Christians live in a hostile world, right here in the good old U.S. of A. Standing for one's faith is a requisite character trait, even in a nation founded on Christian values.

Hank Berrien / Daily Wire: Heroic Female Pilot: Flying Planes Gives Me The Opportunity ‘To Witness For Christ On Almost Every Flight’

 Tammie Jo Shults is the pilot who bravely flew Southwest Flight 1380 to safety after part of its left engine ripped off, damaging a window and nearly sucking a woman out of the plane. The flight was en route to Dallas Love airport from New York City, and had to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia. Shults, 56, kept her cool during an incredibly intense situation, audio from her conversation with air traffic controllers reveals, while many passengers posted on social media that they were scared these were their last moments. She, with the help of the co-pilot and the rest of the crew, landed the plane safely

 Shults, a native of New Mexico, graduated in 1983 from MidAmerica Nazarene University after growing up on a ranch. She had degrees in biology and agribusiness, The Kansas City Star reported.

Shults applied for the Air Force after she graduated. She wasn’t allowed to test to become a pilot, but the Navy welcomed her. She was one of the first female fighter pilots in the Navy’s history, and the first woman to fly F-18s. She later became an instructor.