Greetings from the Espinosa family! We would like to share exciting news from our AWA Philippines – Palawan Project! The mission base was suddenly alive with the sound of Canadian teenagers who had whipped out their travel hockey sticks and were hitting the ball around in the bumpy yard. The days had been long [...]
Greetings from the Espinosa family! We would like to share exciting news from our AWA Philippines – Palawan Project! Dust billowed up in the hot wind, and the ground trembled with the weight of the grader as it plowed its way through the grass and bush. The construction for the road had finally begun! We [...]
There's been a lot happening at the Palawan Mission Base with the progress on the new road! The geological engineer was there last week and they are starting to “mow” down the piles of rocks. They also had a controlled burn of the grass so that the diggers can see where to dig and [...]
Dear Family and Friends, We can hardly believe January 2019 has ended. It was a busy month! First, the annual inspections on our two Cessna aircraft began on January 15. Nik Nagy, who is AWA’s Director of Maintenance, and Tom Meighan, who is AWA’s Volunteer A&P, traveled to Mabaruma, Guyana for 10 days to [...]
A report from our AWA mission, He held his hand to his jaw, his face winced in pain. He had had a cavity for a while now, and the pain was getting worse. His cousin also had two severely decayed teeth and needed help. We decided, as a team, to take them to the [...]
Dear Family and Friends, We write this newsletter to you on Christmas Day, 2018, a day we could relax and smell the roses. December has been a busy month with several activities at our AWA Learning Center (Worship Center). First, we want to thank all of you that contributed to this year’s projects. We [...]
Dear Friends and Family, Earyl, our daughter, was on a Pathfinder outing with many of her classmates from the boarding academy that is on our island. This is her 2nd year at the Academy. It is only an hour drive to where she is at, but it is still hard for us to have [...]
Dear Friends, Peak International Missions is a group of devoted dentists, hygienists and dental assistants from Alaska that use their time off every year to reach out to those who need it the most. Some of them are seasoned travelers and have done this for years. For others, this was the first time they had [...]
Dear Family and Friends, Thank you to all of you who have prayed for Bruce’s instrument rating completion. Although Bruce completed all instrument rating requirements, his educational benefits have been depleted. A blessing occurred however, when a local Tullahoma aviator was in the process of moving to Southern Kentucky and could not initially take his [...]
Dear friends and family, It has been years since we have heard the roar of an AWA airplane engine come to life here in the Philippines. It’s been hard and frustrating as we still receive calls for medivacs, far out in remote areas, but we have to say, “sorry, we don’t have a plane [...]
