JAARS

JAARS (Jungle Aviation and Relay Service) is a non-profit Christian mission aviation organization with a primary focus on support operations for Bible translation. JAARS collaborates with a number of trusted mission organizations—including Wycliffe Bible Translators, the Seed Company, and many of the mission organizations that comprise the Wycliffe Global Alliance—who face geographical barriers that make it difficult to reach and work with remote people groups that do not yet have the Bible in their own languages.

JAARS focuses its operations on the worldwide “green band” of rainforest regions. This geographical area sits just north and south of the equator and stretches from east to west around the globe, encapsulating rainforest regions in South America, Africa, and the South Pacific. The green band includes regions with mountainous terrain, wide expanses of open ocean, treacherous rivers, few roads and little public transportation or communications infrastructure. Using special-purpose aircraft, boats and off-road vehicles, JAARS enables partners to overcome these barriers.

Steve Russell is president and CEO of JAARS.