“We Bless the…
February 17, 2021The three-week Oral Bible translation (OBT) workshop in western Africa was the most challenging workshop of the three that Dost* has put on for Faith…
Technology
Stormy Weather
January 19, 2021Since 2010, Pastor Lucas* felt called by God to work among the Ayri* people—99 percent of whom follow a major world religion. Obeying the Lord,…
A New Way…
January 13, 2021Mission pilot-mechanic Bryan Jones was unsure about his future when he returned to JAARS after serving in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Unexpectedly (and perhaps according…
It’s Only Happiness!
December 10, 2020The Vwanji people live in the rugged mountains of southwestern Tanzania, hoeing crops of bananas, maize, and potatoes on steep mountainsides—about as far away as…
A Cyber Sherlock…
November 9, 2020He doesn’t wear a tweed suit, utilize a magnifying glass, or smoke a pipe. But David Graves, a pilot for YAJASI—our aviation partner in Papua,…
Just an Illusion
October 3, 2020Bill Mayes, Richard Young, and other members of the SIL* Africa IT team had their airline tickets purchased and their bags packed for their annual…
You Don’t Do…
September 3, 2020What characteristics should future mission aviators possess? About 49 years ago, this question and others drove Moody Aviation, LeTourneau, and the School of Missionary Aviation…
A Moving Bible
August 17, 2020Lawrence, a young man with seminary experience who had worked primarily as a hiking guide in the mountains of Uganda, didn’t know what to expect…