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being witnesses… unto the uttermost part of the earth.
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Our Beginning Story
Mission Wings International, Inc. was founded in September 2018, but the vision began years earlier.
In 2010, founder Shane Cooper began sensing a call to mission aviation. Though he cared deeply about aviation ministry, he did not feel led to serve through an existing mission aviation organization. For several years, he continued praying, waiting, and seeking how that burden should take shape.
Over time, that vision became clearer through annual trips to Honduras with his wife, Ana. As they spent time in the country, Shane saw the medical, humanitarian, and ministry needs facing communities in western Honduras — needs made even more difficult by mountainous terrain, limited local resources, and long travel times to advanced care.
Out of that burden, Mission Wings was born.
Today, Mission Wings is building an aviation-supported ministry to serve medical, humanitarian, missionary, disaster response, and Gospel outreach needs. What began as a calling has grown into a developing ministry with a restored aircraft, a growing support base, and a clear mission: to bring help, hope, and the Gospel to people in hard-to-reach places.
Serving People. Sharing Christ. Extending Mercy.
Our Mission
Mission Wings exists to bring help, hope, and the Gospel to people facing urgent needs in hard-to-reach places.
In western Honduras, many families live hours away from advanced medical care. Mountain roads, limited local resources, and difficult travel can turn a medical emergency into a life-threatening crisis. Through aviation, Mission Wings is working to help bridge that gap — connecting people with medical care, supporting humanitarian needs, assisting in disaster response, and serving missionaries, churches, and organizations advancing God’s Kingdom.
Our mission is not only to meet physical needs, but to point people to the ultimate hope found in Jesus Christ. Every flight, every act of service, and every response to need is an opportunity to show His love in a practical and compassionate way.
What We Do
Medical Flights & EMS Services
Bringing advanced medical care within reach across western Honduras through aviation.
Humanitarian Aid & Disaster Relief
Bringing help and hope directly to those in need when crisis strikes.
Missionary Flights
Using aviation to serve missionaries, churches, and organizations as they advance God’s Kingdom.
Search & Rescue
Helping find the lost, injured, or stranded when time matters most.
Help Bring Christ’s Love to Those in Need
Your gift helps Mission Wings respond to real needs with practical help, compassionate care, and the hope of Jesus Christ. Together, we can serve people in their moment of need and point them to lasting hope in Christ.
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Our Board of Directors
Shane Cooper
Founder
Shane Cooper spent the first 14 years of his career as a machinist before transitioning into aviation maintenance. He now has over five years of experience working as an aircraft mechanic. He is also a private pilot and enjoys flying and visiting different airports.
Shane studied missions at Penn View Bible Institute and is a graduate of the School of Missionary Aviation Technology. In 2010, Shane sensed God’s call into missionary aviation, and with the Lord’s leading, he started Mission Wings to serve people in need and support missionaries and churches through aviation ministry.
Shane and his wife, Ana, were married in 2009. They regularly travel to Honduras, where Ana grew up as a missionary kid, to participate in short-term mission work. They hold membership at Beavertown God’s Missionary Church in Beavertown, Pennsylvania, where they were actively involved in outreach and bus ministry for over eight years. They now attend Salem Wesleyan Methodist Church in Salem, Ohio.
Gerald Miller
Secretary
Gerald Miller is a successful real estate investor in Northeast Ohio. He owns and manages numerous multi-unit properties and single-family homes, and he is also involved in renovating and selling turnkey properties. Gerald works with multiple government agencies to provide housing for individuals and families in Stark County, including those who are rebuilding their lives and facing difficult circumstances.
Mission work has been familiar to Gerald from a young age. Some of his earliest childhood memories are from the mountains of Papua New Guinea, where his family served as missionaries for more than seven years.
Gerald and his wife, Missy, were married in 1998. They have three children: Braxton, born in 2003; Caden, born in 2006; and Jazmine, born in 2009. They are members of Beach City Bible Methodist Church, where Gerald also serves on the church board.
Anthony Webb
Treasure
Anthony Webb is the owner of Webb Construction, a design-build construction company in Bedford, Indiana. Since 1994, the company has specialized in residential, church, and light commercial construction.
Aviation has always been a special interest of Anthony’s. He has flying experience, owns a small airplane, and is grateful for the opportunity to blend his love for aviation with ministry through Mission Wings.
Anthony attended God’s Bible School & College from 1991 to 1994. In 1995, he married the love of his life, Marci. They have three children: Lane, Ryland, and Shelby. They are members of Faith Mission Church in Bedford, Indiana.
William Reese
Board Member
William L. Reese has been a licensed minister for nearly 50 years. He and his wife, Hannah, began their mission work at Main Street Mission in inner-city Cincinnati, Ohio, while attending God’s Bible School & College.
William and Hannah served in ministry to Native Americans, primarily in South Dakota, through The Society of Indian Missions for 23 years. During that time, William served in a variety of roles, including community pastor, regional supervisor, executive committee member, and educational leader. He also served for two years as President of Northwest Indian Bible School in Alberton, Montana.
During eight years of service with Penn View Bible Institute, William helped build a new dormitory, directed the maintenance program, and taught classes in the Bible and Missions Departments. He and Hannah also serve together in pastoral ministry with the Heartland Conference of Bible Methodists, where William has held his ministerial credentials.
William currently serves as pastor of York Bible Methodist Church and as Coordinator of Institutional Effectiveness at Penn View Bible Institute.