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New from ABWE Publishing - IN THE AIR FOR HIM
The Story of Hank Scheltema and ABWE Air
By Ruth Scheltema
For decades, missionary pilots have formed a vital link between missionaries in difficult-to-reach locations and the outside world. They save lives by transporting the injured and critically ill to hospitals in the nick of time; they take the gospel to indigenous people groups that are virtually unreachable by other modes of transportation; and they deliver food, supplies, and mail so that the missionaries can stay at their posts. But in a world growing rapidly smaller and more connected, will there still be a need for missionary aviation in years ahead?
“Due mainly to warfare damage, the infrastructures in many developing nations of the world are actually in worse shape than they were fifty years ago. In addition, in a post 9/11 world, travel has become much more precarious and unpredictable in parts of the world where missionaries are seeking to reach people, making aviation ministry more crucial than ever.”
--Dr. Michael G. Loftis, President of ABWE International
“In my mind, Hank Scheltema was the “Charles Lindbergh of missionary aviation for ABWE. He was a doctor, mechanic, counselor, preacher, teacher, diplomat, friend, and…pilot! And the missionary pilots and wives who follow in his footsteps are all that and more. Ruth, my wife’s sister has written a spellbinding journal of ABWE Air, giving God the glory for all that has been accomplished.”
--“Uncle Charlie” VanderMeer, Ambassador-at-Large, CBH Ministries (formerly Children’s Bible Hour)
“This is a real-life story that is worthy of your reading, It will build your faith, encourage your heart, and expose you to what it has taken to share the gospel of Christ in the remote areas of the world. It will humble you by the risks taken, the energy expended, and the lives totally dedicated to the Savior. Therefore, read and be challenged and blessed, informed and revived.”
--Wendell Kempton, D.D., Th.M., Th.B., President Emeritus of ABWE
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