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 [...]

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 [...]

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 Social Media Manager & 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 [...]

Damion Countryman Damion Countryman is a missionary pilot and aircraft mechanic in training, headquartered in Wilson, North Carolina. From a young age, Damion has felt a strong calling to serve as a missionary pilot, combining his passion for aviation with his desire to serve God. He is a commercial, instrument-rated single-engine aircraft pilot [...]

Judy Ingram Today, you have an opportunity to join a circle of people striving to reach the far corners of our world with the Gospel message.  Daily, AWA missionaries follow the 2000 year old model that Christ left when He was here on earth: Love those around them, and provide care for those that are hurting. Each AWA missionary does an invaluable [...]

Kris Giggey AWA Head of Maintenance Today, you have an opportunity to join a circle of people striving to reach the far corners of our world with the Gospel message.  Daily, AWA missionaries follow the 2000 year old model that Christ left when He was here on earth: Love those around them, and provide care for those that are hurting. Each AWA [...]

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