Australia - The Flying Bible Man
The Flying BibleMan ministry was born from the vision of its pioneer pilot, Mr Trevor Booth in 1966. Trevor could see a need for an itinerant ministry that would take the Word of God to remote places in his home state of Western Australia.
The FBM ministry has changed over the years to take into account the changing needs of remote communities and the improvements in technology and communications. But the core of the ministry remains the same - to make the Bible available to people in a language they understand, a format they can use and at a price they can afford.
Today, Phil Zamagias flies across the 'Top End' from Broome in the west, throughout all of the Northern Territory, the northern communities of South Australia, Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait. That is an area of over 3 million square kilometres or 40% of Australia's land mass. There are literally hundreds of small communities dotted throughout that area; many are difficult to reach by road (or even unreachable in the wet season).
The ministry of the ‘Flying BibleMan’ is an expensive but crucial one. A population of 370,000 people spread over 3 million square kilometers is not easy to reach. During the ‘wet season’, roads are impassable due to flooding and the distances are too great anyway. The many islands off the Australian coast are inaccessible except by air.
Will YOU help keep the Flying Bible Man in the air?
The FBM ministry has changed over the years to take into account the changing needs of remote communities and the improvements in technology and communications. But the core of the ministry remains the same - to make the Bible available to people in a language they understand, a format they can use and at a price they can afford.
Today, Phil Zamagias flies across the 'Top End' from Broome in the west, throughout all of the Northern Territory, the northern communities of South Australia, Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait. That is an area of over 3 million square kilometres or 40% of Australia's land mass. There are literally hundreds of small communities dotted throughout that area; many are difficult to reach by road (or even unreachable in the wet season).
The ministry of the ‘Flying BibleMan’ is an expensive but crucial one. A population of 370,000 people spread over 3 million square kilometers is not easy to reach. During the ‘wet season’, roads are impassable due to flooding and the distances are too great anyway. The many islands off the Australian coast are inaccessible except by air.
Will YOU help keep the Flying Bible Man in the air?
