We had the pleasure to visit HeliMission in Switzerland and hear the amazing story by its founder, Ernie Tanner.

At the age of 43 he learned to fly, and with only 37 hours of solo flying experience, he was the first person to cross the Sahara in a piston helicopter when he flew for the first time to a mission in Cameroon. In 1971 he founded the Helimission Foundation and since then he has flown for many missionary projects and relief operations. Helimission is much like MAF (Mission Aviation F ellowship) except they only use helicopters. Today, the foundation operates 6 helicopters on several bases in various countries. 

Thank you Ernie and Heidi and team for an encouraging afternoon.

Christians often wonder, “If evangelism is the responsibility of every Christian (Mt. 10:32,33), why doesn’t the New Testament give us more help with it? It does, on nearly every page! But you won’t find it if you are looking for techniques. Paul’s basic evangelism is in Col 4:5, 6: “Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer every one.” His method consists of a godly lifestyle combined with answering questions which that lifestyle arouses in non-believers!

So Paul gives much instruction about lifestyle-about godliness in the workplace, in families, in social life, etc. Employees were to provide personal integrity, caring relationships, and tactful comments about God.

There Is Still Time to Take In-Person Tentmaker Training this Year

Hurry! There is still time to register for live onsite tentmaker training this year. Two GO Equipped courses are offered this Fall in Europe.

The Sinsheim, Germany course is in English and runs from October 29 – November 1.

The following week the course runs from November 3 – 7 in Bratislava, Slovakia. This course will also be in English with translation to Slovak and Czech.

Register for either event at Events — Tent International.

By Phill Sandahl

God often chooses older people for key roles in His Kingdom work.

Seasons of Life

Some have divided the seasons of our life into three parts. An old friend calls these stages: learner (with a focus on acquiring wisdom), load-bearer (with a focus on applying wisdom), and lender (when one gives back to the community from the depth of his experience).

What is certain is that God intends for us to flourish and produce fruit in each season. Joel 2:28 says,