Time flies when you fly (and when you don't).

 Busy, busy, busy! That’s what my life is like right now! I started my last year at UofL a couple weeks ago and have been getting into the swing of things with school work and getting used to a new schedule. This year I’m more involved with Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ- a non-denominational student group). I am Cru Team Leader which means I plan and coordinate our weekly meetings where we have worship, a speaker, and discussion groups. I am also involved in a Bible study with a few friends which just got started. Already, this semester God has been showing me His glorious creation and giving me a greater understanding of His gracious gift to us- sending His son to die on the cross for our sins! We cannot do anything to obtain salvation, no works or being good people. The only thing we can and should do is to put our faith in Christ! Galatians 2:15-16 states it 3 times in a row!

¹⁵ “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles ¹⁶ know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in^[a] Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.

A beautiful day to go flying in God's creation!

When I’m not at school, I’m at home studying or flying. I am still working on my instrument rating and have been studying hard for my written test which I will take in the next 2 weeks. This test consists of 60 questions dealing with weather, approach procedures, rules and regulations, and much more. I am almost done with my training for the flight aspect and will take the oral test and practical checkride (flight test) in the next 1-3 months. I have been trying to fly at least once a week lately and whenever the weather is subpar in order to get training in actual weather conditions. 

P51 Mustang that was on display at KJVY (Clark County)

With this year quickly on its’ way I am looking to what my future and what I will be doing. After I graduate in May (2013) I will attend an aviation mechanics school to get my Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license. I need this for missionary flying so I can fix my plane if I crash in the middle of nowhere. I am still looking into which schools to go to and into getting scholarships to help pay for that. You can be praying for God to provide for me as he has done in the past and so that I can follow Him faithfully. Right now my top choice is Redstone College in Broomfield, Colorado (just outside of Denver). I will begin applying to schools in November or December and will find out sometime in the spring where I get in and where I will go.

Here’s a quick overview of what I will be doing in the next year:

~Complete instrument rating training.

~Get my commercial license (10-15 hours) which will allow me to fly larger/ more complex planes but not jumbo jets/ 747s.

Getting gas after a lesson.

~Possibly get a seaplane rating.

~Build up flight hours (currently I have ~130)

~Apply and get accepted into mechanic schools.

Time is sure going really fast but I praise God for giving me that ability to do everything that He has blessed me with, even if that means I'm always busy! I'll keep you posted on what else is going on!

Fly with Christ,

Helen