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  • Southeast Asia

    PC-6 Dedicated for Service

    After months of preparation, a donated PC-6 begins serving in Indonesia—carrying language workers, delivering supplies, transporting produce and performing medical evacuations.

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  • Papua New Guinea

    Unsung Heroes

    For 23 years, translators Greg and Mary Pearson rely on aviation for nearly all transportation—as well as groceries and mail, training and medical rescues.

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  • Guyana

    Saving Words

    After the death of two co-translators, Bev Dawson continues translating the Wapishana New Testament—with assistance from JAARS information technology personnel.

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  • Southeast Asia

    Meeting Needs, Sustaining Bible Translation

    For The Island staff in Southeast Asia, business is a mission: to transform their community through supporting Bible translation.

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  • United States

    Crashing for Missions

    JAARS designs and crash-tests seats for the Kodiak, a new aircraft created specifically for missionary and humanitarian aviation.

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  • Cameroon

    Aired to Africa

    JAARS arranges for an air mattress to be hand-carried on a flight to Cameroon, where one missionary has endured months of back pain.

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  • Papua New Guinea

    The Sinking House

    A JAARS-trained construction worker receives an unusual radio message from a translator in Papua New Guinea. Her house, she says, is sinking.

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  • Kenya

    The Great World Venture Limited

    A Kenyan entrepreneur takes a new approach to business: by combining business and ministry, his company seeks to bless its employees, customers and community.

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  • United States

    A New Beginning

    After losing their visas, missionaries Mike and Heather Eastwood return to the United States—and find that God has orchestrated a new beginning for their ministry.

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  • Ghana

    Sacrifice and Survival

    For many Ghanaian translators, necessary water travel hinges on sacrifice ... and survival.

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