Deyvid Batista Deyvid Batista is our President. Deyvid is an ordained Seventh-day Adventist Minister who has served the church in the South England Conference within the British Union Conference from 2010 prior to joining Adventist World Aviation in November 2022. He has served a number of churches in the United Kingdom. Pastor Batista is [...]

Christine Cayetano Missionary work for Christine began when she was an accountant for the 1000 Missionary Movement in 1996. In April 2004, her involvement with AWA started on a part time basis to help set up accounting records for AWAF operations. An opportunity to work for AWAF on a full-time basis was offered [...]

Pilot/Mechanic and Mission Family The Fix family joined AWA in January 2015 as missionary trainees. Yosiday and Josh were a young couple with no children, no aviation certifications, but with a desire to serve God. They had met at Wildwood College of Health Evangelism and through their time there a desire was grown to [...]

Tenywa Livingstone I was born in an Anglican family with both my mother’s and my father’s side being Anglican. I remember being presented to the church for water sprinkling at the age of six. My grandfather, Abednego, decided that I would be Meshach and my twin brother, Shadrach. What led up to you [...]

Thomas Hinrichs Thomas Hinrichs Comptroller — Wilson, NC Joined AWA: 2016 Thomas Hinrichs serves as AWA’s Comptroller, managing the organization’s financial operations and ensuring that every dollar entrusted to AWA is used effectively to support the mission. Thomas first became connected with AWA in 2016 while working at a Florida CPA firm owned [...]

Jeannie Babin Jeannie Babin Head of Publications — Lincoln, NEJoined AWA: 2023 Jeannie Babin serves as AWA’s Head of Publications, overseeing the stories, articles, and updates that connect supporters around the world with the ministry’s mission. She and her husband, Nick Babin, live in Lincoln, Nebraska. Jeannie first joined AWA in 2023 after [...]

Jarrett Moss Jarrett Moss Chief Pilot — Headquarters, Wilson, NCJoined AWA: November 2024 Jarrett Moss serves as Chief Pilot for Adventist World Aviation at our headquarters in Wilson, North Carolina. He joined AWA in November 2024, inspired by the organization’s mission and deeply moved by the life-changing work being done around the world through [...]

Daniel Soares is our video editor. He began his mission in 2024, serving the headquarters remotely from Brazil. His purpose in starting this work is to develop his God-given talents in the best possible way in order to reach people for Christ. Born in Paraná, Brazil, Daniel graduated from high school at the Adventist [...]

Fabricio Leite serves as an AWA Missionary, beginning his mission service in 2025 in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Motivated by the love of Christ and a deep desire to serve more fully in the missionary field, he became aware of the vital work being carried out among the remote communities of northern Ontario. Recognizing both [...]

Pastor Leonardo Pires is a devoted servant of God, passionate about proclaiming the everlasting Gospel, fostering community development, and nurturing spiritual growth. His ministry journey is deeply rooted in his family’s longstanding commitment to faith. He currently serves as a Missionary Pastor with AWA in Guyana, continuing a path that began in 1995, when [...]