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A Dream Comes True

Alligators cruise the rivers looking for prey, ibis patrol the shallows for minnows, and rain pours across the flatlands, submerging the marshy grasses completely during…

Just in Time

What may seem like an obstacle to us—whether it’s the inability to read or other challenges—may just be the opportunity God uses to reveal himself…

In the Big and Little Things

Many years ago, God gave Cesar and Cathrim Souza, a Brazilian couple, a longing to serve in Africa with AIM Air*. The path has been…

Yezu or Yesu?

In the mountains of Budadiri, Uganda, in two rooms where mattresses cover the walls to diminish unwanted echoes, important work is occurring—the recording of an…

A DIFFERENT KIND OF MISSION FLYING

JAARS has a well-deserved reputation as a leader in mission aviation training. For almost 70 years, JAARS has trained pilots who challenge mountains and jungles…

Over the Ocean and Through the Woods to Papua New Guinea

Seven laptops partook of a long, exciting journey that would change their lives forever. These computers were not destined for a boring life on a…

Called to be a Donkey

Like the donkey that faithfully, humbly carried the Savior of the world through Jerusalem toward his death, Mike and Inah Oak wish to humbly and…

More Than a Teacher

In the early morning of March 6, Steven Posai, a recording technician, left his village on Simberi Island, Papua New Guinea, to begin his trip…

Times of Uncertainty

We all live in uncertain times. Questions about the future nibble us like fish. These uncertainties abound even more when someone is about to leap…