As a nursing student at the University of Vermont, Mary McLendon thought she knew who God was. She had grown up attending church, but she…
In this day and age, electrical power is crucial to many jobs, including Bible translation. Imagine working diligently on translating one of the books of…
Sassy the Cessna here. I’ve recently received the best makeover—possibly of my life—and I feel like a whole new plane, ready to help spread the…
After digging into the tasty arroz con pollo and yucca fries, the group from Compassion Christian Church in Savannah, Georgia, sat around the fire, eyes…
Many people think that mission workers need to be preachers, teachers, doctors, or nurses to serve overseas. But Tony and Martha Hinton—a trained auto mechanic…
Tim* and his family have lived and served among the Tikro* people since 2004, by helping them translate Scripture. Hardly any Christians lived in the…
THE PROBLEM YAJASI, our aviation partner in Papua, Indonesia, had a problem. Rock guards installed on the main mounts of their Pilatus Porter aircraft were…
God brought Robert Willadsen to JAARS in a roundabout way, turning a stressful, difficult incident into a new opportunity. Robert’s university, LeTourneau, closed in March…
An ocean separates Mary McLendon and Kividi Kikama from the rest of their translation team. Mary and Kividi, who live in North Carolina, work on…