Open House up at MMS

Last weekend, May 22nd and 23rd, MMS has the opportunity to open it's doors and share it's work with the local community and those from further afield. It's amazing how many people there are just in Coshocton who don't really know what goes on 'up on the hill' at the airport and we had a chance to play our part over the weekend. (Check out the matching his'n'hers MMS polo shirts and name tags!!)

The hangars were super clean and tidy and all the guys were dotted around ready to show our visitors the different aircraft, explain all the work they do to each of them and the roles of each mission agency who have sent them in.

The MMS ladies were also there to help ... even though most of the time you won't find many of them up in the hangar! They were able to help in welcoming the guests, looking after the refreshments and talking about the non-plane details!! It was good chance for them to have fun and feel part of MMS and the Open House too ... thanks to Mark's parents being here, Jenny was able to fill a slot without Abigail chasing her around!!

After their tours everyone seemed to congregate in Hangar A where there was more information about MMS and a little something to eat & drink. While some of the US MMS staff had representatives from their sending churches visit, we figured it was a little far for ours to travel! However, it was great to welcome Pastor Dan and his family, as well as a few others from Coshocton Christian Tabernacle, our church here.

Abigail didn't miss out entirely ... and spent a little time at the hangar on Sunday afternoon ... being happily pushed around in her pink trike by another MMS youngster and looking at all the planes (or 'ploughs' as she refers to them!!). The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan shown in the picture below was used by MFI to fly in and out of Haiti earlier this year with aid after the devastation there.

Check out the short video clip below which gives you a snippet of what it was like to be at MMS for the Open House weekend. Thanks to Keith who is always putting together little snapshots of hangar life!