Change of plan

Chris at LeTourneau University in Texas

The news you will read here is something I haven't told many people.  It's taken me a while to let the reality soak in before I wanted to see it in print.  Perhaps it's not that big of a deal in light of eternity, but somehow I have needed to grieve the loss of a vision.

Very simply, our oldest son, who has wanted nothing but to become a missionary pilot since he was a young teen, has decided to not pursue it even after he gets all his college loans paid off.  He has several reasons including the fact that he is red-green color blind.  Although he passed the medical exam for the FAA, it is not necessarily sufficient for working in other countries.

What's ironic is that from the time our family began to grow, I had prayed that maybe one of our children would grow up and become a commercial pilot so we could get vouchers to help fly us all to family reunions.  Now maybe that will become a reality after all.

Still I look back at all the years of training Chris endured that now won't be needed, and I sigh.  It seems too bad.  Nonetheless, may God's will be accomplished in Chris and Amy's life.  Pray for them this week if you think of them.  They are finally taking their honeymoon cruise.  I am very happy for them.

I couldn't be prouder of Chris no matter what he does in life.  His wife is a great asset to him, making me doubly proud.  Selfishly I've already pondered the benefits of future grandchildren being born in the same hemisphere as me.  Pollyanna is looking at the bright side of the coin.  :)

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Loker, July 16, 2010