The Barnabas Initiative

Join us for this unique episode where we sit down with representatives from JAARS, MAF, and Ethnos 360 Aviation. We discuss topics such as unity and how these organizations work together while remaining separate.jaars.orgmaf.orgethnos360.orgFeel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

In this episode, we sit down and reflect on our last episode with Tammie Jo Shults. How was she able to overcome the challenges that lay between her and her goal of flying? How did she deal with the opposition she was presented with? How can this apply to our lives?⁠captainshults.com⁠Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

In this episode, we sit down with Tammie Jo Shults, one of the first US Naval Aviators to fly the F/A-18 Hornet and Captain of Southwest flight 1380. She is now an author and inspirational speaker sharing her story. Hear how God directed her path and used her training and the difficulties she faced as an early female pilot in the navy to shape, grow, and prepare her for when the unexpected happened.captainshults.comFeel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

Join us as we reflect on the last episode with Ted Rurup from AIM Air. We discuss how God's leading in his life after graduating Moody Aviation led him in a way he was not intending to go, and how storytelling is a great way to share how God is working overseas in missionary contexts.⁠⁠aimair.org⁠Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

This is next of our Mission Week 2025 episodes, if you haven't already, listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mission Week Intro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see what this is all about.In this episode, we sit down with Ted Rurup, a pilot and mobilizer with AIM Air. Hear how God directed him and his wife to Africa and how he has been able to use storytelling and media to further the gospel.⁠aimair.orgFeel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

In this episode, we reflect on our last episode with James and Sam Gabhart with Missionary Flights International (MFI). While still serving in mission aviation, it is not in the way they had initially planned. Listen to this episode as we discuss how God sometimes uses difficult things in our life to redirect the path we are on.⁠missionaryflights.org⁠Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

This is next of our Mission Week 2025 episodes, if you haven't already, listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mission Week Intro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see what this is all about. In this episode, we sit down with James and Sam Gabhart with Missionary Flights International (MFI) to hear how God has directed their lives. While still serving in mission aviation, it is not in the way they had initially planned. Listen to this episode to hear their amazing story.missionaryflights.orgFeel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

Here is a quick update from November 2025, letting you know where we are headed, some exciting changes, and what to expect for the next few months.As always, feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

In this episode, we reflect on how God meets us in places we never thought to look. After hearing stories from Dan and Rachael Stoner with JAARS and others serving around the world, we sit down to process how God shows His care in the ordinary, the difficult, and the surprising moments of life. We invite you to listen in and consider where He has shown up in your own journey.Where have you seen God provide in ways you didn’t anticipate?When has His timing proven better than yours?What is a way that you think God could use you this week to glorify him better?jaars.orgFeel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, and any other input! We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

This is next of our Mission Week 2025 episodes, if you haven't already, listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mission Week Intro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see what this is all about.In this episode, we sit down with Dan and Rachael Stoner, both pilot/mechanics, to hear their unique story as they have navigated missions aviation together. jaars.orgFeel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

In this episode, as we reflect on our two previous episodes with Flying Mission Zambia and SEND North, we sit down with a few fellow students to discuss how often God provides in ways we would have never expected at just the right time. Join us on this journey.Where have you seen God provide for your needs?When has God's provision come at just the right time?flyingmission.org/zambia/send.org/north Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, and any other input! We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

This is the second of our Mission Week 2025 episodes, if you haven't already, listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mission Week Intro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see what this is all about.In this episode, we sit down with Nate Sobie & Hayley Batt, both serving in Alaska, but with unique stories of how God got them there and has sustained them. Join us as we explore God's faithfulness to each of them.⁠send.org/north ⁠Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

This is the first of our Mission Week 2025 episodes, if you haven't already, listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mission Week Intro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see what this is all about.In this episode, we sit down with Joel and Sue Bolthouse, career missionaries who have spent many years in the field, most recently in Zambia. Hear stories of God's provision in their life.⁠flyingmission.org/zambia/⁠Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

Join us in this short episode as we share what is coming in the next episodes with some more Mission week guests. Also, we have a special guest on this episode! You won't want to miss it.Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, and any other input! We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

In this episode, as we reflect on our previous episode with Ryan Vinall, we sit down with a few fellow students to discuss how we can trust God through trials and how He uses them to shape us in ways we often don't see. Join us as we jump in.Do you struggle to trust God through trials?Do you seek what God is using the trial for in your life?Where have you seen God redirect your life through trials to fulfill his purpose? Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, and any other input! We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

In this episode, we sit down with Ryan Vinall, a Moody grad on his way to the mission field, as he shares how God used failure and disappointment in his life to shape him into who he is today.How have you been challenged by this episode?Where are some areas that you feel like you may have failed, but God has used them to further His plan?Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! Reach out to us at ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

In this episode, as we reflect on our previous episode with Steffan and Julie Pyle, we sit down with a couple of fellow students and talk more about how we can find joy in times of trial in our lives. When we are tempted to despair, how can we rejoice? Join us as we dive deeper into this.Have you asked God to make His desires your desires?Where have you seen God redirect your life through trials to fulfill his purpose?Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, and any other input!We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

In this episode, we sit down with Steffan and Julie Pyle, two staff members from Moody Aviation. Steffan, a flight instructor, and Julie, who works at the front desk, share their inspiring testimonies of how God guided their paths and shaped their ministry. How have you been challenged by this episode?Are there any areas of the Pyle's story that you can relate to?Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! Reach out to us at ⁠⁠[email protected]

This is the last of our Mission Week Episodes. In this episode, join our team as we recap and reflect on all of our Mission Week episodes. From the mission organizations to the personal stories from the field, each one has a story of the Lord's providence and guidance. We dive into some of these stories and unpack them a bit more.Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, and any other input!We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

In this episode we sit down with our host as he shares a short devotional on living in the light of God's revelation of His Son, the call it puts on our lives, and how it should call us to act. Join us for a time of encouragement from Scripture.Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

You may have noticed we have been absent for a couple of weeks. Between busyness and sickness, we have not been able to record. Check out this short episode for an update on what is going on as well as some encouragement along the way. We hope to get back to our normal schedule soon.Thank you all for joining us on this adventure and we pray that you are encouraged. Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

This is the fifth of our Mission Week episodes, if you haven't already, listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠What's Coming in 2025?⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see what this is all about. In this episode, we sit down with Liz Perreault, director of Wings of the Way, a ministry that helps to relocate survivors of sex trafficking using aviation as a means of transportation to help get these girls into safe houses. Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

This is the fourth of our Mission Week episodes, if you haven't already, listen to ⁠⁠What's Coming in 2025?⁠⁠ to see what this is all about. In this episode, we sit down first with Zach Soles, a LeTourneau University graduate and now UAS program manager for ITEC, he tells us about ITEC (Indigenous People's Technology and Education Center) and how God used his love of aviation to get him there. Second, we talk to Jamie Saint, Executive Director of ITEC and grandson of missionary Nate Saint. He shares about his time in Ecuador and how he ended up where he is today. We discuss living in the shadow of great men and women who have come before us and how you cannot be them, and they cannot be you. Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

This is the third of our Mission Week episodes, if you haven't already, listen to ⁠⁠⁠What's Coming in 2025?⁠⁠⁠ to see what this is all about. In this episode, we sit down with Case Visser, a graduate of SMAT (The School of Missionary Aviation Technology) as he tells us more about Samaritan Aviation and his journey to join them and serve in Papua New Guinea. When God changed their path, they returned to the US to teach at SMAT as well as continue to serve with Samaritan Aviation in recruiting and other roles. Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

This is the second of our Mission Week episodes, if you haven't already, listen to ⁠What's Coming in 2025?⁠ to see what this is all about. In this episode, we sit down with Brian Ford, a Moody Aviation graduate, as he tells us more about MARC (Mission Aviation Repair Center) and his process of getting there with them. Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

This is the first of our Mission Week episodes, if you haven't already, listen to What's Coming in 2025? to see what this is all about. In this episode, we sit down with Zach Merkling, the chief pilot at Proclaim Aviation, to discuss what God is doing at Proclaim and how Zach and his family got there. Join us as we talk about what Proclaim is and how it helps to get missionaries on the field. Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! Reach out to us at: ⁠⁠[email protected]

Join us in this short bonus episode as we share what will be coming in the next few months here at the beginning of 2025.

In this episode, as we reflect on our previous episode with Dan Swanson, we sit down with a couple of fellow students and talk more about seeking God's will and making it our own. How can we ask what we want and it be according to God's will? Join us as we dive deeper into this. What are you filled with? What comes out when you are squeezed? How can you encourage fellow believers? Are you willing to surrender your will to God's? Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, and any other input! We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

In this episode, we sit down with Dan Swanson, a flight instructor here at Moody Aviation to discuss how God has directed his and his family's path in a way he never expected. Join us as we explore a story of how an unprecedented surplus of missionaries landed Dan and his family here at Moody. How has God changed your plans? What blessings can you find in these changes? How have you been challenged by this episode? Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! Reach out to us at: ⁠[email protected]

In this episode, as we reflect on our previous episode with Bridget Abbott, we sit down with a fellow student and talk more about being submitted to God and His discipline of us. How is discipline a form of love? Join us as we dive deeper into this. Do you struggle to be willing to submit to God? Do you try to defeat sin on your own? Do you see God's discipline of you as a form of love? Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, and any other input! We would love to hear from you! Email: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

In this episode, we sit down with Bridget Abbott, an educational coach here at Moody Aviation. Join us as she shares about her and her husband's time in Costa Rica as they learned to adapt to God's plan for them. Are you willing to leave behind your plan to follow God? Will you allow the Lord to direct your path? Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! Reach out to us at: ⁠⁠[email protected]

In this episode, as we reflect on our previous episode with Steve Russell and Quinn Varnado from JAARS, we sit down with a couple of fellow students and talk more about being the generation of obedience, both passing on the baton and receiving it. How do we effectively transfer the mission field to the next generation? Join us as we dive deeper into this. How did this episode challenge you? How are you to be part of the generation of obedience? What will you do as a result of listening to this episode? Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, and any other input! We would love to hear from you! Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

In this episode, we sit down with Steve Russell the president of JAARS, and Quinn Varnado the VP of marketing & future operations. Join us as they recount many stories of God's provision and direction in their lives as well as tell us a little more about JAARS and where they are headed as a ministry. What in this episode encouraged you? What in this episode challenged you? Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! Reach out to us at: ⁠⁠[email protected]

In this episode, as we reflect on our previous episode with Bruce and Wendy DeVries, we sit down with a couple of fellow students and talk more about being intentional and becoming a living sacrifice. What does it look like to live in a way surrendered to God? Join us as we dive deeper into this. What is keeping you from fully surrendering to Christ? Are your eyes set on Jesus? or something in this world? Do you see suffering for Christ as a privilege? Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, and any other input! We would love to hear from you! Email: ⁠⁠[email protected]

In this episode, we sit down with Bruce and Wendy DeVries, a flight instructor and his wife here at Moody Aviation. Join us as they recount many stories of God's provision as they have learned to trust the Lord in the several places they have served, including surviving an airplane crash in the jungle. Are you willing to become a living sacrifice for the Lord? Will you allow the Lord to direct your path? Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! Reach out to us at: ⁠[email protected]

In this episode, as we reflect on our previous episode with Joel and Missy Davis, we sit down with a fellow student and talk more about obedience. What does it look like to live with your arms wide open? Join us as we dive deeper into this.Is there an area in life that you’ve struggled to be obedient?How have you been challenged by this episode?Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, and any other input!We would love to hear from you!Email: ⁠[email protected]

In this episode, we sit down with Joel and Missy Davis, two staff members from Moody Aviation. Joel, a flight instructor, and Missy, who works at the front desk, share their inspiring testimonies of obedience to the Lord. Join us as they recount how God has taught them to live with their arms wide open, embracing His guidance and provision.Is there an area in life that you’ve struggled to be obedient?How have you been challenged by this episode?Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! Reach out to us at: [email protected]

In this episode, as we reflect on our previous episode with Steve Thimsen, we sit down with a fellow student and talk more about faithfulness. We are commanded to be faithful, but what does that look like? Join us as we dive deeper into this.In what areas of your life have you been faithful?Where have you been unfaithful?Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, and any other input!We would love to hear from you!Email: [email protected]

In this episode, we sit down with Steve Thimsen, the director of maintenance training at Moody Aviation, to discuss the significance of persistent faithfulness. Steve encourages us to seek to be faithful even when it is difficult. We are not to be faithful because it is easy, or even because it is hard, but because we are commanded to be in Scripture. How have you struggled to be faithful?How have you been challenged by this episode?Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! Reach out to us at: [email protected]:Thanks for listening, as we are working on upgrading the audio equipment, this episode does not have the best sound quality, however, the content covered was very impactful and necessary to share.

In this episode, as we reflect on our previous episode with Paul Funchess, we sit down with a fellow student and talk more about having a heart of gratefulness. We have so many things and often take them for granted, yet we grumble and complain about what we do not have.What areas in your life do you struggle to be grateful?Where have you seen good examples of gratefulness?Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, and any other input!We would love to hear from you!Email: [email protected]

In this episode, we sit down with Paul Funchess, a pastor in Spokane Valley, to discuss the profound importance of gratitude and thankfulness. Paul challenges us to actively cultivate a heart of gratitude, urging us to recognize the incredible sacrifice Christ made by laying down His life for us. What could inspire greater thankfulness than that? We hope and pray that this episode challenges you and encourages you to live in gratitude for what Christ has done. Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! Reach out to us at: [email protected]

In this Episode, as we reflect on our previous episode with Zander Robertson, we sit down with a fellow student and talk more about forgiveness . While forgiveness is a challenge, it’s a necessary step in following the call of Christ. Is there someone you need to forgive? Do you need to seek forgiveness? We pray that this podcast encourages you and challenges you to forgive as Christ has forgiven you. Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, and any other input! We'd love to hear from you! Email: [email protected]

In this episode we are joined by Zander Robertson, a flight instructor here at Moody Aviation. Join us as Zander shares his experience with forgiveness in his life, and shares the importance of making forgiveness a daily practice. He encourages us to look to Christ and His work on the cross as an example of how we should live, Forgiving others as Christ forgives us. Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, and any other input! We'd love to hear from you!Email: [email protected]

Have you experienced anxiety, fear, loneliness, or frustration? Well, we can relate. Join us on this journey as we discover encouragement through our theme verse Romans 15:4-6. In this episode, our host dives deeper into his conversation with Jim Conrad. We will explore the transformative power of Scripture, the value of humility, and the significance of acknowledging God's strength. We'll also delve into the significance of endurance and how it leads us to find contentment in Christ alone. Together, let's embark on this path of growth that comes when trusting in Christ. Together let's experience God's encouragement.Questions, comments, prayer requests, feedback? We would love to hear from you!Email: [email protected]

In this episode, our host sits down with Jim Conrad to discuss the importance of encouragement and speak to how it relates to The Barnabas Initiative. We'll hear some of Jim's own testimony on how encouragement has impacted him and how he has seen its importance here at Moody Aviation. Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, and any other input! We'd love to hear from you! Email: [email protected]