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Sunday we went to Charlotte to visit another home fellowship group. We had a great day getting to know each other and discussing God's greatness and ministering to each other and praying for one another. They are a couple about our age with an 11 year old daughter. She and Karina hit it right off and they even got along with Josh!

We ended up staying until the evening with them. We are thankful to God for getting us together.

On Monday, I started my new assignment in the engine shop. I will be assisting in putting together an engine for a Cessna 206 that will be headed to Cameroon. It is in tiny little pieces right now and there is a tremendous amount of work to put it back together, so I am excited to be busy for awhile!

The first thing we did was to bath the non-magnetic parts in a dye and then wash it off, put it under a black light and look for tiny little cracks. The magnetic parts could be checked in a machine that magnetized the part and an oil-iron shaving solution poured over to check for cracks. Both are quite interesting operations!

Next, everything needs to be measured to the nearest ten thousandth of an inch to be sure it still meets the manufacturers specs. Then we will paint the parts that will be exposed, and then, maybe, we will actually start assembly! It is very reassuring for a pilot to see how much care is taken to put exceptionally serviceable stuff back in the airplanes. I have a new level of comfort now, planning to fly with JAARS!

This morning in our weekly center meeting, a fellow who is a Bible translator working with a group in SE Asia shared about his work. It is fascinating to see pictures of people who, not long ago, were savage, naked cannibals and are now using laptop computers, solar panels and satellite links to correspond with the translators here in Waxhaw to work on the Old Testament! God is great! Only he can change the hearts of men like that!

Jonathan has thrush. Maggy took him to the doctor today. We pray he will be healed soon. He has been very fussy.

The other two are doing great. Josh is still coming to visit me on my afternoon breaks. Today I impressed him with "glowing skin". I put some of the dye on his arm and put him under the black light. He was very impressed! He wanted to do it to his whole body!