Resources
Browse missionary aviation resources made available through our member organizations or other partnerships within the larger missionary aviation community.
En Route is an International Association of Missionary Aviation online platform equipping the next generation of missionary aviation, so no one walks the journey alone.
Central is a library of resources addressing stages of the mission aviation journey. En Route Central provides answers to questions and shares stories in the form of videos, articles, podcasts, and live masterclasses.
Connect is a network of mission aviation organizations and opportunities. En Route Connect features partner organizations in-depth profiles; recruiter contact information; and opportunities for volunteering, interning, or going on vision trips.
Community hosts spaces for conversation and questions, prayer and encouragement, and mentorship and discipleship. Community allows individuals to find a mentor ahead on the journey, a peer to walk through the same stage, and a mentee to bring up further.
Aviation Effectiveness Research
The Aviation Effectiveness Research (AER) quantifies aviation’s effectiveness relative to surface transport. It identifies the specific ways aviation carries out its functions and sub-functions. The research also gives practical insight on when to use aviation and when to use surface transport.
The AER was designed to enable:
- Knowledgeable decisions about when, where, and for whom, to use or not use aviation worldwide
- Wise alignment organizational resources to accomplish kingdom goals
- Informing or educating people regarding aviation decisions
Unreachable No More
Unreachable No More raises awareness about mission aviation and calls young people to serve remote communities all over the world.
By 2030, one billion people across the world will be unreachable by roads…Global missions and humanitarian aid relies on small aircraft that can land almost anywhere. But the supply line is aging and disappearing. Pilots and mechanics are retiring faster than they can be replaced, threatening the global missions infrastructure.
A new generation must answer the call.
What’s in Your Hand?
Using God’s Gifts and Talents to Serve Isolated People Groups
When a missionary pilot makes a flight over miles of remote jungle, what has it taken to prepare that aircraft for a safe flight? When tribal people living in that remote place can read Scripture in their own unique language, what made that possible?
This is a story of challenging behind-the-scenes efforts to enable missions to happen. How God used two people as part of a big team serving in support of the Bible translation task. How God enabled translation projects to progress despite limited supplies and subversive activity.
What’s in Your Hand? is available on Amazon.
Airborne at the End of the Earth:
God’s Word is reaching the most isolated people on the planet. He’s using airplanes to do it.
Filled with adventure, humor, and surprising insights, this delightful read will inspire and encourage you. Airborne at the End of the Earth provides a remarkable view of God fulfilling his promise to reach every corner of the globe with his love.
Airborne at the End of the Earth is available on Amazon.
My Heart for Safety
Pioneers of missionary aviation were those who experienced the possibilities of employing aircraft in World War II and applied the magic of flight to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Joe and Elaine Hopkins served in the second wave of aviation missionaries in Brazil. He brought to the Amazon his life-long enthusiasm for flying, his training and experience as a pilot and aviation mechanic, ham radio innovator and operator. Later, in the USA, he was called by God to make missions by airplane safer. He founded and still serves with Mission Safety International, the only agency of its type for instilling and cultivating a committed culture of safety among missionary pilots and mechanics in the field.
How did this come about? It began for Joe as a boy with flying in his dreams and matured to a man with safety in his heart. Strap yourself in for stories you won’t forget.
My Heart for Safety is available on Amazon.
Jungle Pilot:
The Gripping Story of the Life and Witness of Nate Saint, Martyred Missionary to Ecuador
In 1956, pilot Nate Saint and four other missionaries were killed in Ecuador by the Waodani (Auca) Indians they had come to serve. Now Nate’s gripping story of faithful service for Christ is brought up to date through the epilogue written by his son, Steve.
Jungle Pilot is available on Amazon.
Path to Mission Aviation
IAMA’s Path to Mission Aviation Card highlights many of the items one needs to consider on their path to mission aviation. Explore the major knowledge, skills and attributes required to serve in mission aviation.
Download a printable PDF by clicking on the image, or if you prefer to order printed copies, you can contact TECH Team Advantage, one of IAMA’s Sponsoring Members: https://techteam.org.
Generational Insights & Communication Tips
Communication styles can be rooted in the influence of the events, technology, and values present in the world around us while we were growing up. As a result, generational trends can influence communication preferences. However, it is critical to recognize that individual preferences often vary widely within any generational cohort. While there are some overarching generational trends, good communication requires tailoring your style to each person. How do you know what those preferences are? Ask individuals you work with how they prefer to engage and receive information. Discuss options that are available and see what works best for everyone.
Generational Insights & Communication Tips by Dr. Jolene Erlacher of Leading Tomorrow is available here for download as a PDF.
Cody the Missionary Pilot
Cody talks about a day as a missionary pilot in this short story book for children.
Hopefully this story will spark an interest in missionary aviation so they can prepare and start training at younger age. By doing so, they may be able to serve longer in the field as a pilot or mechanic.
Cody the Missionary Pilot is available on Barnes & Noble or as a PDF. Click on the image for language-specific PDF download links from the Future Missionary Pilots & Mechanics of America website.
