God's Working on Us and Through us!

Mohney's Welcome to JAARS

We first want to express our appreciation to all those who faithfully pray for us daily, your prayers have been felt and there is total comfort and power in PRAYER that surrounds us.  We also thank those who expressed their love and prayers through phone calls, e-mails and personal cards sent in the mail. We've definitely have been hit head on with spiritual warfare....especially when it came to our health and stamina these past 3 weeks.  When we moved down here we knew Joshua was struggling with a cold, which continued on for weeks and he's still battling upper Respiratory issues.  On August 3rd we moved everything off the truck into a storage container.  It was a very very HOT and Humid day--up to about 103 degree temp.  We had a great crew of men from the JAARS Aviation department come and help us in moving things into the storage container.  We rejoiced that a 40 foot container came available just in time for our stuff...it's totally stuffed to the ceiling with everything we owned.  We worked through separating things to come back to our JAARS housing for now..so it was an entire day working in the heat..and Jim over did it physically.  After that, he developed major exhaustion, and began coughing.  The very day we moved into the house, we knew that there were issues possibly with mildew or mold..since the house sat empty for quite awhile before we moved in to rent.  I (Heidi)  began taking my allergy medication right away...and in a matter of a week I was feeling better.  Joshua on the other hand wasn't getting any better, so I took him to a minute clinic..and he had pink eye, and than a few days later I ended up taking an adventurous trip to Charlotte, N.C. to a Pediatrician.
Here are a few pictures:

Unloading the tractor Trailer truck and putting everything into the container.

Looking through boxes that said "JAARS" to take back to the house.

Cody enjoyed riding Joshua's Tricycle down the ramp of the truck

Our little helper unpacking the boxes in our Temporary Housing at JAARS

Joshua had an ear infection on top of a very bad cough in his chest..the doctor was very concerned so he sent me to get chest x-rays' to make sure he didn't have pneumonia, we praised God that he didn't and after another week of coughing and anti-B he was doing much better, but in a matter of 2 days at the MK Station he picked up another cold/bug from the other kiddos, but that doesn't stop Joshua...he keeps going and going and going.  He's Totally two and growing by leaps and bounds.  He's got a love for learning and wakes up mostly every morning singing the ABC song.  I wonder where he's learned that one?  His preschool teacher expressed to us that he's teaching the other 2 year olds their ABC too.  His vocabulary has just been amazing us too.  He's becoming our little chatter box these days, he's got so much to share with us. 

Look at that BIG SMILE

With mommy and daddy going to ICC training every day, the boys have been doing super at the MK Station here at JAARS. Cody loves to go to school each day!  This transition for him has done great in increasing his awareness of others and is growing in his social skills with his peers.  It's also been a huge boost to his self-esteem. He's learning a great deal and enjoys playing with his new friends at JAARS.  We are so very encouraged by the MK Stations program and look forward to Cody continuing going 2 days a week after ICC training.

ICC (Intercultural Communication Course) Training

ICC Training Classes weekly 8 a.m.-12:00

We've been stretched in many ways through ICC in our spiritual journey with the Lord.  We've been challenged also as we step into a new culture which for us is JAARS, N.C.  Yes, this too is a very different culture than we are used too and how to adapt and become a learner in our new surroundings.  It's been a great experience to sit under such wisdom from our facilitators each day.  We've been memorizing Phil 2:1-11 individually and sharing within our groups daily how to apply these scriptures to our every day ministry and life.  

Philippians 2:4-5

Each of you should look not only to your own interest, but also to the interests of others.  Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.  

We have been blessed to meet other couples through ICC who also will be serving here at JAARS along side us in different departments.  It's been a joy getting to know their families and encourage them and them to us in these days of intense training.  Even though we've struggling for weeks with being sick..we felt the prayers because God continues to give, especially Jim, the stamina daily to go to classes.  He only miss one day, and that was because Cody stayed home from school sick too.  

We have sensed that one of the main reason we've been sick is that our bodies are just trying to get used to a new climate.  The weather has been very HOT and Humid....we spend most of our day inside and go out in the evenings to walk and ride bikes..it's still hot but not as bad.  We also believe there could be mold/mildew in our temporary housing here at JAARS.  We went out to get a MOLD Testing kit...so we'll be testing to see what the test reveals.  We may have to move to other housing because we all are still struggling with upper respiratory issues that just aren't going away.  PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS SITUATION.....we finally feel at home in this place and everything has been unpacked.  The test will show us...and we'll make our decision than...in the mean time if we did have to move out of the house...we could move into an apartment.  We'll keep you posted in the coming weeks as to what we decide to do.  We covet your prayers for our family through our training for continued stamina and strength with such a full schedule daily.  Only 1 1/2 weeks left.  Pray that we all would begin to be 100% better physically too.  

On JAARS Day August 13th Cody had his First Airplane Ride..in the Cessna 206

We are so excited to be here and look forward to beginning our assignment soon at the Machine Shop in the Hanger.  We so much loved being a part of JAARS day and hearing again how important the support role is here at JAARS to speed the work of Bible Translation.  We are thrilled to have a part in the GREAT COMMISSION.  We thank you our partners for your faithful prayers and support of our family and the ministry God has called us to serve in here at JAARS.  We would love to hear from you too!  

Here are a few more pictures from JAARS DAY....ENJOY!

The Kodiak on it's way to PNG in October