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Martyred missionary pilot Martin Burnham’s Super Cub was donated to Liberty University posthumously and is now used for short-field missionary aviation training. ...should I find myself the only mechanic within a 3 day’s hike through the jungle! After accepting this f inancial blessing and completing the five semester program in Georgia I plan to return to Liberty for my senior year. 3 years down and 3 to go! This period of learning and submission in my life will only better equip me for the time when God will call on me to use these skills for his glory. I have learned this past semester the incomparable value of relationships: to God, to family, to friends, to the unreached, and to you! I have also learned each of these relations require a certain amount of work and time. I am spending this summer lavishing my time with family and preparing for my shift in training. It’s easy to get caught up in ME and the daily grind, but be reminded of those relationships you value most and take some time to invest in the most important relationship of all. THANK YOU so much again and again for the prayers and support. Grace & Peace, Joseph “Alex” Cooper Instrument Pilot! What’s Up With Alex? (God’s Thunderin’-Trumpet Blowin’ Missionary Pilot - Class of 2014) #4 July 2011 Great news! On June 18, 2011 I flew to KFCI and after proving myself both knowledgeable and capable to the flight examiner I was approved and certified as a Pri- vate Pilot with Instrumen t Rating. This allows me greater flexibility to fly in weather and through the clouds safely and legally. Most missions organizations require pilots to have both an Instrument Rating and Commercial License. With a successful and rewarding conclusion to my third year studying at Liberty University the Lord has called me to shift gears for a time. Georgia has a scholarship program for successful high school students to enter a Georgia college for tuition at no cost. If I earn my degree at Liberty I will be disqualified from Georgia’s HOPE program. After struggling with the thought of leaving my new Virginia home I took a big leap of faith and decided to leave Liberty for the time it takes me to finish an Associates in Aviation Mechanics in Georgia. Middle Georgia college will help me earn the FAA’s Airframe and Powerplant certificate, which will be extremely beneficial I visited the Middle Georgia College aviation campus in Eastman, Ga. The state of the art mechanics facilities allow an excellent environment for learning at KEZM. My instructor and I with Verizon’s Gulfstream IV after passing my Instrument Check Ride. I am now certified by the government to fly through clouds. A collection of missionaries and missionary hopefuls gather for a weekend mentorship retreat called Next Steps. The humility of the mis- sionaries was overwhelming as we recalled the daily value of the gospel. The US Navy’s Blue Angels performed at Lynchburg airport at the end of the semester. The heart-stopping performance thrilled and inspired the thousands in attendance. New Tribes missionaries Richard Schweinsberg and Darryl Palmer mentor me during the retreat. Darryl and his family are very reliant on aviation while ministering on his isolated island. Steve Saint shares with Liberty at convocation on how his father’s murderer is now one of his closest friends. He encoura ges students that sacrificing to God’s will is the most joyous and fulfilling experience. Best selling author of “Radical,” David Platt, pushes 8,000 students to abandon comfortable middle class American Christianity and write God a “blank check.” 7-05-2011 Joseph “Alex” Cooper 6085-FLY4JC (608-535-9452) [email protected] 2700 Double Churches RD APT 616 Columbus, GA 31909 JosephAlexCooper.Blogspot.com Additional thanks to… Darryl Palmer, Frances Stewart, Doug Deming, The Singing Men of America, Dr. Ritchey, Dr. Alban, Terry Heffield. 6-18-2011 5-22-2011 5-22-2011 February 2011 February 2011 2-18-2011 2-14-2011
