Aviation Stories

Moody Aviation grad and his wife provide lifeline to Papua missionaries and locals in one of world’s most isolated regions.

From Moody Spokane to the Congo, David and Ashley Petersen commit their lives to sharing the love of Christ through mission aviation

In September 2022, armed gangs gained control of a main fuel terminal and blocked the major road connecting Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince to the whole southern peninsula. As hijackings, kidnappings, and fuel shortages increased, David Carwell ’92, country director of Mission Aviation Fellowship, kept flying, using fuel reserves to transport missionaries, relief workers, and cargo by plane.

Moody Aviation-trained pilot now runs the missions organization that sent him out and was featured in the 2021 movie Ends of the Earth

Moody Aviation is impacting the world for Christ. But the school may never have started if it wasn’t for one Moody grad’s dashed hopes to serve as a missionary jungle pilot.