In the Air for Him; The Story of Hank Scheltema and Abwe Air

by Ruth Scheltema

For decades, missionary pilots have formed a vital link between missionaries in difficult-to-reach locations and the outside world. Many are asking, in a world growing rapidly smaller and more connected, will there still be a need for missionary aviation in the years ahead? This book talks of a post-9/11 world, where travel has become more precarious and unpredictable in the parts of the world where missionaries are seeking to reach people, making aviation ministry more crucial than ever!

303 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Patrick Hamblin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Biography of Hank Scheltema who started ABWE’s aviation ministry. Interesting accounts of flying in South America (as well as other pilots on Papua New Guinea and Africa), as well as missionary work and living overseas. Amazing dangers flying in the Amazon region and significant ingenuity was needed to keep planes flying.

[Jaimie Teekell · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful collection of stories of Hank Scheltema's aviation work in the Amazon region. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in this sort of thing. Full disclosure: he's my grandfather. :)