REACHING AFRICA'S UNREACHED
Since 1895, Africa Inland Mission (AIM) has sought to overcome barriers to bring the gospel and establish Christ-centered churches among Africa’s peoples. Since 1975, aviation has played an integral part in that effort.
Africa Inland Mission is a Christian mission agency serving in over 20 African nations and around the world. AIM has over 800 missionaries working in variety of ministries with a focus on discipleship and church planting among the unreached.
AIM AIR is an aviation support ministry of AIM. Our small fleet of aircraft, and dedicated team of aviation professionals, operate in strategic locations throughout East and Central Africa where the spread of the gospel is often hindered by geographic isolation or regional insecurity. Mission aviation helps overcome those barriers, serving and sustaining hundreds of missionaries and ministries as they respond to God’s leading.
AIM AIR exists to advance the broader vision and work of AIM by providing a lifeline to AIM missionaries and church partners working on the front lines. We also serve dozens of other like-minded Ministry Partners toward those same ends.
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Throughout Africa today, over 300 million people remain unreached, with no viable access to the Good News of Jesus Christ. AIM is working to change that.
AIM AIR
Annual Report
God is at work through the ministry of AIM AIR. View or download our latest Annual Report.
Who we are
AIM AIR’s story tells of God’s abundant and steady faithfulness. In 1975, AIM AIR’s first Cessna 206 aircraft touched down in East Africa. The mission was simple: serve AIM missionaries in hard to reach places. Over the years, AIM AIR’s fleet and ministry grew. We flexed and we moved, we opened bases and we closed bases. When missionaries moved to more distant places, an AIM AIR plane soon followed.
Since our founding, AIM AIR has provided a lifeline for missionaries through logistical support, enabling them to minister effectively and stay focused on their primary mission of sharing the love of Christ within their communities.
Flights have carried audio bibles, literacy materials, vehicle parts, building supplies and even special birthday gifts. AIM AIR has served Bible students, church groups, and children returning home from boarding school. Sometimes, we’re an air ambulance, configuring the cabin for life saving medical support. Other times, we’re uncles and aunties to missionary kids who live far away from extended family. And always, our crew are servants, looking out for creative ways to come alongside those we serve beyond just air transportation. We never know what each flight will bring, and we may never see the impact a single flight could mean this side of eternity.
God has used aviation to serve frontline ministry, develop leaders, provide pastoral care, mobilization, and even storytelling. Through it all, the Lord has placed within us a deep love for the unreached people groups whom AIM serves.
The scope of AIM AIR has also changed over the years. While we were established to serve AIM missionaries, AIM AIR now serves countless ministry partners who hold our shared vision. We partner with the local church by providing air support to African missionaries sent by their own congregations – serving all those who live and work among least reached communities of East Africa.
As we reflect on the past 50 years of God’s faithfulness, we look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead. The Lord is at work, building His Church throughout Africa.
