Changes

Moving crew enjoy lunch around our big table.

We moved from our apartment to a house and now live with our daughter and granddaughter. Some of the students from Moody Aviation and our church growth group moved us out of two apartments and set up the new house in a day! We look forward to having people over to share a meal around our big table.

Student Life team - Courtney, Paul & Beth

Paul with our granddaughter watch take-off.

Soon after our move there was an all staff and student BBQ. Courtney & Beth Zehr serve with us on the Student Life Team at Moody Aviation. We enjoyed talking with students over hamburgers and Paul showed our granddaughter the aircraft used for training students to do maintenance and flight training.

Moody Housing Advisors

Team building!

The retreat for the Housing Advisors and Assistants included a round table discussion on “Moody’s Code of Conduct” – rules related to community expectations, spiritual enrichment, chapel attendance, housing, student programs, stewardship of our bodies, entertainment and technology, physical appearance and attire, discipline, harassment, and emergencies. The purpose of the standards is to help students develop a love for the Lord, love for others, and be given opportunities to serve for the advancement of the kingdom of God. We also had fun doing team building activities, like getting everyone over the rope without touching it.

We welcomed to Moody Aviation our newest freshman and their parents at an informal dinner and games night. The Zehr’s hosted the event, and we talked so much we neglected to take pictures. The students are from Northern Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Ohio, Minnesota, New Jersey, Texas, Kazakhstan, Venezuela, and Brazil to name a few.

Proclaim Aviation has a new look!

Proclaim Aviation updated their website with a new look and more information about the ministry.

Blessings,

Paul & Bridget Abbott

For the Joy...

“...for the joy set before him, he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Heb. 12:2b)

Joy? What Joy? On the Cross? What a horrible way to die! I (Paul) used to struggle with the idea of finding joy in Jesus’s death on the cross.  However, now as a parent and grandparent, I have a glimpse of what this truly means. Jesus’s motivation and purpose have a much larger perspective than we can comprehend.

Says Dane Ortland in Gentle and Lowly (2020), “The joy of seeing His people forgiven.” Now, “...[our] life is hidden with Christ in God.” (Col. 3:3, NIV). Thank you, Jesus! 

 

 

We appreciate your participation with us in working with the motivated students at Moody Aviation. I (Paul) will be graduating from Columbia International in one year, and I am looking forward to being more involved with the students and staff.

In April, Moody Aviation is set to host a workshop on personal finances. Our daughter, Joy will present the workshop. After the workshop, I will accompany Joy back to Dallas, Oregon, to share with young adults what Moody Aviation is all about. 

Blessings, Paul & Bridget