Blessed to Fly Dan

Jay Gebhard has been blessed to fly Dan Shupe multiple times for his ongoing medical treatments. Earlier this summer Jay flew Dan two times with the help of Mike and Hunter. On August 30th, Jay’s beloved wife and co-pilot Gloria helped him fly Dan in Servant Air Ministries’ Piper Nightingale from Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport […]

Blessings from AMSA

AMSA (Aviation Ministry Support Association) founder John Hoke and a friend came to SAMI’s August meeting sharing how their organization is taking the Gospel to the ends of the earth by partnering with over 1,000 missionaries. AMSA supports missionary aviation organizations in the USA and helps them come to Sun N Fun Aerospace Expo in […]

Coast to Coast Mission Flight

Jay and Gloria Gebhard answered the Angel Flight request to help Karen Duncan travel from the west coast of Florida to the east coast for her medical treatment. On July 16 they flew Servant Air Ministries’ Piper airplane from Merritt Island Airport to Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg. After picking up Karen, they flew […]

Hanger Preparations for the Future

Yesterday was an exciting day of service and preparation at Servant Air Ministries. Lead Pastor Randy Alonso from Central Community Church brought in a group of 8 enthusiastic volunteers to help prepare Servant Air’s hangar for a new professional floor coating. The Central Community Church team arrived ready to work hard, and hard they worked. […]

Mission Flight

Mission Flights

Every SAMI mission flight is unique but all of them have SAMI members who donate their flying skills and funds to transport people. Below are three Florida flights. Jay Gebhard and John Garriques on August 17 flew April Roberts in SAMI’s Cessna 172 from Key West to Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville. Relatives met […]

Angel Flight January 15th

Angel Flight January 15th

Our SAMI members Jay and Gloria Gebhard were blessed to help Oge and her 9 month old daughter Eliana who had bilateral club foot repair. Tuesday Eliana needed to have her casts and stitches removed. Robert and Joe of Mercy Flights Southeast flew Oge and Eliana from Winston Salem, North Carolina to Jesup, Georgia where […]

Child & Dad home after club foot surgery

July 2021 Update

Mission News: A women needing spinal surgery was transported by Jay & Gloria Gebhard in our Cessna 172 from her home near Tallahassee to the hospital in Jacksonville for surgery. Following surgery, a 3 year-old boy with a club foot and his dad were transported from the hospital near Barstow, FL to his home near […]

Summer Time . . .

2019 Summer Time started with a great meeting in May with Mr. Happy a local Air Traffic Controller from Orlando holding a question and answer session as our special guest! In June we welcomed Tony Vermillion, President of the Tennessee Chapter of Pilots for Christ International, who gave us an update of the missionary work […]