It's the culmination of our pre-field orientation: 10 days in the Appalachian Mountains, camping out with top-notch flight instructors and a fleet of airplanes.
During her two-month internship in Cameroon, Deziree got a taste of mission aviation life: riding to remote villages, visiting Bible translation centers, and helping replace a Cessna 206 engine.
A hundred Moi are gathered at their airstrip—five times the usual crowd. As pilot Nate Gordon steps off the plane, a missionary explains that God is doing remarkable things.
From the nearest road, Walagu village is a rough, two-day trek through Papua New Guinea's mountainous rainforest. Translator Beverly Mosley knows she couldn't make it—which is why she relies on JAARS aircraft and flight subsidies.