After spending multiple summers serving on the Vacation Bible School team in the Bristol Bay area of Alaska, both Zach and Katy fell in love with the people and the ministry in remote Alaska. They are praying that God will allow them to serve there permanently someday, but are also keeping their hearts open to being used wherever God may lead them.

In March of 2024 they welcomed their daughter Patricia, whom they lovingly call Poppy, into the world. Poppy loves greeting others with her contagious, warm smile. Zach completed his private pilot training and received his license in July of 2024. He plans to continue on with the rest of his training and receive his A&P (Airframe and Powerplant), Commercial, and IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) certificates through MATA.

 Zach & Katy Kupser

 – Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice –

Zach grew up in Minnesota. His wife Katy grew up in North Dakota. They both attended Free Lutheran Bible College where they met in 2020 and were married shortly after Katy graduated in 2022. Although Katy had felt a call for many years to serve in the mission field, Zach felt unsure of how the Lord would be able to use him in ministry.

It wasn’t until they spent time serving on a Vacation Bible School team together, in the remote villages of Alaska, that Zach came to see the need for missionary pilots and began to feel the call to be used by God through mission aviation. After much prayer, Zach and Katy moved their life to Washington for Zach to begin Pilot training with MATA.