Dear BEAM supporters and prayer warriors,
I just wanted to write you and say, “Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”
The plane has been successfully shipped from PNG. My son Paul and I had a very productive trip to Papua New Guinea. We were able to get the Cessna 185 airplane from the village of Wau, transport it to Lae and put in into a container bound for California. Once it reaches California, it will be picked up and transported to Wisconsin for the wings and tail to be reassembled and to get it fly-worthy again. Also, I was blessed to fellowship and to preach in some national churches. God has some great dear people who were such a blessing to us. Our hosts were also a great blessing. God bless PNG missionaries Bro. and Mrs. Keck! A special thanks to all who have helped to make this possible by the grace of God. Praise The Lord!
We are excited to begin clearing land for the hangar. Our trip down south was such a blessing. We were with old friends and made many new ones. So many gave that we surpassed our goal of $80,000 for the hangar. This extra will help make up for the inflation costs, I am sure. We are now working on the fund for the land. There is a land owner in town we’ve offered $30,000 for a parcel that is in a great location close to our town’s float plane dock. Please make this a matter of prayer as some others may get first choice for buying the land. We have some funding already designated for this project. With promises we’re at about $10,000.
In our last letter I talked about a Caribbean outreach. Well, after surveying Nassau Island with Amy, and meeting up with some local Bahamanian pastors, I found opportunity for reaching out to places where the need certainly exists, and where God has most definitely opened a great and effectual door. Actually, we have a wheeled plane in place in Florida that could help with this outreach. I will keep you updated as things develop on the southern front. As I mentioned in other prayer letters, during the winter in Alaska, flight is very difficult, but in the south, off Florida’s coast, weather is optimum. Therefore, a dual ministry makes perfect sense. Our pastor, Bro. Combs is excited about it! We are trusting God to give the grace and wisdom for this winter outreach in a place where the need is great. While there on Nassau Island, I was given the opportunity to speak at a christian school where 18 teens trusted Christ. This is more in one day than any time in Alaska and Canada combined. What a huge blessing to deal personally with these young people!
In closing, I just want to say thank you to those who have helped us and have given to the Lord for his Great Commission. We are trying to do what Jesus said when he told the disciples to lift up their eyes unto the fields (plural) as they (plural) are white already to harvest.
God bless you is our prayer.
Mark Bach- Director and The BEAM Team