We were all up early this morning, and then off to the Santa Teresa border crossing. It can be a real challenge sometimes, with paper work and searches, but today had very minimal issues and no stress levels! 

We arrived in Guachochi around 6:20 pm.....I will attempt to post more tomorrow....it's 10pm, and 4:30 am was along time ago. Goodnight

 Ed and Luke observing engine instruments while warming the engine up.

Steve was doing the fine tuning on the engine.....had to be done while it was running (just stay clear of that spinning propeller!)

We all took a 'little short break' to take a ride on Debby;s Cousins pontoon boat. Then back to Chaparral.

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We have spent the last few days in Truth or Consequences, NM working on Ed's airplane, as he has it hangered there. Hanger is provided for the plane, lots of runways for test flights, minimal winds, and not much other air traffic to contend with while performing the test flights. I won't go into details about what all we did, but it was all to do with engine performance, and we solved some of the issues, and left feeling we had accomplished much!
Today we work on the Van we will be driving into Mexico, stocking up on more supplies, and packing what we can for the trip.......the Oklahoma group will arrive early evening (this day) and we will finish packing when they arrive.
Planning on an early departure tomorrow morning, for the border crossing and the 'road' South!
Stay tuned.....

Here it is....2015, and time for another trip to Mexico.
Ed and Debby Capps just happen to be in Gillette this weekend (Ed is getting his Flight Physical from Dr James Naramore, and then will be using my airplane to get his Bi-annual Flight Review). They will be driving back toward El Paso, TX tomorrow afternoon and meet myself, and Grandson Luke on Saturday at the airport there.  We will spend the next few days preparing for the 550 mile drive from the border to Guachochi, ( supplies, food, vehicle maintenance, etc).....then crossing over the border on the morning of May 27.
As always I will attempt to update, with a note or pictures, as time and Internet connections allow
Until later.....

It has been since last summer that I have posted. Much has been happening in Guachochi and the 'Ranch'. These pictures are of the hanger trusses going up, and then the showing it's ready for some roof sheeting. Amazingly, all that's shown here, would most likely be done in one day 'stateside', while it took one day just to set one truss! It is exciting to see the progress on the hanger, and how soon it could be protecting aircraft from the elements. 

Dear family & friends,  Thank you for your prayers for the special Christian Heritage Academy group that met us at the border on May 27th.  They spent ten great days with us in all including two days of travel time plus traveling out to Wirichiqui Mountain. There were 25 of them and twelve or more of us including other missionaries and friends from WY and people from our church!

Praise God With Us For:

1. Two days were spent on the new school property, painting the last coat.  The town workers finished the large cement pad between the two buildings and now we begin the tile in the bathrooms and fixtures.  The group also painted in pastor Antonio's house and helped Josh Rose put the tin on his roof.

2. Some of us went right out to the mountain ahead of the rest to begin work on the walls for the construction of the airplane hangar.  My what a big job that was! The Indians had most of the about 3,000 adobes ready and Steve Barbour from WY and Josh Bullard, who is the director of the school drove the tractor every day with loads of brick to the building site. Steve filled in the airstrip with the dozer and our pilot friend, Mark was happy with the smoother landing!  The guys along with Ellis McMath of BTM mission cut down more trees too!  There was a welding crew who worked long hours too!

3. The Lord answered prayer with a good supply of the spring water, the kids were very thankful that they could at least hose off all the mud splats!  There was a great group of guys welding the metal trusses, 52 feet long, and they would come back to the cabin every 

day totally black! Ed could hardly believe that the walls are up and the trusses are built!

4. We can't thank this great group from OK and WY and NM enough for their willingness to come and work together in the heat and the dirt and accomplish in a little time what would take us much time to finish!    They each gave financially to the school project, what a blessing! May their work be rewarded in this life and in our heavenly home! 

Thank you for your part in this ministry of the Copper Canyon!                                                     Much Love in Christ, Ed & Debby Capps

Its hard to keep this updated, when we are not actively involved planning or on a work team, so I apologize to those that follow this blog.
The January trip never materialized, as Ed and Debby were busy with to many other things to really fit in team at that time. My hope was that Ed might get to work on his airplane during that time, but that wasn't possible either.
Wonderful things have been happening since last summer. Josh & Candice Rose have decided to stay long term in Guachochi, so that has been a huge blessing to the Capps. The Roses have their own ministry, and have been a tremendous asset to the new school project......impossible to document all the hours of time Josh has dedicated to that project, besides outreach to adjoining towns, and spending time at the 'Ranch' working with Joel.
The Oklahoma group are planning a trip to Guachochi, May 28-June 6. At this time, myself, Stephanie, Chloe & her brother Luke are planning to go along with them. We will be spending time at the Ranch, building a hanger for aircraft.

Just about a month ago, Ed and a fellow pilot flew in and landed on the runway we built a few years ago. Very exciting to know it's useable and to see that first plane sitting on the strip... Wow!!!
.... now to just get Eds plane finished so he can have it out there too.