What would you do if you were out of gas?

Fuel drums that arrived from New Zealand in May 2024 

“We can’t get fuel for the planes and helicopters.” What dreaded words for church planters living in remote locations, depending on aviation!

Immediately, their minds shift into “rationing” mode. How can we stretch our food? Do we have the supplies we need? What if a serious health issue arises? How long will we be stuck in this remote area?

It’s a good thing that the Ethnos360 Aviation in Papua New Guinea keeps an “untouchable” supply of Jet-A (fuel for turbine engines) on hand to make sure everyone can get to town before fuel is completely gone. No one is ever isolated to the point of being in danger.

Unloading those fuel drums in 2024

But time and again, the country of Papua New Guinea has faced issues with its fuel supply, and our aviation program has had to resort to expensive means of importing fuel to keep the R66 helicopters and Kodiak airplanes flying.  

With 43 active church planting locations – some relying solely on aviation, and all relying somewhat on aviation – and with national church leaders using aviation to continue strengthening mature groups of believers, we must provide reliable air service.   

Is there a way to ensure a more seamless fuel supply for those taking God’s Word to remote people groups in Papua New Guinea? Yes!  

We would like to order a fuel tank like this.

Here’s the idea: We would like to bless the field of Papua New Guinea with a bulk fuel tank.  With the tank in place, our aviation department could stock up on Jet-A directly from a petroleum supplier when fuel is available, avoiding costly mark-ups and high shipping costs. Having an ample supply of fuel on hand would smooth out the fluctuations of the supply chain and keep helicopters and planes flying.   

We would love for the church planters in Papua New Guinea to be assured that fuel will be available when they need a flight. So, we are speaking up for them to find those of you who have a heart for reaching the remote people groups of PNG and seeing them discipled into mature and thriving groups of believers.  

Maybe you would like to put some of your resources toward getting a bulk fuel tank and – to add to the blessing – filling it with its first load of fuel! We’re looking at $206,325.00 to do just that.