“Good morning ladies and gentlemen, this morning charter flight from Bangor to Oklahoma City will have two stops. Our first will be in Cleveland followed by a one hour stop in St Louis. As you know this is a private charter so please fell free to smoke or drink what you want. Also if your plans call for a more secure and private environment the Hostess will be more then willing to keep all doors and curtains closed. Our flying altitude will be in the 35 to 40 thousand feet based on the winds and turbulence. Our speed should be a little over 450 MPH. Please set back and enjoy the flight and we hope that you choose Tree Top Airlines for your next great get away.”
“Wow, I guess I should have told him we were Christians” Renee said
Becca and Ryan laughed as they secured their seat belts and made sure their seat were in the upright position.
The flight Host, a tall red hair walked through the cabin but didn’t say a word. She just looked to ensure the belts were fastened.
“Real friendly skies” Ryan snickered
A few minutes later, the Hawker 700 with two pilots, one hostess and three passengers raced down the runway and lifted off. Next Stop, Cleveland, Ohio.
“Wow, I guess I should have told him we were Christians” Renee said
Becca and Ryan laughed as they secured their seat belts and made sure their seat were in the upright position.
The flight Host, a tall red hair walked through the cabin but didn’t say a word. She just looked to ensure the belts were fastened.
“Real friendly skies” Ryan snickered
A few minutes later, the Hawker 700 with two pilots, one hostess and three passengers raced down the runway and lifted off. Next Stop, Cleveland, Ohio.
- Alex
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On the Ranch
Kristen set her bag on the floor. Mo and Raul stood with their mouths open, as Maddie and Shade tried to absorb her announcement.
Zoe started to argue but Trevor shook his head. Matt stood behind Kristen his own bag thrown over his shoulder.
"This is something I need to do. I feel the Lord pressing on my heart Maddie." Kristen said softly. "I need to get out there and tell people my testimony. I need to tell them about Jesus and how He has changed my life."
"Matt.." Maddie said.
"Kristens right mom. I feel the Lord wants her to do this. We, that is Tori, Nathan, Kristen and I all talked about how time was getting short. Soon Argryos will begin his war on Christianity and we need to act now. I only wish Tori were here to go with us."
Maddie looked at Nathan, "Are you going too?"
Nathan shook his head. "I feel like the Lord wants me to stay here for now. But Kristen and Matt should go."
Shade looked into his son's eyes and saw the determination, and then at Kristen and saw the yearning in hers. This wasn't something they had come up with on their own he realized. It was truly the Lord sending them out to do His bidding. Whom shall I send, he words flooded Shade's mind.
Shade nodded. He wrapped his arms around Maddie as he saw her shoulders drop. She wanted her family to stay with her, but she knew she couldn't deny the kids doing the Lords will. She looked at Mo and Raul, "Take care of them."
Mo had gathered his wits and nodded. "You know I will."
Raul gave Maddie a small smile. "I will taked care of them as if they were my own children."
Maddie looked Belle, "Keep an eye on these kids for me."
Belle caught Maddie in a hug. "I will." She gave Maddie a squeeze.
Kristen began hugging everyone goodbye, and when she got to Shade she held on. "I love you ." She whispered through her tears.
Shade closed his eyes and hugged Kristen close to his heart. "I love you too Kristen. I love you too."
He let her go and turned to his son as Kristen fell into Maddie's arms. "Take care of her, and yourself." Shade instructed.
"I will Dad. I promise." He hugged his dad and then stepped into his mom's outstretched arm. The three hugged each other tightly in silence. "I love you both." Maddie said.
"I love you too Maddie. I won't let Matt get into any trouble." Kristen tried to joke.
"Ha!" Matt laughed. He stepped back and looked into his mothers eyes. "I'll be good."
Maddie reached up and brushed his hair off his forehead. "I know you will. Take care of each other."
"We will." Kristen and Matt said together. Kristen let go of Maddie and picked up her bag.
Matt hugged his mom close. "I love you Mom."
Maddie tried to hold back her tears as Matt let her go and picked up his bag.
Matt reached out his hand and Kristen caught it in hers. The two kids walked out the door and headed for the barn. They loaded their bags in one of the SUV's and started the car and followed Mo and Raul as they led the way to Oklahoma City.
Kristen set her bag on the floor. Mo and Raul stood with their mouths open, as Maddie and Shade tried to absorb her announcement.
Zoe started to argue but Trevor shook his head. Matt stood behind Kristen his own bag thrown over his shoulder.
"This is something I need to do. I feel the Lord pressing on my heart Maddie." Kristen said softly. "I need to get out there and tell people my testimony. I need to tell them about Jesus and how He has changed my life."
"Matt.." Maddie said.
"Kristens right mom. I feel the Lord wants her to do this. We, that is Tori, Nathan, Kristen and I all talked about how time was getting short. Soon Argryos will begin his war on Christianity and we need to act now. I only wish Tori were here to go with us."
Maddie looked at Nathan, "Are you going too?"
Nathan shook his head. "I feel like the Lord wants me to stay here for now. But Kristen and Matt should go."
Shade looked into his son's eyes and saw the determination, and then at Kristen and saw the yearning in hers. This wasn't something they had come up with on their own he realized. It was truly the Lord sending them out to do His bidding. Whom shall I send, he words flooded Shade's mind.
Shade nodded. He wrapped his arms around Maddie as he saw her shoulders drop. She wanted her family to stay with her, but she knew she couldn't deny the kids doing the Lords will. She looked at Mo and Raul, "Take care of them."
Mo had gathered his wits and nodded. "You know I will."
Raul gave Maddie a small smile. "I will taked care of them as if they were my own children."
Maddie looked Belle, "Keep an eye on these kids for me."
Belle caught Maddie in a hug. "I will." She gave Maddie a squeeze.
Kristen began hugging everyone goodbye, and when she got to Shade she held on. "I love you ." She whispered through her tears.
Shade closed his eyes and hugged Kristen close to his heart. "I love you too Kristen. I love you too."
He let her go and turned to his son as Kristen fell into Maddie's arms. "Take care of her, and yourself." Shade instructed.
"I will Dad. I promise." He hugged his dad and then stepped into his mom's outstretched arm. The three hugged each other tightly in silence. "I love you both." Maddie said.
"I love you too Maddie. I won't let Matt get into any trouble." Kristen tried to joke.
"Ha!" Matt laughed. He stepped back and looked into his mothers eyes. "I'll be good."
Maddie reached up and brushed his hair off his forehead. "I know you will. Take care of each other."
"We will." Kristen and Matt said together. Kristen let go of Maddie and picked up her bag.
Matt hugged his mom close. "I love you Mom."
Maddie tried to hold back her tears as Matt let her go and picked up his bag.
Matt reached out his hand and Kristen caught it in hers. The two kids walked out the door and headed for the barn. They loaded their bags in one of the SUV's and started the car and followed Mo and Raul as they led the way to Oklahoma City.
- Zags
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Raven watched as the President, James, waltzed up to the center of the stage, microphone in his hand. Today he was going to announce the beginning of the North American Union, and the twist that the economy would be based in Babylon, Iraq. Teodor Argyros had approved this and told them that the world’s economy would be based in Babylon.
Raven, for one, actually wanted to laugh. Babylon? The ancient city that nobody cared about, rising from the dust to become the capital of the world. It was unbelievable. James had spoken with Brett Reed about the rebuilding of Babylon. Brett was delighted to see that the U.S wanted to use his pathetic idea of a city for an international center for commerce. That was not all. The U.N-or Global Family-was moving their headquarters to Babylon. The U.S was building an embassy in Babylon. Commerce was being move to Babylon. A world “commerce” center was now built in Babylon.
Raven reluctantly brushed it off. It was the presidents idea, not his. Besides, he had a different plan in mind.
**
Kenny watched the news, with Catherine sitting beside him. In between the two friends was a box with pizza. If Kenny knew one thing, it was that he was hungry.
“Citizens of the New World Order,” came the voice from the T.V., “Now begins a new beginning.”
Catherine and Kenny stared at each other. They both knew that it was going to bad from those first words. Every since the Rapture, Kenny had a knack for pointing out things that were not supposed to be.
“I am announcing the beginning of something explosive. The North American Union.” At those words, Kenny’s jaw dropped. He looked at Catherine. “Like the African Union and the Mediterranean Union,” the US President James continued, with the Canadian Prime Minister and Mexican President, “The newly found Russian Union, the Arab Union, the Indian Union, Pacific Union, South American Union, Chinese Union, and the Korean Union, the governments of the United States, Canada and Mexico have decided to unite. This will be really simple, actually. We have some sort of an official highway in the CANAMEX Corridor. We will open all borders and become like one nation. Now here is the twist. Our commerce will be based in the rebuilt Babylon.” Cries of shock and whispers erupted. “Yes I know, unexpected. But I see a new, bright future for our nations. One nation under Potentate Teodor. The world capital will be in Babylon. We have played a major role in the rebuilding of Babylon, by the way. We have committed over 100 million dollars to this great city. Yes, Babylon will rise from the dust. It will be the future. It will be the people’s future. It will be our future.”
Kenny and Catherine stared into each other’s eyes. Then they looked at the T.V. Slowly, the presidents and prime minister signed the paper that would make the North American Union official. The president was the last one to sign. When he was done, the reality of everything hit him like a slap in his face. He had less then seven years until everything changed, and things were moving fast.
**
Michael took a deep breath. Ever since he became saved, he felt as if he was a new person. The grass was greener, the flowers prettier, and the birds singing more often. And very often a voice talked to him. The voice of God directed him, made him feel better. He felt happy. Loved. Free from drugs and alcohol. Free from Satan and his demons. Free from all the things that held him back.
He took another deep breath and sighed. He was ready for anything now.
Raven, for one, actually wanted to laugh. Babylon? The ancient city that nobody cared about, rising from the dust to become the capital of the world. It was unbelievable. James had spoken with Brett Reed about the rebuilding of Babylon. Brett was delighted to see that the U.S wanted to use his pathetic idea of a city for an international center for commerce. That was not all. The U.N-or Global Family-was moving their headquarters to Babylon. The U.S was building an embassy in Babylon. Commerce was being move to Babylon. A world “commerce” center was now built in Babylon.
Raven reluctantly brushed it off. It was the presidents idea, not his. Besides, he had a different plan in mind.
**
Kenny watched the news, with Catherine sitting beside him. In between the two friends was a box with pizza. If Kenny knew one thing, it was that he was hungry.
“Citizens of the New World Order,” came the voice from the T.V., “Now begins a new beginning.”
Catherine and Kenny stared at each other. They both knew that it was going to bad from those first words. Every since the Rapture, Kenny had a knack for pointing out things that were not supposed to be.
“I am announcing the beginning of something explosive. The North American Union.” At those words, Kenny’s jaw dropped. He looked at Catherine. “Like the African Union and the Mediterranean Union,” the US President James continued, with the Canadian Prime Minister and Mexican President, “The newly found Russian Union, the Arab Union, the Indian Union, Pacific Union, South American Union, Chinese Union, and the Korean Union, the governments of the United States, Canada and Mexico have decided to unite. This will be really simple, actually. We have some sort of an official highway in the CANAMEX Corridor. We will open all borders and become like one nation. Now here is the twist. Our commerce will be based in the rebuilt Babylon.” Cries of shock and whispers erupted. “Yes I know, unexpected. But I see a new, bright future for our nations. One nation under Potentate Teodor. The world capital will be in Babylon. We have played a major role in the rebuilding of Babylon, by the way. We have committed over 100 million dollars to this great city. Yes, Babylon will rise from the dust. It will be the future. It will be the people’s future. It will be our future.”
Kenny and Catherine stared into each other’s eyes. Then they looked at the T.V. Slowly, the presidents and prime minister signed the paper that would make the North American Union official. The president was the last one to sign. When he was done, the reality of everything hit him like a slap in his face. He had less then seven years until everything changed, and things were moving fast.
**
Michael took a deep breath. Ever since he became saved, he felt as if he was a new person. The grass was greener, the flowers prettier, and the birds singing more often. And very often a voice talked to him. The voice of God directed him, made him feel better. He felt happy. Loved. Free from drugs and alcohol. Free from Satan and his demons. Free from all the things that held him back.
He took another deep breath and sighed. He was ready for anything now.
- Quinton
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MacAlister, Oklahoma
Leon awoke to the house shaking and cackling laughter. He rolled his head and saw that there were naked bodies all around him. The house continued to shake for several moments and then all was still. The laughter seemed to be louder now and he rolled his head around trying to locate the source. Through bleary eyes he thought he saw something jumping and spinning around the room. He squeezed his eyes shut and opened them again tryng to focus on the creature.
It was the ugliest thing he had ever seen. It jumped right over the top of his head, flipped a somersault and landed on the ceiling.
Leon tried to sit up to get a closer look but was pinned by a woman lying across his chest. He shoved her off of him and pulled himself to his feet with a groan. His whole body hurt. Even his hair hurt. He looked toward the ceiling and saw that the creature had disappeared. He shook his head and thought to himself, 'I've lost it this time.'
He looked around the room trying to find his clothes, pushing bodies over, hearing them groan in protest, until finally he found his pants. Stepping into them he went in search of the bathroom.
He found it and looked in the mirror. His eyes were sunken, his cheeks standing out prominately. He had dark circles and his skin was pasty white. He looked down his chest and arms seeing the bruises and track marks. He shook his head again. "Why can't you stop?" he asked the face in the mirror.
He heard laughter again and turned. He saw sitting on the edge of the bathtub the creature. It looked at him and cocked it's head to the side. It began to click it's long nails together and it's teeth snapped. "It's not so bad. It makes you feel good. What's wrong with that? Feeling good is all that matters. Nothing else, just the pleasure of the high, and the sex." the creature sing songed. It began to bob it's head as if in time to a beat. Then it jumped up and began to twirl and spin. "It feels so good, doesn't it, when the drugs hit your brain. All you're pain, sorrow, and fears just melt away." It flipped and jumped around the room until Leon leaned over the toilet and emptied his stomach.
He felt the creature run it's long nails down his spine. Where the creature touched him his skin burned. He sat on the floor and tears came to his eyes. "Somebody help me." he cried.
"No. No help." the creature hissed. "Just you, all alone. Nobody cares. But the drugs, they make it not so bad."
Leon jerked his head up and looked the creature in the eye. "Somebody cares. Belle cares."
The creature looked stunned. It tilted it's head to the side. "You can see me?" it asked. "You shouldn't be able to see me." it accused.
Leon awoke to the house shaking and cackling laughter. He rolled his head and saw that there were naked bodies all around him. The house continued to shake for several moments and then all was still. The laughter seemed to be louder now and he rolled his head around trying to locate the source. Through bleary eyes he thought he saw something jumping and spinning around the room. He squeezed his eyes shut and opened them again tryng to focus on the creature.
It was the ugliest thing he had ever seen. It jumped right over the top of his head, flipped a somersault and landed on the ceiling.
Leon tried to sit up to get a closer look but was pinned by a woman lying across his chest. He shoved her off of him and pulled himself to his feet with a groan. His whole body hurt. Even his hair hurt. He looked toward the ceiling and saw that the creature had disappeared. He shook his head and thought to himself, 'I've lost it this time.'
He looked around the room trying to find his clothes, pushing bodies over, hearing them groan in protest, until finally he found his pants. Stepping into them he went in search of the bathroom.
He found it and looked in the mirror. His eyes were sunken, his cheeks standing out prominately. He had dark circles and his skin was pasty white. He looked down his chest and arms seeing the bruises and track marks. He shook his head again. "Why can't you stop?" he asked the face in the mirror.
He heard laughter again and turned. He saw sitting on the edge of the bathtub the creature. It looked at him and cocked it's head to the side. It began to click it's long nails together and it's teeth snapped. "It's not so bad. It makes you feel good. What's wrong with that? Feeling good is all that matters. Nothing else, just the pleasure of the high, and the sex." the creature sing songed. It began to bob it's head as if in time to a beat. Then it jumped up and began to twirl and spin. "It feels so good, doesn't it, when the drugs hit your brain. All you're pain, sorrow, and fears just melt away." It flipped and jumped around the room until Leon leaned over the toilet and emptied his stomach.
He felt the creature run it's long nails down his spine. Where the creature touched him his skin burned. He sat on the floor and tears came to his eyes. "Somebody help me." he cried.
"No. No help." the creature hissed. "Just you, all alone. Nobody cares. But the drugs, they make it not so bad."
Leon jerked his head up and looked the creature in the eye. "Somebody cares. Belle cares."
The creature looked stunned. It tilted it's head to the side. "You can see me?" it asked. "You shouldn't be able to see me." it accused.
- Zags
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Within minutes, the small jet climbed to 36,000 feet where the pilot leveled off. The passengers were still trying to get their ear drums to pop when the hostess came back into the cabin.
“Good morning, my name is Heidi and I will be your host on this flight. Like the Captain had said, since we are a charter private airline and you or I should say one of your families paid for this trip, then who are we to judge what you do. We have a fully stocked bar and the ventilation system will take care of any type of smoke you might produce.”
“Just water please and something to eat” Ryan asked, both girl agreed so Heidi left them alone.
“So if we are flying between 30 & 40,000 feet how are we going to jump? And what do you think Heidi thoughts are going to be if we bring our chutes in the plane with us?” Becca asked
“Well I didn’t think of everything, give me a second or two” Ryan replied lowering his head in embarrassment.
“I always dreamed of flying around the world in a fast jet like this, never really thought I would” Renee stated looking out the window.
They all watched the land fly by and soon Heidi was back with some breakfast stuff. Ryan had a hard time eating as he tried to figure out how they would pull the jump off.
Becca watched Ryan and was sorry she was the one bring up the jump, she didn’t mean to hurt Ryan or make him feel bad. “Hey guys lets pray and ask the Lord to show us what to do?” She asked
“Great idea” Renee added “Grab hands”
They held hands and each one asked the Lord in finding an answer, Becca also asked that he showed Ryan the answer so he might feel better.
After eating they all lowered their seats and took a nap. Ryan fell into a dream of jumping out of a plane, as he jumped and looked up he saw the words Christian Airlines on the tail rubber. As he continued to dream he landed near an airport that had a small hanger and on the front was a sign ‘Christian Airlines’, ‘Call us for all your flying needs’.
Ryan woke up with a smile, “Quick I need a phone book” he shouted.
“A what” his sister asked
“A phone book”
“Miss, Miss… Heidi” Ryan shouted, this time awaking Becca.
As soon as Heidi entered Ryan asked if by chance there was a phone book of Oklahoma City onboard.
“No but behind that cabinet there is a computer, you might find something on the internet” Heidi stated as she picked up the plates from the earlier meal.
Ryan quickly sat down at the make shift desk and turned on the laptop. He wanted for Heidi to leave then entered Christian Airlines. After a second or two, five hits were found. The first one was based out of North Carolina, the second and third flu out of Washington State and Wyoming but the fourth one had a Oklahoma address. Some town called Kenton.
“That has to be it, quick let me use your cell phone” he asked sticking his hand out.
“Has to be what?” Renee asked handing him her phone
“I had a dream that I was jumping. I saw the letters on the plane and it said ‘Christian Airlines’
Ryan told them the rest of the dream and said it had to be a sign from the Lord.
Ryan dialed the phone and waited. After the fifth ring he was getting ready to hang up when the other end picked up. “Hello, Kenton Airlines”
“Good morning sir, is this Christian Airlines?” Ryan asked
“Well it use to be up till about four months ago, who is this? You’re not a bill collector or the FAA are you?”
“No sir, my name is Ryan and my friends and I are looking to do some skydiving. Can you accommodate us?”
“Well that depends, you have cash?”
“Yes sir we do. Tell me how far you are from Oklahoma City?”
“Oklie City… Mmm, about an hour and a half flying time give or take with the winds”
“Great. We will be landing in Oklahoma City around 1pm local time can you meet us there?”
“Is this a joke? You want me to fly across state to Oklahoma City just cause you say so on the phone.”
“Sir, we have the cash. Sir can you tell me why you changed your name from Christian Airlines to Kenton Airlines?”
There was a silence on the phone and Ryan thought maybe the guy had hung up but then he heard someone cough and blow their nose.
“I named my airlines for my wife. She was a good Christian woman; she said the name would bring us business which it did till about a year ago. Seems as if there was no one wanting to call them Christians or who wanted to be around people who read the bible anymore. Four months ago, my wife disappeared with all the other true Christian. With them all gone and business getting real slow, I wanted a change. Anyway, flying to Oklahoma City is a lot of fuel I can’t afford as a joke.”
Ryan thought for a second, “Sir why didn’t you go with your wife?”
“Guess I didn’t believe that well, guess I went alone so to please my wife not me or the Lord.”
“Sir, my friend and I are in the same boat. We failed as well but we believe now and sir, I truly believe that the Lord lead me to call you. Here is your chance to let him know that you trust him and believe. Sir we need you in Oklahoma City at 1. Will you be there?”
Silence again until Ryan heard the man crying. “Please Jesus help this man, lead him this time so we can share your love with him.”
“Sir, Jesus does love you and he still wants you. Please say yes and come get us so we may share our story together.”
Though the tears Ryan heard a yes I will be there.
“Thank you Jesus, Sir we will arrive on a charter flight out of Bangor Maine. With security the way it is, can you pick us up out on the tarmac?”
“Sure if let me in the area of the bigger planes, they don’t like us little boys around them 747’s”
“Sir we are flying a hawker 700 that is not a big jetliner”
“A Hawker 700, my, oh my, I guess you do have money. Yes I will be there and will try to get around your taxi area.”
“Thank you sir and see you at one.” Ryan said pushing the end button.
“Got it, we have our jump plane”
“Oh Ryan you are so wonderful, I knew you could do it” Becca said jumping up and hugging him.
“Good job Ryan, I guess I need to take back all the mean things I use to say about you” Renee said with a smile.
Ryan leaned over and kissed his sister, “Sis if it was not for you, I might have been wash out. Thanks”
The flight into Cleveland went well and soon they were heading south to Sooner County.
“Good morning, my name is Heidi and I will be your host on this flight. Like the Captain had said, since we are a charter private airline and you or I should say one of your families paid for this trip, then who are we to judge what you do. We have a fully stocked bar and the ventilation system will take care of any type of smoke you might produce.”
“Just water please and something to eat” Ryan asked, both girl agreed so Heidi left them alone.
“So if we are flying between 30 & 40,000 feet how are we going to jump? And what do you think Heidi thoughts are going to be if we bring our chutes in the plane with us?” Becca asked
“Well I didn’t think of everything, give me a second or two” Ryan replied lowering his head in embarrassment.
“I always dreamed of flying around the world in a fast jet like this, never really thought I would” Renee stated looking out the window.
They all watched the land fly by and soon Heidi was back with some breakfast stuff. Ryan had a hard time eating as he tried to figure out how they would pull the jump off.
Becca watched Ryan and was sorry she was the one bring up the jump, she didn’t mean to hurt Ryan or make him feel bad. “Hey guys lets pray and ask the Lord to show us what to do?” She asked
“Great idea” Renee added “Grab hands”
They held hands and each one asked the Lord in finding an answer, Becca also asked that he showed Ryan the answer so he might feel better.
After eating they all lowered their seats and took a nap. Ryan fell into a dream of jumping out of a plane, as he jumped and looked up he saw the words Christian Airlines on the tail rubber. As he continued to dream he landed near an airport that had a small hanger and on the front was a sign ‘Christian Airlines’, ‘Call us for all your flying needs’.
Ryan woke up with a smile, “Quick I need a phone book” he shouted.
“A what” his sister asked
“A phone book”
“Miss, Miss… Heidi” Ryan shouted, this time awaking Becca.
As soon as Heidi entered Ryan asked if by chance there was a phone book of Oklahoma City onboard.
“No but behind that cabinet there is a computer, you might find something on the internet” Heidi stated as she picked up the plates from the earlier meal.
Ryan quickly sat down at the make shift desk and turned on the laptop. He wanted for Heidi to leave then entered Christian Airlines. After a second or two, five hits were found. The first one was based out of North Carolina, the second and third flu out of Washington State and Wyoming but the fourth one had a Oklahoma address. Some town called Kenton.
“That has to be it, quick let me use your cell phone” he asked sticking his hand out.
“Has to be what?” Renee asked handing him her phone
“I had a dream that I was jumping. I saw the letters on the plane and it said ‘Christian Airlines’
Ryan told them the rest of the dream and said it had to be a sign from the Lord.
Ryan dialed the phone and waited. After the fifth ring he was getting ready to hang up when the other end picked up. “Hello, Kenton Airlines”
“Good morning sir, is this Christian Airlines?” Ryan asked
“Well it use to be up till about four months ago, who is this? You’re not a bill collector or the FAA are you?”
“No sir, my name is Ryan and my friends and I are looking to do some skydiving. Can you accommodate us?”
“Well that depends, you have cash?”
“Yes sir we do. Tell me how far you are from Oklahoma City?”
“Oklie City… Mmm, about an hour and a half flying time give or take with the winds”
“Great. We will be landing in Oklahoma City around 1pm local time can you meet us there?”
“Is this a joke? You want me to fly across state to Oklahoma City just cause you say so on the phone.”
“Sir, we have the cash. Sir can you tell me why you changed your name from Christian Airlines to Kenton Airlines?”
There was a silence on the phone and Ryan thought maybe the guy had hung up but then he heard someone cough and blow their nose.
“I named my airlines for my wife. She was a good Christian woman; she said the name would bring us business which it did till about a year ago. Seems as if there was no one wanting to call them Christians or who wanted to be around people who read the bible anymore. Four months ago, my wife disappeared with all the other true Christian. With them all gone and business getting real slow, I wanted a change. Anyway, flying to Oklahoma City is a lot of fuel I can’t afford as a joke.”
Ryan thought for a second, “Sir why didn’t you go with your wife?”
“Guess I didn’t believe that well, guess I went alone so to please my wife not me or the Lord.”
“Sir, my friend and I are in the same boat. We failed as well but we believe now and sir, I truly believe that the Lord lead me to call you. Here is your chance to let him know that you trust him and believe. Sir we need you in Oklahoma City at 1. Will you be there?”
Silence again until Ryan heard the man crying. “Please Jesus help this man, lead him this time so we can share your love with him.”
“Sir, Jesus does love you and he still wants you. Please say yes and come get us so we may share our story together.”
Though the tears Ryan heard a yes I will be there.
“Thank you Jesus, Sir we will arrive on a charter flight out of Bangor Maine. With security the way it is, can you pick us up out on the tarmac?”
“Sure if let me in the area of the bigger planes, they don’t like us little boys around them 747’s”
“Sir we are flying a hawker 700 that is not a big jetliner”
“A Hawker 700, my, oh my, I guess you do have money. Yes I will be there and will try to get around your taxi area.”
“Thank you sir and see you at one.” Ryan said pushing the end button.
“Got it, we have our jump plane”
“Oh Ryan you are so wonderful, I knew you could do it” Becca said jumping up and hugging him.
“Good job Ryan, I guess I need to take back all the mean things I use to say about you” Renee said with a smile.
Ryan leaned over and kissed his sister, “Sis if it was not for you, I might have been wash out. Thanks”
The flight into Cleveland went well and soon they were heading south to Sooner County.
- Alex
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Kristen and Matt sat at the table with Miguel and Raul. Looking at the map Miguel ran a highlighter over their intended route. "So you will start in the city and make your way to Bartlesville, then go down to Tulsa, then to Muskogee, then where do you want to go?"
Kristen bit her lip. She could feel the Lord. "Where Father? Where will you send me?" she prayed silently.
"Maybe we should head east and go to Fort Smith. and from there continue on into Arkansas." Matt said as he ran his finger across the map.
"No." Kristen said. "We'll go here." and she pointed.
Raul nodded and took the highlighter from Miguel and marked the route.
Kristen and Matt sat at the table with Miguel and Raul. Looking at the map Miguel ran a highlighter over their intended route. "So you will start in the city and make your way to Bartlesville, then go down to Tulsa, then to Muskogee, then where do you want to go?"
Kristen bit her lip. She could feel the Lord. "Where Father? Where will you send me?" she prayed silently.
"Maybe we should head east and go to Fort Smith. and from there continue on into Arkansas." Matt said as he ran his finger across the map.
"No." Kristen said. "We'll go here." and she pointed.
Raul nodded and took the highlighter from Miguel and marked the route.
- Zags
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MacAlister, Oklahoma
Leon sat on the bathroom floor staring at the creature. Three more creatures appeared. "Who are you?" Leon cried.
The three new creatures tilted their heads. "He can see us?"
The other creature looked at them and nodded. "I think he can."
"But humans have never been able to see us unless they were firmly under Lucifers control. Jehovah would never allow his creations to see us." one of the creatures mulled.
The other creatures immediately began lashing at it with their claws and teeth. "Do not say His name." they screamed. The other creature fell to the floor under the assault.
Leon sat on the floor and watched. "This has to be a nightmare." he whispered aloud.
The four creatures stood around him again as if the scuffle had never happened. None of the creatures were bleeding of had and indications that they had been attacked by the others.
"Who are you!!??!!" Leon shouted.
The creatures all began to bob their heads, click their nails and snap their teeth. One by one they began to flip and spin. They jumped from the floor to the walls then to the ceiling to the floor again. They began to spin faster and faster until their bodies were a blur. Leon was violently sick again from watching.
They shrieked with laughter when they saw Leon leaned over the toilet. They began to jump from the walls to Leons exposed back scratching and tearing at his skin as they used his as a human springboard.
"Somebody please. God?" Leon whispered. The creatures all stopped, looking at each other with something akin to panic. "We must distract him."
"My name is Addiction." one of the creatures introduced himself.
"And I am Perversion." said another.
"And I am Lust." said the third.
The fourth looked Leon in the eye, "I am Suicide."
Leon gave a mirthless laugh. "Addiction, Perversion, Lust and Suicide. Great names." He tried to stand up and bumped into one of the creatures. His skin burned where his arm had rubbed against the creature. He leaned over the sink and rinsed his mouth out and splashed water on his face. Picking up a towel he dried his face as he opened the medicine cabinet to find ointment to put on his wounds. He sat on the edge of the sink with the four creatures standing on the ceiling their grotesque faces staring into his. "You guys are just as ugly upside down as you are right side up." Leon tossed out the insult as he squeezed the ointment onto his finger. He raised his arm to apply the ointment, but there were no burns on it. He craned his head around and looked at his back in the mirror, and though his back felt as of it had been torn to shreds, the skin was intact other than the bruises that had already been there. "What?" He looked back at the creatures but they had disappeared.
Leon sat on the bathroom floor staring at the creature. Three more creatures appeared. "Who are you?" Leon cried.
The three new creatures tilted their heads. "He can see us?"
The other creature looked at them and nodded. "I think he can."
"But humans have never been able to see us unless they were firmly under Lucifers control. Jehovah would never allow his creations to see us." one of the creatures mulled.
The other creatures immediately began lashing at it with their claws and teeth. "Do not say His name." they screamed. The other creature fell to the floor under the assault.
Leon sat on the floor and watched. "This has to be a nightmare." he whispered aloud.
The four creatures stood around him again as if the scuffle had never happened. None of the creatures were bleeding of had and indications that they had been attacked by the others.
"Who are you!!??!!" Leon shouted.
The creatures all began to bob their heads, click their nails and snap their teeth. One by one they began to flip and spin. They jumped from the floor to the walls then to the ceiling to the floor again. They began to spin faster and faster until their bodies were a blur. Leon was violently sick again from watching.
They shrieked with laughter when they saw Leon leaned over the toilet. They began to jump from the walls to Leons exposed back scratching and tearing at his skin as they used his as a human springboard.
"Somebody please. God?" Leon whispered. The creatures all stopped, looking at each other with something akin to panic. "We must distract him."
"My name is Addiction." one of the creatures introduced himself.
"And I am Perversion." said another.
"And I am Lust." said the third.
The fourth looked Leon in the eye, "I am Suicide."
Leon gave a mirthless laugh. "Addiction, Perversion, Lust and Suicide. Great names." He tried to stand up and bumped into one of the creatures. His skin burned where his arm had rubbed against the creature. He leaned over the sink and rinsed his mouth out and splashed water on his face. Picking up a towel he dried his face as he opened the medicine cabinet to find ointment to put on his wounds. He sat on the edge of the sink with the four creatures standing on the ceiling their grotesque faces staring into his. "You guys are just as ugly upside down as you are right side up." Leon tossed out the insult as he squeezed the ointment onto his finger. He raised his arm to apply the ointment, but there were no burns on it. He craned his head around and looked at his back in the mirror, and though his back felt as of it had been torn to shreds, the skin was intact other than the bruises that had already been there. "What?" He looked back at the creatures but they had disappeared.
- Zags
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Had anyone on the small jet been looking out on the wing they might have seen the legion of the most evil looking things setting on the wings. Pride, Lust, Guilt and doubt were there looking in the windows.
“Now is the time” one of them said
Becca was coming out of the restroom when she bumped into Heidi.
“Sorry, I didn’t see you” Becca said with a smile
“That’s OK, so tell me what is the story with you three, you all seem a little young to be flying alone in this plane.”
“Well, my best friend Renee and her brother Ryan own a company and we are traveling down south for a while.”
“Hmm, so you’re tagging along to help spend their money. Good job, wish I could find friends like that” Heidi said with a smile. “You know you have a lovely figure and most men would love to be with you, if this doesn’t pay out, look me up I know people who would pay you big bucks just to be with you.”
“No I not tagging along to spend their money they invited me” Becca said with a little doubt in her voice
“Oh come on, what’s your game? You and your friend lovers or maybe the three of you do the group thing? If that s it, I could play” Heidi replied with a lusty voice
“No… we are Christians now we wouldn’t even think like that”
“OK but I saw the way you were looking at the boy, tell you what, I could fix you up with the co-pilot, he a real man if you know what I mean, I’m doing the pilot right now but I’ve been with Curt a few times, he will make you wild.”
“Please stop, I don’t want to hear no more” Becca said trying to push her way past Heidi
“OK but remember once their eyes are open they might leave you somewhere then what will you do? All alone with no money, tell you what, I’ll talk to Curt and maybe he can loan you a few hundred dollars in case they do drop you.”
The thought of not having any money of her own started too weighted deeply on her mind. Was she playing Renee and Ryan just for their money? No they had been friends a long time even before they had money. But did they know this? How do Renee and Ryan really think about her? Doubt moved closer to Becca, “Maybe a loan would be OK, a little spending money all her own” It said to her.
Becca moved away and returned back to her seat. The smile was gone replaced by a frown. Guilt did a few summersaults as he came down the aisle and stopped next to Becca then smiled.
Lust moved quickly to Heidi, “So a fun time with this young girl would really be fun” It told her as she head up front to the cockpit.
“Now is the time” one of them said
Becca was coming out of the restroom when she bumped into Heidi.
“Sorry, I didn’t see you” Becca said with a smile
“That’s OK, so tell me what is the story with you three, you all seem a little young to be flying alone in this plane.”
“Well, my best friend Renee and her brother Ryan own a company and we are traveling down south for a while.”
“Hmm, so you’re tagging along to help spend their money. Good job, wish I could find friends like that” Heidi said with a smile. “You know you have a lovely figure and most men would love to be with you, if this doesn’t pay out, look me up I know people who would pay you big bucks just to be with you.”
“No I not tagging along to spend their money they invited me” Becca said with a little doubt in her voice
“Oh come on, what’s your game? You and your friend lovers or maybe the three of you do the group thing? If that s it, I could play” Heidi replied with a lusty voice
“No… we are Christians now we wouldn’t even think like that”
“OK but I saw the way you were looking at the boy, tell you what, I could fix you up with the co-pilot, he a real man if you know what I mean, I’m doing the pilot right now but I’ve been with Curt a few times, he will make you wild.”
“Please stop, I don’t want to hear no more” Becca said trying to push her way past Heidi
“OK but remember once their eyes are open they might leave you somewhere then what will you do? All alone with no money, tell you what, I’ll talk to Curt and maybe he can loan you a few hundred dollars in case they do drop you.”
The thought of not having any money of her own started too weighted deeply on her mind. Was she playing Renee and Ryan just for their money? No they had been friends a long time even before they had money. But did they know this? How do Renee and Ryan really think about her? Doubt moved closer to Becca, “Maybe a loan would be OK, a little spending money all her own” It said to her.
Becca moved away and returned back to her seat. The smile was gone replaced by a frown. Guilt did a few summersaults as he came down the aisle and stopped next to Becca then smiled.
Lust moved quickly to Heidi, “So a fun time with this young girl would really be fun” It told her as she head up front to the cockpit.
- Alex
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Renee looked at Becca “What is wrong, why the frown?”
Becca looked up at her friend then started to cry, “I'm sorry if I have been a pain to you both, I thought we were friends and now that you guys have everything, I guess when we get to St Louis, I will get off.”
Ryan hearing this jumped up the same time Renee did. “What are you talking about Becca, you are family, you are apart of us. You and I have been friend so every” Renee said
“Oh Becca, did I do or say something to hurt you?” Ryan spoke up as Bitterness danced around his head.
“No you guys are my family, it’s just I feel guilty not having anything. If it was not for you two I would be lost and on the street somewhere.”
“Come on Bec, get over the money thing, we are partners remember.” Ryan said shaking his head
“Ryan! You stop, Becca you’re my sister and I what you to get these thoughts out of your mind now” Renee stated
“Yes big sister” Ryan said turning around and seating down. Bitterness grew a few inches as he lend over Ryan. “Always having to listen to big sister” It said
Renee looked at Ryan then back at Becca, “Let’s you and I go back here and have a talk” she said holding out her hand.
Both girls moved passed the curtain into the smaller cabin in the back. Guilt tried to follow but something about Renee, she had him deep in her heart so it couldn’t get to close.
Heidi came into the cabin where Ryan was seating, “Where did the others go?” She asked with a smile
“In the back I guess”
“Sorry to hear that, if I was them I wouldn’t be leaving a good looking man like you alone very long.” Heidi said with a slight smile
Ryan moved up in his seat a bit, “Thanks but I’m not that good looking”
“Oh yes you are, Ryan, I would give Anything, anything at all to be hanging on your arm” She said setting down on the armrest next to him.
Lust moved quickly to Ryan, “She wants you Ryan, a real woman want you”
Ryan’s face turned red as he smiled
Heidi reached out and touched Ryan arm, “I bet we could make this flight into St Louis a bit more enjoyable up front.”
Ryan looked back to where Renee and Becca went. He tried to figure out how he could get away. Pride was there to find the answer. “Just go, you are your own man now, besides you goofed in telling your friend you like her. Now get a real women”
Ryan took Heidi hand and started to stand when Renee and Becca came back in.
“Ryan we need to talk” Renee said
Ryan turned and faced his sister then turned to Heidi. All three, Lust, Pride and a new one Anger stood next to him. “Get the women, be a man and who is in charge” was shouted at him, "Come on are you a man are a mouse, you want her and she wants you bad."
Ryan licked his lips and was just ready to speak when Becca smiled at Ryan and he saw a bright light standing behind his two family members.
“Well good cause I love talking to my two favorite sisters” he said with a smile walking towards them and away from Heidi and the evil things that now boiled with fear and anger.
"You will lose" they shouted as they crawled all over Heidi sending her back up front.
Becca looked up at her friend then started to cry, “I'm sorry if I have been a pain to you both, I thought we were friends and now that you guys have everything, I guess when we get to St Louis, I will get off.”
Ryan hearing this jumped up the same time Renee did. “What are you talking about Becca, you are family, you are apart of us. You and I have been friend so every” Renee said
“Oh Becca, did I do or say something to hurt you?” Ryan spoke up as Bitterness danced around his head.
“No you guys are my family, it’s just I feel guilty not having anything. If it was not for you two I would be lost and on the street somewhere.”
“Come on Bec, get over the money thing, we are partners remember.” Ryan said shaking his head
“Ryan! You stop, Becca you’re my sister and I what you to get these thoughts out of your mind now” Renee stated
“Yes big sister” Ryan said turning around and seating down. Bitterness grew a few inches as he lend over Ryan. “Always having to listen to big sister” It said
Renee looked at Ryan then back at Becca, “Let’s you and I go back here and have a talk” she said holding out her hand.
Both girls moved passed the curtain into the smaller cabin in the back. Guilt tried to follow but something about Renee, she had him deep in her heart so it couldn’t get to close.
Heidi came into the cabin where Ryan was seating, “Where did the others go?” She asked with a smile
“In the back I guess”
“Sorry to hear that, if I was them I wouldn’t be leaving a good looking man like you alone very long.” Heidi said with a slight smile
Ryan moved up in his seat a bit, “Thanks but I’m not that good looking”
“Oh yes you are, Ryan, I would give Anything, anything at all to be hanging on your arm” She said setting down on the armrest next to him.
Lust moved quickly to Ryan, “She wants you Ryan, a real woman want you”
Ryan’s face turned red as he smiled
Heidi reached out and touched Ryan arm, “I bet we could make this flight into St Louis a bit more enjoyable up front.”
Ryan looked back to where Renee and Becca went. He tried to figure out how he could get away. Pride was there to find the answer. “Just go, you are your own man now, besides you goofed in telling your friend you like her. Now get a real women”
Ryan took Heidi hand and started to stand when Renee and Becca came back in.
“Ryan we need to talk” Renee said
Ryan turned and faced his sister then turned to Heidi. All three, Lust, Pride and a new one Anger stood next to him. “Get the women, be a man and who is in charge” was shouted at him, "Come on are you a man are a mouse, you want her and she wants you bad."
Ryan licked his lips and was just ready to speak when Becca smiled at Ryan and he saw a bright light standing behind his two family members.
“Well good cause I love talking to my two favorite sisters” he said with a smile walking towards them and away from Heidi and the evil things that now boiled with fear and anger.
"You will lose" they shouted as they crawled all over Heidi sending her back up front.
- Alex
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Renee took Ryan and Becca Hands in hers “You two mean so much to me and I want you both to hear me out. While we were sleeping I too had a dream and in it the Lord told me that since we no longer had the Holy Spirit with us here on earth we had to call on him more and harder to keep the Satan and his evil spirits away. He said that many evil thoughts will come to us but if we call him name and trust him he will protect us spiritually. We may not make it to the end but if we trust him we will be with him in Heaven. Ryan and Becca, we can still lose out and end up in Hell. We missed our chance of permanently security when we didn’t follow him before he called his family home the first time. Now we have to work real hard to follow him up to the point he calls us or he returns. This money we have is a tool Satan is using to divide us. I think once we get to Shade and the others we turn all this over to the group so they can use it for the Lord use. What do you think?”
Ryan thought for a second and remembered the thoughts he had and how fast they had come on. How could he not of seen them, Heidi didn’t want him, it was the evil spirits working and how could he for a second feel anger at his sister and Becca who he still had feeling for but now knew to be quite about them. “I’m sorry you two, I guess they attacked me hard, if getting rid of the money means we will still be close then it can help Jesus then I’m in”
Becca started to cry again, she knew it was her fault, she shouldn’t have doubted her best friend and Ryan. Her thoughts turn to Ryan and wondered if he would ever like her again. Please Jesus, she said to herself, if you have plans for him with me then give me the power to wish him well. Through the tears she told them both that she love them and she would do whatever needed to be done.
All three of them stood and prayed in Jesus name that he watched over them and asked that he would continue to lead them. If spirits had weight, the plane would have been nose heavy as the love for Jesus forced them up to where Heidi and the two pilots giggled and joked about them stupid bible reading Christians. “I wish the government would lock them all up” Heidi said as she undid her top. Life is so much better without them.
Ryan thought for a second and remembered the thoughts he had and how fast they had come on. How could he not of seen them, Heidi didn’t want him, it was the evil spirits working and how could he for a second feel anger at his sister and Becca who he still had feeling for but now knew to be quite about them. “I’m sorry you two, I guess they attacked me hard, if getting rid of the money means we will still be close then it can help Jesus then I’m in”
Becca started to cry again, she knew it was her fault, she shouldn’t have doubted her best friend and Ryan. Her thoughts turn to Ryan and wondered if he would ever like her again. Please Jesus, she said to herself, if you have plans for him with me then give me the power to wish him well. Through the tears she told them both that she love them and she would do whatever needed to be done.
All three of them stood and prayed in Jesus name that he watched over them and asked that he would continue to lead them. If spirits had weight, the plane would have been nose heavy as the love for Jesus forced them up to where Heidi and the two pilots giggled and joked about them stupid bible reading Christians. “I wish the government would lock them all up” Heidi said as she undid her top. Life is so much better without them.
- Alex
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