You might remember from update emails and letters that Asas de Socorro has a partnership with SIL here in Brazil. SIL is the Brazilian aviation branch of the mission Wycliffe. Since SIL is pretty small here in Anapolis we're formed a partnership with them. We share a hangar, we work together on planes and we even take flights together to some of the tribes/villages where they have missionaries. (Of course I and using "WE" very loosely here since I, Stephanie, have never worked on or flown a plane :)
This week we had a special celebration together. Over several years, SIL was working on the documentation and logistics of transferring a small plane from the States to a remote base in Brazil. Eventually the plane was ready for the trip and a pilot from Asas traveled to the States to help fly it down....ALL the way down here, making many stops along the way. It was flown to the hangar here in Anapolis and worked on by the mechanics. Finally last week, it was time to send it off to it's final destination base.
Craig is a SIL missionary from the States. He was presenting the history of the plane and it's journey to Brazil.
We all gathered around the plane and thanked God for the tool and prayed that it would be used greatly for His kingdom.
Us outside the hangar
One of the most special parts of the ceremony was giving the plane it's new name. As you can see in previous pictures, the plane's identification is PR-IPD. The last 3 letters are said using words so a plane can clearly communicate and identify itself to others. So, a pilot in this case would call its plane "India, Papa, Delta". The team however thought that it would be fitting for us to refer to the plane with a slightly different set of words, "Indios Para Deus"... that means "Indians (or Ingendous People) For God" in English. Pretty fitting, right?
This week we had a special celebration together. Over several years, SIL was working on the documentation and logistics of transferring a small plane from the States to a remote base in Brazil. Eventually the plane was ready for the trip and a pilot from Asas traveled to the States to help fly it down....ALL the way down here, making many stops along the way. It was flown to the hangar here in Anapolis and worked on by the mechanics. Finally last week, it was time to send it off to it's final destination base.
Craig is a SIL missionary from the States. He was presenting the history of the plane and it's journey to Brazil.
We all gathered around the plane and thanked God for the tool and prayed that it would be used greatly for His kingdom.
Us outside the hangar
One of the most special parts of the ceremony was giving the plane it's new name. As you can see in previous pictures, the plane's identification is PR-IPD. The last 3 letters are said using words so a plane can clearly communicate and identify itself to others. So, a pilot in this case would call its plane "India, Papa, Delta". The team however thought that it would be fitting for us to refer to the plane with a slightly different set of words, "Indios Para Deus"... that means "Indians (or Ingendous People) For God" in English. Pretty fitting, right?
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Stephanie I just realized you and your husband had a blog.. where have I been?? :) Anyway, I started one for our family so I am so excited that I can follow up with all that guys are doing. Hope you are doing well.
Love,
Julie Houston (Welte)
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