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You Blessed His Community

Thirty years ago, the Hufi* people in South Asia had no Scripture. Today, Hufi believers like Arush* rejoice to finally possess God’s Word in their…

Unusual Donations

What do you do with old planes? Repurpose them for training of course! SIL Papua New Guinea* donated a Cessna 206 to JAARS in 2010.…

Such a Time as This

Dee didn’t plan to serve overseas until about two years ago. She was seeking a part-time ministry because she planned to return to school. At…

What’s Your Dream?

What dreams inhabit your heart? Since Wycliffe Benin, a JAARS partner in Africa, launched their activities in April 2003, its members have nourished a dream—a…

Grandma Sese

Whenever Ross, a Scripture Engagement worker for the Baki people in Vanuatu, and Lyndal, his wife, visited Grandma Sese’s village, she made sure a room…

Ensuring Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks

N365BT, a Pilatus Porter PC-6 aircraft, has an interesting past and an important future. To prepare it for this future, JAARS aviation workers are completing…

Off the Hook?

For a long time Sarah Baer believed missionaries were either doctors or pastors. And since she didn’t qualify, she believed she was off-the-hook. God used…

God’s Pure Pilgrims

These pilgrims came from Plymouth, Michigan, not Plymouth, Massachusetts. Their destination was JAARS, not the New World. Members of Trinity Evangelical Presbyterian Church drove down…

A Win-Win

For an update on this story, go here. Sassy the Cessna here. I don’t know about you, but when I’m about to move somewhere new…