This site is designed to keep family, friends, supporters, and interested parties informed about my ministry as a Christian missionary. It is my sincere hope that those who visit this site are inspired by what they see here.
“ ‘For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ ”
Matthew 25:35, 36 NIV
Matthew 25:35, 36 NIV
This text sums up why I believe in mission service. I am impressed by how Christ is concerned for our physical needs. My hope is that through serving others as a missionary pilot/mechanic that physical needs will be met so doors will be opened for spiritual needs to be met as well.
“ ‘So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.’ ” Matthew 7:12 NIV
“ ‘If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the Glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.’ ”
1 Peter 4:11b NIV
1 Peter 4:11b NIV
Welcome to MissionaryPilot.org
A missionary pilot, by definition, exists to serve others. Depending on the ministry, a missionary pilot may be involved in transporting ex-patriot missionaries, indigenous believers ministering to neighboring tribes, getting other workers from one remote village to the next, transporting supplies to and fro, carrying doctors to needy patients, or perhaps even performing emergency evacuations. The specific duty will vary, but the service is all to glorify Christ and furthering His Kingdom.
In the United States, our transportation infrastructure makes it difficult to fully grasp the tremendous impact a small aircraft can make in developing countries. Where 100 miles by car in the United States may take less than 2 hours, in some countries, it could take as long as a day or more. In some countries that do not have proper roads (or are unable to maintain them), it may take several days, even weeks, for one to cover 100 miles. However, that same distance could be covered in about an hour in a small aircraft!
Justin Honaker