The Barnabas Initiative

In this episode, we sit down with Matt Olson and Linnie Weeks from Samaritan's Purse Mission Aviation Services as they share the ways they have grown in thier service and the need they have in the mission field. ⁠samaritanspurse.org Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠moodyavpodcasts@moody.edu

Join us as we reflect on our last episode with the panel of mission representatives. and explore some of the ideas they shared a bit deeper. ⁠uimaviation.org⁠ (UIM) ⁠missionaryflights.org⁠ (MFI) ⁠aimair.org⁠ (AIM Air) ⁠marcalaska.org⁠ (MARC) ⁠⁠⁠jaars.org⁠⁠⁠ (JAARS) ⁠samaritanspurse.org⁠ (Samaritan's Purse Mission Aviation Services) ⁠send.org⁠ (SEND North) ⁠team.org⁠ (TEAM) ⁠⁠⁠⁠ethnos360.org⁠⁠⁠...

Join us for this unique episode with a panel of mission representatives from 10 different organizations, recorded before a live audience. We ask them several questions and get to hear many different perspectives. uimaviation.org (UIM) missionaryflights.org (MFI) aimair.org (AIM Air) marcalaska.org (MARC) ⁠⁠jaars.org⁠⁠ (JAARS) samaritanspurse.org (Samaritan's Purse Mission Aviation Services) se...

Join us for this episode where we sit down and reflect on our last episode with JAARS, MAF, and Ethnos 360 Aviation. We discuss topics such as unity and how disunity is the number one reason missionaries leave the field. ⁠jaars.org⁠ ⁠maf.org⁠ ⁠ethnos360.org⁠ Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠moodyavpod...

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.org maf.org ethnos360.org Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠moodyavpodcasts@moody.edu

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.com⁠ Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would love to hear from y...

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 happene...

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.org⁠ Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other input. We would lo...

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.org Feel free to email us with...

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.org⁠ Feel free to email us with prayer requests, q...

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 th...

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! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠moodyavpodcasts@moody.edu

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 G...

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.org Feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions, comments, or any other in...

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.o...

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 ⁠ Fe...

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 wit...

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! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠moodyavpodcasts@moody.edu

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...

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, co...

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...

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 p...

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, an...

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! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠moodyavpodcasts@moody.edu

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 pray...