Aerospace + Aviation Day 2026 was held Saturday, January 24, at Orlando Sanford International Airport, drawing families and students from across Seminole County and Central Florida. The event marked one of the first major aviation gatherings of the year in Florida and served as a large-scale educational showcase focused on aviation, aerospace, and various career […]
On January 24, 2026, Servant Air Ministries Inc. hosted a Young Eagles event at the Merritt Island Airport in the Servant Air hanger. The event featured local pilots who provided discovery flights, and our President Sam Parsons who operated simulated flights using our onsite simulator. Weather conditions during the morning were initially unfavorable for flight […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Jay Gebhard in December flew SAMI’s Piper Archer, Nightingale to help Julisa receive cancer treatments. “Cooper and I flew Julisa to Pensacola from Melbourne for Cancer treatment on Tuesday, the 14th. On the 16th Ashley May and his son Jesse flew Julisa from Pensacola to Apalachicola where John Garrique and I picked her up and […]