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Roviana Bible Dedication Is May 23

In 1902 the Roviana were the first to accept Christianity in the Solomon Islands. The Roviana New Testament was completed in 1995. On May 23,…

R66 Bound for Waxhaw

Helicopter pilot Jeff Johnson, JAARS President Woody McLendon, and chief pilot Bruce Powell are in Wichita, Kansas to take delivery of the nearly new R66…

The runway cutting crew: Andrew Tieman, Steve Bevelhymer, Scott Musselman, Mike Bunn, B.J. Diggins
Cutting for Clearance

Chief Pilot Bruce Powell cutting trees Instructor Pilot Mike Bunn cutting trees Runway width cut back; now there’s proper clearance for the PC-6. The runway…

Bible Bounty Bound for the Boat

This truckload of New Testaments in the Paama & S.E. Ambrym languages is bound for the island communities in Vanuatu where they’ll be celebrated on…

Training to Serve the Lord

Bryan Jones will soon face challenges flying with our partner SIL in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Bryan’s role—one he has sought for years—will be to…

New 4WD Vehicle for BTA in Papua New Guinea

What a joy to share that a new Toyota Hilux 4WD vehicle was delivered earlier this week to BTA, our translation partner in Papua New…

Turbine Helicopter for Cameroon Acquired

We’re excited to announce that we’ve closed on the purchase of an almost new Robinson R66 turbine helicopter for service in northwest Cameroon. The R66…

Trip to Taveta

Traversing roads like these requires a 4WD vehicle like this. A recent trip to Taveta on the coast of Kenya was greatly facilitated by the…

Building Websites That Build Faith

At a recent workshop in Southeast Asia, participants learned the basics of building Scripture websites in their heart language. Pastor Myat and his team developed…