News Brief

In a shocking turn of events, we discovered that baby #3 is... another boy! Due: February 17th.

We’re thrilled (and thankful!) to report that our financial support has reached 100%!

After 2½ months at MAF headquarters, we’ve completed our final pre-departure training requirements!

Would you consider joining our prayer support team? Email us at jtoews@maf.org to be included in our brief email prayer updates.

Preparing to serve in

Kalimantan, Indonesia with

“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of

unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus.” - Romans 15:5 (NIV)

as the ideal environment for honing the

skills required of MAF pilots including

low-level navigation, mountain flying,

and operating on short, sloped airstrips

tightly nestled into narrow, mountain

valleys. The final 2 weeks of training,

which Jodie and I both attended,

comprised non-technical orientation.

The focus of orientation was to

equip us to thrive overseas in

our faith, our family and team

relations, and cross-cultural ministry.

Now that we’re back in Spokane,

we’ve begun the process of making final

preparations for moving overseas. We

are so thankful for each one of you who

have partnered with us by your prayers,

support, and encouragement, making it

possible for us to serve with MAF.

H alfway through our recent 2½

months of training at MAF

headquarters in Nampa, ID, it occurred

to us that this was the most time we

had spent in one place this entire year!

Stepping into the methodical

training routine proved to be

a refreshing change of pace.

The first 8 weeks of training

focused on technical standardization,

both flight and maintenance. After a 9

month hiatus, it felt great to turn a

wrench and climb into the cockpit

again! The culmination was a 3-day

trip into Idaho’s River-of-No-Return

Wilderness, much of which is only

accessible by air or boat. This served In His service,

The Toews Family

“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

Luke 10:2 (ESV)

The Boys

Kalimantan, Indonesia 100%

Washington, USA

...all three of them! Connor turns three on November 24th, and is very excited to have another baby brother on the way. Joel had his first birthday while we were at MAF and has recently spoken his first few words. They both loved living at MAF headquarters where many hours were spent spotting airplanes, finding sprinklers and running around with the other MAF kids. Frequent trips to the hangar were made to help Daddy “fix” the airplanes. The boys have become inseparable buddies, though in some ways they are clearly opposites. Joel is naturally a morning person while Connor will likely be relying heavily on his morning coffee later in life. Recent first words of the day: “Joel, don’t smile at me!”

Application, medical screening and technical evaluation

Candidacy, acceptance, and field assignment

Timeline to Indonesia

Complete!

Standardization & orientation training

Crescent Project: Training for work among Muslims

Raise financial support and submit Indonesian visa applications

Early 2016 (contingent on previous step)

Nov. 2015—Mar. 2016

Liquidate possessions, obtain visas, have a baby, move to OR, pack the crate, say good byes

Board the plane to Indonesia, begin 11 mo. of language school

Thanks to so many of you who have committed to an ongoing partnership with us in ministry, our monthly financial support has reached 100%!

Our one-time, outgoing fund has also reached 100%! All of the training, moving and language school expenses are now fully covered. Thank you to each of you who contributed to send us on our way!

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