Ordinary People: Crystal

Ordinary People: Crystal

Ordinary People: Crystal During a Wednesday evening prayer service, she prayed for workers for the harvest, and sensed God asking, “Why not you? As a child, Crystal Echols, standing at right in the photo, dreamed of jungles and lumbering elephants, the African...
Food From the Sky

Food From the Sky

Food From the Sky A Missionary’s New Normal in South Sudan I had cheese brought to me from a neighbouring country this week via airplane. I was reminded by a friend this past week how different my life is now, because it’s easy to forget when you have gotten used to...
Do Not Cross the Red Line

Do Not Cross the Red Line

Do Not Cross the Red Line A Lesson in Trusting God It was a full day of meetings, coffee dates, and paperwork.  I was now settled under the covers and drifting off to sleep when I heard the chime on my phone.  I thought, “I’m not a slave to my phone! Whatever it is...
The Man from Nakapiliman

The Man from Nakapiliman

The Man from Nakapiliman An AIM Outreach team leader gets a front row seat to God’s transforming power. Nakapiliman is a slum area on the outskirts of Moroto town, Uganda, where my wife Ingrid and I lead an Africa Inland Mission outreach team among the Karimojong...
Higher Purpose

Higher Purpose

Higher Purpose A Q&A with AIM AIR Missionary Pilot Lindsey Gray Lindsey Gray serves as Chief Pilot for Africa Inland Mission’s aviation branch, AIM AIR. We asked her about her journey into missions and about her life as a missionary pilot. Tell us a bit about your...