children, and a 13-year-old son, Parker, who serves with them in Alaska
doing remote village missions work 3-4 months per year. Jeff got his
Private Pilot License at the age of 17, and now holds a Commercial-MEL
Instrument-rated pilot license and is FAA Ground Instructor Certificate
holder. When the Lowes are in Missouri, Jeff enjoys volunteering with
Clinton Christian Academy, First Baptist Church, working at Aviation
Fabricators (AvFab), attending Men’s Groups and Bible Studies, and
camping out at the airport with Parker.
Jeff pilots a Cessna 206 with Alaska Village Missions (based in Homer),
mostly down on the Alaska Peninsula and into the Eastern Aleutian Islands, serving 12 remote villages. The Lowes love
the Native Alaskan people, and greatly enjoy watching the Lord at work as they strive to share the gospel and make
disciples among those they serve. The need for sharing hope and the Word is great in remote Alaska, and Jeff feels
honored to have been called to such an amazing place with such precious people.
MATA provided Jeff with Alaska-specific flight training, mountain flying training, along with much-needed advice in
Alaskan culture, and laying the foundation for bush piloting skills. Because of Jeff’s start with MATA as a student, and his
first-hand experience with how difficult it was to find top-notch bush pilot training for missionary pilots, the Lord raised a
passion in Jeff’s heart to help others find training to be the best and safest missionary pilots they can possibly be. “It is
my honor to serve the Lord by being on the MATA Board of Directors, an organization that served me so richly in a time
of great need for world-class training. My family and I regularly praise the Lord for MATA and their mission.”
