Fall 2025 Prayer Letter

 

Fall 2025 update The learning curve just got steeper. School Update: Powerplant Training! Since July 14, the powerplant training classes have been firing on all cylinders, and at full throttle no less! Powerplant training is all about the engines that propel the airplane. So far, I have learned about the fuel systems, starting and ignition systems, propeller systems, lubrication and airflow systems, and all sorts of cool stuff in between. A particular highlight has been practically applying classroom knowledge out on the apron on Moody Aviation’s engine test stands (pictured above). Not only does running the engines solidify the information learned in class and the books, but I also thoroughly enjoy the rumble of an IO-520 and the whiff of burning aviation gasoline. This semester has been a clear confirmation of the passion that God has given me for aviation, which only excites me further to use this enthusiasm to reach the lost. This fall has also been testing. At the halfway point through the semester, I found that I was failing a particular class. During this time, I was very discouraged, and it raised some difficult questions about what I would do if I couldn’t get my A&P mechanic’s certificate. I think what had happened was that I leaned on myself and began to work for God rather than with God. I got self-reliant and inevitably lost the strength to continue. Praise God, because through the grace of my instructors and of God, I have now been able to pass that class! As for the next steps, graduation from powerplant training is on December 6. On the following Monday, December 8, I am scheduled to take my FAA written test for my Powerplant Mechanic Certificate. The last step is to complete oral and practical testing which is set for January 9th, 2026. If I can pass all of those, I will be an FAA-certified A&P mechanic!

Look at the turbo! Fun hike in MT with Ben, Kevin, and Caleb Fuel metering troubleshooting on a TSIO-520 out of a Cessna TU206G Rain or shine! Starting a U-21 for Turbine Lab Visiting Leah during Fall Break Sorting packages at UPS Running our R182 after completing a top overhaul Life update: and I thought school was crazy?! On top of a tight school and work schedule, my car recently decided that it would like a new clutch. For the past couple weekends, I have been working on replacing the clutch in my landlord’s garage. Phew, I’m glad that’s finally over. Praise God for a car that works! There is nothing like riding a motorcycle in the rain to help appreciate driving a car 😂. As the training progresses here at Moody Aviation, the cost of training and the resulting stress also increases with each step. My part-time job at UPS is no longer ideal because of the amount of time the program requires, and this only exacerbates the feeling of financial helplessness. Even though God is always in control and He has already taken such special care of me during this program, I always seem to fall back into stress about finances. Thanks to His bountiful provision, God has once again paid in full for this semester. However, with Leah and I getting married next month and flight training beginning in January, I’ve been feeling a little anxious about how this will all get paid for. You could be praying that I would surrender my worries to Him and that I would trust in His timing. On the bright side, Leah and I are eagerly anticipating our wedding coming up on December 20th. Wedding planning is going well and I’m getting more excited each day. Another highlight in these past weeks has been starting a weekly bible study with my young neighbor named Cole. He is a super bright kid, and it has been so encouraging to see the Spirit work in Cole’s heart and in my heart as we study scripture and pray together. Thank you for your prayers and encouragements and I hope you all are drawing close to our Creator each and every day. Here are some specific prayer requests: Pray for freedom in Christ from stress about money. Pray for Leah and I as we begin our lives together very soon! May He be glorified in our marriage. Pray for focus and understanding as I study for and take multiple FAA tests. Pray for wisdom and discernment as flight training brings with it many important decisions to be made. Praise that my car is back up and running! “For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. But when the goodness and loving kindness of our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on is richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” - Titus 3:3-7