Mission Aviation

Summer 2015

“Yes they can!” “Yes they can!” “Yes they can!” “Yes they can!”

This is the answer to the question:

“Can people with technical skills be used in

missions?”

They not only can be used, they are very essential ! In

these days with exponential development in technology,

we need to take advantage of the tools which will help

us reach those still waiting to hear the gospel.

Airplanes and helicopters can transport people quickly

to remote areas of service that are off the grid for com-

mercial transportation. The new unmanned aerial vehi-

cles can be used to deliver medicines and needed sup-

plies effectively, quickly and inexpensively to village or

jungle locations. Communication tools are vital for safety

and for well-organized programs. Internet programs can

reach into inaccessible areas. Computer skills are used

for Bible translation and daily tasks.

Each year we choose a theme for our Fair. And so for our

2015 Fair, we have chosen to use our Mission Aviation

Promotions tagline:

“Promoting the spread of the Gospel“Promoting the spread of the Gospel“Promoting the spread of the Gospel“Promoting the spread of the Gospel

through Aviation and Technology”through Aviation and Technology”through Aviation and Technology”through Aviation and Technology”

This is what we aim to do as an organization, and specifi-

cally at our Mission Aviation Fair. Come out to the 2015

Fair and learn about how technical tools are used in mis-

sion efforts today. Interact with over 20 exhibitors. Hear

some special speakers. Let the children get a positive,

fun exposure to Christian faith and missions. Experience

a ride in a missionary plane or helicopter. Enjoy fellow-

ship and good food. Plan to come join us and bring some

friends. God could do something special through you!

Promoting the spread of the Gospel through Aviation and Technology

2015 Mission Aviation Fair—August 14-16 ……………………..

Newsletter

Have you ever ridden in a helicopter? Here’s your

chance, for a minimal cost, to ride over scenic

Lancaster county landscape with a JAARS mission-

ary pilot. Or fly with an MAF missionary pilot in a

Cessna 206. These aircraft are used to transport

mission workers to remote locations, to fly in sup-

plies and assist in their programs in many ways.

Get a Ride in a Missionary Aircraft

Smoketown Airport Fair Grounds, 2014

Photo by Charlie Krieder

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How far would you go . . . to defend your belief in God? The film GOD’S NOT DEAD weaves together multiple stories of faith, doubt and disbelief, culminating in a dramatic call to action. The film will educate, entertain, and inspire people to explore what they really believe about God, igniting important conver-sations and life-changing decisions.

Organizations from far and near are com-ing to set up displays. Please visit them in Hangar G and in the Exhibit Tent to learn about their ministries.

� Friends In Action

� Global Media Outreach

� Helimission

� I-TEC (with unmanned aerial vehicle)

� I-Tec (Williamsport)

� JAARS

� Liberty University Aviation

� MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship)

� Missionary Flights International

� Missionary Maintenance Service

� Missions at the Airport - Lebanon, PA

� Moody Aviation

� Mission Safety International

� New Tribes Mission

� PA College ofTechnology

� Perspectives on the World Christian Movement

� Proclaim Aviation

� School of Missionary Av Tech

� U.S. Aero Tech Institute

� WDAC & WBYN Radio

� Wycliffe Bible Translators

Also visit the Book Table where items from

the exhibitors will be available for purchase.

Exhibitors for 2015 ………

Tentative Schedule Tentative Schedule Tentative Schedule Tentative Schedule (Subject to change)(Subject to change)(Subject to change)(Subject to change) Event begins Friday evening at 7:00.

Plane and helicopter rides throughout the day on Saturday and on Sunday afternoon, weather permitting

Friday, August 14Friday, August 14Friday, August 14Friday, August 14 7:00 PM Film—”God’s not Dead”

Saturday, August 15 Saturday, August 15 Saturday, August 15 Saturday, August 15 7:30 AM Pancake Breakfast 8:30 AM Exhibits Open 9:00 AM Nard Pugyao, JAARS 10:00 AM Stacy Varghese, GMO 11:00 AM MAF with Concert, Melissa Hillard 12:30 AM Flight Demo 1:00 PM Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Demo 1:30 PM Candy Drop 2:15 PM Jaime Saint, I-TEC 3:00-4:00 Jesse Rothacker, Children’s Tent 3:15 PM Jim Leamer, IT for Missions 5:30 PM Exhibits close; Fair closes for day

Sunday, August 16 Sunday, August 16 Sunday, August 16 Sunday, August 16 11:30 AM Food service opens 12:30 PM Fair opens; Exhibits open 1:45 PM Stacy Varghese, GMO 2:45 PM Flight Demo and UAV 3:30 PM Chris Ivey—Juggler 5:30 PM Fair closes

Technology is changing exponentially these days, with new products

Friday Film Night in Hangar F ……………….…..

Using Exciting New Technology—UAVs ……....…..

Don’t miss the Flight Demonstrations. You’ll see how certain aircraft are espe-cially useful for service in remote areas.

One of the most exciting new technologies can have a myriad of applications in mis-sion logistics. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) can be used to drop medicines and crucial supplies in remote areas with much less cost than a supply flight. See a demon-stration showing how I-TEC has been devel-oping UAVs for use in their ministry.

Children’s Activities ……………………………...

Lots of fun and educational activities for the young and young at heart at the Kid-Zone tent! Activities from 9:00-5:00 on Saturday and 1:00-5:00 on Sunday include a journey to several countries with a craft, game and food samples. Jesse Rothacker from “Forgotten Friends” will be sharing his rep-tiles on Saturday from 3:00-4:00 PM! Children will be able to see snakes, alligators, turtles, toads and more! And don’t forget the candy drop at 2:00 PM on Saturday as well as these other fun activities… bounce house with a slide, “little air-plane train,” alpacas, face painting, balloon twisting and caricature artist. And, finally, back by popular demand is world-class juggler, Chris Ivey. Children won’t want to miss his presentation at 3:30 pm on Sunday!

We hope that children will have a fun experience while also learn-ing how they might serve the Lord now and in the future.

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Nard PugyaoNard PugyaoNard PugyaoNard Pugyao—JAARS Pilot

Growing up in a village in the

Philippines, Nard came to know

God through a Bible translation

into his Isnag language.

He studied Bible and aviation

at LeTourneau College and Moody

Bible Institute. He’s served as a

pilot in the Philippines, as a flight

instructor at Moody, as a short-

term mission trip leader and has

a full speaking schedule, while continuing to fly the JAARS

helicopter. He has an incredible story to tell.

Concert by Melissa HillardConcert by Melissa HillardConcert by Melissa HillardConcert by Melissa Hillard————Musical Ambassador for Mis-

sion Aviation Fellowship

Melissa is a native of

Nova Scotia, Canada

who has been blessed

from an early age to

have traveled in ministry

across Canada and the

USA sharing the mes-

sage of HOPE! Her heart

has always been in au-

thentic ministry seeing

the lives of so many transformed by the forgiveness

only CHRIST can provide! She now serves as both a

worship leader and ambassador for Mission Aviation

Fellowship with her husband, Scott.

Jim LeamerJim LeamerJim LeamerJim Leamer—Recruiter for the IT Mission Field

To really learn about the role of technology in mis-

sions, you have to hear Jim’s presentation. He’ll ex-

plain how God has used IT professionals to advance

the Great Commission. He’ll show how people around

the world are proclaiming

Christ and translating

Scriptures with the latest

technology.

Hear examples of how

cloud computing, machine

translation, satellites,

hololens, lasers and other

technologies will increas-

ingly impact world missions.

Meet our Presenters ……………………………………………………………….

Stacy VargheseStacy VargheseStacy VargheseStacy Varghese—Global Media Outreach

Stacy serves as the

Director of Partner-

ships for GMO, a non-

profit Internet ministry

that shares Jesus with

the world online. She

works with ministry

partners around the

world to connect

online seekers to vol-

unteer online missionaries and on-the-

ground church communities for long-term

discipleship.

Through their partners, GMO has an in-

credible ministry by innovative use of

emerging computer and communication

technologies—often in multiple languages.

Online missionaries are kept busy respond-

ing to inquiries about God.

Jaime SaintJaime SaintJaime SaintJaime Saint—I-TEC (Indigenous People’s

Technology and Education Center)

Jaime was born into a family with a heri-

tage in missions. His dad, Steve, is the son

of martyr, Nate Saint, a jungle missionary

pilot who was speared to death in Ecuador.

Jaime, with his family, has spent time

with the Waodani tribe to help them learn

to do for themselves

what outsiders had

been doing.

He now serves

with I-TEC, which

was founded by his

dad. Since Steve’s

injury in 2012,

Jaime has become

the primary spokes-

person for I-TEC,

helping people in North America and

around the world catch the vision for train-

ing indigenous Christ followers with tools to

open doors for the Gospel.

Action Points ………………………………………………...

Mission Aviation Promotions 311 Airport Drive, Box 7 Smoketown, PA 17576 (Office is located near the entrance to Smoketown Air-port.) Phone: 717-509-0938 Cell: 717-380-5065 E-mail: john@mission-aviation.org Website: www.mission-aviation.org Facebook: Mission Aviation Promotions Volunteer Coordinator, Jean Hassel: 717-517-9762 jhassel@comcast.net Mission Aviation Promotions is a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization, a program of Zadoc Foundation. It’s goal is “promoting the spread of the Gospel through aviation and technology.”

Can you help spread the word spread the word spread the word spread the word about the Mission Aviation Fair? Perhaps you know young people who are interested in avia-tion and/or other technical skills. Help your church or group leaders to be aware of the event. Who knows? You could be used of the Lord to further His work by encouraging others to come to the event.

It’s the many volunteersvolunteersvolunteersvolunteers who, by helping in a variety of ways, make the Fair a suc-cess. From food servers to A/V people to selling tickets to information booth staffers to set-up and tear-down, and many other ways—people work together and have fun while helping to promote missions around the world. To volunteer, contact Jean Hassel at 717-517-9762 or by email at jhassel@comcast.net. Espe-cially needed are volunteers for parking.

Prayer Points ... We’re thankful for:

� An organization to enable the con-tinuance of the Aviation Fair

� A Board of good men who love the Lord and serve Him

� Faithful volun-teers

� A website in place

� Good speakers lined up

Please pray for:

� Good weather

� Good participation and attendance

� Safety for travel-ers and during the event

� God to be glorified and people more aware of the value of technical as-pects of missions

Contact Info …….. Candid Camera ..……………

Please note that from our website you can downloaddownloaddownloaddownload:

� An Aviation Fair poster file

� Bulletin-size Aviation Fair Info Sheets

� An Informational Flyer about Mis-sion Aviation Promotions

� A Volunteer sign-up form

Or, you can request any of these items from our office. We can pro-vide quantities of bulletins for your church.

Please feel free to contact the office with any questions you may have. Please visit our website to see other information being added as avail-able: www.mission-aviation.org

Bring Your Appetite …....……..…

The “almost famous” Pancake Breakfast Pancake Breakfast Pancake Breakfast Pancake Breakfast

on Saturday morning is not to be missed.

This includes pancakes, scrambled eggs,

sausage, bacon, juice and coffee, and is

on a donation basis. Get a good start to

the day and then visit the exhibits, attend

a speaking session, take a plane ride,

and enjoy the day while learning about

Mission Aviation.

Throughout Saturday and on Sunday af-

ternoon, be looking for your favorite Fair

food items at the Food Concessions Food Concessions Food Concessions Food Concessions

HangarHangarHangarHangar. Then relax to eat your treats at

the Food Tent. Plan for a Saturday lunch.

Note that Sunday lunch service will begin

at 11:30, ahead of the Fair opening at

12:30. You can come directly to the Fair

grounds after church if you like.

Are you scared to fly? Don’t be! Last year two over-90-yr-old brave ladies from Calvary Fellowship Homes

enjoyed a lovely flight.

WACO bi-plane WACOs were originally built in the 1930s

during the “Golden Age of Aviation.”

Special Door Prize ….………..…

In addition to regular door prizes, there

will also be three special drawings for a

ride in a WACO bi-plane! This is a classic

open-cockpit aircraft, but with modern

digital electronics.