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your heart

October 2Mission Aviation Fellowship

The Barber Family

UEL! Have you ever been filling the fuel tank of your car and

omplained about how much its costing now to actually fill

e tank? Well,when it comes to operating aircraft in the third

orld, FUEL is one of the biggest costs involved. That is why

e are so excited for the Cessna SMA 182. The SMA 182 has

ad the traditional AV-GAS engine removed and a new SMA

esel engine installed in its place. This allows the aircraft to

perate on cheaper and more readily available jet fuel. This

ows us to operate this aircraft at a substantially lower cost!

ith it we can transport a group of 2 or 3 pastors/

issionaries for far less than taking the Cessna 208 Caravan at

nly 1/3 full.

ne of the first things that Rob will be responsible for upon

ur arrival in Madagascar is to unload and reassemble this

ew Aircraft. Right now it is at MAF-US headquarters in

ampa Idaho where it is getting some needed repairs and up-

ades before it is disassembled and loaded into a shipping

ontainer. From Nampa it will be shipped to Madagascar and

ucked to Antananarivo where Rob will be waiting to start

assembling it and getting it certified for service. We are allally excited to be a part of this project and for the service

at this new aircraft will bring to the people of Madagascar.

Rob & Karina Barber8383 Tindall Terrace

Mission, BC V2V 6S2

604-755-4439

MAF Canada264 Woodlawn Rd. W.

Guelph, ON N1H 1B6

1-(877) 351-9344

Checked Out Our Blog Yet?

mafbarbers.blogspot.com

Putting the Pieces TogetherHave you ever studied a giant pile of puzzle pieces an

without knowing what the picture is supposed to be,

tried to work out what all of the pieces will look like

assembled? We compare learning French to this kind

scenario. Its as though we have 30 pieces to an enor

mous 1000 piece puzzle and were trying to see what

final picture will be. God is teaching us a lot. And we

convinced that our time spent in Quebec City is not l

ited to learning French. He is teaching us humility, coage, patience, and dependence on Him. It shouldnt s

prise us that in

every situation God

wants us to depend

on Him more and

more and to give

Him glory. It is only

when we are walk-

ing in obedience we

begin to experience

joy and peace andwe might even begin to understand part of His divine

plan!

Good-Bye House! We are excited to announce that our hou

has sold! This is a HUGE answer to prayer and a financial re

for us. Thank you SO much for everyone who has kept this i

your prayers. August and September have been busy month

Language class has been a large part of our routine, but we

also had the privilege of seeing beautiful parts of the count

and spending time together as a family. As well, in SeptembRobs mom flew out with another close friend. It was a love

visit.

Besides the normal busyness of life with 4 young children, K

dergarten is in full swing at our house. We fit it in wherever

can. Faith is a very keen learner, and we usually find her wr

lists, or drawing pictures, or cutting and gluing something. H

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people to help us prepare to leave. He has

been our faithful Father providing to us

strength for each part of this journey,

none too soon either--just as we need day

by day. We praise Him for His provision.

And we are promised in His Word to us

that He is the same yesterday today and

forever! As we delight to walk in His will, we are also convinced that He will t

us and mould us and use us for His glory.

We are so thankful for each one of you and the vital part you share in this m

try. Without all of you being with us on this journey, we would not be here to

The support continues to rise to our ministrys minimum goal of $6000 per

month. As we continue to move forward, we are trusting the remaining amo

will be pledged, and that through the course of our term with MAF He would

ply the necessary funds to continue this important ministry.

Is God Leading You to Join?Would you prayerfully consider joining our ministry support team?

Please contact us with any questions (604-755-4439) or send us an e-mail. If you

write a cheque to MAF Canada, please note our project numberC484.

Items for Prayer

To not become discouraged while learning

French.

To remain focused on Christ. That we wou

accomplish each days tasks with a joyful

heart.Praise

Our house has SOLD! Thank you for prayi

with us! Possession date is October 13.

Praise God! We are so thankful for each and every gift that contin-ues to be received. This partnership is vital to keep the mission of

MAF going.

vourite craft items are paper and

otch tape! It seems she is constantly

aking something at the kitchen ta-

e. Wesley has received a couple of

mall Lego sets which keep him busy.

e is very proud of the fact that he can

ke apart and put back together a lit-

e car he has. Joyanne is also trying to

e a part of the crafts and coloring.

alvin is growing more and more.

Karina) find myself reflecting on our

urney to where we are now. Albeit,

e aren't even in our assigned country

et, I am realizing what is happening is

bout more than simply arriving. Not

mention, when we do arrive in

adagascar, there will be a host of

her things to adjust to and realize

nd learn! The journey will continue

ven after.

s much as we can become distracted

y the journey and lose sight of theestination sometimes, perhaps it is

mportant to reflect on our path and

member to thank God for what He

as already done, and what He is doing!

2008, shortly after the birth of our first son

e sensed a change was coming. Having no

ea what that change was, we began search-

g. When God laid it on our hearts in the be-

nning of 2009 to see about serving with MAF,

e passion for this ministry began to blossom.

either of us ever saw ourselves serving over-as. In fact, it seemed to be the farthest thing

om our minds! Why would we ever want to

ave life-long friendships, a wonderful church

mily, and our own extended family? Not to

ention the life that we had begun to build

gether in our first couple of years married.

ometimes God's plans are very different from

ur own. Now almost 3 years later, we are

ven more convinced that this is what God

ould have our family do. We have seen Him

ovide a huge number of team members foris ministry. We have seen Him bring together

Rob & Karina

Faith Wesley Joyanne & Calvin

An Interview with Faith

Favourite Place to Go in

Quebec: Les Chocolat Favor

French words you know:

BonjourBonne NuitMerc

Bonne journe

What are you looking forw

to about Madagascar?

Playing outside and picking b

nanas from banana trees.

What are you praying for

right now?

Help to obey mommy and dad

Which verses are you learnat home?

Even a child is known by his

tions, by whether his conduc

pure and right.

Favourite part about Sunda

School in Quebec City?

Playing games