“We Give Wings to Good Works” is the God-inspired mission and vision of SGSP Aviation. Good aviation comes from giving even the smallest detail adequate attention. Before I kick the tires and light the fires, prayer is always the first and final detail.
Silence is Golden
Chuck & Robin return-to-base (RTB) at Quetzaltenango (MGQZ), after SGSP’s last scheduled ministry support flight of 2019. If you have been following posts throughout the year, Robin has been mastering new tasks and duties like fueling, aircraft marshaling, hangar management, and flight planning. She also enjoys the headset/intercom system when we fly, because it gives her a direct and uninterrupted line to my ears. This enables Robin to chat with …
With Thanksgiving in Our Hearts
Pastor Wilson Moir, who was my outgoing passenger, took this shot as we flew past Lago Atitlan on our way to Guatemala City. I had not seen this photo until later in the day when it was posted to social media. Stunned, I realized that I was looking at the exact image God placed in our hearts over 20+ years ago, while living in south east Arizona. Up to that …
A New Season
SGSP Aviation Ministries, Inc., stateside volunteer/aviation missionary positions waiting to be filled. Got a question, you can always talk2us@sgsp-aviation.org
Are We Pleasing to God?
The end of May 2019 was fast approaching and SGSP Aviation Ministries (Chuck & Robin) were feeling the crunch. Twenty-four (24) calendar months had passed and it was time to recertify the (pitot/static) system that ensures accuracy in altitude and airspeed. With few options and the clock ticking, we call on ministry contacts in Guatemala. Soon Robin and I were departing our home base in Quetzaltenango, flying direct to Canilla’ …
Everybody Has Something to Add
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A Routine Day……Maybe?
These past few weeks, the skies have been blue, with almost unlimited visibility. The dry season has peaked, the land is brown and dusty. The wet season is still a ways off, but the signs are mounting. Soon the rains will be upon us, and green will be the color that floods our vision. Its late afternoon and the winds tend to swirl off of the sun heated ground. As we …
Must be a hundred ways to…..
Just goes to show that there must be a hundred ways to serve using aircraft in Guatemala. Organizers from Mt. Hope church, Lansing MI, are in the final preparation stages for a stadium event to take place in San Marcos, Guatemala. Using local radio broadcast, loudspeaker cars, and flyers to announce and invite the pubic. Distribution of the flyers (no pun intended) fell to Mercy Wings International (MWI) and pilot Chuck Martinez. …
Making “time” for the Gospel
Time is a precious thing, and in today’s world, there is often too little of it. For the this reason, Mercy Wings International (MWI) is all about getting the Gospel to the people using the speed and reliability of aircraft. Because of the aircraft advantage,- ministry workers in Guatemala spend less time traveling and more time teaching, preaching, and evangelizing. “The Gospel is only good news if it gets there …
The Mighty Engine….
“Prayer is the mighty engine that is to move the missionary work.” — A.B. Simpson Albert Benjamin Simpson (December 15, 1843 – October 29, 1919), also known as A. B. Simpson, was a Canadian preacher, theologian, author, and founder of the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA), an evangelical Protestant denomination with an emphasis on global evangelism. For Robin and I (Chuck), as missionaries that live and labor in the western …