Saturday, August 29, 2015

Family event at Bolivar Municipal Airport (M17) offers fun, flights, free food, mission work information

BOLIVAR, Mo. -  Flights, fun, food and missions are on tap for the second annual 417 on Mission Saturday, Aug. 29 and Sunday, Aug. 30 at the Bolivar Municipal Airport.

The 417 on Mission weekend will bring together a wide-variety of area agencies for a “one-stop shop” for those interested in mission work to get plugged in. The two-day event will run from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.

“Although missions is the primary focus, 417 on Mission will be a great opportunity for families to visit the airport and enjoy time together.” Organizer Kerrick Tweedy said. “There will be plenty of entertainment for all ages including kids games and bounce houses, a variety of food and much more.”

Each night will end with a worship service. Saturday night will feature Southwest Baptist University’s Locamente and Sunday evening will include First Baptist’s Family Night Live and a community-wide worship service sponsored by the Bolivar Area Ministerial Alliance.

“First Baptist Church’s Esquire and Countryside Assembly will sponsor free meals including hot dogs, chips and drinks each day,” Tweedy said. “A special pancake dinner will be provided by FBC on Saturday night and, on Sunday night, SBU will treat those attending the community-wide worship service with ice cream.”

Other events scheduled include T-Shirt drops, free food, door prizes, pie raffles, airplane ride raffles and skydives. Local aircraft will be on display and there will be airplane rides available.

“We will have door prizes to be given away at the event,” Tweedy said. “However, you must register at our Eventbrite site to be eligible for the drawings.”

For more information or to register, go to 417onmission.eventbrite.com.

In addition to the opportunity to network with area faith-based organizations, the weekend will showcase the work of several nationally-known mission organizations including Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), New Tribes Mission, Camp Barnabas, JAARS and Wycliffe Bible Translators.

The weekend is sponsored by Service Orientated Aviation Readiness (SOAR) a 501(c)(3)non-profit Mission Aviation Training Center located at the Bolivar Municipal Airport. The group was established with the purpose of training students for future pilot/mechanic opportunities to serve in the mission-field. For more information, call SOAR at 417-777-6800 or go to www.soar-m17.org to register for event.

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