August 2020
Hello friends,
June 2020
Dear Friends and Family, Greetings from Yap! We are excited to share with you the news of the birth of Owen Jan Collins. He was born at 6:20 AM on June 10 and weighed 7 lbs 4 oz. Both mother and baby were healthy. Heidi had false labor on June 8 which got us allContinue reading June 2020
Spring 2020
Hebrews 13:5 I will never leave you or forsake you. Dear Friends and Family, Greetings again from Yap Island in the Western Pacific. It has been a while since we wrote a newsletter, but I hope that most of you were able to watch the video I sent out in December giving you a visualContinue reading Spring 2020
Christmas 2019
Dear Friends and Supporters, Our home church in Duvall Washington, asked us to put together a very short video about our ministries out here in Yap. As I put together different clips, I exceeded the time frame that they asked for, and so they had to cut it shorter. I decided that I would keepContinue reading Christmas 2019
November 1, 2019
Hi from Yap, Micronesia, Yap has been experiencing a bad outbreak of dengue fever and leptospiroris for the past few months. Hundreds of people have been in and out of hospital, which is overflowing and staff are putting up makeshift wards made of tarps to accommodate all the new patients. School was cancelled for aContinue reading November 1, 2019
June 2019
Watch a Pacific Mission Aviation rescue operation to a modern outrigger canoe that had capsized 400 miles from Yap, where the Collins are working!
May 2019
Dear Faithful Supporters, Today I was in a meeting with the new Governor of Yap and was explaining to him how our organization works. I explained how we as missionaries are able to live here in this country and help the people here only because we have supporters back home who faithfully give to supportContinue reading May 2019
Spring 2019
“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had.” Romans 15:5 Well friends, it’s time for another (overdue) update from the Island of Stone Money! It’s hard to believe that 15 years ago, I joined PMA as a pilot/mechanic and came toContinue reading Spring 2019
End of 2018
Dear Friends and Family, Thank you for reading yet another Collins family newsletter. This season, the refrain going through our heads is “KEEP GOING.” The longer we stay here in Micronesia, the more we can appreciate the Bible’s exhortation to persevere. As Romans 12:12 says, “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”Continue reading End of 2018
November 2018
Sorry we haven’t updated in a while…it’s not because there’s nothing happening, that’s for sure! We’ve been in Palau, the adjoining island nation, all summer, as Amos is working on building a new hangar for PMA there. We were also covering for another missionary family on furlough.
Spring 2018
Happy 2018, everyone! Every year, we resolve to do better at sending out newsletters, and every year, we fail miserably! A lot has happened in the last few months. Among other things:
October 2017
Dear friends and family, Greetings from Yap! It’s been a busy time for us since we returned from furlough last summer. Here are some snapshots of what’s been happening in the past year: the day-to-day as well as the highlights!
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Amos and Heidi Collins Serving with Pacific Mission Aviation (PMA) in Micronesia
About PMA
Pacific Mission Aviation (PMA) is a non-profit organization based in Guam, USA, with ministries in Micronesia and the Philippines. PMA was founded in 1973 to provide a means for people in remote areas to get the medical attention they need and also the Spiritual attention they need. As a result PMA has grown into aContinue reading About PMA