first desire is for us to fellowship with Him. So be encouraged and walk faithfully with Him and you won't be sorry. Blessings on you as you continue to walk with Him and follow His guidance in serving Him!

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